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@concrete-queen
Oh, I should make an introduction, shouldn't I?
My name is Brooke Augustine. I recently Fell to this world, and am something called a Conduit. There's little else to say about me, aside from my residing in Kalos' Coumarine City.
OOC: Due to things on the discord side of the community, I will be taking my leave from Pokémon IRL.
Having dinner guests tonight. First time I'm meeting some of them in person, so thats neat. I actually get to use the fireplace for once too heh.
We have another Fae Situation.
There is a Dungeon that has come up.
We will be handling it
It is a Server Room. Many of the Servers are in poor condition.
We have finished the Rescue
There is a Dungeon that has come up.
We will be handling it
It is a Server Room. Many of the Servers are in poor condition.
There is a Dungeon that has come up.
We will be handling it
There is a Dungeon that has come up.
We will be handling it
OOC PSA: PLEASE READ PEOPLE'S PINNED POSTS
Hi there, it's me, BackSet, your favorite gender-fluid sorta lesbian with too many characters. I come to you today with a message: please read people's pinned posts. Like, for real, this is super important. Not only is it polite and serves as an introduction to the character you're interacting with, it's also essential for a safe and healthy rp environment.
While this isn't always the case, pinned posts will often include vital information about not just the character, but the person playing them as well. This can include their personal rules for their blog, whether they're okay with suggestive or nsfw content, whether they're a minor or an adult, and other information that should be taken into account while Roleplaying. And it's not just about respecting the other person's boundaries (though that is super important), this goes both ways. Reading someone's pinned post can help you figure out if you want to interact with them. Oftentimes pinned posts will include a list of potentially triggering subjects that might crop up in rp with them.
So please read people's pinned posts. It'll only take a minute and it could save everyone a lot of hardship down the line. Thank you for reading.
OOC:
This storyline is going to handle topics such as Fae Deals, as well as Child Endangerment & Death
This is a Persona Storyline, based within the Pokémon World.
The storyline will be tagged as "twilight spectres", and later, "agents of dusk" after a certain plot point
OOC PSA
Not using the // for this.
I want to address the pokemon leaks that have happened in the past few days.
First off, please stop treating these unreleased/cut content as canon. They were cut for some reason or another. They are not canon. They are from games that came out over 10 years ago. You can put that into your fanon all you want. But it is not canon.
On that note, the stories aren't canon as well. They shouldn't be treated like they are canon.
Finally we all should remember these leaks came from malicious intent. Thousands of workers got their information leaked. And the hacker behind this is not a good person. While it's all nice to get information about the games which we wouldn't have gotten otherwise. It's horrible it had to come at the cost of hurting so many people and doxxing them.
Kemuri gave me a strange Necklace.
Photo: Augustine's hand, holding a necklace, depicting an emblem of a flaming eye.
How to Write Engaging Anons
I’ve spoken to a lot of people behind close doors and we have all come to a realization: PKMN IRL as a community isn’t the greatest at sending engaging anons,,,
A lot of anons tend to get off track from what the blog runner is trying to do or will send completely unrelated anons during a plot moment on someones blog which can be incredibly frustrating for the blog runner.
So, I’ve decided to compile a little “guide” to help.
Look over the recent posts of a blog to see if they’re doing anything that could be considered plot relevant before sending an anon. Are they vague posting about something? Did they cut off a tangent too short? Did they mention they have stories to share if anyone wants them? Did they say something off or slightly concerning? ASK ABOUT IT! Ask them to elaborate! Ask for more detail!
Try and keep asks on task if a plot hook/point is currently happening. It is incredibly discouraging for a blog runner to see the notif for an anon only to open it and it have nothing to do with what they are currently trying to reveal/be engaged with. Do not latch onto a bit like your life depends on it because you are most likely just tiring out the blog runner who just wants to share interesting character/story info. Bits have a time and a place.
Don’t have a character that would realistically send that anon? Then don’t send it as that character, send it as yourself. The blog runner and character will not know the difference. This also has an added benefit of baiting a character into talking about something you know your character can then interact with. Anons are great for interaction in more ways than just asks.
Worried someone already sent the ask you’re about to send? SEND IT ANYWAYS! A blog runner would much prefer two of asks of generally the same question than zero asks! And it shows that people care enough to ask that question twice! It gives the blog runner something to think about when writing!
Don’t have any idea of what anon to send without an ask game? SEND THE SUPER “BASIC” ONES! I promise you that very basic questions like “how do feel about this”, “why do you say that”, “you mentioned [this], can you elaborate more” ARE LOVED BY BLOG RUNNERS!!! So much can be understood about a character’s mental state or attitude depending on how they choose to answer these questions. They’re “basic” and “overused” because they are really good questions to ask!
Try and engage critically with a character! Remember! This is an RP community! We are playing these characters as if they are real so you need to treat them like people! For example: Telling a very clearly mentally ill character that their thought process isn’t healthy and that they should just go to therapy isn’t the most helpful anon and it especially isn’t when that seems to be all the blog runner gets when they’re character gets like that. A good way to try and engage critically is to ask similar questions as above such as “why do you think that” along with some others like “can you walk me through your thought process”, “do you know when you started acting/thinking like this”, etc.
IC Hate Anons. These anons are fun and good! They can be very useful for story telling and showing off certain aspects of a character! They can also be super draining especially when that seems to be all that a character gets when trying to do plot hooks/points. It can make a blog runner’s motivation wane and deplete when all it ever seems like is that anons want to use their character as a punching bag. A good way to negate this is if you send an IC hate anon is to quickly follow it up with an anon that’s trying to engage critically and is asking questions and treating the character as a person. This allows for a blog runner to have choices on whether they want their character to be a punching bag right now and get beat down or would rather follow the anons line of questioning.
Ask games. I know I’m beating a dead horse here but SEND AN ASK TO THE PERSON YOU ARE REBLOGGING FROM. The blog runner will see you reblogging it from them and be waiting for an ask to come in and then it never does. Send an ask. They are literally pre-written most of the time. Okay that’s all I have to say here. 👍
Make sure the anon has some sort of substance. Even when sending anons outside of plot periods make sure the anon has something the character and blog runner can actually feasibly answer. One word anons that are just “yeah” or “okay” are incredibly difficult to respond to. So is randomly being sent quotes or things that just generally have nothing to do with the blog or pokemon in general. People have an easier time when being sent asks about their character’s pokemon, family, friends, most recent stupid post, etc. I have about 40 anons rotting in my inbox for @/espers-n-espurrs because they have nothing to respond to. And this isn’t to say silly/dumb anons shouldn’t be a thing. They should be but they should also be something someone could reasonably reply with besides just replying with “why the fuck did you send me this”.
In all, remember you are not only engaging with a character and their story but you are also engaging with a blog runner. You may never know their name or have a one on one conversation with them but the asks you send their characters do have an effect on the blog runner.
Show that you are engaging with their character, show that you care about the story they are trying to tell.
Reblogs are important for interaction but in my mind asks are the backbone of this community. A good ask and a good response allows for a good chance for others to be able to interact with the response IC.
But yeah, remember, the blog runner is still there behind that screen, you are still interacting with them when you interact with their character. Give them something to work with when you send an ask.
//Useful post.
//That said, for this blog: Astra's the sort of character you can send stuff unrelated to any arcs/events/etc to without issue thanks to her genre. She's Just Some Guy™ (Girl Edition), and a """""normal""""" social media user. Basically, would you send that random ask (or a non-pokemon equivalent of the ask) to a real user of real tumblr? If yes, it's probably good to send. This isn't true of all blogs/characters, so don't apply that universally.
Saying No
Okay so a conversation in a discord server inspired me to make this.
You guys can say no to things. You do not always have to "Yes And" everything that comes to you.
Like. Usually when we talk about rping, we talk about saying yes and. continuing on the scene, not shutting interaction down. We're pretty lucky with how this rp stuff works where in character denying and saying no CAN work a lot better than in standard improv without fully stopping the scene and kinda shutting it down, but that's not what I'm talking about.
I've seen a lot of people who kinda. Accidentally start god modding or kinda burst their way into plotlines without asking and like. This is public rp! Anyone can join! But there is a certain degree where you gotta stop first and ask or just not say it.
But sometimes people do not think first and just do. Maybe sending a magic anon that solves all of your oc's problems. Maybe they have dimension hopping powers and are like "Don't worry! I've come to your reality and I can help you get away from your problems instantly!", maybe your character really wants a mega stone and you have plans to have a whole thing about them working to get this mega stone and learning to mega evolving their partner and then someone mystery gifts or pelipper mails the item to you immediatly.
You don't have to "Yes, and" that. You can just say "No, you didn't do that". You are allowed to say no when someone crosses your boundaries and is affecting your plot.
Is someone trying to involve you in their plot without asking? "That is not happening in my character's universe" Is someone trying to say they're just there at a crucial event with your character when they never asked? "Your character is not able to be there. Please delete that post".
Yes And only goes so far. There is a time and a place where you will need to say No, and that is just as important to RP as going with the flow! If someone's fucking with your plot, its your job to tell them to stop. People can get involved, sure, but sometimes people try and get way more involved than what you're comfortable and its okay to tell them to back off.
I've also seen people feel that stuff like Muse Mixup Madness or Pelipper Mail are mandatory things they HAVE to do? You don't! You don't need to do anything even if others are! So I guess this is your reminder that you can ignore pelipper mail and magic anons and just asks in general that you dont like! you can turn pelipper mail and magic anons off completely! you can ignore peoples replies to your posts if they fuck with what you have going on. you can tell people they did not do things that would fuck with your characters and story. you can just not do muse mixup madness when it rolls around. you can just not do follower special events. you don't have to participate in anything you dont want, and you dont have to allow people to do whatever even if it makes you uncomfortable.
Other people can do what they want, but you have a right to say no when they try to involve you.
//Yeah, it's a pain in the butt trying to remember this both ways. It's hard to remember some can say no easily and some have a lot of difficulty if not given some form of "permission" to say no.
//Navigating this in a community setting can be difficult, as it's always something of a dialogue between members of the community and the community of a whole as separate entities and as a collective.
//Please remember to check the pinned for if various community tools are on or off if you are reaching out individually with a character or on anon. Just as a common courtesy so you do not accidentally cause someone who has issues with said peer pressure concerns unnecessary work. While you can always say no, and they can always say no, peer pressure, real or imagined can be an issue for some players. Everyone might be allowed to say no, and you have an obligation to respect that, you also should be doing them the courtesy of checking pinned so that they need not do extra work saying no a second time.
//And on that note: it also would be doing others a solid to put in your pinned a clear and concise section on community tool status if you haven't already. Most blogs I've encountered have, so probably doesn't apply to most reading the post, but this is doing your own groundwork of saying no now so you don't have to do it more later. That said, don't sweat it if you don't know about all of them or think you don't, we all learn about something for a first time at some point.
//Just remember you don't need permission to say no, and if you feel you do... consider this your permission. Also please remember to offer to back off or similar if you notice another player showing signs of having difficulty saying no to you. Or otherwise just check if you notice that. Remember, this is a collaborative hobby, that collaboration is facilitated by two way communication.
//And as a final note: we're all here to have fun. Remember that this is what this discussion is all about, helping both you AND others have fun. So! Go forth and have fun!
I just thiught you should know, as soon as you left, this big bird came after me.
Attached is a photo of Augustine with a Moltres. Upon closer inspection, it's a Shiny Galarian Moltres.
Demanded a fight, and when I beat it, decided it wanted to stay with me?
@concrete-queen
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I can send you the info for the mattress store I ordered from any time 🤣
That's unlikely to be necessary
Thanks anyway, though
Heh. Well, congrats on your first Pokemon? You should talk to Neo, sounds like the exact same way she met her fighty bird...
We've already met, actually. Helped get her out of the TV
Oh, you were on her rescue team? Small world; we've been chatting. Well, now you have another thing to talk about then, huh?
I suppose, yeah
I'll talk to her when I get the chance, I suppose
Neat. Maybe your birds can argue with each other while you guys chill. Well, don't forget to get a ball for it; it should at least have one it's registered to, even if it doesn't go in it often.
Yeah, sorted that out, already
Sweet. Well, happy bird wrangling lol.
See you, again
I just thiught you should know, as soon as you left, this big bird came after me.
Attached is a photo of Augustine with a Moltres. Upon closer inspection, it's a Shiny Galarian Moltres.
Demanded a fight, and when I beat it, decided it wanted to stay with me?
@concrete-queen
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I can send you the info for the mattress store I ordered from any time 🤣
That's unlikely to be necessary
Thanks anyway, though
Heh. Well, congrats on your first Pokemon? You should talk to Neo, sounds like the exact same way she met her fighty bird...
We've already met, actually. Helped get her out of the TV
Oh, you were on her rescue team? Small world; we've been chatting. Well, now you have another thing to talk about then, huh?
I suppose, yeah
I'll talk to her when I get the chance, I suppose
Neat. Maybe your birds can argue with each other while you guys chill. Well, don't forget to get a ball for it; it should at least have one it's registered to, even if it doesn't go in it often.
Yeah, sorted that out, already
I just thiught you should know, as soon as you left, this big bird came after me.
Attached is a photo of Augustine with a Moltres. Upon closer inspection, it's a Shiny Galarian Moltres.
Demanded a fight, and when I beat it, decided it wanted to stay with me?
@concrete-queen
.
I can send you the info for the mattress store I ordered from any time 🤣
That's unlikely to be necessary
Thanks anyway, though
Heh. Well, congrats on your first Pokemon? You should talk to Neo, sounds like the exact same way she met her fighty bird...
We've already met, actually. Helped get her out of the TV
Oh, you were on her rescue team? Small world; we've been chatting. Well, now you have another thing to talk about then, huh?
I suppose, yeah
I'll talk to her when I get the chance, I suppose
