'Shroomfest (Round 9) - DUCKS vs RABBITS

Oh my...This is frankly abhorrent. So many misguided souls...do they not understand the workings of the universe? All they can talk about is ducks, ducks, ducks. Only a few seem to comprehend the sheer beauty and power of the rabbit. Oh well, if they don't understand, I'll just have to make them. Let's see...what could I do...Aha! I've got it! Perhaps they just need some wisdom from the creator of the rabbit to understand their superiority to ducks! Let me just summon him...That should do. Come now, and gather round to meet the creator of the rabbit...

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Hi, I'm John Rabbit, inventor of rabbits. I don't know where I am, some mysterious otherworldly force pulled me away from my lovely dinner of lettuce and carrots. Well, since I'm here, I might as well do what I do best...Talk about rabbits! What perfect timing too, it seems that there are a few duck fans hanging around. Maybe I can sway them to the right side: The rabbit side!

Today I'm going to tell you about the early development process of the rabbit. But to do that, I need to tell you about myself first. From a young age, my teachers considered me a creative kid. I was constantly coming up with designs for things. My first big break came when I was nine years old. The government had just announced their newest project, known as Outer Space, and held a design contest looking for ideas of what to fill it with. I desperately wanted to enter, but my mind had gone blank. I couldn't think of anything!

However, inspiration struck (literally) when my older brother threw a rock at me. The idea hit me the exact same time the rock did, and I ran home to submit my idea. I ended up winning a prize for my submission of the asteroid, essentially a rock that flys through space. I got a scholarship to the University of Earth Development, and became the youngest ever student.

Great, great, what does this have to do with rabbits? I brought you here for a reason, you know.

Glad you asked, mysterious voice! You see, after graduating I started up a small company with a couple of friends, which we called John, John & John Creations, aiming to design brand new animals to populate nature, which was still in beta at the time and barely had any features. At first, we only made simple variations of preexisting species, but at E3 (Earth Establishment Expo) that year we unveiled our early plans for our first brand-new, from the ground up animal, codenamed Project Leporidae.

Public reception was warm, with only a few criticisms. Things weren't all well and good behind the scenes, though. You see, I started up John, John and John Creations with two partners, John Duck and John Sheep. John Duck was frustrated when we chose Project Leporidae as our first big project instead of his idea, Project Duck, which would basically be a waterproof bird model. He wanted to play it safe, but I wanted to make an impact with a brand new kind of animal.

After a large arguement, John Duck left the company to start What A Fowl Bird, a bird design company focused on designing ducks and duck variants. Meanwhile, John's departure left a free spot in John, John & John Creations, so I chose to hire John Hare, who was instrumental in the progress of Project Leporidae.

Project Leporidae consisted of one major animal species, with plans to release further varients down the line as free updates. The creature would be a herbivore, and was often portrayed in marketing as loving carrots, as they were my favourite foods. Unfortunately, sound design on the rabbit was lackluster, with no iconic or recognisable sound unlike the mega-popular cats, dogs, and cows. There were plans for the rabbit to have an iconic noise, which would have been "Baa", but John Sheep accidentally erased all the sound work from his hard drive. He eventually recovered it and reused it for his personal project, The Sheep, which John, John & John Creations released a few years later.

Project Leporidae was completed about a year later, releasing the "Rabbit" into the world, meeting critical and commercial success. There was also a larger "rabbit pro" designed by John Hare, named the "Hare". The success of the rabbit quickly resulted in the invention of the Bunny, a low cost alternative that would slowly develop into a full-sized rabbit.

It's safe to say rabbits were an absolute smash hit, with an estimated fourteen million currently domesticated, and even more currently roaming the wild. So, that brings the story of the rabbit's development to an end. I'll tell you more about the rabbit next week, including the benefits of the rabbit, future plans and more. Until then, I'm happy to answer any rabbbit-related questions you may have.
 
Just going to give a heads up that the judge's session will be happening on Sunday. Unfortunately, I've been busy with other commitments all day, and I was not feeling well either.

Thank you for your understanding!
 
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