Step one is to pick the template you want to use. For this example I’ll use the Even More Basic Template.
Step two is to open a word processing program. This could be google docs, microsoft word, open office, or wordonline.
Step three is the paste in your template, using whichever pronoun set you want the pronouns you’re testing to follow.
Step four is to use the “find” tool, then set it to “find and replace”, and start typing in what is in the bullet-point list.
This is the template for the Even More Basic Template:
======
[He]
[him]
[his]
[himself]
[He]/[him]/[his]/[himself]
[He] is standing in line, that’s [him] over there, [he]’s looking for [his] favorite color, [he]’s going to paint [his] new room by [himself]!
======
So that means that we type [He] into the find tool, and put whichever pronoun we want to replace that with in the replace section, without brackets.
I’ll be using the pronouns ze/zem as an example here, so the find and replace tool will look like this to start:
[ID: A cropped screenshot of Google Docs’ find and replace tool with a black outline around it, showing “[He]” in the find section, and “Ze” in the replace section. End ID.]
You do this for each of the items in the bullet point list, replacing them in the order that they’re listed in when they are typed out as “she/her/hers/herself”, which in this case is being converted to “Ze/zem/zel/zemself”
That means you replace:
[He] with Ze
[him] with zem
[his] with zel
[himself] with zemself
Here’s a visual aid:
[ID: The pronoun sets “he/him/his/himself” and “ze/zem/zel/zemself” against a black background, with he/him at the top, and ze/zem on the bottom. Each word in the set is colored, in order: red, orange, yellow, and green, with white arrows pointing from the matching words in he/him down to the words in ze/zem, so that He and Ze are both in red, him and zem are both orange, his and zel are both yellow, and himself and zemself are both green. End ID.]
So, once you have replaced the bracketed pronouns with the pronouns you want to test, your template should look something like this:
====
“Ze/zem/zel/zemself:
Ze is standing in line, that’s zem over there, ze’s looking for zel favorite color, ze’s going to paint zel new room by zemself!”
====
And it’ll work the same for the longer templates, too!
And you can even create your own! Just type out the sentence you want to test with with pronouns you’re familiar with, with the pronouns in brackets like with these, then just do the same find and replace :)
You can also submit templates you’ve created to this blog if you want to share them, or create your own blog!
If you still have questions, feel free to ask! You can send them to this blog, or to my main, @rjalker. For a list of pronouns I’ve created that anyone can use, you can check @rjalkers-neopronouns, where I edit the posts to update the lists whenever I make new ones.
[ID: Two circles with the agender pride flag inside. The agender pride flag has seven symmetrical, horizontal stripes of: black, grey, white, light green, white, grey, and black.
White curving text across the top reads, “My pronouns are”,
And larger black text in the middle reads, “It/its and she/her”, with the word “and” in smaller font between them.
The first has a transparent background, the second has a light blue background. End ID.]
Requested by @anxious-emo! I have to give the post its own post rather than answering the ask though, otherwise it won’t let me do anything properly because tumblr sucks.
These can be saved to your computer/phone/ect and used for icons, headers, moodboards, ect! You can also edit it as long as you aren’t being hateful! If you’d like to make your own, I have templates you can use on @rjalkers-pride-flag-templates
Feel free to request more pins like this!
———————–
Designs are no longer available on Redbubble as of April 2023, as they’ve started actively stealing money from artists. Sorry for the inconvenience. You are, as always, encouraged to save these designs to use as icons or in other art, and you are encouraged to print them out and make your own shirts or buttons if you’re able to.
(This one might have some mistakes, because at one point I accidentally copied half of one and pasted it into another, but I think it’s all fixed now...let me know if there are any sets I missed.)
she/her type pronouns: she/her/hers/herself “she was”
Replace:
[Name]
[she]
[her]
[hers]
[herself]
“Hey, who’s that Necromancer over there? Do you know ter pronouns? The one with the silver sword and the skeleton dog over by the forge. Do you know where mys got that sword? It looks awesome. Do you think mys’d trade me?”
“Oh, [Name]? [Her] pronouns are [she]/[her]/[hers]/[herself]. And as for the sword, no, I don’t think [she]’d trade you for it. That sword is Sentimental for [her], since it originally belonged to [her] parent, and they got it off a commander they defeated, so no, I don’t think you’ll have any luck convincing [her] to trade it for yours. No one wants one of the standard issue ones, they’re all too impatient and reckless.
“Why do you think you’re the only one who still has theirs? These idiots say they’re cursed, can you believe it? A sword that can’t be looted, that tells you everything you need to know about this game, and they want nothing to do with it. Most of these idiots get rid of it the first battle they face. If you didn’t know, when you defeat an enemy in battle, you can loot any items from them that you want except for their base layer of clothing, and any Sentimental items. You know how I said [Name] got [her] sword from [her] parent? Yeah, that means it’s Sentimental, and no one is allowed to loot it, since the Sentimental Exemption applies to it. The rules for what can and can’t be Sentimental are pretty complicated, so I won’t go into them now, but that’s also why [Name] has two swords, since everyone has to carry at least one weapon that can be looted. Anyone can carry multiple weapons, but after a while it just becomes cumbersome.
“You don’t get an extra carry slot when you have a Sentimental object, and with the extra weapon you’re required to carry if you have a Sentimental weapon, you end up permanently losing a slot, and especially when it comes to the higher tier battles, every item you bring counts, which is why not a lot of people keep Sentimental items, or at least not Sentimental weapons.”
“So let me get this right, everyone hates the default swords because they give you a tutorial, but then you’re also going to give me a tutorial?”
“Yeah, because I get paid to tell the new people how things work. Everyone gets rid of their standard issue sword the first chance they get, so they end up not knowing how to do even basic things like bathing or weapon and armour maintenance. So since I decided to keep mine around until I actually knew what I was doing, everyone decided to elect me the official tutorial tutor, since none of the other experienced players have the patience to teach new people. Everyone who survives a battle using techniques or skills I taught them gives me at 10% of any coins they picked up during the fight.”
“Wait, so now I’m going to have to pay you since you’re telling me this? You could have lead with that! That’s not fair!”
“No, no, you’re still Level 1, so you’re exempt. Plus, you still have your sword, so it could teach you anything I can. You’d only have to start paying me once you hit Level 3 if you’d already gotten rid of your sword. You don’t have to worry about paying me as long as you have that sword. The lessons it gives you run out at Level 50, so you can imagine the slack I’m picking up by teaching the people who got rid of their sword during their first fight. Without me, this team wouldn’t have any idea how to do Spells or Techniques or Crafting. I was one of the founding four, and trust me, if I hadn’t had the common sense to keep my sword, this team wouldn’t even exist right now.”
“Wow. So you’ve been doing this for five years?”
“Yep. Almost six, actually, the anniversary is next month on the 2nd.”
“Woah. So, okay, if you know everything, is there a way I can change how my sword looks without getting rid of it? I like the tutorial feature, but it’s really plain looking. I want something dramatic or cool. Or at least I want to change the color, I have my eye on an outfit from the Jareq’s and I want it to match.”
“Well, you’re in luck. Remember our sentimental Necromancer over there?”
“Yeah.”
“[She]’s our Craftsmaster. [She] can reforge your sword into different shapes and styles, and can dye it different colors for you too. If you’re patient enough, [she]’ll even teach you how to do it yourself. [She]’s always complaining that [she] has to do everything because no one else wants to learn. I think at this point [she]’s literally paying people to become [her] apprentice, just so [she] can have someone to help out with the list of orders.”
“Wait, really?”
“Well, you’d have to ask [her] if that offer is still on, I’ve been too busy with the new recruits to hang out with [her] the last few days. [She]’s friendly, especially towards new people, and [her] skele doesn’t bite anyone that doesn’t threaten [her], so don’t worry about talking to [her] or anything.
“If you want, I’ll even walk you over and introduce you and ask [her] about reforging your sword. But before we do, you should think of a name for your sword if you haven’t already, you have to give it a name when you reforge it, and it has to be unique. If you open your journal, you can check which names are available, and it’ll suggest some for you if you can’t think of one.”
“Well, I’ve been calling it Chirithy in my head...uh, it’s from a video game, one of the older ones that you played on a cellphone.”
“Well, lets go to your journal and check if that name’s available. It definitely sounds unique so I bet it is--ah, look at that, it is! So we’d better hurry and get your sword reforged now, someone else out there might have the same idea! Trust me when I tell you that when you find a name you want, do not hesitate to claim it. Just don’t. Don’t worry about picking the new form for it yet, you can just reforge it into something quick and basic just to save the name, then you can come back later and choose a more intricate form. Come on, I’ll introduce you!”
“Okay, yeah, let’s go!”
“Hey, [Name]! Get that forge started back up to five, we need you to reforge a sword quick before the name gets taken!”
“Don’t yell at [her], [she]’ll get mad!”
“Oh, don’t worry kid, this is just what we do. Plus, it takes time to heat the forge to the right temperature, and [she] hates having to wait when [she] could be doing something productive. Trust me, if we waited until we got all the way over there to tell [her] what temperature we need, and then [she] had to stand around and wait for it to get to the right heat even after [she] already knew what [she] was going to make, [she]’d be a lot less happy to help.”
“Oh. Hey, wait a second, do I have to pay [her] to reforge my sword? I only the have fifteen coins the opening fight gave me, and I don’t know what the economy is like yet…”
“[She] usually charges around fifty coins for a reforging to cover the cost of the materials, but this one’s on me. Fifteen coins isn’t a lot, it’s mainly supposed to get you buying things, since the basic gear from Jareq only cost two coins each. While you’re buying the basic armour, you also get to look at all the cooler stuff you can buy later, so you’ll want to get more coins to buy them, so you’ll keep coming back for more fights. And since they release new outfits every other month, you always have a reason to keep coming back.”
“Please take this as a compliment--I can tell you’re the teacher around here.”
“I do take it as a compliment. Thank you!”
“So why are you paying for my sword? I mean, I’m grateful, and I’ll pay you back later, but why? Do you just have a lot of coins?”
“I’ll tell you why. It’s because you’re reforging your standard issue sword. The more you like that thing, the more likely you’ll keep it, and the longer you keep it, the less work there is for me as long as you stick around. You know how I said [Name] is sick of being the only crafter? Well I’m sick of being the only one around here who can or will teach anyone how to do stuff. We need another jack of all trades, and if you’re willing to keep that sword around, you might just become it.”
“So [Name] will pay me to be [her] apprentice, and you’re bribing me to become your apprentice too?”
“Yep.”
“Are there any other teachers around here who are willing to pay for students?”
“Oh you better believe it.”
========================
he/him type pronouns: he/him/his/himself “he was”
Replace:
[Name]
[he]
[him]
[his]
[himself]
“Hey, who’s that Necromancer over there? Do you know ter pronouns? The one with the silver sword and the skeleton dog over by the forge. Do you know where mys got that sword? It looks awesome. Do you think mys’d trade me?”
“Oh, [Name]? [His] pronouns are [he]/[him]/[his]/[himself]. And as for the sword, no, I don’t think [he]’d trade you for it. That sword is Sentimental for [him], since it originally belonged to [his] parent, and they got it off a commander they defeated, so no, I don’t think you’ll have any luck convincing [him] to trade it for yours. No one wants one of the standard issue ones, they’re all too impatient and reckless.
“Why do you think you’re the only one who still has theirs? These idiots say they’re cursed, can you believe it? A sword that can’t be looted, that tells you everything you need to know about this game, and they want nothing to do with it. Most of these idiots get rid of it the first battle they face. If you didn’t know, when you defeat an enemy in battle, you can loot any items from them that you want except for their base layer of clothing, and any Sentimental items. You know how I said [Name] got [his] sword from [his] parent? Yeah, that means it’s Sentimental, and no one is allowed to loot it, since the Sentimental Exemption applies to it. The rules for what can and can’t be Sentimental are pretty complicated, so I won’t go into them now, but that’s also why [Name] has two swords, since everyone has to carry at least one weapon that can be looted. Anyone can carry multiple weapons, but after a while it just becomes cumbersome.
“You don’t get an extra carry slot when you have a Sentimental object, and with the extra weapon you’re required to carry if you have a Sentimental weapon, you end up permanently losing a slot, and especially when it comes to the higher tier battles, every item you bring counts, which is why not a lot of people keep Sentimental items, or at least not Sentimental weapons.”
“So let me get this right, everyone hates the default swords because they give you a tutorial, but then you’re also going to give me a tutorial?”
“Yeah, because I get paid to tell the new people how things work. Everyone gets rid of their standard issue sword the first chance they get, so they end up not knowing how to do even basic things like bathing or weapon and armour maintenance. So since I decided to keep mine around until I actually knew what I was doing, everyone decided to elect me the official tutorial tutor, since none of the other experienced players have the patience to teach new people. Everyone who survives a battle using techniques or skills I taught them gives me at 10% of any coins they picked up during the fight.”
“Wait, so now I’m going to have to pay you since you’re telling me this? You could have lead with that! That’s not fair!”
“No, no, you’re still level 1, so you’re exempt. Plus, you still have your sword, so it could teach you anything I can. You’d only have to start paying me once you hit level 3 if you’d already gotten rid of your sword. You don’t have to worry about paying me as long as you have that sword. The lessons it gives you run out at level 50, so you can imagine the slack I’m picking up by teaching the people who got rid of their sword during their first fight. Without me, this team wouldn’t have any idea how to do Spells or Techniques or Crafting. I was one of the founding four, and trust me, if I hadn’t had the common sense to keep my sword, this team wouldn’t even exist right now.”
“Wow. So you’ve been doing this for five years?”
“Yep. Almost six, actually, the anniversary is next month on the 2nd.”
“Woah. So, okay, if you know everything, is there a way I can change how my sword looks without getting rid of it? I like the tutorial feature, but it’s really plain looking. I want something dramatic or cool. Or at least I want to change the color, I have my eye on an outfit from the Jareq’s and I want it to match.”
“Well, you’re in luck. Remember our sentimental Necromancer over there?”
“Yeah.”
“[He]’s our Craftsmaster. [He] can reforge your sword into different shapes and styles, and can dye it different colors for you too. If you’re patient enough, [he]’ll even teach you how to do it yourself. [He]’s always complaining that [he] has to do everything because no one else wants to learn. I think at this point [he]’s literally paying people to become [his] apprentice, just so [he] can have someone to help out with the list of orders.”
“Wait, really?”
“Well, you’d have to ask [him] if that offer is still on, I’ve been too busy with the new recruits to hang out with [him] the last few days. [He]’s friendly, especially towards new people, and [his] skele doesn’t bite anyone that doesn’t threaten [him], so don’t worry about talking to [him] or anything.
“If you want, I’ll even walk you over and introduce you and ask [him] about reforging your sword. But before we do, you should think of a name for your sword if you haven’t already, you have to give it a name when you reforge it, and it has to be unique. If you open your journal, you can check which names are available, and it’ll suggest some for you if you can’t think of one.”
“Well, I’ve been calling it Chirithy in my head...uh, it’s from a video game, one of the older ones that you played on a cellphone.”
“Well, lets go to your journal and check if that name’s available. It definitely sounds unique so I bet it is--ah, look at that, it is! So we’d better hurry and get your sword reforged now, someone else out there might have the same idea! Trust me when I tell you that when you find a name you want, do not hesitate to claim it. Just don’t. Don’t worry about picking the new form for it yet, you can just reforge it into something quick and basic just to save the name, then you can come back later and choose a more intricate form. Come on, I’ll introduce you!”
“Okay, yeah, let’s go!”
“Hey, [Name]! Get that forge started back up to five, we need you to reforge a sword quick before the name gets taken!”
“Don’t yell at [him], [he]’ll get mad!”
“Oh, don’t worry kid, this is just what we do. Plus, it takes time to heat the forge to the right temperature, and [he] hates having to wait when [he] could be doing something productive. Trust me, if we waited until we got all the way over there to tell [him] what temperature we need, and then [he] had to stand around and wait for it to get to the right heat even after [he] already knew what [he] was going to make, [he]’d be a lot less happy to help.”
“Oh. Hey, wait a second, do I have to pay [him] to reforge my sword? I only the have fifteen coins the opening fight gave me, and I don’t know what the economy is like yet…”
“[He] usually charges around fifty coins for a reforging to cover the cost of the materials, but this one’s on me. Fifteen coins isn’t a lot, it’s mainly supposed to get you buying things, since the basic gear from Jareq only cost two coins each. While you’re buying the basic armour, you also get to look at all the cooler stuff you can buy later, so you’ll want to get more coins to buy them, so you’ll keep coming back for more fights. And since they release new outfits every other month, you always have a reason to keep coming back.”
“Please take this as a compliment--I can tell you’re the teacher around here.”
“I do take it as a compliment. Thank you!”
“So why are you paying for my sword? I mean, I’m grateful, and I’ll pay you back later, but why? Do you just have a lot of coins?”
“I’ll tell you why. It’s because you’re reforging your standard issue sword. The more you like that thing, the more likely you’ll keep it, and the longer you keep it, the less work there is for me as long as you stick around. You know how I said [Name] is sick of being the only crafter? Well I’m sick of being the only one around here who can or will teach anyone how to do stuff. We need another jack of all trades, and if you’re willing to keep that sword around, you might just become it.”
“So [Name] will pay me to be [his] apprentice, and you’re bribing me to become your apprentice too?”
“Yep.”
“Are there any other teachers around here who are willing to pay for students?”
“Oh you better believe it.”
========================
they/them type pronouns: they/them/their/theirs/themselves “they were”
Replace:
[they]
[them]
[their]
[theirs]
[themself]
“Hey, who’s that Necromancer over there? Do you know ter pronouns? The one with the silver sword and the skeleton dog over by the forge. Do you know where mys got that sword? It looks awesome. Do you think mys’d trade me?”
“Oh, [Name]? [Their] pronouns are [they]/[them]/[their]/[themself]. And as for the sword, no, I don’t think [they]’d trade you for it. That sword is Sentimental for [them], since it originally belonged to [their] parent, and they got it off a commander they defeated, so no, I don’t think you’ll have any luck convincing [them] to trade it for yours. No one wants one of the standard issue ones, they’re all too impatient and reckless.
“Why do you think you’re the only one who still has theirs? These idiots say they’re cursed, can you believe it? A sword that can’t be looted, that tells you everything you need to know about this game, and they want nothing to do with it. Most of these idiots get rid of it the first battle they face. If you didn’t know, when you defeat an enemy in battle, you can loot any items from them that you want except for their base layer of clothing, and any Sentimental items. You know how I said [Name] got [their] sword from [their] parent? Yeah, that means it’s Sentimental, and no one is allowed to loot it, since the Sentimental Exemption applies to it. The rules for what can and can’t be Sentimental are pretty complicated, so I won’t go into them now, but that’s also why [Name] has two swords, since everyone has to carry at least one weapon that can be looted. Anyone can carry multiple weapons, but after a while it just becomes cumbersome.
“You don’t get an extra carry slot when you have a Sentimental object, and with the extra weapon you’re required to carry if you have a Sentimental weapon, you end up permanently losing a slot, and especially when it comes to the higher tier battles, every item you bring counts, which is why not a lot of people keep Sentimental items, or at least not Sentimental weapons.”
“So let me get this right, everyone hates the default swords because they give you a tutorial, but then you’re also going to give me a tutorial?”
“Yeah, because I get paid to tell the new people how things work. Everyone gets rid of their standard issue sword the first chance they get, so they end up not knowing how to do even basic things like bathing or weapon and armour maintenance. So since I decided to keep mine around until I actually knew what I was doing, everyone decided to elect me the official tutorial tutor, since none of the other experienced players have the patience to teach new people. Everyone who survives a battle using techniques or skills I taught them gives me at 10% of any coins they picked up during the fight.”
“Wait, so now I’m going to have to pay you since you’re telling me this? You could have lead with that! That’s not fair!”
“No, no, you’re still level 1, so you’re exempt. Plus, you still have your sword, so it could teach you anything I can. You’d only have to start paying me once you hit level 3 if you’d already gotten rid of your sword. You don’t have to worry about paying me as long as you have that sword. The lessons it gives you run out at level 50, so you can imagine the slack I’m picking up by teaching the people who got rid of their sword during their first fight. Without me, this team wouldn’t have any idea how to do Spells or Techniques or Crafting. I was one of the founding four, and trust me, if I hadn’t had the common sense to keep my sword, this team wouldn’t even exist right now.”
“Wow. So you’ve been doing this for five years?”
“Yep. Almost six, actually, the anniversary is next month on the 2nd.”
“Woah. So, okay, if you know everything, is there a way I can change how my sword looks without getting rid of it? I like the tutorial feature, but it’s really plain looking. I want something dramatic or cool. Or at least I want to change the color, I have my eye on an outfit from the Jareq’s and I want it to match.”
“Well, you’re in luck. Remember our sentimental Necromancer over there?”
“Yeah.”
“[They]’re our Craftsmaster. [They] can reforge your sword into different shapes and styles, and can dye it different colors for you too. If you’re patient enough, [they]’ll even teach you how to do it yourself. [They]’re always complaining that [they] have to do everything because no one else wants to learn. I think at this point [they]’re literally paying people to become [their] apprentice, just so [they] can have someone to help out with the list of orders.”
“Wait, really?”
“Well, you’d have to ask [them] if that offer is still on, I’ve been too busy with the new recruits to hang out with [her] the last few days. [They]’re friendly, especially towards new people, and [their] skele doesn’t bite anyone that doesn’t threaten [them], so don’t worry about talking to [them] or anything.
“If you want, I’ll even walk you over and introduce you and ask [her] about reforging your sword. But before we do, you should think of a name for your sword if you haven’t already, you have to give it a name when you reforge it, and it has to be unique. If you open your journal, you can check which names are available, and it’ll suggest some for you if you can’t think of one.”
“Well, I’ve been calling it Chirithy in my head...uh, it’s from a video game, one of the older ones that you played on a cellphone.”
“Well, lets go to your journal and check if that name’s available. It definitely sounds unique so I bet it is--ah, look at that, it is! So we’d better hurry and get your sword reforged now, someone else out there might have the same idea! Trust me when I tell you that when you find a name you want, do not hesitate to claim it. Just don’t. Don’t worry about picking the new form for it yet, you can just reforge it into something quick and basic just to save the name, then you can come back later and choose a more intricate form. Come on, I’ll introduce you!”
“Okay, yeah, let’s go!”
“Hey, [Name]! Get that forge started back up to five, we need you to reforge a sword quick before the name gets taken!”
“Don’t yell at [them], [they]’ll get mad!”
“Oh, don’t worry kid, this is just what we do. Plus, it takes time to heat the forge to the right temperature, and [they] hate having to wait when [they] could be doing something productive. Trust me, if we waited until we got all the way over there to tell [them] what temperature we need, and then [they] had to stand around and wait for it to get to the right heat even after [they] already knew what [they] were going to make, [they]’d be a lot less happy to help.”
“Oh. Hey, wait a second, do I have to pay [them] to reforge my sword? I only the have fifteen coins the opening fight gave me, and I don’t know what the economy is like yet…”
“[They] usually charge around fifty coins for a reforging to cover the cost of the materials, but this one’s on me. Fifteen coins isn’t a lot, it’s mainly supposed to get you buying things, since the basic gear from Jareq only cost two coins each. While you’re buying the basic armour, you also get to look at all the cooler stuff you can buy later, so you’ll want to get more coins to buy them, so you’ll keep coming back for more fights. And since they release new outfits every other month, you always have a reason to keep coming back.”
“Please take this as a compliment--I can tell you’re the teacher around here.”
“I do take it as a compliment. Thank you!”
“So why are you paying for my sword? I mean, I’m grateful, and I’ll pay you back later, but why? Do you just have a lot of coins?”
“I’ll tell you why. It’s because you’re reforging your standard issue sword. The more you like that thing, the more likely you’ll keep it, and the longer you keep it, the less work there is for me as long as you stick around. You know how I said [Name] is sick of being the only crafter? Well I’m sick of being the only one around here who can or will teach anyone how to do stuff. We need another jack of all trades, and if you’re willing to keep that sword around, you might just become it.”
“So [Name] will pay me to be [their] apprentice, and you’re bribing me to become your apprentice too?”
“Yep.”
“Are there any other teachers around here who are willing to pay for students?”
There was absolutely no way he’d just told [him] that he wanted [him] to--
“I want you to take this bomb, and use it to destroy the universe.” Lonicera said, exactly like [Name]’d thought [he]’d heard him say the first time.
[He] stated.
“What?”
“I know it sounds drastic--” Lonicera said in what was apparently supposed to be a reassuring tone of voice, “But it’s the only way to save the universe.”
“Blowing up the universe is the only way to save it?!” There was no way they were having this conversation.
“Yes.” Lonicera said anyways.
“Are you serious?”
“Yes.”
[Name] stared. Lonicera was serious.
“Well,” Lonicera ammended after a few seconds, “It’s not so much a bomb as a reset button. Except it is also a bomb, because it is going to blow up, and it will destroy the universe, but it’ll only destroy this version of the universe. It’ll reset it to an earlier version so it can continue down a different path. This version became irreparably corrupted because of what Vitex did to it, and if we don’t reset it soon it’ll be destroyed for real with no chance of recovery. This bomb has to be set off on a specific planet so that it’ll destroy this universe in the right way that it’ll be reset instead of wiped from existance entirely. You have to take it to that planet and you have to find a place to set it off.”
Oh this was not happening. Except that it was.
“Why are you telling me this?” [he] demanded, “I’m not a scientist! I’m not an astronaught! I’ve never even left the territory, let alone the gods damned planet! And you’re talking about leaving the solar system! I don’t even know you! You don’t even know me! We just met a few hours ago! How do you know I’m not one of Vitex’s minions? How do you know I’m not going to use this to convert the universe into the energy those people from the alterverse were after?”
“Because the universe itself picked you. It likes you.”
There was absolutely no way he’d just told [her] that he wanted [her] to--
“I want you to take this bomb, and use it to destroy the universe.” Lonicera said, exactly like [Name]’d thought [she]’d heard him say the first time.
[She] stated.
“What?”
“I know it sounds drastic--” Lonicera said in what was apparently supposed to be a reassuring tone of voice, “But it’s the only way to save the universe.”
“Blowing up the universe is the only way to save it?!” There was no way they were having this conversation.
“Yes.” Lonicera said anyways.
“Are you serious?”
“Yes.”
[Name] stared. Lonicera was serious.
“Well,” Lonicera ammended after a few seconds, “It’s not so much a bomb as a reset button. Except it is also a bomb, because it is going to blow up, and it will destroy the universe, but it’ll only destroy this version of the universe. It’ll reset it to an earlier version so it can continue down a different path. This version became irreparably corrupted because of what Vitex did to it, and if we don’t reset it soon it’ll be destroyed for real with no chance of recovery. This bomb has to be set off on a specific planet so that it’ll destroy this universe in the right way that it’ll be reset instead of wiped from existance entirely. You have to take it to that planet and you have to find a place to set it off.”
Oh this was not happening. Except that it was.
“Why are you telling me this?” [she] demanded, “I’m not a scientist! I’m not an astronaught! I’ve never even left the territory, let alone the gods damned planet! And you’re talking about leaving the solar system! I don’t even know you! You don’t even know me! We just met a few hours ago! How do you know I’m not one of Vitex’s minions? How do you know I’m not going to use this to convert the universe into the energy those people from the alterverse were after?”
“Because the universe itself picked you. It likes you.”
“What??”
==================
They/them type pronouns: they/them/themself “they were”
There was absolutely no way he’d just told [them] that he wanted [them] to--
“I want you to take this bomb, and use it to destroy the universe.” Lonicera said, exactly like [Name]’d thought [they]’d heard him say the first time.
[They] stated.
“What?”
“I know it sounds drastic--” Lonicera said in what was apparently supposed to be a reassuring tone of voice, “But it’s the only way to save the universe.”
“Blowing up the universe is the only way to save it?!” There was no way they were having this conversation.
“Yes.” Lonicera said anyways.
“Are you serious?”
“Yes.”
[Name] stared. Lonicera was serious.
“Well,” Lonicera ammended after a few seconds, “It’s not so much a bomb as a reset button. Except it is also a bomb, because it is going to blow up, and it will destroy the universe, but it’ll only destroy this version of the universe. It’ll reset it to an earlier version so it can continue down a different path. This version became irreparably corrupted because of what Vitex did to it, and if we don’t reset it soon it’ll be destroyed for real with no chance of recovery. This bomb has to be set off on a specific planet so that it’ll destroy this universe in the right way that it’ll be reset instead of wiped from existance entirely. You have to take it to that planet and you have to find a place to set it off.”
Oh this was not happening. Except that it was.
“Why are you telling me this?” [they] demanded, “I’m not a scientist! I’m not an astronaught! I’ve never even left the territory, let alone the gods damned planet! And you’re talking about leaving the solar system! I don’t even know you! You don’t even know me! We just met a few hours ago! How do you know I’m not one of Vitex’s minions? How do you know I’m not going to use this to convert the universe into the energy those people from the alterverse were after?”
“Because the universe itself picked you. It likes you.”
“What??”
==================
Do not interact:
Anti-MOGAI, anti-Queer, anti-Xenogenders, anti-Neopronouns, aphobes, panphobes, exclusionists incluidng mspec-lesbian/gay exclusionists, people who are “”neutral”” on “”ace discourse””, TERFs, transmeds, transphobes, anti-BLM, Trump supporters, porn blogs, MAPS/pro-shippers/anti-antis, zoophiles, people who let anyone reblog from them, and people who don’t care who they reblog from, bigots in general, do not interact. You will be blocked.
she/her type pronouns: she/her/hers/herself “she was”
Replace without brackets:
[She]
[her]
[hers]
[herself]
[She]/[her]/[hers]/[herself]
[She] is standing in line, that’s [her] over there, [she]’s looking for [her] favorite color, [she]’s going to paint [her] new room by [herself]!
========================
he/him type pronouns: he/him/his/himself “he was”
Replace without brackets:
[He]
[him]
[his]
[himself]
[He]/[him]/[his]/[himself]:
[He] is standing in line, that’s [him] over there, [he]’s looking for [his] favorite color, [he]’s going to paint [his] new room by [himself]!”
========================
they/them type pronouns: they/them/their/theirs/themselves “they were”
Replace without brackets:
[They]
[them]
[their]
[theirs]
[themself]
[They]/[them]/[their]/[theirs]/[themself]:
[They] are standing in line, that’s [them] over there, [they]’re looking for [their] favorite color, [they]’re going to paint [their] new room by [themself]!
Name and pronouns testing template! Three basic templates, since each set of pronouns works with slightly different rules, so you can pick the one closest to the ones you’re replacing them with!
You can copy, save, and use this template for anything as long as it’s not hateful, and as long as you aren’t on the DNI at the bottom of the post, as if the thing you’re using it for doesn’t violate the DNI!
==================
She/her type pronouns: she/her/herself “she was”
Replace without the brackets:
[Name]
[she]
[her]
[hers]
[herself]
“[Name] is coming over today! I really like having [her] over! Last time [she] was here, [she] said [she] wanted to watch that new movie, so I should put the disk in awhile so I don’t forget. I’ll try to find that cheese flavored popcorn too, I know it’s [her] favorite! I should also figure out where I put that one controller so we can play video games later. [She] likes that one so much, it’s practically [hers]! And I’ll get the blankets ready so we can sleep in the living room together, [she] doesn’t like to sleep by [herself].”
==================
They/them type pronouns: they/them/themself “they were”
Replace without the brackets:
[Name]
[they]
[them]
[theirs]
[themself]
“[Name] is coming over today! I really like having [them] over! Last time [they] were here, [they] said [they] wanted to watch that new movie, so I should put the disk in awhile so I don’t forget. I’ll try to find that cheese flavored popcorn too, I know it’s [their] favorite! I should also figure out where I put that one controller so we can play video games later. [They] likes that one so much, it’s practically [theirs]! And I’ll get the blankets ready so we can sleep in the living room together, [they] don’t like to sleep by [themself].”
==================
He/him type pronouns: He/him/his/himself “he was”
Replace without the brackets:
[Name]
[he]
[his]
[himself]
“[Name] is coming over today! I really like having [him] over! Last time [he] was here, [he] said [he] wanted to watch that new movie, so I should put the disk in awhile so I don’t forget. I’ll try to find that cheese flavored popcorn too, I know it’s [his] favorite! I should also figure out where I put that one controller so we can play video games later. [He] likes that one so much, it’s practically [his]! And I’ll get the blankets ready so we can sleep in the living room together, [he] doesn’t like to sleep by [himself].”
--
Feel free to save, copy, edit, ect, as long as you aren’t on the DNI below!
==================
Do not interact:
Anti-MOGAI, anti-Queer, anti-Xenogenders, anti-Neopronouns, aphobes, panphobes, exclusionists incluidng mspec-lesbian/gay exclusionists, people who are “”neutral”” on “”ace discourse””, TERFs, transmeds, transphobes, anti-BLM, Trump supporters, porn blogs, MAPS/pro-shippers/anti-antis, zoophiles, people who let anyone reblog from them, and people who don’t care who they reblog from, bigots in general, do not interact. You will be blocked.
A choose your own pronouns template, where you can switch out the pronouns and name of the character to test which ones you like!
They/them type pronouns: they/them/themself “they were”
Replace:
[Name]
[they]
[them]
“Please state your name for the record.” the voice came from the intercom higher up the wall, sounding like this was a script they’d read many times.
“Uh, I’m [Name].” [Name] said, not sure where [they] were supposed to be looking. There was what [they]’d assumed from a distance was a window in front of [them], but it was just a ledge sticking out of the wall. No glass or sliding panels. [They] decided that looking at the intercom was probably [their] best bet. If they had an intercom, and they knew [they] were out here, they probably had cameras too. “Am I in the right place? I was looking for⏤”
“Please state your full name for the record.” The voice sounded like this was something they had to say a lot too.
“Full name? I⏤” [Name] stared up at the intercom, bewildered. “It’s just [Name]. I don’t know what you mean by full name.”
“Your full name would potentially include your family name, clan name, village name, or any other names that are used to identify you and to distinguish you from others with your personal name, including titles. If you’re from beyond Clade’s Edge⏤”
“Yes!” [Name] interrupted, relieved to hear a familiar term, “I only just crossed the border a few days ago. I was told to go to Bricklayer, a crier that came to the territory promised me a job working on the Great Machine. He said he would send word ahead of me, so they’d know I was coming.”
Normally, [they] would never travel so far just to find a paying job, but the crier had promised that the pay would be more than [they] could ever dream of finding elsewhere, and food, lodging, and medical services would be supplied at no extra cost, to both the worker and any family members they brought with them.
[Name] had left Xaurec, Aryl, and Kanta back at the camp they’d slept at last night while [they] went ahead to investigate the wall that cut through part of the valley, hoping they’d already reached their destination.
None of them had ever left the territory before, let alone gone as far as Bricklayer, but the crier had assured them that if they followed the eastern rode, they wouldn’t be able to miss it.
Well, they’d followed the road this far, and the wall here stuck out like a sore thumb. Surely, this had to be the⏤
“If you’re trying to get to Bricklayer, you have to follow the road another fifty miles east. This is Brox, we aren’t part of the Coalition for the Great Machine. You can enter the city once we register you, and spend the night at open , but it won’t be free.”
[Name] hesitated. “Are kelwyn allowed in?” [They] finally asked, thinking [they] already knew the answer, but hoping for a pleasant surprise. Most of the people within the clade didn’t hide the fact that they hated people from beyond the edge, and they especially hated kelwyn.
“Yes…”
[Name] heard a ‘but’ in there. It was obvious that while technically legal, kelwyn weren’t actually welcome.
And you know what? [They] didn’t even really want to stick around to find out the details.
“Well, I’ll just be going, then.” [They] said abruptly. [They] needed to get back to the others and let them know they’d be staying out on the road at least another two days. They had plenty of supplies, but they would have to make it to the next camping spot before nightfall, and [they]’d already wasted time on this fruitless endeavor.
“I’ve heard that things are better in Bricklayer!” The voice called out as [they] began to walk away, “Good luck!”
[Name] just rolled [their] eyes, and began the jog back to the main road.
===================
She/her type pronouns: her/her/hers/herself “she was”
Replace:
[Name]
[she]
[her]
“Please state your name for the record.” the voice came from the intercom higher up the wall, sounding like this was a script they’d read many times.
“Uh, I’m [Name].” [Name] said, not sure where [she] was supposed to be looking. There was what [she]’d assumed from a distance was a window in front of [her], but it was just a ledge sticking out of the wall. No glass or sliding panels. [She] decided that looking at the intercom was probably [her] best bet. If they had an intercom, and they knew [she] was out here, they probably had cameras too. “Am I in the right place? I was looking for⏤”
“Please state your full name for the record.” The voice sounded like this was something they had to say a lot too.
“Full name? I⏤” [Name] stared up at the intercom, bewildered. “It’s just [Name]. I don’t know what you mean by full name.”
“Your full name would potentially include your family name, clan name, village name, or any other names that are used to identify you and to distinguish you from others with your personal name, including titles. If you’re from beyond Clade’s Edge⏤”
“Yes!” [Name] interrupted, relieved to hear a familiar term, “I only just crossed the border a few days ago. I was told to go to Bricklayer, a crier that came to the territory promised me a job working on the Great Machine. He said he would send word ahead of me, so they’d know I was coming.”
Normally, [she] would never travel so far just to find a paying job, but the crier had promised that the pay would be more than [she] could ever dream of finding elsewhere, and food, lodging, and medical services would be supplied at no extra cost, to both the worker and any family members they brought with them.
[Name] had left Xaurec, Aryl, and Kanta back at the camp they’d slept at last night while [she] went ahead to investigate the wall that cut through part of the valley, hoping they’d already reached their destination.
None of them had ever left the territory before, let alone gone as far as Bricklayer, but the crier had assured them that if they followed the eastern rode, they wouldn’t be able to miss it.
Well, they’d followed the road this far, and the wall here stuck out like a sore thumb. Surely, this had to be the⏤
“If you’re trying to get to Bricklayer, you have to follow the road another fifty miles east. This is Brox, we aren’t part of the Coalition for the Great Machine. You can enter the city once we register you, and spend the night at open , but it won’t be free.”
[Name] hesitated. “Are kelwyn allowed in?” [She] finally asked, thinking [she] already knew the answer, but hoping for a pleasant surprise. Most of the people within the clade didn’t hide the fact that they hated people from beyond the edge, and they especially hated kelwyn. The crier had promised that things weren’t like that in Bricklayer, but this wasn’t Bricklayer.
“Yes…”
[Name] heard a ‘but’ in there. It was obvious that while technically legal, kelwyn weren’t actually welcome.
And you know what? [She] didn’t even really want to stick around to find out the details.
“Well, I’ll just be going, then.” [She] said abruptly. [She] needed to get back to the others and let them know they’d be staying out on the road at least another two days. They had plenty of supplies, but they would have to make it to the next camping spot before nightfall, and [she]’d already wasted time on this fruitless endeavor.
“I’ve heard that things are better in Bricklayer!” The voice called out as [she] began to walk away, “Good luck!”
[Name] just rolled [her] eyes, and began the jog back to the main road.
===================
He/him type pronouns: he/him/his/himself “he was”
Replace:
[Name]
[he]
[his]
[him]
“Please state your name for the record.” the voice came from the intercom higher up the wall, sounding like this was a script they’d read many times.
“Uh, I’m [Name].” [Name] said, not sure where [he] was supposed to be looking. There was what [he]’d assumed from a distance was a window in front of [him], but it was just a ledge sticking out of the wall. No glass or sliding panels. [He] decided that looking at the intercom was probably [his] best bet. If they had an intercom, and they knew [he] was out here, they probably had cameras too. “Am I in the right place? I was looking for⏤”
“Please state your full name for the record.” The voice sounded like this was something they had to say a lot too.
“Full name? I⏤” [Name] stared up at the intercom, bewildered. “It’s just [Name]. I don’t know what you mean by full name.”
“Your full name would potentially include your family name, clan name, village name, or any other names that are used to identify you and to distinguish you from others with your personal name, including titles. If you’re from beyond Clade’s Edge⏤”
“Yes!” [Name] interrupted, relieved to hear a familiar term, “I only just crossed the border a few days ago. I was told to go to Bricklayer, a crier that came to the territory promised me a job working on the Great Machine. He said he would send word ahead of me, so they’d know I was coming.”
Normally, [he] would never travel so far just to find a paying job, but the crier had promised that the pay would be more than [he] could ever dream of finding elsewhere, and food, lodging, and medical services would be supplied at no extra cost, to both the worker and any family members they brought with them.
[Name] had left Xaurec, Aryl, and Kanta back at the camp they’d slept at last night while [he] went ahead to investigate the wall that cut through part of the valley, hoping they’d already reached their destination.
None of them had ever left the territory before, let alone gone as far as Bricklayer, but the crier had assured them that if they followed the eastern rode, they wouldn’t be able to miss it.
Well, they’d followed the road this far, and the wall here stuck out like a sore thumb. Surely, this had to be the⏤
“If you’re trying to get to Bricklayer, you have to follow the road another fifty miles east. This is Brox, we aren’t part of the Coalition for the Great Machine. You can enter the city once we register you, and spend the night at open , but it won’t be free.”
[Name] hesitated. “Are kelwyn allowed in?” [He] finally asked, thinking [he] already knew the answer, but hoping for a pleasant surprise. Most of the people within the clade didn’t hide the fact that they hated people from beyond the edge, and they especially hated kelwyn. The crier had promised that things weren’t like that in Bricklayer, but this wasn’t Bricklayer.
“Yes…”
[Name] heard a ‘but’ in there. It was obvious that while technically legal, kelwyn weren’t actually welcome.
And you know what? [He] didn’t even really want to stick around to find out the details.
“Well, I’ll just be going, then.” [He] said abruptly. [He] needed to get back to the others and let them know they’d be staying out on the road at least another two days. They had plenty of supplies, but they would have to make it to the next camping spot before nightfall, and [he]’d already wasted time on this fruitless endeavor.
“I’ve heard that things are better in Bricklayer!” The voice called out as [he] began to walk away, “Good luck!”
[Name] just rolled [his] eyes, and began the jog back to the main road.
You can also submit your own templates if you follow the basic format:
The protagonist's name and pronouns should be in brackets
Before the template, you should list out, also in brackets, what words need to be replaced
There should be three versions of the template, one following the rules for she/her pronouns, one for he/him, and one for they/them.
They also have to follow the rest of the rules for the blog.
Example:
she/her type pronouns: she/her/hers/herself “she was”
Replace:
[Name]
[She]
[Her]
[Name] crouched at the edge of the woods behind a cover of saplings and vines, staring into the clearing in front of [her] with wide eyes, [her] heart pounding in [her] chest like [she]'d spent the last few minutes sprinting instead of walking.
But [her] heart wasn't pounding from exertion, no. This was from complete and utter terror.
But that wasn’t going to stop [her] from running into the clearing. Nothing could stop [her] from running into the clearing.
That was [her] best friend out there.
========================
he/him type pronouns: he/him/his/himself “he was”
Replace:
[Name]
[he]
[him]
[his]
[Name] crouched at the edge of the woods behind a cover of saplings and vines, staring into the clearing in front of [him] with wide eyes, [his] heart pounding in [his] chest like [he]'d spent the last few minutes sprinting instead of walking.
But [his] heart wasn't pounding from exertion, no. This was from complete and utter terror.
But that wasn’t going to stop [him] from running into the clearing. Nothing could stop [him] from running into the clearing.
That was [his] best friend out there.
========================
they/them type pronouns: they/them/their/theirs/themselves “they were”
Replace:
[Name]
[they]
[them]
[their]
[theirs]
[Name] crouched at the edge of the woods behind a cover of saplings and vines, staring into the clearing in front of [them] with wide eyes, [their] heart pounding in [their] chest like [they]'d spent the last few minutes sprinting instead of walking.
But [their] heart wasn't pounding from exertion, no. This was from complete and utter terror.
But that wasn’t going to stop [them] from running into the clearing. Nothing could stop [them] from running into the clearing.
That was [their] best friend out there.
========================
and of course there is no reason you can’t make your own templates like this for your own blog! I don’t own the concept, and I encourage others to do things like this :)
