As a white person who lives far outside LAPD's jurisdiction, my thoughts on Dropout's upcoming collaboration with the copaganda show The Rookie are not important. I will add a small commentary of my own beneath a cut at the end, but I first want to elevate the voice of a Black member of our community whose guidance I will be following. Their name is Naomi Munroe, and they are a moderator of the group Game Changer: Samposting on Facebook. [Please note that Naomi is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns. Additionally, if you repost this, they have asked that it be done as a screenshot with their name attached. Text has also been copied into alt text for accessibility. Link to the original post after the cut.]
Now, I do have a comment of my own that I would like to share. I know that Dropout's fanbase can be weird and parasocial. I don't try to come across that way, and I don't want to be perceived as another person making demands of a platform I've done nothing more than watch funny videos from. I know that not everyone is entitled to insider information on every concern and business decision ever.
But with the community in uproar on every platform I've been in (multiple Facebook groups, Tumblr, Bluesky, and I've heard also but don't use the platform formerly known as Twitter), it's been very hard to understand why nothing has been said by Dropout about it. There's been no statements on any platform. I'm not in a financial situation where I want to do superfan at the moment, but I've also heard secondhand accounts that it was barely mentioned in the livestream today beyond a hand-wavey, basic "they were good to work with," which does not address the actual issues at hand. I know that it's a privilege for me to be able to care about this a similar amount to the copaganda itself, but for a platform that's normally receptive, communicative, and open about these things, I just don't understand why they haven't said anything, and it's rather disappointing.
Like Naomi, I don't currently intend to act, because there's still much to be seen, but if it becomes a trend, I would certainly remember this if I were considering action on a future issue of a similar nature.
As a lover of all things Dropout who is also Black, I can’t lie and say I’m not a tad disheartened by not only their decision to partner wit
I think dimension 20 needs to do a musical season and I'm here to present my thoughts on the table make up
jess mckenna and zach reino obviously to start. they are A Pair, they are thee musical improv girlies and I would love nothing more than to see them play dnd
rashawn scott- she did so so incredible in burrow's end and I need her back in the dome asap. also a regular on play it by ear and I love seeing her in the musical eps of msn
ross bryant- how has this man not been on d20 yet cmon. a wonderful musical improv-er and id love to see him play dnd
jiavani- once again a pibe regular and someone who makes fun and hilarious improv choices id love to see translated to rp in the dome
zeke nicholson- again another pibe reg who plays off jess and zach super well and someone i'd love to see rp in the dome
Someone should start a small store that sells tiny boxes you could put a button in so you wouldn’t forget where your button was if it fell off your waistcoat or your outer coat. It wouldn’t sell buttons, and it wouldn’t sell thread, and it wouldn’t sell needles (not in my head), no it would just sell a tiny box for a button.
Welcome to the announcement post for this year’s Play It By Ear Fanwork Week! It will be running Feb 16th - 22nd 2026!
This is the third edition of fanwork week, where there are daily prompts that you can engage with as little or as much as you would like, sharing our love for Zach Reino + Jess McKenna’s silly improvised musicals.
Our community is genuinely so lovely and I am so excited to see what we can make this year!!!
Speaking of community, if you would like to join our discord server (that was originally for Z&J shenanigans and has since devolved into major friendship times), DM me and I’ll send you the link!
We will be using the tag #pibe fanwork 2026 so we can all see the wonderful things we make :D
If you have any questions, please feel free to ask me or @wheelsupin-azarathmetrionzinthos <3
“Can we make this part short? The part where we don’t talk anymore?” is such a good lyric you’d think it comes from Shakespeare but it’s actually from a bit of improvised product placement for a fictional snack company that sells strawberry shortcake and/or steak in little pringles cans.
no home run is worth it if you can't run home to a home you love
i've been rewatching the original cast recording and play it by ear NONSTOP for the past couple of days and i gotta tell you. i am absolutely, completely, utterly smitten with jess mckenna. please accept this tribute as a monument of my love
