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Moss / They/xem / Phone people my beloveds <3 / Occasional mediocre art

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Ayooo, pin post!

So hello, ya’ll can call me Moss and all that’ll be here is Dialtown-related stuff. Here’s more things you should know about me:

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Aaand, I’ll have a tag for Dialtown ocs! Which is just #dialtown oc (here v)

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Cat woman for mayor

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The idea that rahnald boo (ranboo) is outlandishly taller than Oliver lives rent free in my head.

Tiny man and tall boyfriend is the best dynamic.

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Hhhhhhh thinking about dialtown too long causes me to start bouncing off the walls-

It's about the self-actualization and the player's purpose in the story being to nudge every character along the path to personal fulfillment, from the dateables to Ticket Jerry to Gingi themselves. There is only one universe with Gingi in it, and it's the one where everyone becomes their best selves. It's about the fact that the canon timeline, where Norm takes center stage, purposefully includes the happy endings from each dateable in the same timeline, which doesn't make chronological sense but satisfies the need for each person living in this up and down world to find their joy and keep it.

It's about the fact that, despite Dialtown ostensibly being a dating simulator, Gingi's relationships with each character aren't shoehorned into the simplified box of romance, but occupy the messy and complex and REAL space between where their lives intersect. The character dynamics have CHARACTER, and the overarching purpose of each route isn't to date them, but to make them happy. Your stories don't end with true love's kiss. It ends when Karen says she has to leave to pursue her dream, but you're one thing in this town that she'll miss. It ends when Oliver is able to have a heart to heart with Mr. Dickens, understanding that all the sacrifices he made were so Oliver could fulfill his potential as a person and as a creator, and taking that knowledge to build something new. It ends when Norm lowers his gun and stops chasing revenge, choosing to instead find the kindness which exists in this world and make his own joy, in spite of all the pain it's put him through. It ends, and then it begins again.

It's about the burning dumpster fire of humanity that every person is a part of, and how they each are valued as people in their own right. They all have their own personal histories and stories outside of Gingi; Oliver values Mr. Dickens above everyone else in his life, Jerry has a herd of sick dogs to tend to, Karen knows Bigfoot and has a vault full of his bananas she delivers to him every Sunday, I could go on! I have never played a dating sim where every character is so full of life and interest and value, to the point where the player character themselves, Gingi, has their own distinct personality which could not be substituted with any other person without having the entire story collapse.

It's about the flawed but beautiful nature of their existences, filled with struggle and division but throughout it all they reach out to each other. Gingi helps Karen quit her job and profit as an artist. Oliver doesn't hesitate to shelter Gingi and Norm when they return from exile. Gabby indulges the kids who come into her shop and encourages them to experiment and find themselves. Dialtown itself might be shit, run by a corrupt system that leeches the soul out of its inhabitants, but the people care. The people matter, and they always have.

It's about the inherent queerness which runs through the very fabric of the game, inextricably shaping the story and the world it takes place in. It's about ostracization from a world which cannot understand and thus fears you. It's about finding family in the downtrodden and unwanted, building something pure and good in the midst of all this chaos. It's about not fitting in a box and fighting against the forces which try to force you to.

It's about how this story was made and filled to the fucking brim with love, and it's received with a heartfelt, wild kind of joy from the people it's touched. In a world which aims to commodify every morsel of humanity that's left, Dialtown is the farthest thing from that. It's weird, creepy, absurd and incredibly cursed, but there's something to connect to. And that's all that matters.

It's about Joy. It's about Kindness. It's about Living. And that makes me go fucking wild.

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Since it’s pride month I thought I’d share some headcannons! :)

Randy: Pangender and requissexual

Karen: Transfem

Phonegingi: Nonbinary, agender, and omnisexual with no preference

Pierre: Aromantic

That’s really all I got, so enjoy them!

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Some lil Randal doodles to hold you off until I get something out. He offers free hugs :)

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I stumbled upon this image:

And immediately said, “Yep, that’s Oliver and Gingi.” There’s no doubt in my mind they wouldn’t do it in suits.

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THEM. :D

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Yoooo! This is so rad!!! :DD

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I stumbled upon this image:

And immediately said, “Yep, that’s Oliver and Gingi.” There’s no doubt in my mind they wouldn’t do it in suits.

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I wanted to draw the man again and my s/o provided me with a prompt, so here you go: Oliver with a knife.

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Have an Oliver cheering you on!

Bonus:

Olie Sift <3

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as requested: x2 compressed olv sft

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Have an Oliver cheering you on!

Bonus:

Olie Sift <3

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Miscellaneous Randy doodle page! Man makes me feel things.

A headcannon or four-

He just kinda adopts the swan and opossum, eventually getting better with his fear of swans despite their dangerous behavior. (He is still afraid of them.)

He tol but also, he cannot fit into Gingi’s box bed. Why? His tallness is too immaculate. /hj

His screen doesn’t work because of his accident and his head injuries. So he can’t emote through his screen. :(

He wear big shoes because funni but also, platform shoes? Hmm… perhaps.

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I was playing dt with my beloved yesterday and when Oliver showed interest in Bigfoot they said “No, Oliver- you can’t have Bigfoot!” So then I was about to say nah he’s gay, but then. I realized. He do be a monster fucker.

And thus, the cursed Oliver, Phonegingi and Bigfoot polycule was made. You’re welcome. (:

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Tango and Bigfoot because I think they’re neat!

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Polycule Randy, Oliver, and Gingi. That is it.

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Some Jerry’s for the soul.

I also must present to you the headcannon that Jerry’s phone rings when he’s pissed.

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Karen appreciation post < 3