#yubaewatanabe

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yubaewatanabe replied to your audio post:From a thread with yubaewatanabe

(( you sound so cool as yumiko omg uvu ))

((jndsfjkds shhh noooo i don't >3< thank you though <3 ))

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From a thread with yubaewatanabe

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yubaewatanabe replied to your post://The word ‘colonel’ makes me angry. I always read...

((I get so angry about that, too, omg How do you even get kernel from that?? Like it literally makes no sense I’m sorry))

((I have yet to meet one person that thinks the pronunciation of colonel makes sense and is a good idea.))

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{       The sudden grasp of Yumiko’s slim fingers on her wrist surprised Yubae, however she complied, following after the other woman towards her room. “Yumiko-san,” she starts, “You have casual wear hidden?” This new revelation intrigued the tayuu, though she wasn’t particularly surprised, either. Yumiko did seem to be the type that would hide clothing and experience life as others outside of the hanamachi would. A bold character, she was, and Yubae couldn’t help but to feel a pang of sadness at the reminder that she  was too reserved, to committed to rules and orders to experience life in all it’s glory. A sigh.

Of course, with that also came a reminder that Yumiko’s idea of adventure could certainly provide cause for concern. Now — Yubae didn’t know for sure what her fellow tayuu had in mind, but they had spent enough time with one-another in Shimbara for Yubae to know that Yumiko had a tendency to have no regard for rules all of the time. She was the type to live how she wanted, not how she was expected — though this may be an admirable quality, it was becoming increasingly concerning for Yubae — a much more reserved character. Most of the time, at least.

So Yubae asks one question, among many other amassed concerns about this ordeal about to come. “Will the others know if we’re gone?”      }

       "Hm? Of course I do. If I went out looking like this, I'd get harassed and probably have a harder time leaving. You act like I'm keeping a slave hidden in my closet or something--calm down." She knew that it wasn't entirely proper for her to hide things such as more casual wear around, but she kept those things around for a reason--it'd be much harder to take care of her sister if she had to parade around the town in such extravagant wear, as would daytime missions be difficult to do if she were so noticeable and easy to pick out. There was also the matter of how she may or may not sometimes swipe some food to keep her and her sister fed. ... Whenever her sister wasn't at Matsumoto's clinic. Slipping into her room, she crouched down at the drawers and began to sift through them to find a couple of her plainer kimono.

       Yumiko was a fairly tall woman in comparison to her friend, so her kimono would be a tad too long, but she was sure they could easily find a solution. Getting up with the smallest of sighs, she held out the pale purple kimono to her friend. It was cute kimono, if you asked Yukimo, with a simple floral design on it. It was something she thought would suit her friend quite well, really. Soft, pink lips curved back into the faintest of smirks as sapphire eyes shone almost mischievously.

       "So long as you're with me, no one will know~ I mean, I've never been noticed during my absences before." If everything was left up to the ninja, then no one would notice their absence and they could have some fun out in town. "All you need to do, is try on this kimono and just trust me, okay?"

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oni-no-fukuchou replied to your post:.

//-drags Myttie to sleep with me- go have some more rest, dear ;A; hahaha I’m going to sleep but we shall talk when both are awake and I’m back home xD

//-is being dragged- OMG! Anne you're back ;A; ;3; <333~ Yes, yes, we need to sleep, haha. How are you? ; v ; HOW IS YOUR CITY? ;3; I know there was something war like going on and got worried D:!

yubaewatanabe replied to your post:.

((-sends chocolate- although it would probably melt in transit from the usa… OTL))

//The thought is what counts! I would love to lick the melted chocolate of the package, haha. I'm desperate like that e//v//e~ -rubs cheek-

[moonxsuncelestials]

My muse is singing a sad ballad. Your muse overhears mine. What will your muse do next?

[chuujitsunakage]

"Everyone thinks we’re perfect, but…but look at us! We’re far from it."

yubaewatanabe

Send me one of these angsty memes to see my muse's reaction!

"Yubae... I..." No more could pass his lips at the very moment, he could not find anything to answer. No word could describe the pain he felt after statement coming from her, but his face could not lie... The man was sad, because the one he loved was not feeling good, sad and guilty because he felt like he failed at making her happy like he wanted to.

'Everyone thinks'? He could not care less about what people were thinking about them, the matter was that there seemed to be something wrong between them and he did not want it to be like this. "We ust... need some time?" Yes... that was his feeling, maybe they did go a little too fast in this relation, while their situation was rather difficult already. But none of them had chosen this to be so complicated after all.

All he wanted was to make everything better for her, as much as possible... not making her even more sad. Maybe the words were useless right now, so he stepped a bit closer, opening his arms as he did to invite her for a comforting embrace, not forcing anything in case she was too upset for it.

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RPing Issues! We got ya RPing issues here!

This is in reply to some stuff that came up on the Hakuouki side of my dashboard, but I'm posting it as an original post so I can enable comments from anyone who has any. Since I'm mostly posting thoughts about RPing in general, not the particulars of Hakuouki RPing, it might interest the Gintama side of my dashboard as well. Or if it's tl;dr for any of my followers, there's a reason it's under a cut.

Favouritism in RPing is a real thing, and it absolutely goes on in Hakuouki fandom and probably everywhere else. I don't think it's a bad thing entirely - People are much more likely to enjoy pastimes with friends than with strangers/mild acquaintances. Anyone who's read this tumblr will have figured out by now that tamashii-no-kyoku is the reason for this tumblr's existence.

I think what is maddening about the favouritism issue isn't that it exists, but that people are very insistent that it doesn't happen, and they don't do it. People will say, "I'm open to RPing with everyone." Well, that's a nice sentiment. I try to hold to it myself. I have in my rules that I'll RP with anyone who asks, just send me an ask to talk about setting up a starter. 

But when it actually comes to implementing that sentiment? Well, there are so many ways you can play favourites and leave your prospective partners feeling rejected. And I've sure as hell been guilty of some of them. One of the most difficut situations is when there's a thread/partner you're super enthusiastic/inspired to reply to, and someone else's thread is a lot more difficult/uninspiring. If you end up responding a lot more to the first thread, and ignoring the latter, people are going to have hurt feelings. If you push it too long without at least an apology/explanation, they have a right to have hurt feelings. 

Anyway, people will say "I RP with everyone" but from the perspective of an outsider, they respond back and forth to one or two people several times a day, then reply to other people about once every week at the most. As I've said before, this probably can't be helped - the point of RPing is you have fun with friends -, but I think it would be worthwhile for people to remember this when they talk about how wonderful and welcoming and supportive a fandom is. Just because you're having lots of fun with your bosom friends, doesn't mean outsiders will encounter you as particularly warm or welcoming. 

Now the question of how to get RPing partners and more interactions. My advice to RPers is you need to decide that you going to go out there, put yourself forward, and do the legwork, contacting people, asking, talking to them etc. Not every prospect is going to pay out, and you're going to feel like people should meet you half way, or at least ten percent your way. But once you've decided you're going to do your damnedest to make your RPiing a fun experience, it's a worthwhile investment.

On a more Hakuouki specific note, I think one way in which I personally am definitely not a "good fit" for a lot of the fandom is that I really am way more interested in having one solid plotty thread with another RPer than a bunch of random interactions kicked off from memes, where people start threads and let them trail off, then go on to the new meme. I enjoy reading other people's RPing in that style, but it just isn't my thing. Since it seems that the majority of RPing in the Hakouki fandom is like this, I'll always be in my little corner.

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