#moxxietude.

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"The Backrooms aren't real. That's just a creepy story....Right?" Stop freaking him out, Roth. (( lol ))

Temptation crossed his mind to keep him scared. Then again, that would just be too mean. He relented, pulling back.

“No, Moxxie. It’s just some story from the web. No reason to trust or fear it. None at all.”

Granted, by tone alone, even Roth was unsure if it was fake. All tall tales have their origins in truth.

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How Roth would hold Moxxie.

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🔥spill the tea

Honestly, I’m rather tired of cynical and morally dubious “heroes”, that have little separating them from the villains. Works like The Boys and every other Watchmen knock off comes to mind, which honestly are just meant to shock and disgust, rather attempt at some nuanced story telling.

But honestly, it seems the comic industry ( even beyond that ) is drowning with anti-hero after anti-hero. A never-ending production line of cynical and depressing characters, who fall flat under any critical analysis. Maybe that was fresh back in the 1990s and early 2000s, but now it’s overdone and overused.  

Maybe, it is because I prefer the heroes from the pulp age. Stuff like The Phantom, Solomon Kane and Doc Savage, who were interesting but morally solid. I’m not advocate for a revolving door of Hopalong Cassidy, but it would be nice having traditional heroes who actually do heroic things.

It would be nice just to have heroes again.

Maybe that’s too bright and optimistic for most writers in the comic industry. Then again, I don’t think too highly of those people. I wouldn’t even trust them to write jokes on bubble gum wrappers.

I would say though, you can have flawed characters who are heroes. It's possible. But I'm tired cynical and nihilistic anti-"heroes".

I think this video from Implicitly Pretentious helps illustrate my point.

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Headcanon + (pine scented) air freshener.

When in doubt, Roth uses pinecone fresheners. Without them, Roth’s cab would smell like the morgue, located inside a sewage treatment plant.

Though, there’s a more personal reason for Roth to use them. His father used them in his car, when he was travelling back from odd jobs across New York State. Roth remembers that smell, he associates it with childhood.

He carries the tradition. For sentimental reasons.

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[ call out meme ] (Loona) "He gives food with the NERD and not me! What kind of food delivery guy is that..." cussing under her breath. Loona, that's not... what he does...

“Firstly, I’m a cab driver, not a uber eats. Secondly, I KNOW HIM, I don’t know YOU!”

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URL Reputation- Inventive ideas, bringing in a funny but also layered and dramatic OC (and the hellaverse comm needs more of those), quality humor, drabbles, when review/opinion memes are written they are biting and memorable (iirc, reading one on Black Mirrors once, I think.) Even when I disagree on a take, I can see where you're coming from. Roth is one of the most realized OC's around, I think. Being both the kind of guy someone would want to smack over the head for how obviously biased he can be, but also realistically sympathetic in his flaws. And to me that makes him the kind of character readers Care about. Which is much much much more important than plain, old likability. (also i'm making a meme but it's not funny enough yet. my perfectionism is still yelling at me lol)

You're way too kind Epiphany! NGL sometimes I worry whether I'm doing anything right, but this assures me I'm on the right path.

Regardless, I'm always happy to entertain. I'm glad you like Roth.

I just wanted to say that your Moxxie is the best. I've always considered you to be the gold standard for writing Moxxie.

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"Roth... Elvis didn't do that and you know it. Also, he probably would've been wounded too depending on what kind of grenade it was and if he hadn't run for cover. That story sounds like a dumb conspiracy. I'm pretty sure humans think he was controversial because he danced with a lot of hip action." ((sorry. mister contrarian couldn't not say anything. ))

“Oh, ye of little wisdom! Elvis was KNOWN for his famous grenade tossing, the only reason he never caught shrapnel was his smooth moves.”

Disturbingly, Roth’s sarcasm was nearly indistinguishable from his normal, candid self.

Yes, Roth knew Moxxie was correct, but he could not resist rage baiting the other. After all, practice makes perfect.

“You must feel foolish for not know that. Bucko.”