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ROUND 2 RESULTS: BATCHES 1 & 2

Sorry for the delay on this results post! Each of the mods got incredibly busy at exactly the same time, but we should be back to our regularly scheduled programming. Batches 3 and 4 will go up tomorrow morning!

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it hasn't even been five minutes but hello. it's cherub talktime.

Caliborn redemption arc?? Is that possible?

Not really, no. Caliborn is very happy being Terrible™. he doesnt have a reason need nor want to be redeemed—and in the case of redemption for romance (which I've seen in a good number of fics) is unlikely at best, and is still a tangled mess of him doing what he Wants (and god forbid he loses control of himself and the things around him. He gets antsy when things don't go his way, through his plan, by his means).

on the topic of the cherubim, calliope.!! the shetheypogchamp. Calliope has a lot of her own flaws! Ignoring them in favour of keeping her as the "good" counterpart to caliborn (or even just as the good character in the story—Calliope did nothing wrong, sort of thing) is a terrible perversion of her character. Goodness, you can have a good character do terrible things! A good character can be wrong in some areas, or lacking, or just not be perfect. What makes them good isn't just that she's aligned with what's right and helps the heros win—it's also that Calliope is willing to change for the better, to learn from her mistakes and grow. That is what defines a good person.

Caliborn does not want to change, nor should he. He's a prime (and somewhat exaggerated) example of a person who is never going to change, and is perfectly content carrying out their malevolent deeds. He does not want redemption. Nor should he be given it.

That's all there really is to say on the matter.

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Is there any way to change into my guard uniform without them seeing my binder? (Our band director makes us change on the bus)

I really don’t recommend wearing a binder while doing guard, but maybe you can just change away from the other members, and if anyone sees it, just say it’s a compression bra. It depends what your uniform looks like

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For Evan: how did you get the idea to write yourself letters?

Connor: And now he is writing those letters to me...

Evan: If you don’t like them we can stop!!

Connor: Now I didn’t say that!

Alex: Just kiss...

Connor: WHAT??

Evan: WHAT??

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I think this can be taken outside of a Homestuck context, but my god is it fairly prevalent here due to the existence of FANSESSIONS, TROLLSONAS, and OTHER ORIGINAL CHARACTERS the use the HOMESTUCK CANON as a funky JUMPING BOARD. So, with that—–-

Making oc's and fan content is not bad! It is not cringe, it is not shameful, and it should not be shunned. There will always be a minority of terrible things made to be harmful, but for the overwhelming majority, this is all harmless fun that is used to express oneself through a media they enjoy. And due to the nature of Homestuck and it's characters and content, there is a lot to take from!

These ideas are special to the person making them, and is in many ways an extension and expression of themselves. Beating this down is just as bad as beating the person down!

I feel like due to the nature of canonicity, people are quick to accept characters that are canon in-universe, but it should really be noted that even canon is still, someone's oc(s). Andrew Hussie creates these characters, they're theirs, and they're their oc's! It is hardly different from a fan making fanon content.

Making your own creative content that shares a universe or common attributes with a pre-existing media or franchise is valid, because in the end, it's the same as making said media or franchise. The quality just depends on the person.

If it makes someone happy, and is entirely harmless, is it really worth being mean or rude? Aren't we all humans, making content we enjoy? How is making fan content any different from original content, and why does it have to be less than the original/inspired content?

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okay but why does a 2nd year sophomore (high school guard) feel the need to yell "SHUT UP" rudely whenever the instructors or captains are trying to get the attention of the guard? like honey we have our 4-5 yr. captains who are SENIORS whose job it is to correct and get the attention of people.

(previous anon) she also calls me and everyone in the guard “sister” to our faces and it makes me feel HIGHKEY dysphoric

Ok, this is the moment when you tell the captains. If a sophomore is acting like they have authority, tell the captain you trust the most. Be like “Hey [Guard captain’s name] I think [Sophmore’s name] has a really bad attitude and it’s making me uncomfortable, can you talk to her about it?” and about the sister thing, ask her the guard captain again or go up to her and ask “Hey, you are making me incredibly uncomfortable by calling me sister,  can you please stop.” And if you are out, add dysphoric in there also. 

Good luck and remember that captains are there to help along with directors/guard instructors. They do not purposely make you feel uncomfortable, if something is wrong ask them for help  

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Is there any way to bind while doing guard?

No, guard is exercising. Wearing a sports bra is the only thing you should do

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Can you please help me! I’m at band camp and I’m extremely dysphoric because I know I can’t bind. I’m also in the “girls” lodging section which doesn’t bother me but the only thing that does is the HUGE women bathroom sign character thingy, on the bathroom door. Like we get it we’re in the women’s hall, obviously it’s the women’s bathroom. What do I do. I hate it and it makes me feel so dysphoric.

If you are bold enough, tape a piece of paper up and if you aren’t get a friend to put it up. I really can’t think of much that would help, followers?