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[blaathers]

@planetrainn !!

[bunnydaybash]

zipper is everything ok what fresh hell is happening :(

He grinned, like nothing was off. "Don't worry, skipper! This is normal for me," he answered, gesturing to the askers around him. "I'll be fine, probably."

[bunnydaybash]

hi there, zipper!! i've got a question for you :D have you ever gotten to meet/talk to any of the other holiday characters (like Jack, Jingle, Franklin, etc)?

He put a hand to his chin in thought. "I know I've met Chip and his son CJ... Franklin, I've seen around but never really spoke to. Jingle and Jack most definitely, we travel together often!" He concluding, smiling proudly. "Other than that, no sirree, skipper, I've not met many others!"

[askvelmathegoat]

32 for Mayor Kat, and B for Velma! Though I know she's not eeexactly an OC, it'd be nice to know what inspired you to write her the way she is!!

like, uuuhh,, do you have any specific inspirations for the way you portray her?? :o

((I should've specified it in the tags before, but the questions are open to anyone on this blog!))

32. Do they have a go-to story in conversation? Or a joke?

((Mayor Kat often loves to tell stories about the stars or about fun things she's experienced! She enjoys to tell stories about Stardust, or about Velma (though Velma doesn't want her to share everything about her! Luckily she tells stories about like her book collection and not a secret she's keeping). She doesn't have a specific go-to story or joke as far as I know, but she does also enjoy telling jokes as well, mostly puns!)) 

B. What inspired you to create them?

((This is going to be long so warning for that but I love her LOTS and there are many inspirations for how I write her the way she is today! The rest of this will be under the read more!

Basically, it was many things as years went on! Starting out, Velma was basically very flat, knowing nothing about how I wanted to write her or what I even wanted to do for her. I was 12 years old at the time so when I used my blog more as time went on, Velma began to change. I had always wanted her to not be like in the games, but I never knew how I wanted her to be. I guess I would say that my first inspiration was the normal villagers in Animal Crossing, but I wanted something more than that.

Then as I used my blog more and more, I found myself inspired by how others at the time wrote their characters, one of those inspirations being @ask-bangle-tiger's Bangle! This Bangle was a sweet character, and while she had her in-game personality, she also had many things that made her her own self, and I wanted Velma to be her own self too! Bangle's kind and caring personality made an impact on me, and I wanted Velma to be kind as well. 

Velma is kind, but she is also timid and shy, and a main inspiration for that was actually from an interaction long ago with another blog, when she was around someone that was a major figure in a town. Introducing herself to this character was when Velma began to evolve into who she is today, and also when Velma got her last name, Knottingham! I was also inspired by timid characters from other medias as well, a current inspiration nowadays is Luigi from Super Mario!

She then began to get more complex as time went on, and the more I got to know my character the more I found out about her. Other things besides characters began to inspire me and made me think of Velma, which is why the "#velma things" tag is a thing, which was also inspired by other blogs who reblogged aesthetic posts for their characters. A part of Velma's personality actually came from one of the meanings of her name, as Velma can mean "determined protector", which made me want to have Velma do her best to protect her family and friends from harm, even if it makes her nervous! 

Overall, there were many inspirations for why Velma is written the way she is, and even today I get inspired more and more! Who knows what Velma will be inspired by in years to come? I love her so much so this got long but that just goes to show how much I love her!))