Celebrating TOA and the people who contribute to make our group what it is.
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Happy anniversary, TOA! Here's to many more years spent together.
name: it's tches! It's actually tcheschire.
how was your internet nickname created? Like the cat. Yknow. Nya.
Pronouns: she/they with no strong preference. I alternate what I use to refer to myself but you don't necessarily have to. It's vibes.
Birthday (no year): 22 Dec
Where are you from? What is your time zone? My timezone is Mountain
How long is your roleplay experience? MMmmmm something like ten years? I did it on LJ in high school (as many of you know, for Naruto and Kingdom Hearts), but took a very long break in between.
How were you introduced to roleplaying as a whole? Oh gosh I don't remember. It was a canon adjacent Naruto group I was Sasori, but it didn't like. Get off the ground really.
How were you introduced to TOA? I was starved for Raven content and scrolling the main tag and I saw mirae's drop. Then something like a year later? Two? Elf posted in a mutual server that TOA was looking for new members, and I saw Raven on the wanted list. I was in by the next morning haha
What languages do you speak, learn, and/or want to learn? To varying degrees of fluency: English, German, French, Japanese, and I can read Spanish and Russian. Probably not well anymore but. I had a couple years where I self-studied Romanian and Persian, but my retention of them isn't great. I'd also like to learn Arabic, Hindi, and Icelandic. I technically have a langblr but I haven't used it in a few years.
Do you have any pets? Coriander, my light, my life. If you're in the server, you've seen her. I also live with two GSD, Ursa and Solo.
Favorite animal? Crows bears or sharks
Favorite mythical creature? Phoenix
What is your favorite time of year and why? Winter! I love the seasonal foods, I love the weather and the cold, I love the Christmas season. I like being able to wear sweaters and boots and layers and use my blankets and light fires and drink warm beverages and be cozy and the sky is just so clear.
What is your IRL occupation? IT guy. Largely helpdesk but they've got me doing network stuff now.
Who did you think you were going to be when you were little? Oh I had no idea I was so lost. There were so many people in my life who let me know what they wanted me to be though. I wanted to be a writer haha
Some interests and things you like/enjoy? I'm a pretty skilled cook and baker! If you're in the server, you've seen me post pictures and talk about things. I used to be more of a jock before my injuries, but I've had to slow down - but I used to rock climb, run, do yoga, and martial arts.
What non-Fire Emblem games do you play? Pokemon, Final Fantasy, Witcher, Gyakuten Saiban. I'm notoriously bad at completing games though, so I've probably played the first hour of most games haha
Favorite Pokemon type & Pokemon: Gyarados, and I always struggle picking types but I like Ghost Dragon and Ice
Tell us some funfacts and trivia about yourself! I'm left handed, my spine is made of titanium, I'm an expat. I've written two cookbooks. I'm a certified yoga instructor.
How did you get into Fire Emblem? Got Blazing at the PX in middle school
What Fire Emblem games have you played? All but Archanea, Tellius, Thracia, and Warriors OG
First & Favorite Fire Emblem games: Blazing
List your 5 favorite Fire Emblem characters across the series! Raven, Hector, Berkut, Dimitri, Eldigan. Probably. It fluctuates but Raven and Hector are always at the top.
Who was the first character ever to make you go “ooh I like this one in particular” and why? Can be any context and reason! Wil and Matthew! I was so enamored with them when I first went through Lyn mode
Do you have a character you used to dislike or get annoyed by, whom you like better nowadays or have grown to appreciate? Probably but my head's empty about it now hahaha
Do you have a character you’ve grown to like thanks to TOA specifically? Bernadetta. Sen's portrayal is very real, and while the humor is still there, the hurt is too. It's a neat balance they've pulled off for a character I'm normally not terribly fond of. Ride or die for Sendetta
Any Fire Emblem crushes? :thonk: Eldigan, Saber, Jeralt.
If you’ve played (or are familiar with) the following games, who was your first S support? Who would you S support nowadays? If you haven’t played, who do you think you would S support based on knowledge and vibes?
- Awakening: Uhhhhh I think it was Lonk. And idk I'd have to replay Awakening it wasn't my favorite game haha
- Fates: Kaze / Probably still Kaze, but Ryoma's up there
- Three Houses: First for each route was: Claude, Dedue, Hubert, and…I don't remember my first SS S rank hahaha Claude Hubert and Dedue are my favorites though still, but I have a fondness for Sylvain and Jertiza as well.
- Engage: Went into it for Diamant came out of it with Pandreo.
Favorite Fire Emblem class? I just. Clenches fist. I love the Merc line. I'm also a sucker for wyverns.
If you were a Fire Emblem character, what would be your class and stats? Would you be playable? I've mentioned before that I would be the Navarre archetype and I stand by that. Infantry sword with decent speed and high crit but middling strength and con, would be recruitable by conversation with specific people only.
Which Tellius Laguz do you think fits you best? Um! Idk I suppose. Ravens.
If you were a Three Houses character, what would be your affiliation? Lions for life.
If you were an Officers Academy student, what would be your boons, banes and potential budding talent? Sword, Reason and Auth boon, Faith and Riding bane. Heavy Armor hidden talent
If you were an Engage character, which nation would you originate from? Probably Brodia
How do you pronounce TOA? TOE-uh
Current TOA muses: Raven, Lyn, and Lachesis
Past TOA muses? Sigurd > Igrene > Saber > Beowolf > Berkut > Dimitri > Petra
Who was your first TOA muse? If you no longer have them, can you see yourself picking them up again? If you still have them, could you see yourself ever dropping them? Raven! If I drop Raven it's because I'm leaving the group.
Do you have or have you had a muse you once thought you would never write, and yet you do/did? Lyn was a surprise.
Do you think you have a favorite TOA muse you’ve ever written? Raven is unambiguously my favorite child. However, Beowolf is a close second.
Do you believe you have a type of character you gravitate towards writing? Hmmm I have a few I guess. There's a lot of mercenary types, a lot of older siblings (specifically older brother types) and caretakers. People who are angry as hell lmao
Do you have characters or types of characters you don’t think you can handle writing for whatever reason, but wish you could? :thonk: I'm not great with genki characters, or people who are incredibly chatty (don't look at Sigurd that man took over and never shut up and left me exhausted). Like I could try but I probably wouldn't enjoy it for long.
Do you have a character you’ve been thinking about musing for a long time, but just never got to applying them for whatever reason? Plenty. Glen FE8, Jaffar FE7, Eldigan FE4. Sommie.
What kind of scenes, situations etc do you believe you enjoy writing the most? I like when there are paragraphs of ennui and four words of dialogue. Joking (but not, hi kanoesa), but I do like it when interactions are very fraught, either with inherent tension or with history. I also like creating the ambiance for horror, and little darknesses in situations.
Do you have any scenario in mind for your muse(s) that gets you thinking “man I hope I get to write/explore this one day”? :smugcatthink: Persnaps
Favorite TOA-related memories? So many face in hands. I love this group and I love creating memories here.
Present or past tense? Do you switch or have you switched between them? For thread replies I will always use past tense. For asks and chatplays I will usually use present tense. I don't match my partner, sorry, I'm going to be sticking to these formats.
Normal size text, small text, no preference? I use default size.
Favored formatting that you use? I do no formatting. I don't care if you do.
Character icons? Not something I've ever used.
Blog aesthetics? I'm so un-aesthetic bro hahaha I pick a theme, and pick a handful of thematic colors to rotate between and adjust the theme in those colors until it looks cohesive. Blog making is my least favorite activity.
Got any potential muse delusions to share? I'll either be going to Archanea or Tellius next, most likely with Michalis or Volke. Unless I get got, many getters to be found in nature. My tierlists tend to be consistent.