The thing I think I’ll remember most about my visit to the Lion Tree is the penis commando still-life. It’s one of those visuals that kind of sticks with you and won’t go away, no matter how hard you try to excise it from your mind. Penis commando. Remember those words next time you think that nothing in Second Life can surprise you anymore.
I’m not sure what the Lion Tree is. It’s a jumble of bizarre and fascinating stuff. Much of it is animated, more is just weird… which, of course, makes it a blast to explore. There’s no apparent purpose or arrangement, or even a single theme. For all I know this is someones sandbox, or a representation of a dream they once had.
If it’s a dream, I have some advice for the creator. The meds aren’t working.
I couldn’t possibly cover everything I saw in the region and have this be a reasonably short posting. However, there are a few highlights you should note, like the polka-dot tube. It looks deceptively simple from the outside, but once you get going, it’s easy to get disoriented. It took me a while to find my way out.
The animated hammers are interesting. What seems to happen is when a hammer hits one of those little flesh-tone balls, the ball turns into a little person. Kind of like a Lego person, only sad and full of despair.
Some objects react to your presence. This glowing blue skull faded to a red haze whenever I approached it. There are also objects that fade into existence when you get near them. It’s a nice effect, if kind of creepy.
Much of what you’ll find is just cute. The floating pig, these balancing robots, the giant pink chainsaw. I haven’t even covered the half of it. If you’re bored, just take a look at this place. You’ll be un-bored in no time.
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I hope you walked under the pond in the middle. There are balls of dirt (boulders?) rolling around down there.