PumpkinParker

PumpkinParker, or simply Parker, is a player on the Java SMP. They created ParkerShop, where they sold a variety of blocks, crops, and treasures, as well as van, where they sell potions and bread.

Appearance
a pale human wearing a blue hoodie (with an enderman face on the back) over a white t-shirt, jorts, a checkered belt, knee-high socks, gym shoes, and (most notably) a carved pumpkin on their head

They made their skin all on their own :D

joining
Parker joined the server about a month or two before the reset and immediately struggled to find uninhabited land. They were helped by zozo_n; the friendly flower picker teleported them to a chunk of land with only a few other people. It was there that Parker chose a hill on which to build their first home. They had a nice view of both the nearby builds and a large, empty field. Their house would eventually be taken down and improved by another player, and the empty field would become a farm and a shop.

ParkerShop
The empty field near Parker's home was unclaimed, so Parker got to work; they planted rows of beetroots, wheat, carrots, and potatoes. This was meant to be a personal farm. Along the way, Parker also enjoyed lots of mining trips, which resulted in an abundance of building blocks (dirt, cobble, andesite, etc.). What they didn't have was money. Yikes.

This eventually led to the creation of ParkerShop (/pw warp ParkerShop) and the addition of rows of melons and pumpkins, lots of bamboo, some sugar cane, some kelp, plenty of oak trees, mushrooms of both colors, a patch of nether wart, some cacti, and a beehive. The shop was a round, roofless building with backdoor access to the farm - in the front were chests filled with blocks and treasures (iron, gold, etc.), and plants were sold in the back. When it ran out of room, Parker put chests outside instead of just expanding the building. There, they sold a limited number of music discs. They later dug out a small basement to sell bamboo, gravel, coal, oak logs, etc. (They were even going to sell leather, which was a pretty hot commodity at the time.) Most of the shop's money came from glass, iron, gold, gunpowder, and baked potatoes.

All the while, zozo continued to help by mining, providing cool items Parker lacked the skill to obtain, and being a sweet friend.

Boatland
Parker, like many others, noticed a group of friends mourning the fall of "Boatland". They were one of the few, if not the only one, who tp'ed to see what was going on - apparently, Boatland had been a nation made of boats before mods said it caused lag. So less than a day after its creation, it was replaced by a few monuments. Parker expressed their condolences to the group and then, somehow, became the official prophet. So they could spread the word of a nation that no longer existed-

Crafting Table Land
technodiscovered also became aware of Boatland, which somehow led him and heccegg (one of Boatland's creators) to begin plans for an even bigger, even better nation - Crafting Table Land. You get one guess what that was. Parker watched them come up with the idea and later contributed some crafting tables. And so, in a large section of land, every visible block was replaced by a table, and table houses were made.

mule bits shop
mule bits shop

JoshA20's hub event
On [date TBA], JoshA20 stood in one of SootMC's hubs. By pure chance, Parker joined that particular hub right before Josh started an event. It began with Josh standing atop a tree and encouraging players to climb up to him. People realized that they could suddenly break blocks and all hell broke loose. Parker managed to reach the top of the tree before joining a handful of people on the previously-unreachable SootMC sign in the sky. They watched from above as chaos broke out in the hub. But they were far from safe.

PVP was enabled. And people didn't like sharing that sign. When Parker eventually died, they ended up in the now-thoroughly-destroyed main area. And immediately got slaughtered. More than once. But then they stopped respawning, and were instead in spectator mode. They accidentally sat on top of Josh's head and got a front row seat to the destruction Josh continued to incite. Violence escalated. Then, finally, it ended. Creative mode was switched on; a final few minutes to build whatever the players wanted (within server rules). And finally, when that was over, all was returned to normal. And Josh returned to his tree as if nothing had ever happened. He was still there when Parker finally connected to the SMP.

boat gang
On [date TBA], Jo5h0 showed off a cool trick that involved boats and bees. Boats were stuck to bees, which were then lead around, allowing people to get into boats and fly through the sky. Parker was one of a handful of players who tp'ed to watch. And when Jo5h0 made a snake-like train of boats, Parker rode around with a few other people. Even after Jo5h0 left, Parker and the others continued to play with their boats. They had fun and decided to form boat gang. Together, they created Boat World - an impressive castle that was left forever unfinished by the server reset. RIP Boat World

the reset
Parker was online when SootMC said goodbye to 1.16. They revisited places from fond memories, took a final tour of their home and shop, and left signs in a place someone had made for players to say their final words. They also made everything in ParkerShop free and sat and listened while people played at least three Stal discs all at once, over and over again, which was hell (affectionate).

In the last few minutes, they joined JoshA20 and many others for a group selfie (there they are in the front, not even looking at the camera!) <3

joining
On [date TBA], Parker rejoined the server and found an uninhabited island to live on. At first, they lived atop a tiny hill with just a bed, a crafting table, and a chest. However, they eventually dug into a nearby hill and created a tunnel system. The island has since become a home for Parker, their friend, and their many pets. It also houses /pw warp van, Parker's potion and bread shop featuring a rebuild of the Dream SMP's Camarvan.

Gilbert
Near the van is Parker's nether portal. The portal leads to a crimson forest and there Parker sometimes visits a baby piglin named Gilbert. He has purple leggins and yellow boots and up until recently (January 6, 2022), he carried around a nether wart block; he now wields an iron axe. Parker has no idea how this happened.

Parker's Potions
Parker owns another potion shop, Parker's Potions, which is located near the map in the town of Ivywood (/pw warp ivywood).

Pets
salmon, cods, and tropical fishies too :] a currently unnamed horse and goat, as well as a couple bees

Hamlet (skeleton horse), Tokyo Jesus (polar bear), two donkeys, a mule

also so many axolotls