*reads into safe binding*
*reads about how hot it can be*

Ahh well crud this aint happening them I ALREADY HAVE HEAT INSULTION PROBLEMS THERE

accepted a gig to get paid for dm-ing a dnd game in a december con and that alongside the 2 publications i'm writing for + my solo trip in a few weeks is making my last stretch of the year look s t a c k e d with touching grass

honestly super excited? let's heckin go

Not at all surprised to learn the boy in middle school who would bully the other boys for not being manly enough has now turned up in a dress.

okay, i take it back

the forum scene is alive and kicking, let's jump into some premades y'all

it's ok i stand by you

Some people think their elitism doesn't show and it makes me laugh cuz I've learned to see it. Keep doing you boo.

it’s raining and whenever it does kaiba’s green haired face just pops up in my head…

I have no beef with the subject and I debated whether I should respond to this. The whole subject about forum rp being dead appears to get brought up in a very aggravating manner that doesn’t make anyone happy. It seems more so a venting than any desire for a discussion. In the first place, and I mean no offense to you, saying “rping is dead” without context in an rp community site will only appear hostile. It can even appear as troll baiting, and it got the exact desire of illiciting reactions.

Secondly, I think people should be aware that “x is dead” is very vague. We all have different definitions and borderlines about it, hence why everyone’s reactions seem to point to extreme.

I agree with Neko in that this just isn’t going anywhere with how the topic is cropping. It’s only making everyone unhappy with each other and the situation.

My personal side is that everyone is being silly and too serious. But I also understand that the feelings of frustration are genuine for them. It’s easy to be more callous being older now, but I do recognize now that invalidating how others feel is no better than what I always hated being treated. Even if I don’t agree with it.

Anyway, what I want to say is, I’m sorry you’re frustrated. I’m starting to feel a bit sad seeing this unfold. I hope you feel better soon.

If anything I'd like to talk about skewing back towards lower expectations and making rp a "free" hobby again. Not everyone has the money to fork over for expensive custom skins, templates, or graphics. If they do and they want those things it's fine but too often I see someone turn their nose up because someone doesn't have as pretty of graphics or has an edited skin that many sites have used so now it's simply not good enough.

Even premades cost money, and a good chunk of money too, if they aren't the free variety. Not all people have that kind of money to toss at a hobby that's meant to be relaxing. It's not supposed to be a popularity contest or pissing match.

Maybe some people need to step back and remember that. It's almost like some people forget what having fun is...

I've been there, honestly. Looking back, when I was having a miserable time, I seemed too preoccupied with everything that was wrong and unfun, and lost sight of the things that gave me joy. Started becoming convinced that everything around me wasn't worth the effort, that the things that sparked joy stopped existing, et cetera.

I think it can be difficult to remember to have fun when you're in a place where some fun is desperately needed...it's just that bad circumstances make it difficult to appreciate fun.

It's like how people don't like sites dying within a month. Me? I just like to think I had a month of fun. If I wanted to write stories from start to finish, I'd pen a novel.

tfw the site you have all the muse for isn't the site that's alive and popping

My phone decided to suddenly not have cellular and all it says in the corner is SOS. I have tried shutting it off, airplane mode, checking if there's an outage, and as of right now it still is not working. Please figure yourself out phone 🫠