The Braxton Babble

No one gets gossip faster than us (well, maybe Mr. Rhodes). You can rely on us for the latest and for the greatest here at Braxton. Who better to trust?

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friday night bash

hey guys, it’s been a stressful week and i think we need to unwind.

let’s make it tomorrow night after 6. 

i’ll have the usual spreads, drinks, and games set up. i’m hoping we can just chill out and enjoy a breath before things get crazy again.

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Please reference the clock on the main Tumblr page to create a pseudo ‘timeline’ ~ 

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Posting Notice - Reblogging Character Replies

Hi everyone! This post will talk about how to get rid of your old reply to the person you’re replying from, which we ask you to do. Here is a helpful example of what I mean:

Ideally, when you reblog the other character’s reply, you don’t want your old reply on there (the “omg i know he ate the whole thing”.) It’s not really relevant to the conversation and again, it helps clean up the dash!

Again, we cruise over to X-Kit, where you can install the editable reblogs extension.

This allows you to edit the reblog when you reblog it. Your post should look like the example below when it is installed. To delete your reply, simply highlight your response and click ‘backspace’ or ‘delete’ (remember to include the username)!

Once you delete that, make sure you backspace again so that the white space below the other person’s username goes away. After that, you should be good to go! Make sure when you type your response, to type it in the space under the gray line. Anything to the right of the gray line will be included in the other character’s response:

That should be it! Just remember to do this when you’re having a conversation with someone. It keeps from posts getting too long/unnecessary.

Note: If you are a third character butting in/replying two other character’s conversation, it’s okay to leave those 2 prior posts in.

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Posting Notice - Reblogging Asks

It’s great everyone is being so active on Tumblr! We just ask a few things of you to help keep the dash clean and easy to follow. This post is about reblogging asks! 

1. Please do not reblog an ask with your reply, unless you do not have the reply option yet. If you don’t know what the reply option here is a picture!

Clicking on this allows you to reply to someone’s ask, without reblogging the whole ask. Reblogging the whole ask can clog the dash, and isn’t needed when the conversation progresses and can serve to confuse some people.

But how do I reply to a reply then? Good Question! On X-kit there is an extension called “One-Click Reply” and it looks like this:

Install this extension. Once you have this installed, you will have the option to reply to someone’s reply by clicking on the notification.

You can click on the notification when it appears on your dashboard by hovering over the ‘reply’ option:

Or, if the post is too far back you can go into your activity log and find the post. on the right side of the notification if you hover your cursor, an arrow should appear and allow you to reply:

Clicking on ‘Reply’ or the arrow will bring up a new post that still carries on the conversation, just without the asking! It will look like this:

We ask that you reply to asks through the reply option, and then the person who posted the ask can follow the above steps to reply to your character’s reply. This just keeps people from getting confused and makes the dash easier to follow. 

If you don’t have the reply option yet, then we ask you to hang tight! The next post will address how to reblog someone’s reply without keeping all the past replies on it. 

If you have questions, please ask Moe or Laur! 

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Follow Masterlist

Please make sure you’re following the new bolded blogs!

Gilmore:

Gemma Atkins

Daisy Hammond

Omari Jacobs

Joanna Lam

Bradford:

Janie Belland

Bonnie Carter

Asher Collins

Talia Hayek

Emmy King

Sinclair:

Lucas Bower

Jordin Mazzagatti

Tommy Patrick

Elliot Ramos

Billie Wash

Windsor:

Chauncey Luxley

Gabriel Mendoza

Kai Palakiko

Allie Patrick

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ASK MEME

Hi Everyone! This is our first ask meme! Credit for this ask meme goes to this blog, as I wasn’t able to insert a read more in the text I copy and pasted it. 

Ask memes work by your character reblogging them, when a character reblogs them that means that they are interested in receiving questions from the ask meme. Then, other people can send them numbers they want the person to answer. 

If you reblog the ask meme, you must send numbers to every person that reblogs it. This keeps things fair and insures that everyone is getting asks. Also, we ask that you try to answer all asks from this within 48 hours, and that this ask meme is reblogged only within the 24 hours it is posted.

Also, hopefully replies is working for everyone! Half the fun of answering these asks is it gives the ability to start up a conversation or interaction, so please reply to a few too.

Have fun!

1: when you have cereal, do you have more milk than cereal or more cereal than milk?  2: do you like the feeling of cold air on your cheeks on a wintery day?  3: what random objects do you use to bookmark your books?  4: how do you take your coffee/tea? 5: are you self-conscious of your smile? 

6: do you keep plants? 7: do you name your plants? 8: what artistic medium do you use to express your feelings? 9: do you like singing/humming to yourself? 10: do you sleep on your back, side, or stomach? 11: what's an inner joke you have with your friends? 12: what's your favorite planet? 13: what's something that made you smile today? 14: if you were to live with your best friend in an old flat in a big city, what would it look like? 15: go google a weird space fact and tell us what it is! 16: what's your favorite pasta dish? 17: what color do you really want to dye your hair? 18: tell us about something dumb/funny you did that has since gone down in history between you and your friends and is always brought up. 19: do you keep a journal? what do you write/draw/ in it? 20: what's your favorite eye color? 21: talk about your favorite bag, the one that's been to hell and back with you and that you love to pieces. 22: are you a morning person? 23: what's your favorite thing to do on lazy days where you have 0 obligations? 24: is there someone out there you would trust with every single one of your secrets? 25: what's the weirdest place you've ever broken into? 26: what are the shoes you've had for forever and wear with every single outfit? 27: what's your favorite bubblegum flavor? 28: sunrise or sunset? 29: what's something really cute that one of your friends does and is totally endearing? 30: think of it: have you ever been truly scared? 31: what is your opinion of socks? do you like wearing weird socks? do you sleep with socks? do you confine yourself to white sock hell? really, just talk about socks. 32: tell us a story of something that happened to you after 3AM when you were with friends. 33: what's your fave pastry? 34: tell us about the stuffed animal you kept as a kid. what is it called? what does it look like? do you still keep it? 35: do you like stationary and pretty pens and so on? do you use them often? 36: which band's sound would fit your mood right now? 37: do you like keeping your room messy or clean? 38: tell us about your pet peeves! 39: what color do you wear the most? 40: think of a piece of jewelry you own: what's it's story? does it have any meaning to you? 41: what's the last book you remember really, really loving? 42: do you have a favorite coffee shop? describe it! 43: who was the last person you gazed at the stars with? 44: when was the last time you remember feeling completely serene and at peace with everything? 45: do you trust your instincts a lot? 46: tell us the worst pun you can think of. 47: what food do you think should be banned from the universe? 48: what was your biggest fear as a kid? is it the same today? 49: do you like buying CDs and records? what was the last one you bought? 50: what's an odd thing you collect? 51: think of a person. what song do you associate with them? 52: what are your favorite memes of the year so far? 53: have you ever watched the rocky horror picture show? heathers? beetlejuice? pulp fiction? what do you think of them? 54: who's the last person you saw with a true look of sadness on their face? 55: what's the most dramatic thing you've ever done to prove a point? 56: what are some things you find endearing in people? 57: go listen to bohemian rhapsody. how did it make you feel? did you dramatically reenact the lyrics? 58: who's the wine mom and who's the vodka aunt in your group of friends? why? 59: what's your favorite myth? 60: do you like poetry? what are some of your faves? 61: what's the stupidest gift you've ever given? the stupidest one you've ever received? 62: do you drink juice in the morning? which kind? 63: are you fussy about your books and music? do you keep them meticulously organized or kinda leave them be? 64: what color is the sky where you are right now? 65: is there anyone you haven't seen in a long time who you'd love to hang out with? 66: what would your ideal flower crown look like? 67: how do gloomy days where the sky is dark and the world is misty make you feel? 68: what's winter like where you live? 69: what are your favorite board games? 70: have you ever used a ouija board? 71: what's your favorite kind of tea? 72: are you a person who needs to note everything down or else you'll forget it? 73: what are some of your worst habits? 74: describe a good friend of yours without using their name or gendered pronouns. 75: tell us about your pets! 76: is there anything you should be doing right now but aren't? 77: pink or yellow lemonade? 78: are you in the minion hateclub or fanclub? 79: what's one of the cutest things someone has ever done for you? 80: what color are your bedroom walls? did you choose that color? if so, why? 81: describe one of your friend's eyes using the most abstract imagery you can think of. 82: are/were you good in school? 83: what's some of your favorite album art? 84: are you planning on getting tattoos? which ones? 85: do you read comics? what are your faves? 86: do you like concept albums? which ones? 87: what are some movies you think everyone should watch at least once in their lives? 88: are there any artistic movements you particularly enjoy? 89: are you close to your parents? 90: talk about your one of you favorite cities. 91: where do you plan on traveling this year? 92: are you a person who drowns their pasta in cheese or a person who barely sprinkles a pinch? 93: what's the hairstyle you wear the most? 94: who was the last person you know to have a birthday? 95: what are your plans for this weekend? 96: do you install your computer updates really quickly or do you procrastinate on them a lot? 97: myer briggs type, zodiac sign, and hogwarts house? 98: when's the last time you went hiking? did you enjoy it? 99: list some songs that resonate to your soul whenever you hear them. 100: if you were presented with two buttons, one that allows you to go 5 years into the past, the other 5 years into the future, which one would you press? why?

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Welcome to Tumblr!

For new folk: All interactions are assumed online, unless otherwise stated. Also please make sure you are familiar with the type of interactions. If you have any questions regarding Tumblr or the roleplay in general, you can send them to the Tumblr here, PM Moe or Laur, or ask in the ooc. 

A reminder to new folk, your first task of being on Tumblr is to send three questions (anon, or not) to three other characters (feel free to send more.)  If you aren’t new, you can still send questions! To make things easier please ‘like’ this post if you need questions, so everyone knows where to send questions to!

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Follow Masterlist

Please make sure you’re following the new bolded blogs!

Gilmore:

Gemma Atkins

Daisy Hammond

Omari Jacobs

Joanna Lam

Bradford:

Janie Belland

Bonnie Carter

Talia Hayek

Emmy King

Sinclair:

Jordin Mazzagatti

Tommy Patrick

Elliot Ramos

Billie Wash

Windsor:

Chauncey Luxley

Gabriel Mendoza

Allie Patrick

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Tumblr interactions may now commence! 

All interactions are assumed online, unless otherwise stated. Also please make sure you are familiar with the type of interactions. If you have any questions regarding Tumblr or the roleplay in general, you can send them to the Tumblr here, PM Moe or Laur, or ask in the ooc. 

Your first task of being on tumblr is to send three questions (anon, or not) to three other characters (feel free to send more.) Later this week, when more of the characters on tumblr we will reblog an ask meme to allow for more interaction. For now, have fun! 

Love, Laur and Moe

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Follow Masterlist

Please make sure you’re following the new bolded blogs!

Gilmore:

Omari Jacobs

Bradford:

Janie Belland

Bonnie Carter

Talia Hayek

Sinclair:

Jordin Mazzagatti

Tommy Patrick

Elliot Ramos

Windsor:

Gabriel Mendoza

Allie Patrick

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Follow Masterlist

Please make sure you’re following these blogs! 

Gilmore:

Omari Jacobs

Bradford:

Janie Belland

Sinclair:

Jordin Mazzagatti

Tommy Patrick

Elliot Ramos

Windsor:

Allie Patrick

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Useful RP shortcuts & such

[ Ctrl +b ]  bold [ Ctrl + K ] Link [ Ctrl + i ]  italics [ Ctrl + shift + - ] Small Text  [ Ctrl + shift + 6 ] strikethrough [ Ctrl + . ] Sub Text [ Ctrl + , ] Small Low Text [ Ctrl + shift + L ] Horizontal Line 

[ Ctrl + shift + 2 ] header

[ ctrl+shift+9 ]  block quote

[ Ctrl + shift + 7 ] Numbered list

[ Ctrl+shift+8 ] Bullet List

[Ctrl+Shift+x] Pre Text

Other Shortcuts

[ Ctrl + Shift + P ] Insert Photo 

[ Ctrl + shift + K ] Insert Read More

Combitations

[Ctrl + shift + - ] + [Ctrl + . ] Super tiny text

[Ctrl+shift+2] + [Ctrl + . ] Small Header

[ Ctrl+shift+2] + [ Ctrl + - ] Header + Small Text

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Roleplaying

Here on Tumblr you can do things like:

Answer Asks: This is basically what it sounds like, often people like to include gifs of what their character’s reaction is to the gif or what they would look like.

Texting: You can ‘text’ another character by sending an ask to their inbox. When doing so please start it off with [TEXT] words words words, so we know it is a text. Answer the ask with [TEXT] your answer here. Another way is to start a Chat and make the title “Text between XXX, XXXX, and XXX” this is nice for group conversations. Just reblog the post with your new Text.

Chats: If you want something that’s a little quicker, you can chat with another character. This is when you want to get roleplaying done that is more speech based rather than feeling based. It’s very much like “I didn’t say that why would you think that? *she brushes a hair out of her face and huffs* This is so stupid.” Get it? Got it? Good

Para: A para is honestly just roleplaying on Gaia without the fancy graphics. If you want to roleplay with just one other person you can do it this way. One person posts a new texts post and you write like a normal roleplay post. You can include gifs with your post if you want to show their reaction. The other person then reblogs the post with their response when you’re done. Please remember to delete your previous response when you reblog your partner. No one likes long quote trees.

Starters: Starters are a way to get some interaction going. It’s as simple as making a text post and commenting on something or asking a question. Kind of like making a status on Facebook. You can indirectly call someone out, complain about a teacher, start a rumor, the like. People can then reply to it or reblog it to get some conversation moving throughout the Dashboard. You can get creative with these. 

Hopefully all this makes sense! If you’re confused feel free to lay back and watch for a bit. Also don’t hesitate to ask a questions. Tumblr roleplaying can take some getting used to!

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Making your Tumblr

Your username doesn’t have to be unique, it can literally be your character’s first and last name!

Find an icon for your character, and dress up the small blog look that pops up when you hover over your icon. 

Pick a theme for your blog! I find that here has really good theme recs. Please include a small description of your character, as well as what house they are in and their power in the description. Also, so no one gets confused all blogs must have “this blog has no affiliation to fc name” or something to that accord. 

Please turn the following things on under settings (found by clicking the person icon on the header): “Allow replies from people you follow”, “Allow replies from people who have been following you for more than two weeks”, “Let people ask questions”, “Allow anonymous questions”.

For links, please link the roleplay, the babble, and your ask.

The Xkit extension makes things a lot easier, and can be found by simply googling “Xkit.” We ask that you get the extension “One click reply” as it allows you to reply to people’s comments on your post. 

To make things easier please tag your ask posts. You can simply tag them ‘asks.’ This is just so people can navigate things easier. Feel free to put a navigation on your page and tag everyone of your posts for your convenience and ours. 

Remember to follow this blog, and all the other blogs! You can do so by clicking on the masterpost or each character’s picture on the left of the Babble.

Feel free to post gifs when you answer asks or do starters. This is why we ask you to have fcs who have lots of gifs.

Remember that Tumblr is like a social media extension of the roleplay. Interact with other characters only as how your character would in the first place. 

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Congrats that you’ve made it this far! :D

Hopefully you know the basics of Tumblr so we don’t have to go over all the basics of that. First, a few things:

Please do not reblog lots of posts or pictures on your Tumblr. As much as Tumblr is that, we don’t want to clutter the dashboard with unrelated content. Feel free to reblog pictures once or twice a day, but no more!

Anything that happens in Tumblr, happens in real time (we keep a clock of current day and time of the rp on the Braxton Babble homepage). So the actual roleplay could be a few days behind or ahead. If something significant happens on Tumblr, feel free to mention it in your post on Gaia

You are allowed to roleplay on here as well. This will be explained in a different post though.

Tumblr is a great way to get to know your character in depth. Because of this, we encourage that you try be active every day. We know this is not always possible so we require you to at least post something every other day. If you go three days without posting anything on Tumblr you will receive a warning. The next time it happens you risk being kicked.

Rules on Gaia still apply here. Be respectful to each other. It’s understandable that anon messages can get a bit biting at times, and that makes things fun. But remember to respect the roleplayer as well. If you encounter problems with this feel free to talk to us.

In order to make this part of the roleplay fun you need to interact. Send asks to the Babble, to each other, post starters, the like. Have fun with it.

Any questions can be directed to your baecon (laur) or oh my moemoo (moe).