got a ticket to anywhere.

The farther you go, the harder it is to return

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If you ever get the time I'd really love to see a revamp of sorts for this place. Just seeing the lovely new theme brings a light to my heart. <3

it brings light to my heart too!! i miss this so much i just scrolled all the way back to page 150 on the main, looking through all our events and locations and tasks and whatnot and god damn i miss this place and our lil ohana so much

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BRING THIS BACK

DONT DO THIS TO ME!! i think about bringing this back everyday. every. single. day. 

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HELLO ITS ME (laura) i’m not sure if anyone even checks in on this any more??? but i got really emotional about exchange today so i decided to make a few gif sets and stuff and one thing lead to another and i ended up making a new theme for the page - just here to clarify, in case anyone sees, this isnt a revamp!!! just was sad that the page was sooooo ugly so decided to make it a lil prettier (its not done but im tired so im leaving it as is for now)

anyway, i hope you are all well and i miss you all so very much!!

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*is amazed people still come on the dash*

[emiltons]

here’s what i miss.

being invested in an rp. 

spending entire commutes responding to posts or plotting (and draining my phone’s battery in the process). 

plots being played out on the dash rather than headcanoned in private so that even if my character isn’t directly involved, i’m still able to follow along and feel included. 

going on vacation and though i’m on hiatus, not being able to stay away from the dash and using so much of my data i’m warned of an overage. 

staying up much too late because the dash is moving and i don’t want to miss a moment. 

almost missing my morning bus because i stayed up too late and then got sidetracked catching up on the dash. 

group chatzys and paras lasting for hours and the ridiculous plots hatched within. 

ships that aren’t rushed (or if they are, because love at first lust/sight does exist, they’re played out realistically). 

midgames. break-ups. make-ups. frenemies. surprising brotps. 

organic storytelling. 

unexpected writing chemistry with a player/character. 

being wholly invested in an rp.

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       Whats up guys, its me Cat. I miss you all, talk to me, how are your lives, whats going on? I’ve had a boring ass summer working my butt off and sleeping a shit ton. Also nearly a full fledged member of the adult world. Which is pretty fucking terrifying, I’m going to need to dye my hair a normal colour soon and I am so not about that life.

Hmu, I need everyones twitters and kiks and i just need to know how yall are.

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I think I lost elliots login or got locked out :(

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I see all these asks, I see you guys and what you’re putting down you little shits. Ily all. I just came here for a nosy. But hey guys guess what. Niall & George hung out irl lately which means I have a real Danielliot picture and nothing to do with it bye.

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I'm just waiting for the day this rp comes back tbh. Ever since it shut down, I've been in 4 roleplays and all four lasted 3-4 weeks. THIS RP MAKES ME SO HAPPY PLS OPEN IT!!!

omg no I’ve noticed that too???? rps literally barely make it a month and that is so so crazy to me because we made it two years and I’m fairy certain we could of hit three or maybe even four if we didn’t shut down and I’m not sure how or what we did to make this last but it makes me so emotional and proud of us but also miss it so much?? I’ve been in two rps since we closed this and it was good but it just didn’t feel right because exchange is home exchange is life and I miss it so so much and I miss everyone and I love you and everyone who was part of this and I think about bringing it back every day but we can’t we juST CANT I AM SO SORRY but i lOVE YOU!!

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[chants] exchange next generation, EXCHANGE NEXT GENERATION

*whispers* i think about doing that every day but exchange just would not be exchange without all our little babies would it??? oh god no plEASE STOP DOING THIS TO ME IT HURTS I AM SO WEAK I AM CONFLICTED GET AWAY

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BRING THIS ROLEPLAY BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PLEASE NO DON’T TEMPT ME I WANT TO SO BAD BUT NO WE CANT WE DID NOT GO THROUGH ALL THAT PAIN OF SAYING GOODBYE AND GIVING OUR CHARACTERS THEIR HAPPILY EVER AFTERS FOR NOTHING (I miss everyone and all the characters so much my god)

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stop !! giving !! admins !! shit !! for !! closing !! down !! their !! roleplays !!

as much as you love the rp & your characters in it, if you except your admin to sacrifice their mental health & keep running an rp they don’t want to be running, you are an asshole. admins don’t get paid to cater to your roleplaying needs & while it’s ok to be disappointed if your fave groups gets shut down, sending rude anons to the main of a recently closed roleplay is fucking nasty & i guarantee you the admin already feels bad about it without your contribution to the cause. its almost like yall would rather them straight up ditch than actually take the time to make a post about it these days & that’s lame af. alright pce out.

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Hunters suicide attempt. An extract from the draft. Dedicated to Becca XX

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hey there. i came back to this page to reminisce, to see that this rp is sadly closing. i have to say i didnt have the most fair experience here, but i had some amazing plots nonetheless. its outstanding that this lasted so long and now youre going to make a book?! incredible. this was one of my first roleplay groups and i thank you for fueling my love for it. please tell me if you ever reopen. i'll be keepin an eye on you guys. -- eric hudson, first gen member.

I’m sorry to hear you didn’t have the best experience, bby, we wish we could of shown you a different side to the rp. We love you and hope that your love for roleplaying continues for years to come, because everyone we have had the pleasure to roleplay with other the spread of our years has been truly awesome. If we ever choose to reopen then we’ll definitely be yelling to the world so watch this space, weirder things have happened!

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Example from original draft, Bree and Bluey, character has been slightly altered.

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Example from original draft, story of Emmett and Scott Fletcher.

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Morning everyone, If you read this then it would be appreciated if you passed it on to anyone whom no long checks back onto this dashboard. This is a monumentally important post in Exchange history and the final marker of the end for us all. This is not role play related but we wanted to know from us before one day you stumble across a once familiar name on the index of a book; the exchange is becoming a book series. Or at least a book for now. Over the course of the past year, I, Ci have compiled the events of the Exchange into a book. I suppose you could compare it to a real life Aaron Scott. As admins, me, cat and laura reserved the right to use all of our characters and plots for this cause and for many months we have brushed up the final details of our publishing and how we're going to share out ownership. Me and Laura mainly have poured over the details and edited it to be seen by the public. None of our work from the dashboard has been used, none of your direct words have been used and no characters that were not written by us are themed in the book. The series begins at the start of the Exchange, book one ends at the break taken after Hunters suicide. Some events have been altered on the timeline but everything that has happened will tie up as it did in reality at the end. Anyway, we just wanted you to know what was coming soon!! It's super exciting. As such, please do not steal anything from the main page as it will soon be more than just an RP. Thanks for a great two years friends!!