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You know that whatever character did those problematic things isn't like. Real, right?

You are aware that a fictional character is just a rhetorical construct designed to fulfill a narrative/thematic purpose right? That their actions are written by an author who wants to use them to explore complex ideas and moral gray areas within the safe confines of fiction right? That they aren't a real person who has killed real people right?

rottingapotheosis

I like in RP where people get really mean and you get both:

You can't find think of more to write to reach 500 words lol you are barely writing

but also:

Navel gazer assholes thinking you need to write a novel to cross a room

It's really great how everyone is wrong

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The first post when a few have stacked up over the last couple of days, that one's always the hardest. So many little, easier things want to pull my attention away. But if I can just start knowing I'll probably rewrite the first paragraph before I'm done, then it's like my attention span heaves a sigh and settles in. Then the next post comes much easier. A friend of mine said it takes 15 minutes after you set down your smart phone to stop having impulses to check it. This feels like that.

#rpc

It is genuinely striking to me that there are constantly, weekly, daily (?) new forum RPs coming out. I do think rumors of this hobby's demise are exaggerated.

#jcink rpc

[ ] yes

[ ] also yes

My decision-making process for if it'd be cute if they got in a fight. I can reuse it for if I need help choosing if I should spend three hours clipping gifs of Matthew Rhys

I don't know who it is who has real permission from these working artists to just straight rip art for tinned jcink rps, but this is at least the second one I've seen using these exact artists. Stealing a cool vibe and saying where you stole from is still shady. This feels liberal, it's weird.

malwarechips

"i think", i say, about my own ocs, who i made,

minovskyy

becoming homophobic because when two characters in a scene have the same pronouns you have to say their names one william times

minovskyy

finally some good advice on this post

credits sections are good

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It used to be so fun to come up with all the little miscellany of the character's life, work/class schedules, shopping lists, commutes, the daily routines that don't make it into scenes necessarily. What they carry in their purse. I used to have more time. Now I must be miserly and deliberate to only spend time on what makes for the most fun and the most connection. (Also whatever this trashblog does.)

mycroftrh

Far worse, in my opinion, than the famous “he wouldn’t fucking say that” is “he WOULD fucking say that, as part of his facade, but you seem to think he would mean it genuinely”

chantylay

Se also "he DID say that and he was LYING, and somehow you didn't notice."

rpc-papers

can we please not

rpc-papers

no yes we have to

I mean, sound advice

It is bizarre to have this word in live text peppered over your whole ass jcink website thousands of times. Putting this in your post row is so weird, people! Why are you be broadcasting your no-gos and triggers to the wide open internet when you can, idk Jan, talk about it?

I sound all mad about this, but honestly, this is strange and slightly unsafe and also why would you just give away this personal information. Everyone would do well to do better.

#jcink rpc #yes i browse