January 1, 2020—
Welcome to Cycle 57 and the start of a whole new decade!

Happy New Year from the staff of Origin! We hope this year holds a lot of happiness and growth for you. Plenty of things are in store for this year, just you wait!

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Congratulations to our January OTM winners: Bluebird as Member of the Month; Imp as Character of the Month; Hemlocke and Desert Rose Thirty-Five as Pair of the Month; and, last but definitely not least, YOU CAN'T KEEP ME IN THE DARK as (a very fiery) Thread of the Month!

Thanks for voting!
Images are posted below courtesy of moi.

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Monthly Draw

Congratulations Hawkweed on winning this month's Mutation Slot!

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Code:

[style] .impcotm {background: #4d3216 url("https://i.postimg.cc/zf9FtCHt/imp-table.png") no-repeat top; text-align: justify; color: #ffffe5; text-shadow:0px 0px 3px #4d3216; font-size: 12px; border-radius: 20px; padding: 425px 50px 50px 50px; width: 500px; margin: auto;} .impcotm spk {color: #e86f32; text-shadow: 0px 0px 8px #954720; font-weight: bold;} .impcotm thk {font-style:italic; color: #e8c395;} [/style]

Code:

<div class="impcotm">text here <thk>think</thk> <spk>"speak"</spk></div>

bat: https://pixabay.com/photos/flying-dog-wing-tongue-zoo-1633706/
alligator: https://pixabay.com/photos/alligator-danger-wild-creature-4017962/
bg: https://pixabay.com/photos/marsh-tribe-lake-bark-tree-nature-396601/

@Imp

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Code:

[style] .hemsert {background: #000002 url("https://i.postimg.cc/DZfxTsKd/hemsert-table.png") no-repeat top; text-align: justify; color: #adbdc9; text-shadow:0px 0px 5px #000002; font-size: 12px; border-radius: 20px; padding: 250px 50px 50px 50px; width: 500px; margin: auto;} .hemsert spk {color: #6997bb; text-shadow: 0px 0px 8px #3d5261; font-weight: bold;} .hemsert thk {font-style:italic; color: #6f5353;} [/style]

Code:

<div class="hemsert">text here <thk>think</thk> <spk>"speak"</spk></div>

bg: https://unsplash.com/photos/1OtUkD_8svc
galaxies: https://unsplash.com/photos/-hI5dX2ObAs https://unsplash.com/photos/vltMzn0jqsA https://unsplash.com/photos/rTZW4f02zY8

@Hemlocke
@Desert Rose Thirty-Five