Sorry to bother you. Do you (or happyflowey) own "ink"? Will you shame or try to stop someone if they try to make a non-gravestone muse that just happens to love ink, be made of ink or have ink-related abilities? I saw a post from @bittercupss in which they say "You cannot make and use an ink muse without going through them first otherwise you’re breaking rules." so I just wanted to check with you first to confirm or deny this, to see if I'm allowed to make my muse without worrying.
//This question is baffling because you are simultaneously asking to make an ink but not an ink- like you want to be associated with ink yet not be. Inks that are created now are made from potions made by Hysteria and Inky, not Gravestone; that villain was destroyed.//This mun and @besmirched created the Ink/Shade species. It is our baby, but we understand the allure of wanting to roleplay such an interesting and unique sort of being- I really really love this muse, what he represents, and the paralells between this kind of monster being an ink and real world ink (i.e. creativity, it can be used for good or bad, be powerful/beautiful, influence others, etc.)
//So we made this in-depth species that is rich with lore and abilities. We didn’t want to see it bastardized or misrepresented by well-meaning yet uninkformed muns, and since it isn’t a mainstream media thing like a multimillion dollar movie or game that people have to reference- and also since all three of us are in the RP community WITH others who would RP inks, we ask that other muns have their muses buy the item. That way we can give you links to art you can use if you like, and a ton of information about the speciers... Think like how if you play a D&D/Whitewolf/Changeling tabletop game, that book would give you info on species and abilities so that you could play your muse true to what they are, even if you weren’t around during the Gravestone Event to learn about them. Additionally, using the potion gives your muse a way through continuity to have the item, since Ink monsters aren’t birthed out of eggs or normal means- they’re magic beings that come out of a parasitic/host type of relationship and need another ink that has a hystory
// Inky and Hysteria are the ones who sell the ink through their shop. Normally Inky would sell it, but because of this mun’s time constraints and PLOT SPOILER reasons, Inky has asked Hysteria to look over the shop. So basically, if you want to have an ink, please look at how to use the shop/get gold to purchase an item and then send a message to @happyflowey to properly attain one and get all the INKfo you need.