OOC: Hello. It's been awhile, and I'm not sure if people remember this blog. Originally Milo Answers was created as a fan project for the webcomic "what happens next," but overtime, art got more challenging to create for it, and asks came in less and less. This was never intended to be a roleplay. Ask blogs and RPs are different, but if I listed reasoning for this the post would get super long.
So this marks the end of Milo Answers. If you enjoyed it, I'm sorry. Max Graves never really acknowledged it much apart from a few instances, and communication with him became sparse as well. I originally created it because of something distressing he posted on twitter a few years ago that sounded like he might give up making art entirely. My intention here, more or less, was to create something that whn fans would enjoy participating in, could send theories to, and discuss at large. But that never really happened. You'd think it would've, given how many conversations are held about it in the comments section on the webcomic hosting site. People removed links to Milo Answers from whn's tvtropes article, even though MA has a page itself there... that counts as an answer.
I'll also admit this was done for a selfish reason. I am a webcomic artist myself, and in part, it was because of resentment. Nothing against Max personally; he is a talented artist and has been nothing but gracious in his replies. I highly enjoyed working on this project. The fact that he not only took it seriously but promoted it on twitter still means a lot as well. Stockholm Cat Syndrome hasn't received an update in years because of the lack of an audience- it's a decade old, but there is virtually no discussion, fanart, or anything that would make that project easier for me to continue working on. People aren't reading it anymore. Conversely, what happens next has only been running for three years but has gotten extensive coverage, fanart, etc. An entire fanbase developed on twitter and tumblr, mainly in part due to popularity. This probably sounds spiteful. Though I still appreciate whn for what it is and am not owed anything, the worship of it got kind of irritating overtime. It was hard not to think of the state of my comic after hiatus whenever I read those discussions. But instead of complaining, I got the idea to make something based on it, to interpret the characters based off candid personal experiences while still respecting the source material. That's how this blog came into existence. When the amount of asks dwindled, it became pretty frustrating, and making surreal posts was sort of a desperate move to get people interested that didn't work. I grew up using sites like tumblr, reading MLP ask blogs (I used to run one called Ask Fruity Fusion in 2012), so whn's take on internet subcultures as well as sites dedicated to harassment more or less hit home for me. It is still something I can appreciate after multiple readings. For many readers, the comic touched them as well, bringing people together from different places.
This is an addition I'm hesitant to make here, but on lol/cow farm, there's a thread dedicated to critiquing whn. I'm not sure if Kiwi F/arms created an actual one as well, but continuing to run this blog puts me at risk of real harassment. I've included slashes here in order to make the post harder to search for so that people participating in the "lolcow" thread won't find it, though that's likely not going to stop them from making screencaps or mocking what I've said here.
If people want this blog to continue, let me know and I'll consider running it. I was thinking of doing something like making Prequel Adventure-esque character sprites that would simplify responses. But for now, MA is over.
Thank you for reading, and to Max- thank you for making what happens next.
space is pretty... do u have a fave constellation?
It certainly can be.
Space has many beautiful sights that aren't just limited to stars. Galaxies, nebulas, asteroid fields... depends on the location.
There's a constellation shaped like a rabbit that is said to appear to wanderers taking care of animals. Of all the patterns I've seen in the sky, that one sticks out in my memory most. A floran posted this photo to social media:
Decided to go ahead and end Milo Answers. It's been awhile, but I've answered asks in the queue that never got responded to.
I've created a Starbound rp blog I feel more comfortable running, Paranoia Incorporated. Here, Asra Nox answers questions after being reformed by the novakid that got her arrested.
Milo: "Gage turned off reblogs. I wanted to send them an ask, but even though they posted some, uh, weird stuff here, there's no option to do it.
Hope they're doing okay... maybe a conversation about this is in order?
I hope the first one isn't about Claire... she's not the nicest person, but people are super worried about her disappearance, especially Audrey. It was on the news the other day."
Probably. Milo Answers will stay up as an archive. Originally, it was supposed to be called autisticstarlightglimmer after the blog Milo makes in the comic, but that url's been taken so I came up with a random one. Would prefer to keep it.
For Vikki: how do you feel about everything that happened with Milo?
"Hi, anon. This is Vikki. Normally, the mod of this ask blog would draw me, but... things kind of happened that prevented that. This ask apparently was sent in 2022, so it's been years, but I can provide clarification.
We more or less made up overtime and are friends again. Milo unblocked me on discord, apologized, and has been really sincere about the whole thing. Gage gave him that idea, which turned out to be a blessing in disguise. They want us both to get along. And I said some shitty things I regret, so... I'm not sure if I deserve forgiveness, after the fight Milo and I had over a Zoom meeting. But he's started letting me moderate his blog in order to handle questions, which is something, at least.
The "sad little blonde girl" comment especially. It was a low blow, mainly said out of frustration. I'm trans myself, but that's no excuse. Sometimes... I don't know if Milo understands how lucky he is, to be able to access HRT in spite of his living situation. And if he fully understands how it comes off when anger gets the better of him. We're all struggling financially, though. Prices in the city are rising. I went to an LGBT clinic to transition years ago, and I can afford rent due to streaming video games/doing a podcast, Patreon, all that. Xandra's side jobs definitely help. 2025 is probably gonna suck regardless, though."
(laughs)
"Things are getting better for us, even if the future looks bleak. Yesterday, I did a movie night event on my discord server. Milo found a cute show called Yoohoo and Friends that's fairly similar to MLP. It turned out to be better than expected? Everyone in chat enjoyed it. The english dub feels like an abridged version or something.
I'm just glad he's happier nowadays. I've seen Milo smiling more, handling chores in his apartment when Gage is at work, and spending less time on the computer. Doing laundry, dishes, sweeping. Things like that. That website that made a thread about him, Kiwi Farms, has been down for a long time, though it's still active on the deep web, unfortunately. But it looks like they've both finally found some stability in their lives, which is a good thing.
hello, im quasing modo from the famous novel quasing modo tales. i plucked from my e-box that you have an ask section! aha! anyway, all erotica aside, do you know were follo is? follo me papa? he live in a hole and i don't like him but i ran out of juice boxes and i need follo car to go to follo tagret. god bless.
