Just in Time for the Holidays!

Dear Friends of Shork Group, of the Cute, the Weird and the Hilarious!

As the year draws to a close and festivities light up the world - and do we wish it would be like that everywhere - Shork Industries is delighted to share something special to make the season even brighter. Our newest creations—the Serval and Snow Leopard avatars—are ready to leap into your virtual lives, bringing elegance, charm, and a touch of feline magic to your digital adventures.

These avatars are a true celebration of innovation and craftsmanship, designed with care and creativity to make your virtual experiences more dynamic than ever. Here’s what makes them purr-fectly irresistible:

• Optional Earflick Function: Because sometimes, a flick says it all.
• Separate Tongue: Perfect for playful expressions, big roars, or simply sticking it out when words won’t do. Tonguepoking, however, is not implemented as a feature, as some might consider it rude - but you're welcome to develop that yourself!
• Unmatched Style: Whether it’s the sleek grace of the Serval or the snowy majesty of the Snow Leopard, these avatars are your gateway to standing out in every crowd.
• Safe Designs: Both avatars were the first where we did put extra effort into ensuring they have no known resemblances to either avatars from Second Life or any other commercial platform. We used reference images generated by two different AI text2image generators, Microsofts Designer and HuggingFace's SDXL running on Google Cloud Servers - as far as I understand it.

Where to Find Them:

In the Kitely Grid, we’re bringing the Serval and Snow Leopard avatars wherever someone is willing to give our special “boxes” a home Contact me, please, if you have a place where you'd like to give a feline a home. Also, in case we can hog Ada Radius time, look for them around end of January / mid February in the Kitely Starter Avatar World, so you can explore their features first hand in your favourite virtual hangouts. Outside of Kitely, they’ll be ready and waiting for you at Shork Island, the home base of the Shork Group and it's subsidiaries and a hub for things sharkey and cute.

These avatars are more than just a product—they’re a way to express yourself, connect with others, and celebrate the wonder of being uniquely you. And in case you're a human, not being a human - at least for a few hours.

So, whether you’re preparing for winter celebrations, toasting to the new year, or simply seeking the perfect companion for your virtual adventures, the Serval and Snow Leopard are here to bring a little extra joy to your world.

From all of us at Shork Industries—and me personally, of course—I want to thank you for your continued welcoming of us, your support, kind feedback and total trust in the Shork Group. You are the heart of everything we do, the people we are inspired by and whom we wish to inspire. And we can’t wait to see how you bring these avatars to life in the worlds you create.

Wishing you a season filled with warmth, wonder, and a little playful mischief, Haidi White CEO, Shork Group Advisor, Super-Mom, Protector and Your Biggest Fan

P.S. Don’t forget to tag us with your new looks—we love seeing our creations in action! 🐾

P.P.S. As always, all the support files and raw files are available at https://shork.for-more.biz, including the Blender model files this time. We warmly welcome modders and tinkerers to individualize these avatars to their hearts’ content. Let your creativity run wild!