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#speaking of which. i apologize for never being on discord
veone · 1 year
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I can’t handle an different opinion, coming from the person who people are critical or have a different perspective on a topic (because shit don’t only effect you) and can’t let people have that thought and express it without injecting well I as a [identity] see it this way in a tone thats argumentative in a space where if you meet the energy of said person a mod will tell you to stop arguing and possible blocked but nah not fucking corspetrait. The person who started the shit had multiple black people leave a server.
#this is about dollie still I went through the imagine in that neo cities lol cow thread to see if I could find the imagines and screenshots#on their and I can’t which is good#oh wait corspetrait#my bad#minus being trans I don’t have an issue dollie being trans and respect their pronouns it ain’t nothing hard 🤷🏾‍♀️#that my issue main issue with corspe and why the discord was uncomfortable corpse could speak how every they wanted dismissing anything that#that wasn’t just gossip truth in their mind and when met with a differing opinions they’d meet you with an unnecessary amount of intense#energy all while implying that if you disagree with them after a long history lesson that out an ist constantly#you couldn’t have a discussion in corpse was involved or if they popped in and involved themselves because everything black and white in#their book#veone rants#I’m not putting it to rest I don’t care#i never actually sat down and explain why I pissed and uncomfortable fully because I was waiting for yoonie to response to me#she did and is still going over stuff which if fine but I have a single other post to post about corpse trait and I’m done for the day#I’m not gonna shut up because corspe is flipping out and got harassed online I’m sorry they did but their shitty and made me uncomfortable#in a space that so damn critical of everyone but themselves#i know I’m acting a way I don’t care. if I said some shit that wrong I’ll apologize but I don’t think assuming someone is white#is disgusting and horrible#call me white I don’t care
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andivmg · 2 months
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Please excuse my initial reaction, I was quite distraught after reading his statement. Now that i’ve slept on the situation and have a more clear head i can say that i whole heartedly do not accept his apology for a few reasons:
1. One of us clearly remembers that night in excruciating detail. I will forever wonder what actually happened that night and that is something that weighs heavily on me. Although the next day i “accepted” that he would never hurt me, I no longer feel that way. It was a very fresh wound and I wanted to believe him because I still loved him. However, after two years of sitting on this and reflecting I take that back. And I felt like he was excusing his behavior by saying he didn’t realize how drunk I was. Also the fact that he shared it in such detail made me extremely uncomfortable. I respected him enough to not share such intimate details and he did not have the same respect for me. I think he could’ve just said “she initiated intimacy in the way she normally did” and it would’ve gotten his point across just as well. Regardless, he still had sex with me when i was blacked out while he was in a conscious enough state to assess and remember the encounter in such vivid detail. That fact has not changed.
2. All the stuff about his friends is frankly of no consequence to me. Everything that happened with Friend A happened while we were broken up. And him bringing up Friend B felt unnecessary given the fact that we all discussed the matter with each other at the time it happened. I never cheated on him and i would like to stop that theory in its tracks. Him and I have spoken about this matter privately on numerous occasions so that is all I will say.
3. About the shower thing, I was coming out of the shower/bathroom. He had the discord call on speaker on his phone. So yes, I heard very clearly what George said and Luke simply ended the call, he did not call him out. I believe he is recalling a different instance where another one of his friends said that he wanted to have sex with me once i moved to Florida. I was not witness to it and he did tell me he stood up for me that time which is why I didn’t bring it up. I did not go into more detail about it because I was just using that one quote as an example of how some of his friends would speak about me in his presence. However this is already more than one instance of his friends speaking about me in that way, which leads me to believe it happened quite often when I was not around.
4. Intentionally or not, I felt he demonized BPD and used that as a way to invalidate a lot of what I said
5. He still called me a slur when he knew it was wrong because I was getting cancelled for it at the time. I do not believe he was actually confused as to the gravity of what he said to me
I would like to remind you that i know him personally. I lived through that. When I say we remember things differently I mean it. I think that he believes he is being truthful. However because I know him and I know what I experienced, I do not trust him. I do not believe that we were “equally” toxic. While I admit I made a lot of mistakes in the relationship, to me they do not justify all I endured. I repeat, you can believe what you want. This is a very nuanced situation but if you were looking to me to accept his apology, I do not.
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jakei95 · 9 months
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[Post in English] Something Nyx and I want to publicly address, regarding the recent allegations in the Glitchtale Crew's Discord Server and it's moderators. I really apologize for the upcoming wall of text. These are our Twitter threads I have pasted them here, in case you don't have access to said platform. I have also added some additional notes to provide more context. All details under the line:
NyxTheShield: (Transcription from his official twitter thread) I read some mean comments lately and I just wanna be super clear: I havent been related to Glitchtale since at least 2022. I never considered myself part of the community and went through some much shit while doing stuff for it that my mental health was completely destroyed.
For people who thought I was an admin of the server, that was just in paper. I was constantly de-admin'd, demodded and kicked from the server through the years for simple stuff like asking the rest of the mod team to not say slurs or standing up against the Midnight Crew. I personally left the server for a long while because I really did not want to be around some of the people there. All of this happened years ago (from 2016~ to around 2020). On the early years, my full income came from Youtube/Glitchtale. I was a broke college student and my economic stability depended on it. Despite this, and making literally hundred of tracks and hours of music for the series, most of the income came from my own ad revenue. I was paid less than 2000 USD for all of the work. Essentially, I was paid in exposure.
This wouldn't have been an issue for me if at least I got to keep my artistic vision with the series. That didn't hold true for long.
From the second season and onwards, and in multiple instances, I would score the entire OST for the episode, watch the episode when it released, and then find out a completely new section of the episode (usually a battle scene) with music from somebody else This was completely demotivating to me because I wasn't being paid, the tracks would not fit the rest of the OST at all, and most of the income I made from the battle scenes. I had to work for weeks trying to compose music for glorified powerpoint presentations (Basically everything that's not a battle scene on the series was just still frames of characters barely moving) and do all the heavy lifting and I wasn't even let known about the guest tracks.
This added to the feeling of having absolutely no power within the community. I don't know if this was intentional or not (I don't wanna presume malice), but all of these things together contributed to me distancing myself from the community.
Honestly, there is A LOT more shit that went down these early years that are extremely traumatic to me that I would prefer to not talk about unless completely necessary, but I feel this is a good amount of context for what I wanna talk about next.
As you might be aware, extremely serious (and true) allegations were made against Camila and his partner, Veir, which was accused of grooming minors from 2015 to 2021 There are really good videos out there explaining the entire timeline of what transpired, but I specifically wanna talk about 2020.
(Jakei's note: Links to said videos are here: [1] [2] [3])
In that year, a public document was made by my head mod CrystalFlame alongside 2 other mods in the GT server, that exposed Veir and their actions. This document went mostly unnoticed. Even more, Crystal went through a lot of abuse for coming forward about their abuse and was almost ostracized from the UT AU community because of this.
Because of this, I was asked directly by one of the victims (and also representing the other victims) to please not speak up (Citing that they just wanted to move on and didn't want to involve themselves with more problems and expose themselves)
All the info was kept very vague from me, including the people who were involved, the extent of the stuff that went down, etc But I knew enough to know it was serious. I followed their request and didn't speak up publicly about this, but I banned Veir from my server, warned all of my mods and people close to me in those circles about Veir, and constantly tried to get Camila to please adress the situation. Despite this, she did not listen and we all know how stuff went down later in 2022, where the allegations came back again with full force. This time around I wasnt asked to stay silent so I spread the word around and confronted the entire mod team. I was shortly banned after that.
I needed to address this because this thing has been eating me alive for years. I was intentionally kept in the dark about a lot of context and nuance that would have completely changed my mind about speaking up or not about what happened in 2020.
Everything is easier in retrospective, and with the knowledge I now have about the situation I know for a fact that I would have spoken up about all that happened. But being asked directly to not speak up by the victims was something that goes against what I am Sorry for the long rant, but I really needed to get this off my chest. I am tired of having to deal with this kind of stuff. As a content creator/public figure I am trying my hardest to keep the communities I am active in as safe as possible.
I feel I could have done more for the Glitchtale community regarding the grooming situation, but all of the years of abuse that I endured really fucked up my judgement. I am not very good at dealing with people and I always trust the people close to help me for this kind of stuff
Sadly, in this case, those same people who were close to me were also the victims, so they couldnt have known or had a way to help me out, I should have helped them instead. Most if not all of what was described in this thread is backed up by screenshots, chat logs, and direct testimony from the people who were involved during this time.
I don't want to direct hate to anyone or start a witchhunt, I am doing this purely to decompress a bit and try to vent some of the trauma I experienced all these years.
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Jakei: (Transcription from my official twitter thread) I would also like to share my experiences about my relationship with the Glitchtale Creator, Camila Cuevas. Publicly, we appeared as close friends, but in reality, that friendship was based on bullying and mistreatment, and this affected my mental health deeply.
Years have passed, and the memories still cause me pain. I decided to remain silent, but after the revelations of grooming cases in her community, I realized I wasn’t being too sensitive. The time has come to speak up about my experiences.
During the early years of Underverse, I was dealing with a serious depressive episode. Simultaneous internal and external pressures as an independent artist amplified my mental strain. Meeting Camila felt like finding a genuine friend who shared my passion for the fandom and understood the struggles of being a content creator amidst toxicity. At my lowest, I became compliant to doing things that I didn’t want to, just to keep people around me happy. For Camila, this meant allowing her to belittle my work and make me the butt of her jokes.
Only our veteran followers may remember the 'roasting games' between us on Tumblr (consisting of mutual insults), a spectacle where she'd always win. However, it was a game she privately forced me to "play" and I ended up accepting, despite the discomfort it caused me. These 'games' would give her a cool and strong image in the fandom while painting me as the dumb, 'cringe-worthy' friend. In essence, I became her personal punching bag, unknowingly reinforcing his reputation.
Camila's favorite term to demean my series 'Underverse' was “Cancerverse”. It felt like a constant contest where she'd always position herself as the superior writer and animator simply because my story and animation techniques didn't fit her standards. Years of being subjected to her ridicule left my self-esteem in ruins. I was okay with the negative feedback by some fans, but when my 'friend' publicly disrespected my art, it made me question my abilities as an artist.
I can't deny there were times when she gave me advice to deal with hate or hurtful comments. However, her damaging comments and treatment outweighed those moments of support.
My depressive state worsened around July 2017, where I had accepted people pushing me to do things I wasn’t comfortable with, while being part of Camila's demeaning games, just to appease her ego. I was introduced to Nyx during this time, he offered his music for my series, and eventually we started dating. We met in person in Chile, where I also met Camila. I hoped our friendship would strengthen but everything felt the same. Before I moved to Chile with Nyx, Camila reached out to me in dms, attempting to turn me against him because he opposed the use of slurs in the GT server. She claimed Nyx was being 'brainwashed' by his American friends belonging to the black and LGBTQ+ communities. She made fun of my dating choices, suggesting I was entering a toxic relationship, while showing off her relationship with her then-boyfriend (later exposed as a pedophile). She even quoted her own mother assuring me that Nyx would 'get back to normal', and if it didn’t happen, she would let me live in her house, almost like if she was telling me that Nyx would hurt me or make me feel miserable.
It only took Nyx 3 months to realize that the GT server was going in the wrong way. I initially felt compelled to defend Camila due to my inferiority complex, but soon realized Nyx was right. (Jakei's note: Not only Nyx was right, a lot of people that called her out over the years were right, yet they were not listened to at the time)
Even then, I found it difficult to distance myself from Camila due to the false sense of obligation I felt towards her. My fear of her making fun of my work kept me from interacting with others in the short period of time I stayed in her Discord server. I was afraid that she and her echo chamber would talk behind my back, something that I found out was happening in private chats until recent years.
Rebuilding my self-esteem wasn't an easy task. I began noticing the red flags – Camila's lack of respect not only for me but Nyx also, the emotional manipulation Nyx was suffering from Veir (something he used to do all the time with his other victims), her attempts to 'roast' me in front of her family and fans in the Underverse/Glitchtale meetings, and her constant criticism of my artstyle not being compatible to hers in the few collabs we made.
All these 'small' instances, dismissed as insignificant by many, caused me immense pain while treating my depression. I felt it was too late to express how I felt, as I feared being labeled as attention-seeking or oversensitive by her and her fanbase. Ironically, the moment she talked about her traumas after being bullied in the past, her feelings were the only ones that mattered any time she was involved in a problematic situation in the fandom and deserved to be the only to get pats in the back.
I never expected a sincere apology, as I was convinced she didn't remember or didn't care about the hurt she caused. I tried to maintain a facade of good terms with her, both publicly and privately. Eventually, I distanced myself from her, unfriending her and banning her from my own server even if she didn't interact there. I started focusing on my own work and the people who appreciated it. Despite this, the aftermath of the bullying continued to affect me.
Everything fell into place when the grooming accusations against her former boyfriend and server mods came to light. It was a shocking revelation, but it validated all my doubts and fears about her. The purpose of sharing my experiences is not to stir up drama, but to address the concerns of those worried about my association with Camila. I want to make it clear that I will never tolerate such behavior. Although the things I did for her in the past cannot be erased, I hope Camila at least deletes the animation remake I did for her and all the collabs that boosted her views for free, though I'm not optimistic about it happening.
As I've matured, my hope is that she and her crew learn from their mistakes, start behaving like adults, and take responsibility for their actions in their future projects and with their new followers. But I'm skeptical about any real change, especially if their server continues to exist. The best course of action for me was to cut all ties with Camila and Glitchtale.
NyxTheShield (now my husband) and I have endured too much from our treatment by Camila. We no longer want to be associated with her or Glitchtale. It's a chapter of our lives that we wish to close. It's time for us to focus on recovering our mental health, as remaining silent is only prolonging our pain. We have been working to improve our mental and physical health over the past few years and this is a crucial part of our healing process.
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lionheartedmusings · 1 month
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hi everyone! i talked about my new "dream job" very briefly a few times, but turns out you really shouldn't count your chickens before they hatch. i debated not saying anything multiple times, and frankly perhaps i should've kept quiet, but i refuse to let this situation eat me up and i feel like the community also deserves some transparency on some things that realistically, you'll never get unless people speak up. i want to preface this by stating very, very clearly that everyone that i met in the studio on a personal level is incredibly talented, passionate, and kind. all of them deserve much, much better than the way they get treated. i applied to be a writer for quackity studios / qsmp and got an email back on the 18th of january. i interviewed for the position on the 23rd of january, and entered trial period on the 28th after signing an "nda".
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early during trial period, i asked one of my supervisors about payment and was told they weren't responsible for that and didn't know, but would get back to me as soon as they knew which never ended up happening (i do not blame them at all, they’re incredibly busy people). i should've pressed further, but as someone in a very, very sensitive financial situation and someone who loves the qsmp and admires the talent of everyone who poured their heart and soul into the project, i chose to wait and expect the best. i was officially welcomed into the studio on the 10th of february, and while i waited to be contacted regarding a contract or payment, i had to once again ask (even after i was already working) about payment. i was redirected to "the" head admin as it was him who handled payment, and had to wait days for him to log on so i could add him as a discord friend and ask about my salary. during that conversation, which took almost a week from start to finish, i was asked multiple times if i'd worked professionally as a writer or freelancer (to which the answer was no) before finally being offered between 200-250 dollars (which i later found out shakes out to 170€) per month. i had to ask how i was being paid, and of my own accord provide him with my paypal email in hopes of a response as he never made it clear to whom i should send it. i was incredibly lucky compared to so many members of that team, because i did get paid for my work over that month, even if it felt like i had to beg for compensation that had been promised to me before. it was an awful salary, but i was desperate and so excited to be a part of the team that i accepted the conditions. after léa's tweets, the response "jay" posted, and quackity's emergency stream, i heard once from a supervisor that things were on hold but we'd be informed of any changes. to this day, there has not been any communication either publicly on the discord server or privately, even though i asked a supervisor privately for any possible updates on anything. there's been absolute radio silence. i want to add that i do not in any way blame my supervisors for any of their lack of communication, as they've been nothing but kind and caring towards me and i imagine they'd say something if they could. i have nothing but the utmost respect for them. a few days ago (and i apologize for not being precise with the date but i wasn't checking these things closely as i had no reason to) i noticed that my access to just about everything on the server apart from the announcement channel had been removed, and the only role i retained was the main "writer" one. upon checking, the other writers on the team still retain all of their previous roles. for some reason i do not know nor understand, my access got removed without any sort of word, communication, dm, anything. anything i've ever learnt about this situation, i learnt in the middle of the night live on twitch.tv while i waited to see if i still had a job or not. the only reason i can find for my access being removed and not the other writers is the fact that i'm friends with pomme's admin. i do not know if that is why, it's merely my own speculation, but it's the only link i can see that would lead to that decision. i hope i'm wrong, but hope hasn't gotten me very far in this yet. yesterday, i quit.
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i only applied in the first place because i love the qsmp. i love this community, i love this project, and i genuinely and wholeheartedly wanted to help build it as well as be able to in some way support myself while being creative. i'm not making this post because i hate quackity and want to see anything burn — i'm just exhausted, and stressed, and losing sleep over a business that ultimately does not care for the people that made it a reality. i could not in good conscience not say something, because while i was very lucky that my time there was short and while i made friends there that i believe i will take with me for the rest of my life, i've never been someone who can sit and watch others be mistreated so blatantly and just ignore it. i honestly and sincerely hope that moving forward, things change, but after what i've seen i have very little hope left in me. this isn't just about the exploitation of people, or just about not providing people with payment for their work — it's about treating other human beings who are killing themselves and working themselves to the bone with the very minimum of care and respect. it's about people who made the qsmp what it is being discarded and disrespected constantly, and who live in fear and anxiety. these people deserve to be treated well, and that lack of respect hasn't changed regardless of any "announcements" made. my heart and full and complete support goes out to everyone who is dealing with these very unfortunate circumstances and treatment (my dms are always open if you ever want to reach out), to léa for being so incredibly brave and putting herself in the line of fire for the tens of people still in the studio, to all the actors and the twitter teams for the absolute silence they've received as payment for their hard work over almost a year, and to pomme's admin who despite what's going around on twitter has not received any contact from anyone in the studio yet, and deserves so so much better.
it’s my most sincere hope that qsmp thrives and conditions change, because everyone there deserves that. everyone there deserves to be treated like gold because they’re some of the best people i’ve ever met. i wish it didn’t feel like we have to put ourselves in the line of fire publicly for any sort of response because clearly staying silent hasn’t helped anything.
please, support the people who spoke out and support the people still in the project. they're the ones who made the qsmp the qsmp. they're the ones you should be standing with first and foremost.
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AITA for entertaining a friendship with a child?
okay so this might be a weird one or even a controversial one i honestly have zero clue how other people will receive this, apologies in advance if i ramble!
to begin, i (23ftm) and this kid (15f) first met about a year ago. one of my best friends (23m) is a pretty big model and tiktoker and she was a fan of his, and she was pretty recognized online for making cool edits and stuff of him and coming to meetups etcetera, so he knew of her from there, and over time with always seeing each other at meet ups and her being in his discord server (where i mod) she kind of became pretty well known to us.
an important thing to note is that she's SUPER neurodivergent and she's had a really tough life. she lost her older brother a few years back and she's (i'm not sure of the correct way to put it, her family is originally from the netherlands and their english is kind of in the works so this is how they put it) developmentally behind a few years - her parents describe this as her being "mentally more 13 than 15" but her behaviour to me is even younger than that. she's very very innocent and trusting, very overemotional and sensitive to criticism etc, loves stuffed animals and pink and cartoons and all of that. she's told me she feels like a little kid sometimes and will talk/act like one so maybe there's an element of trauma-rooted age regression there, i'm not super sure - i'm not gonna get into detail but she's talked to me about her life a lot and she's had some pretty fucked up shit happen to her.
from the beginning she pretty much imprinted on me - she's told me before i remind her of the big brother she lost, and ever since then she's called me her "big brother" and "family" etc. at first i was more just playing along with it to make her happy but over time she really has become something like a little sister to me, i feel super protective of her. i want to become a teacher after college (not to mention eventually a parent with my fiancee) so i think at least part of it is that taking a kid 'under my wing' so to speak is giving me experience with it all. i've always been kinda paternal/protective over kids in general but i was the youngest sibling in my family so i never really had anyone to utilise that on before
she does rely super heavily on me emotionally, especially because after i found out she was being bullied pretty badly at school i started dropping by to keep her company during breaks/lunch and making sure shit was okay (which her still-living brother used to do, but he's a famous?? - unsure How famous, i don't know sports at all - footballer/soccer player who's often in another country and can't see her often anymore), and i've been working with her to curb that. i'm actually currently working with her parents to find her a good therapist and support system. she's no longer in the tiktok friend's discord just because it was getting a little all-consuming for her and we encouraged her to take a break, but she's done a TON of work on herself and maturing since then and she does plan to rejoin at some point soon.
however, i find it really really hard to gauge whether being so close with a child is... like normal? or not. i honestly can't tell if it's kind of the internet caution about adults talking to minors kind of warping my brain and making me overly wary of what people will think or if i'm doing something wrong or if it's genuinely like a weird situation, so i guess i'm looking for outside perspectives.
the things that make me question it is that like i said she's very 'mentally young', she's very sheltered, and there definitely seems to be an element of her kind of replacing the older brother figure she lost with me. on top of that, we met through her being a fan of my friend, and though she's now separate from that i worry there could still be an element of power there because i'm close with the guy she calls her idol. her family knows me and seem totally chill with everything, but they've told me she tells people at her school that i'm literally her brother and basically 100% talks about me as if i'm her biological family, which i find super sweet but at the same time wonder if it's healthy.
she obviously needs therapy and hopefully soon we can get her it, but: AITA for entertaining a sort of found family dynamic / friendship at all with someone very vulnerable and young or is this genuinely helpful for her?
What are these acronyms?
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an00dleb00 · 1 month
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In Defense of Magnificus
A very very long rant by me. Originally from a rant I posted in a discord server in 2022, modified to be a little more concise. I have to apologize if some of this stuff is incredibly outdated, I haven't really bothered to catch up with newer stuff about the game outside of the game itself yknow... Like twitch streams from the dev and such.
I saw a theory that Magnificus was originally intended to be the villain of the original, in lore Inscryption, but through the rush of making the game as a coverup and developers like Kaycee not making much progress on the development because of said rush, he didn't get finished. And I think if you really analyze his character, everything about him FEELS unfinished.
His character design is super simple compared to the other scrybes. His deck is weak; there are not a lot of hard hitting cards aside from the Stim Mage, and the Magiks system itself feels wonky, as if they didn't have enough time to balance it out. His tower feels empty (Specially that damned bathroom. It haunts me.) His letter stops before its completed, he suddenly disappears mid-sentence... He's the only scrybe to not get a proper 3D version, as the game was mostly deleted by the time we got to him in Act 4, and he might've been the only scrybe that never became hegemon. We don't get to finish his battle, and he doesn't even get a handshake.
And going back to originally being a villain? Maybe that's why he was made to be so cruel to his pupils. P03 is also mean to his subordinates, but they're robots, they're not mean to gain as much sympathy from the player. Meanwhile, Magnificus is established to be mean and perhaps downright evil by the dialogue we get through Act 2. Rebecha speaks about him by saying he's mysterious, stating "Some say he wants... No, it's too terrible to say." But we never know what that refers to, and if it's coded dialogue or her own speech.
Outside of the CODED IN lore behind his pupils suffering, we don't see him being evil AT ALL. In Act 1 he is practically our savior; his throughout preparing was able to get us the film roll, and if we take too long he sends the player VISIONS to guide us in the right way. In Act 2 he attempts to warn the player about P03, his paint leads around to secrets to clue in about the OLD_DATA as well as perhaps serving as warnings for it. At the end of the game he is the only one who is distraught about everything being deleted; Grimora and Leshy accept their deaths, but Magnificus REFUSES to.
But wouldn't a villain rejoice about people dying? About, in his own words, an entire world being destroyed? It's like the original plan for his villainy was there, but he doesn't WANT to be one.
Now as to why he seems to continue to treat his pupils badly. I think it's just.. guilt. I believe he didn't have a choice in making them suffer, they were all just coded into what we know of Act 2. They were all created with the pupils being in torturous states and the game code telling them "It's Magnificus' fault". I think he himself believes this. I believe he could have tried to fix it before. But the thing is that, even if he ever did fix it, if he stopped their pain, it would all be for nothing... because the game resets. The only times it doesn't do this is when a scrybe takes over, which is something he has supposedly never been able to do. And if he were to help them outside of being hegemon they'd just go back to their original state once the new game card was used. I think he simply gave up upon realizing this and instead chose to bury his own grief that comes from it by playing into the character he was originally meant to be; the villain. That, and I think he just doesn't want to look at them... It hurts him to. I believe this is why he painted bleach over Goobert's painting.
I think him being originally an unfinished villain plays into him always being prepared. As I stated before, people often forget how helpful he is- it's due to his preparations that we are able to leave Act 1, he warns about The Great Transcendence in Act 2, warns Luke about the OLD_DATA, and warns him about the fate he'd encounter if he looked upon it. I think Magnificus wants to make up for his "villainy" by being the one the other scrybes and npcs can rely on in a time of need, so he spends every hour of everyday getting ready for the worst, and foreseeing what is gonna happen next.
Thing is that, he never stops anything from happening. He prepares a way out of Leshy's hegemony, but he can't stop it from happening in the first place. It's very probable that he was the one that planned how to stop P03 in Act 3, as we see he has been preparing since at least Act 2. But not only does the P03 hegemony happen, but he is ultimately unable to stop the Great Transcendence once it is in progress. Same thing for the game's deletion, which I believe it is at that point he truly panicked, because he couldn't foresee it or plan for it beforehand. It all feels like... An unfinished character arc. He never got to do anything he wanted.
I think he feels powerless.
Magnificus is often regarded as the worst scrybe. But in a sense, there's no real reason why that should be the case, at least not compared to the others. Like... Leshy took over the game and put the other scrybes into cards. He had good intentions, sure, but that doesn't mean his actions were good. Magnificus lost his eye, Grimora lost her memory, P03.... Was having a bad time...
Hell, the reason people hate Magnificus so much so often is because of the treatment of his pupils... But Leshy isn't all innocent there either. He puts Goobert in a bottle (At least, maybe he does. It's not clear whether it was him or Mags), which we know Goobert REALLY doesn't like, and he also put Goobert's description in the rulebook as "Failure". He also threw the bottle into the river as stated by himself in Kaycee's Mod.
P03... I don't gotta explain this one we know it is an asshole.
...And Grimora deleted the game, which basically killed everyone in it. While she had good intentions, it really only led to the discovery of the OLD_DATA and the subsequent assassination of Luke.
Now, what did Magnificus do? Nothing. Like... Really. He didn't GET to do anything. People dislike him because of his treatment of his pupils, but as I talked about before, I really don't think he can do anything about that, even if he wanted to.
So why do people so easily hate him? Circles back to the theory: Because he's unfinished. Everything about him is unfinished. The other scrybes are loved because we got to finish their arcs... We get to know why they each do what they did.
P03 not so much, but... P03 is a villain of sorts, people like villains and don't need them to be "good" to like them, which I agree with cuz villains are fun! P03 does have some sympathy points somewhere, though, which I'm not gonna go into here.
I'm gonna focus on Grimora and Leshy instead. Their farewells were perfect closure:
Grimora spoke about why she chose to delete the game, and we as the player come to understand her. It was right after her doing it in the first place, so we didn't even get to really build anger towards her. She talks about it being a necessary action- perhaps something we can agree with after knowing everything about the OLD_DATA. She laments not being able to play more with us, but she accepts her death and says goodbye.
Leshy talks about just.. wanting to play. That's all he wants, he just wanted to give us a good story. The original Inscryption is rushed and weird- Act 1, his hegemony, was his attempt to make it better and enjoyable (Which, considering it is the Act people love most, he succeeded.)
The player probably misses him by this point- playing cards with him feels somber, sad, and nostalgic. At this point we consider him a friend. And then he gets deleted after complementing our past deck, speaking about how much he enjoyed his time with us, and saying farewell. It's not something that leaves us with any possible anger towards him.
Magnificus though... He doesn't get that. We never get to talk to him properly, he never speaks about how he feels or why he does things. In Act 1 he spends most of the time in the clock, in Act 2 he gets cut off when trying to speak to us, Act 3 he only speaks a few sentences, and in Act 4..
His farewell is different than the other two. Leshy and Grimora accept their deaths... Magnificus doesn't. He doesn't talk about his feelings or justify his actions, because if you have been holding in your feelings, that is something you do when you can no longer do so. You let them go when you know you're going to die soon.
But he doesn't want to. He doesn't want to die, he can't accept it.
The game he played with us wasn't complete- the scales were gone, so we weren't even supposed to play against him. It was his opportunity to just say what he needed to say before he was gone, but he refused to accept his upcoming death. So instead he tried prolonging the process by using unrealistically high numbers instead of scales (The bigger the number, the longer the game will take, right..?). Even as he felt himself getting deleted he refused to end the game, or even talk to the player properly. For once, he couldn't prepare for the worst, and he was in denial- he was completely powerless and he didn't want to accept it. Instead, he speaks to us about the game deleting. He blames the player for it. He tries to guilt us; "You even allowed my goo mage to get deleted... I thought you two were becoming friends!"
And he doesn't get a handshake. He tried to push his deletion away for so long that he ended up not even being able to finish the match or get the same, proper farewell that Grimora and Leshy got.
I think by now I've said what I needed to say, but I wanna add that... Yeah, I think he's one of the most tragic characters in the game. I think he spends a lot of time being anxious- we don't get a clear answer on if he can see the future or if he is just able to predict it, but either way he lives with a lot of anxiety because of it.
I think the worst part is the deletion of the game and his farewell. He isn't able to let go because he's scared to, and because he has spent his whole life trying to prevent bad things from happening; trying to help his friends to get out of bad situations they caused themselves. But this time he's not able to, he can't do ANYTHING about it, and he's terrified because that means his whole existence and work is just... Gone. He spent all his days preparing for the worst scenarios, only for it all to be thrown away. He WASTED his life for nothing. And it hurts me that the fandom never saw that.
Or maybe I'm overthinking all of it. Maybe this has all already been directly disproven. But I still wanted to share this.
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ash-arts-but-sinful · 6 months
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Bro how do u feel P would act w a shy lover,, like I love physical contact whether it’s sexual or not but I will not for the life of me initiate it, i get way too embarassed 😭 I love what everyone writes abt P but I can never fully imagine it happening bc I’m not one to take charge at all 💔💔💔 he’s so pretty I love him holy shit!!!
Also how have u been doing?? :3 I’m so excited for the DLC and sequel I can’t wait for more Pino content
I’m working real hard on my AU notes, art, and the discord stuff which is why I’ve been so quiet here, sorry about that! But I am SO EXCITED FOR THE DLC I WANT MORE OF MY BOY I’M ON MY KNEES MAN I’M AAAAAUUUUGGGGHHHH- because of the art work I’m wondering if we’ll be eaten by a whale or something cause that a lot of ships???
Yes, I am in pretty much the same boat as you anon so I’ll try to do us both Justice 🫡
Despite being with him for a while you can’t help your shy nature, especially when it comes to him. Sure, when he gets back from his excursions in Krat you’ll fret over him, make sure he’s okay and unharmed, but no matter how much you want to sweep him into your arms you just can’t do it.
You’ve confided in Sofia about it before and she, of course, suggested you just tell him. Everybody knew Pinocchio wasn’t the best with social cues, not yet anyway, but once he’s told what’s what he catches on fast. So, you listen to Sophia because, as ironic as it is, honesty is the best policy in this moment.
It’s easy to track him down, an embarassed apology spilling from your lips as you explain your problem. “I would love to give you affection, but the my shyness wins over too often to count.” He listens intently as he always does and you finish your rambling off with a hesitant, “Does that makes sense?”
He nods, you heave a sigh of relief.
From then on Pinocchio is there to initiate almost any form of affection, truly taking what you said to heart. It’s clear very fast that he’s either been asking Venigni for advice or he’s been reading through the romance section of the library because by the time he’s leaving again your hand is in his and pressing a gentle kiss to your knuckles as he gives his farewell. It leaves you red faced as you stutter out your own goodbye.
When he returns he doesn’t hesitate to sweep you into his arms, hugging you tightly and spinning you in a quick circle before placing you gently back down.
On more than one ocassion he’s snuck up behind you and wrapped you into a tight hug, pressing you firmly into chest and nuzzling his face into your hair. He’s also managed to scare the life out of you when he does it which always results in apologetic butterfly kisses.
Speaking of kisses, everytime Pinocchio kisses you it never fails to leave you flustered. On the brightside, it’s never a surprised so you’re always fully prepared when his cool lips gently press to yours. The cherry on top? Everytime you part you can gaze into his beautiful blue eyes as looks at you with all the love the world.
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My Second Interactive Novel
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Dragon's Edged is an interactive novel, about a Author of a IF died and reincarnated to their own IF.
There are 4 love interest for you to choose from, 2 males and females each with their own past and secrets for you to learn!
(Note: The RO's are not final. I might add more in the near future and that no romance is not a option. Also, I want this novel open as much as possible not restricting itself to the medieval time era or any kind of era. For example, I might put modern music in the novel.)
(Warning: 18+ The story includes the following: Violence, , self-doubt, cliché's and many more will be added in the future.)
Links:
Demo: Prologue To Chapter 5, Discord
Introduction:
"Another one bite the dust" a voice says sorrowful, peering through a mirror and seeing a image of people gathering around a mangled body.
The person waves their hand in the air and the mirror disappeared, leaving them alone to their thoughts.
"Looks likes I need to prepare for the ritual for this one!" they sigh and head aching due to thinking the preparation that must be done.
Still contemplating, they heard their door slammed wide open and a figure barging into their quarters.
"LUCIAN!" they scold the person for being disrespectful and disturbing their peace.
Lucian dismissed the rebuke with a wave of his hand.
"Yes, I know Lucille and I apologize but I want to be sure." he says in a somber tone and a sad look on his eyes.
Lucille looked at his brother with a puzzling look; "Sure of what?" she ask herself in her mind.
She and his brother are Gods and they can sense if a life is snuffed out on Earth.
Due to her being the Goddess Of Life and his brother ,God Of Fertility.
Up to this day she still doesn't know why the roles are swapped, is it the job of the woman to oversee which will be fertile?
But nevertheless the two of them do their job with upmost devotion.
"What do you mean? My Brother?" she looked at him with calculating eyes.
Still waiting for a reply, she was shocked to see that her brother burst to tears.
"MY FAVORITE AUTHOR DIED!!" he screamed at the top of his lungs and eyes flooding with tears.
Lucille mouth gone slack and can't help but face palm.
"Oh brother!" she exclaims in slight annoyance and with a roll with her eyes.
Story:
You're a IF writer, correction was a IF writer!
So the gist of the IF that you written is that the MC(you) is imbued with a dragon’s soul but of course you don’t want to make the life of MC’s easy, that particular dragon is ruthless and stubborn waiting for the opportunity to kill your MC.
You finished the game and launched it lived and never thought that people would loved it and gaining so many followers on “Rumblr”
But an accident happened and forced you to stop breathing on the realm of the living ,you were still processing what happened and your memory is still blurry.
Everything happened so fast, you were coming out of the cake shop with cake in hand and starting the journey back home so that you and the family can celebrate the birthday of your Father.
Then, you saw a little girl crossing the streets and a vehicle fast approaching.
Afterwards, everything went black and your can't remember what happened next.
To your surprise when you heard a Goddess speaking to you and telling that you will be reincarnated.
As added bonus to getting a second life, you will be reincarnated to your IF.
Frankly, you still don't know how you feel about this?
Leaving your past life and exchanging it with a fictional one but still what's done is done and besides dead people can't be choosers.
"A walk in the park!" you boast and knowing that you know the ins and out of your story.
"Oh one more thing!" a voice interrupts your moment.
"Your IF has been rewritten by the Gods!"
"Oh!" you exclaim worriedly.
Features:
Pick your MC's gender
*Customize your MC's physical appearance.
*Make choices that will affect the story and the people around you.
*Choose your class and mastery.
*Can you love among the characters that you created? Know their new story, see what makes them tick. 2 males and 2 females with their own personality.
*Will you follow the story that is dictated in the book or will you make your own narrative.
*Battle liches, dark knights, tackle conspiracy and many more!.
*Oh! A surprise character will be waiting for you in the story!
Romance Options:
"Clara Dacre, The Royal Princess"
"You think being royalty is a boon?
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In the kingdom, there is no one quite like the Royal Heir to the throne, Clara. She is the eldest of her brothers and the one who will one day rule the kingdom. At first glance, she appears a little shy, but once you get on her good side, the two of you can talk for hours with tea, of course! However, something is amiss - did you just watch her behead an enemy? It seems the gods have done her dirty by changing her sweet and kind attitude into something feisty and ferocious.
Don't mistake her gentleness for weakness, as Clara is a fearsome warrior on the battlefield. Her parents made sure she can protect herself from any possible threats that may come her way. She is a courageous and fearless fighter who is unafraid of dying on the battlefield. Clara sees her royalty as only a restriction to her passions and hobbies, much preferring to solve problems with her own hands than waste her life sitting on the throne all day. She makes sure the safety of her future kingdom is protected, and she will dispose of anyone who dares harm it.
However, as a princess, Clara doesn't act like one. She is the epitome of scandalous and flirtatious behavior, with no regard for royal ethics. She is the renowned prankster of the kingdom, always looking for ways to stir up trouble. But beneath that mischievous exterior lies a woman who is passionate and full of life. She is not shy or demure, but bold and outspoken. She does not care about etiquette or manners, but only about having fun and living life to the fullest. She is not afraid to express her desires or pursue her passions, whether it is a hobby or a lover.
Can your love prevail through the complicated politics of royal courtship, or will you drown under the sea of bodies seeking the favor of being the consort of the princess? Clara's personality is complex, yet intriguing. She is not one to be tamed or molded into what society expects of her.
Can you be the one who can keep up with her wild and adventurous spirit? The one who can match her wit and charm? The only one who can make her laugh, blush, and moan? But can you also win her heart and make her yours? Can you handle the challenges and dangers of being with the Royal Heir, who has many enemies and admirers? Can you prove yourself worthy of her love and trust?
"Clara is a character that will surprise you, delight you, and seduce you with her unpredictable personality. She will make you feel alive, excited, and passionate with her fiery attitude and playful nature. She will make you want more of her, more of her kisses, more of her touch, more of her love. Will you be able to tame the warrior princess who defies all conventions? Or will you be just another victim of her mischief?"
"Lucas Pierce, The Royal Bodyguard Of The Princess"
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"Everyone and everything is an enemy, until proven not, by me!"
In the world of Rumblr, there is no character quite as angsty and cruel as Lucas, yet he remains the most beloved and sought-after character by followers. Tasked with guaranteeing the safety of the princess, Lucas has a gaze that could pierce through steel, and a deathly aura that surrounds him at all times. He is always on edge, and his aloof nature means he doesn't care about your position or status. To him, if he sees you as a threat, he will not hesitate to take you down, even if you are the most reputable person in the kingdom.
Don't believe me? Even the closest friends of the princess and his own comrades must pass his inspection and interrogation before they can get an audience with her. Lucas is devoted, thorough, and quick to act, precise and deadly in the ways of the sword. But behind that tough exterior, you sense a loneliness that only the princess can assuage.
Can you convince him that there is more to life than his job? That there is love to be found in the world, and that he is worthy of it? Lucas is cold and aloof, not interested in making friends or finding lovers, as he is entirely focused on his role as the Royal Protector. But as you spend more time with him, you notice something different about him - a vulnerability that he keeps hidden from the world.
Will you melt his frozen heart and show him the warmth of life? Will you be the only one who can see past his cold and aloof demeanor and discover his vulnerable side? The only one who can make him smile, laugh, and feel? Can you break through his walls and reach his soul? Can you make him realize that there is more to life than his job, and that he deserves to be loved? Or will he push you away and keep you at a distance?
"Lucas is a character that will captivate you with his intensity and intrigue you with his mystery. He will challenge you, thrill you, and even hurt you. He will make you feel things you never felt before, and he will make you want more. Will you be able to win his heart and make him yours? Or will you be just another obstacle in his path?"
"Lucian, The God Of Fertility"[M]
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"I love your story so much and it's one of my dreams to be a part of it!"
In the realm of the gods, there is one who stands out among the rest - the God of Fertility, Lucian. But the question remains, why is a man in charge of such an important department? It's not often you see men in this role, but Lucian doesn't seem to mind. In fact, he loves his job and performs it with enthusiasm.
He is the one who blesses the land with abundance, the animals with offspring, and the people with children. He is the one who makes the world a more beautiful and joyful place. But he is also a man who loves to have fun and enjoy himself. He is a fanboy and a friend.
Lucian is not your typical god. He does not act like a solemn and serious deity, but like a cheerful and playful child. He is always smiling, laughing, and joking around, making everyone around him feel at ease. He does not care about status or rank, but only about happiness and friendship. He is friendly to everyone he meets, and he treats them with kindness and respect.
But Lucian’s favorite person in the world is you - the MC, his beloved author. He is your biggest fan, your most loyal supporter, and your most devoted admirer. He reads every word you write, he leaves likes and comments on every post, he sends you gifts and messages of encouragement. He loves your stories, your characters, your imagination.
When you die, Lucian is heartbroken. He mourns your loss, he misses your presence, he longs for your return. But when you are reincarnated and come back to life, Lucian is overjoyed. He rejoices in your resurrection, he celebrates your comeback, he welcomes you with open arms.
Lucian’s love for you is pure, sincere, and unconditional. He will always be there for you, to support you, to protect you, to cheer you up. He will always be faithful to you, to respect you, to admire you, to cherish you.
Lucian's goodwill, childish antics, and friendly nature make it easy to trust him. But could there be something more to his affable demeanor? Is there a hidden agenda behind his loyalty to the MC? Only time will tell.
Can you reciprocate his feelings? Can you see him as more than a fanboy or a friend? Can you accept him as a lover or a partner? Lucian’s story is one that will make you laugh, cry, and swoon. He will charm you with his humor and personality, he will impress you with his skills and abilities(Don't depend on his God-Powers).
"As you read through Lucian's story, you'll find yourself falling in love with his character. His loyalty and protectiveness of his favorite author will make your heart swell with emotion. You'll be drawn to his carefree nature, and his playful banter will leave you laughing out loud. But beneath that bubbly exterior lies a god who is powerful, competent, and fiercely protective of those he loves."
"Songixoninne(Variel), The Raging Inferno"[F]
Physical Appearance:
Left: This is her human looks without the draconic traits.
Right: Just a interpretation on how she will look like if I managed to add her dragon traits.
The tattoos, scales and sharp fingers, the red slits for eyes, etc.
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"Humans are so small and fragile beings, how quaint!"
You have faced many dangers in your life, but none compare to Variel. She is the dragon who has brought ruin and misery to countless worlds, earning the ire of gods and men alike. Her soul has been chained to yours as a curse, forcing you to share a destiny with the most wicked being in existence.
But when you finally confront her, you realize she is more than just a monster. She is a dragoness with a name that sounds like a hex, and her savage and rude attitude makes her a pain to deal with. She is a sadist and dominatrix who delights in tormenting you, a tyrant who dominates you with her power, and a mocker who ridicules you at every opportunity.
Yet, despite her evil, you find yourself drawn to Variel. She is clever and witty, making you chuckle or cry with her sarcasm and dark humor. She is fierce and proud, showing off her skills in magnificent and flashy feats of magic. She is blunt and honest, telling you what she thinks without holding back or lying.
And as you journey with her, you begin to see hints of something else. A softness hidden under her hard shell, a warmth buried under her cold words, a yearning concealed under her fierce gaze. Could it be that she is falling for you? Or is it just another scheme to satisfy her twisted urges?
You can’t help but feel attracted to this dragoness, even with all her faults. She is like a magnet, pulling you closer to her with her charisma and intensity. But can you handle the taunts and insults that come with being near her? Will you challenge her, sparking her fury further? Or will you embrace her, falling for the dragoness who was once your foe but is now your companion?
"Variel’s story is one of a world of pain and adventure, and you won’t be able to resist discovering it. Her complex personality, combined with her sadistic and domineering nature, will thrill you or break you. You’ll find yourself captivated by her, despite her alluring personality, and you’ll want to know more about this dragoness who has gone from being an antagonist to being an ally. Can you survive or will you go down in flames screaming and Variel laughing and relishing in your suffering?"
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thescrumptiousstuffs · 6 months
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Only Friends Episode 11 - Move On, Move In
In which we see Top finally stood his ground, Boeing flies from one couple to another (pun intended), we get domestic Sand/Ray while Nick/Boston comes to an understanding
Top & Mew
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Top has made tremendous effort to change his ways to prove he is worthy for Mew. So, I'm glad he finally confronted Mew regarding the whole Boeing situation with Top astutely picking up the core point is that Mew can't seem to forgive Top's past transgression. And without being able to pass that point, both of them will just keep going in circle. Top was absolutely right when he said they might as well just forget about giving their relationship a second chance as Mew will keep becoming paranoid about every single interaction Top may have with other people.
However, it's obvious Mew is miserable without Top and as his lovely moms gently pointed out - if they really want to work it out, Mew must find away to somehow forgive (but not necessarily forget what Top has done).
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Mew's face-off with Boeing is also much needed - the latter has been sneakily sewing discord in TopMew's journey of reconciliation, purely out of spite against Top. The man is bitter and being obvious about it - I mean his parting shot of not wishing Mew luck cause he knows they won't make it??? - yup, someone is salty he got dumped!!!
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But by far my fav scene with this couple is the sweet scene in Mew's childhood bedroom - their heart to heart talk was much needed with both side confessing they still love each other very much. We ended with them hopefully on the same page, starting afresh with no 3rd party causing havoc!
Nick & Boston
Who will have thought Boston will have a change of heart? (cause I didn't!). But these 2 are made for each other - they are both slightly deranged and loony. However, Nick understands Boston in so many levels that his so-called friends (or even father) doesn't. And in Nick, Boston has find a kindred sprit - someone who has never judged him but also tells him straight if he doesn't agree with what he does.
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Also, their plot against Atom - completely unhinged but definitely on-brand for them? (only Nick will make up a plan to hey, let's seduce the boy, and while I get hot & heavy here, instructs Ton to video /photograph the deed so that we can "pretend blackmail" him while also simultaneously give a heartfelt lecture on Atom about one-sided love), which in turn gives Boston a much needed reality check on how he feels about Nick.
But wow, the whole scene with Boston taking Nick's pictures, it is so soft and romantic (for them) - "Your photos took up the whole roll of film" as opposed to an earlier episode when he used an almost similar line "I’ll just use up to finish the roll of film"
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Plus, when Boston asked if Nick wants to be a boyfriend - you can tell it affected Nick in a profound level. But I don't blame Nick for being wary, he got burn so badly by Boston before. Anyway, it seems we are finally getting some domestic bliss for the finale episode (although hey, is that Boeing I spy possibly causing havoc after almost succeeding with Top/Mew and now causing some cracks in Sand/Ray blossoming relationship?)
Sand & Ray
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Speaking of Boeing, that dude is truly like his namesake, flying from one couple to another...
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Just as we have achieved some domestic bliss with this couple - from the heartfelt, teary confession plus apologies from Ray to Sand followed by what I can only described as Ray/Sand being giddy in love - both of them beaming with joy, Ray taking every chance possible to call Sand his boyfriend while spoiling the latter to Sand indulging Ray's whims and them making plans to travel around the world to attend music festivals...
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And so, to have Boeing raining on their parade....look, I'm not 100% sure how Boeing/Sand relationship was in the past, but on the surface Sand looks uncomfortable with having Boeing around himself (and Ray for that matter). But one of Sand's weakness is his difficulties in setting boundary - he failed with Ray (although it did work out for them at the end). Sand's mother summed up Sand's nature best - super caring, a caretaker by nature. So, an ex that previously meant a lot to him come barging back in, he probably doesn't have the heart to cut Boeing ruthlessly.
Furthermore, I mentioned this with a previous post, I get the feeling Sand doesn't want Boeing anywhere near Ray probably because he feels insecure at some level (also Ray can be a loose cannon with his hot temper). Boeing left him for Top and Ray is cut from the same cloth like Top (both rich, handsome and now with Ray sober - charming). Also on the flip side, we have Boeing who is not that dissimilar to Mew (both smart, loves plants etc) - with Mew being Ray's first love/crush...well, I think Sand is afraid he will lose Ray.
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But never fear, it seems we have Ray already clocking what Boeing is up to. As viewers, we can see how possessive Ray is on Sand - I don't think there is the slightest chance he will let Boeing interfere with their newly found bliss. Unfortunately, Ray's possessiveness is a double edge sword - him inviting Boeing to the private pool party is definitely a test of sort for both Sand (and I think he is failing) as well as Boeing. From the finale preview, it seems Ray has given the ultimate to Sand "I don't like it inviting people into your life like this. You go and finish it off otherwise I'll take care of it myself."
(my one grip is that I wished Boeing was introduced slightly sooner cause trying to wrap everything up in the last episode...it's going to feel rush and sloppy?)
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On the side note, I am not fan with how the whole Atom storyline went - he lied about being sexually assaulted, and when he finally confessed to his sister, all Cheum did was hugged him and say she understood Atom realising his newfound sexuality is hard? At the very least, I wanted Cheum to emphasise how dangerous it is to lie about these issues and her apologising to Ton?
As usual, so many thoughts and emotions - so many good moments but if I have to pick my fav scene - it will be SandRay being absolutely father material (esp Sand!) with the children in the hospital.
Can't believe next week it will be the finale!!!! (what am I going to do every Saturday after that?)
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necroromantics · 17 days
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Properly addressing the drama
For the millionth time (The tone on this entire post is lighthearted and not mad)
I'm gonna start this off by saying that I have made multiple posts apologizing for my past actions, and acknowledging the harm I have caused in the past. I have apologized sorta- directly to Void (my friend sent my apology to them cuz Void didnt want me to contact them which I respected). I know I bring up my ASPD a lot, but please try to understand that personality disorders are dysfunctional behaviours ingrained into someones way of thinking/acting. I never want to excuse my bad behaviour, which is why I am fully open to hearing the others side. I do fully acknowledge that the jokes I made a year ago were in very bad taste now. At the time, I was very deep into drug addiction, in communities that encouraged my bad behaviour, and I grew up with people who held very discriminatory beliefs. This is my explanation for why I made those jokes. I'm trying to explain how my brain works, because it very clearly doesn't work how "normal people"'s brains do, which is why I was diagnosed in the first place. I understand my behaviour was harmful and incorrect, I take full accountability for what I have done, and I am slowly learning how to combat these habits and mindsets that I have grown up with. Its just very hard to do so when these things are heavily ingrained into me, and Im constantly bombarded with drama and being dehumanized and treated like a problem rather than a person. This is the ableism I have faced my entire life, and it follows here too.
I have mental disabilities of my own (very severe ADHD), I have been bullied a lot growing up for it, and also why I actively reclaim the R slur. But I grew up around people who would make fun of me, and people like me, and the way my brain works is that I'm not able to empathize or feel bad for people struggling with things like disabilities or whatnot. At the time, I didn't acknowledge that it was wrong, because to me that was normal and ok. I know now that it's not, and I'm in a place where (for the most part) I am able to try and consider right/wrong.
I do apologize if my tone in my posts or anything has come off as hostile or aggressive. I have a bad habit of that because of my hyperactivity where I speak faster and louder than I can control, which reflects into my tone in text. I have said numerous times that I'm not interested in fighting with minors. My intention was never to cause drama, but to defend my name against people making posts on me, which I have every right to do after they have spent 5 months straight constantly stalking and harassing me.
I do understand that they are all minors. In the past, they got mad at me for not wanting to interact with them due to their age. So it doesn't make sense that they're pulling the age card now. I swear from the bottom of my heart that I am not interested in any of this drama. Ive said it before, but I dont expect forgiveness or people to like me. All I want is to be left alone, and given space to continue my recovery for my mental health issues.
The reason why I bring up their ableism towards me isn't because I want to play victim, or to turn away from what I have done, or use it as an excuse. I take full accountability for what I have done, and talking about my ASPD is my way of explaining why I may think, talk, or act in certain ways. I have been very open about my ASPD from the beginning of this account, and on Discord. My issue is the fact I am being harassed, and have been for nearly half a year now even though I have long cut contact and blocked all of them, because I have "no morality", and I lack empathy. I think that is entirely dehumanizing and stimatizing towards people, not just me, who suffer from these things. If I am expected to take accountability for my ableism, which I have been, then I expect the same from these people as well.
I have screenshots where these people have talked about "cancelling" me on Tumblr way back in January. I have screenshots of death threats, and inappropriate things they have said about me. I understand they are all minors, but my ASPD doesn't excuse my bad behaviour, and their age doesn't excuse theirs.
This was never about caring about those effected by the jokes I made. These people have a long history of trying to cause drama for the sake of drama, and they have tried to do it with another big creator who I wont name. Also my DMs are open if anyone has any concerns, or wants to communicate about this maturely, I've always wished them well and hoped they would find peace and happiness in their lives as I have been trying in mine. Constant thriving off of drama is not good for anyone. Ive stated in the past Im not interested in that. I would like to move on from things that happened half a year to a year ago.
I have already been contacted by those who were involved in the January drama to get on better terms, which I very much appreciate.
I do not have the time or energy to cause unnecessary beef with random kids online. I have kept entirely to myself about this until they made a very public "call out post" about me where I do appreciate them showing me what I still needed to acknowledge and own up to in my past, but they cropped screenshots, not shown context, twisted stories, and have lied about me publicly on other things. My posts have only been about clearing my name and sharing my side. My only concern is telling my side. Anyone else would do the same with the things they have been saying.
I wish them all well wholeheartedly, and I want to make it clear I'm not mad, though I will admit I was for a bit there which is understandable when I have reached a tipping point after 5 months or so of non-stop harassment that I have tried my best to ignore.
I never cared to take any of this too seriously because it's the internet, and I know more than anyone who I am, what I believe, and how hard I'm working. No one else can speak on that, because none of you know me, really. But I have seen how they have insulted people who have nothing to do with the drama, calling someone a 'freak', flooding someones comments on a completely unrelated video, harassing random people in their DMs simply for being in my server. Many people of these are minors. I'm not going to let them do that to random, innocent people. That is entirely unfair how I am not allowed to say a slur I can reclaim, but they are allowed to go out of their way to bully innocent people who have nothing to do with me.
Thats where my issue lies. Thats what makes me upset. I'm a grown man, I have a life, I can defend myself and speak on my own issues. I've said many many times I don't want anyone to involve themselves in the drama, because honestly I think its a waste of time. If they truly cared about what they say they do, they would reach out to me, and we can talk maturely about it as I have done with some people previously associated with them.
I'm not asking for forgiveness, or for people to defend me, or take my side, or anything. All I am asking is that you stop stalking and harassing me, let me live my life in peace as Ive been trying to do, and please leave people alone who have nothing to do with this situation, and that includes my friends. I'm sure none of us want this to continue. Thank you.
(Also, I wanted to add onto the ASPD aspect of this cuz Ive been bringing it up a lot and I wanted to make it clear why. The way my brain works due to my mental health conditions is that I don't have the same emotional responses to words and others problems as most people do. Theres many studies on this, you can read up on it. When I hear certain topics, or words, or phrases, I'm unable to respond with the appropriate emotions and in all honesty it rarely ever bothers me, because I'm unable to empathize with those effected for the most part. I have a very strict moral code, but it's not the same as most people have due to this. I am learning how to combat this, because it causes issues like this. To me, saying hateful things is not the same as believing or doing it. Which I fully understand isn't the way most people see it, and I'm taking steps to unlearn this view. Of course my behaviour and views are going to be socially unacceptable, that is the entire premise of the disorder. Pleaaaase understand that when you berate and dehumanize me for that, youre berating and dehumanizing people with ASPD in general. There are many many other people out there who deal with the same things I do. What also bothered me was the obvious fakeclaiming in the comments of the post, when I have always been open about my diagnosis. I was diagnosed when I turned 18 in a forensic setting and my father has it as well. I have talked countless times about it. Thank you for all who understand.)
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hi, this is me ari.
you’ll have seen that i deactivated my accounts, both my main and my personal. i ran away from everything as fast as i could which was cowardly, and i don’t expect forgiveness at all, but this is an attempt at exposing everything. please share with everyone who read the fics and/or interacted with me.
in november 2021, i opened up ufo-ikawa. i had originally started with writing my own works, because i just wanted to write and join a fandom i really liked— then it snowballed. i have always felt my own writing was bad, and could never live up to others so i did what any pathetic person would do. i stole works from people who’s writing i admired and wanted to be like. (i also had another blog onigiri-mia which was deactivated due to death threats i was receiving daily regarding old drama, and stolen works were also posted there). instead of gaining inspiration, and reaching out to the writers themselves for any meaninful conversations on how to learn to write, i stole them, rewrote them and claimed them as my own.
and as i did, i slowly started to believe in everything i was saying or doing. i did it so much i felt like i was performing an act whenever i did and convinced myself that it was right. in real life, i am just a person who wanted attention so bad, to be liked so bad, to be part of something that i did one of the worst things just to gain it. i guess in a way, identity theft, and then plagiarism.
which i know is absolutely wrong of me. i have also reached out to the creators separately and said my apologies, except for nine3rds who i have been unable to message. i can’t make them accept any apologies and i take 100% accountability, and it doesn’t lessen any guilt i have now that the truth is out or all the wrongs i did, but i thought that was the first step.
the second step is owning up to it and cutting through all the bullshit lies i’ve told myself. this year, one of my goals was to achieve something good for myself. idk about you, but i truly do believe in karma. i will of course get it no doubt, because of all the bad i’ve put out, but i’m also hoping that by being honest and righting my wrongs that even if i’m at rock bottom right now, i can still start somehow. not relevant but something i just wanted to say.
i just wanted to apologise to everyone who i’ve talked to here personally or formed close friendships with. it’s hard to believe me, but just know that when we were talking about our lives that was all real and not fake. i am still just a person, a shitty one at that, but those irl experiences and thoughts i talked about were real. I’m genuinely so sorry for deceiving you in some way. i will never interact again, i will stay off of this site for good, and i will also never try to write and post anything again, so i hope u get some peace of mind out of that. i’ve tried to apologise as best as i could to the close friends i made on discord— i have also disabled that account to let them see, and will eventually be deleting it. thank you for talking to me and making me laugh and just listening to me, even if i didn’t deserve it.
if you’re angry at me and resent me, i completely understand and will not try to speak further. i’ve tried my best to explain it all above, but i won’t open my asks because i hope this post explains it all enough. you can say anything you’d like under this post if it helps.
i’ve deactivated my account but i know the fics stay there so please delete any reblogs and unlike any fic. i am genuinely sorry for deceiving everybody for selfish reasons (that absolutely do not excuse anything). i have a lot of work to put into myself to try and fix things, but i hope this is a start.
now for the most imporant part, i wanted to link the original writers’ work. they are all incredible, and if you liked what i stole then of course you will like them even better as the original. please give them the love they rightfully deserve but please also respect their rules on who interacts:
AO3 lovelanguages
AO3 softbeoms
AO3 nine3rds
that’s all i have to say. thank you, and please share.
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bonpocalypse · 10 months
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Hello, Azurith. @phoenixfyrelight
I’m sick and tired of your bullshit and so I’m going off block for now. Block me all you like afterwards, I don’t care. I’m blocking you again afterwards anyways. You want to play the victim, hm? Want to claim you’re the one being harassed and attacked? Let’s review some situations, then.
The fandub server incident.
My mod team and I on our server trusted you enough to become a mod on there. Why? To help out YOUR server, which you said is because we “took all your members and left everything quiet” over in yours. Let’s count the amount of members we had from your server before you deleted your Discord Server. Me, my two co-owners, and my best friend. That is four people in total out of what was almost 40 at the time. You made my friend and your supposed “best friend” and I feel guilty because your server is dying out. Do you want to know the average lifespan of a fan server, Azurith? Less than a year. All servers die eventually and blaming a 17 year old and your best friend is not a way to feel better.
Our server is not a server to “spite” you, we wanted to make a fandub. A FANDUB. Do you know why? Not to kill your server, but because we are passionate in our voice acting hobby. We allowed you on the team because we believed it would repair our relationship with you and bring activity to your server. You allowed me as a mod on *your* server because we had mutual trust at that time.
So let’s skip to the time you become a mod on our server. First day in and we get the ever-present “Trey is abusive” speech. You tell one of my server members they’re untrustworthy because they like Trey and won’t listen to anyone else’s side because you think your reading comprehension is so superior to high-schoolers. I get my friend in to diffuse the situation because apparently you are unable to read the room and notice tensions were high. My mod team was getting angry, my co-owners were offline, and I needed to go take my English final.
My friend never told you to shut up specifically. She told everyone to shut the conversation down and tried to change the subject to a lighthearted one. It was great, everyone moved on and talked about different conversations, except you. You felt personally attacked by my friend shutting the conversation down with OWNER APPROVAL and ran to your “best friend” to BAN THEM. They didn’t scream at you, they didn’t harass you, they didn’t even participate in the original conversation. That is not a bannable offense, Azurith.
After I finished my finals for the day and you reveled in your superiority that everyone was on your side, I was bothered by how the situation was handled (the member got a warning that was quickly appealed because NO ONE was aware of the warning but you and my co-owner) and made the announcement in my mod chat on improvements to our mod team. I typed out a long paragraph explaining how we should handle similar situations in the future and explained how maybe you should apologize to my friend as they did to you. Oh yes, I can’t forget that you demanded a PUBLIC apology from them for something they did not do and then refused to do the same. You weren’t justified an apology and they deserved one from you.
Back to the topic: I typed out my long paragraph for everyone to view regarding mod procedures and time-sensitive warnings and you did not even read most of it. All you saw was “I believe Az should apologize to (server member) as she did her.” And threw a hissy fit. Without sending screenshots to protect the rest of my mod team, let me type out what you have said in that situation.
“I am not apologizing to (server member), I do not feel like I was out of line to be upset about how they handled it, I will apologize for not making it clear I was speaking as just Azurith and not a mod.”
-That last part is a blatant lie. Why would you run to my co-owner (who by the way was asleep at the time you bombarded them with messages), begging them to ban my server member if you were speaking as “just Azurith?”
“If you actually feel what we were discussing before Lee showed up was heated, I greatly disagree and perhaps I should leave.”
-This approach to disagreements is why so many people were frustrated at how you act. It’s an approach of “if you don’t think I’m right then I’m perhaps the bad guy here and you don’t want me around”. It’s guiltrippy.
“They showed up and shouted about what we were discussing and we’re wrong *before* you gave them permission to change subjects and honestly they should have just been told to mute chat”
-Yes, the server member said “All y’all wrong”, but can you not tell it was in a joking matter? That they were very clearly trying to change the conversation? You don’t know when I told them to change the subject, Azurith. As soon as you mentioned to one of my other members that they are untrustworthy because they like Trey I told them to step in. If you read through the conversation instead of going on your usual anti-Trey sentiment, you would have seen that I *did* tell them to mute chat.
“But saying the conversation before was heated is laughable it means no discussions where people disagree about ships and characters can take place”
-…what in the fuck did this have to do with anything? My server is one of the most calm and discussion-oriented servers I’ve ever been in and in fact because of the new rule implemented because of your actions, our discussions of characters and ships we do not like have been without incident and no one leaves with harsh feelings. I don’t understand how my mod team telling you that a conversation was heated equates to the recommend of your right to shit on Trey Clover.
“You were in it Bon, it was not tense. Or heated and 90% of the time of what *I* said was questions I was asked into straight from the game. If this is the right way you think to handle the situation then I’m sorry. But I wholly disagree. People with differing opinions should not be silenced. I’ve hit my tongue a lot when things I disagree with are mentioned”
-No you don’t. Multiple incidents on your server have proven that if someone has a headcanon you disagree with you will outright say that it is not possible. You’ll take facts straight from the game instead of acknowledging that hey, some people just want to have headcanons that aren’t canon-compliant. You were never silenced, you could have easily brought the conversation back up in a manner that was appropriate and not bashing on one singular character— which by the way MULTIPLE people in that server have as their favorite character. Do you think people did that on your server, bash Cater into oblivion? No, we respected your headcanons and analysis of your favorite and went on with our day. I was not a part of the fight, at least not during a majority of it. I left halfway in to take my final. Do you realize how stressful finals are when dealing with a 39 year old woman who just can’t seem to respect that some people like Trey?
“I know 90% of you are HS kids but this is nothing, and part of the reason people can’t discuss real topics is they get upset just cuz someone disagrees with them over a character”
This next bit is from the same chunk of messages, but I will add that I mentioned that I disagreed with you and will wait for the rest of my mod team to analyze the situation further.
“Well if that’s the case I will ask you to step down from my server. And I’ll depart now, please delete the dark mirror bits from your server”
-Absolutely wild that you brought age into this, Azurith. Especially knowing that my server members who are decades younger than you are much more mature. You were disagreeing with high-school students and claiming you were being silenced. My server members disagreed with your analysis of Trey and yet you pressed on, unable to comprehend that not everyone is going to fall for your “Trey is abusive” bullshit. You can disagree with people, no one ever said you couldn’t, but you and the server got into a too-heated debate and if things didn’t calm down we likely would have seen a larger argument take place. The fact that because we disagreed on one situation you took it upon yourself to leave the server and remove moderation privileges from me on yours seems entirely childish. Your apology afterwards, explaining you were “uncomfortable” with me being a mod if we were to disagree on a situation like that is ridiculous. We tried helping you grow your server and what you did on your first day as a MODERATOR in a server you claimed was “making yours inactive” is inappropriate and childish.
I am a type of person that is willing to change my mind in order to seek a middle ground but you refused to listen. Your apology was forgiven by me at the time because I believed we could potentially repair relations, but looking back at it now it’s ridiculous how you interacted with my server.
Now let’s look at another incident, hm?
Let’s look at the incident that started your server’s downfall:
The HickoryDaisy incident
I will never excuse Hickorys actions, especially pertaining to how she treated me, but this rant is not about me or my experience with Hickory. It’s about *you* and how you made your server into one full of fear.
Let me copy and paste my essay summarizing the incident I so generously shared with Child-O-Hades:
“HickoryDaisy was a member of a discord server I am in. They were one of the first people to join the server and clicked with everyone immediately. However, as the server got more active they grew more and more toxic. The server owner invited a new person onto the server one day and them and the owner became quick friends. Hickory did not like that the server owner turned their attention towards their friends and became resentful over this new person. Eventually hickory became a mod and began abusing this power how they saw fit, threatening to kick members over discord statuses and mentioning often that they could mute anyone on the server if they so pleased.
I was their beta. I read all of their Fics from August 2022 to March 2023, in it they sent me Fics dealing with sexual cannibalism, forced cannibalism, and content that should not have been sent to a minor to review. In hindsight, I should have told them my boundaries but they shouldn’t be sending sexual stories to someone they knew was a minor.
Eventually all of hickory’s comments on the server became about them either complaining about something or sharing every 100 words of their Ensemble Stars x Skullgirls x Twisted Wonderland crossover wherever chat seemed to be active. It grew to the point where they would interrupt whole conversations to share their snippets and get mad when people (especially the server owner) did not comment on every single one. The owner confronted them one day and told them that they wouldn’t comment on the crossovers because 1) they sent it while they were excitedly talking about their novel with their friend and 2) they yelled at the owner in DMs about not giving them attention on their snippets.
Hickory snapped and made their own discord and invited all of their “friends” to join that server. They invited everyone except for the server owner. They went dead silent on the owner’s server, refusing to speak to them there. The owner was concerned and reached out to them, to which they lied and said they were merely busy with their grad school homework. In hickory’s own server they sent crossover snippets and complained about the server owner. They involved many of the minors of the server into their beef with the server owner, trying to force us to take their side and victimizing themself and making the server owner seem like the bad guy. Eventually all of us left their server and stayed on the original server with the exception of Hickory, who got banned.
The banning of HickoryDaisy from the server left everyone quiet and tensions rise until we finally decided to talk things out. Word has gotten out that Hickory threatened members with bans and kicks without the owner’s consent. They’ve belittled the server owner’s friend, saying that they were not a good writer and they would never write well. They’ve made almost every active server member uncomfortable and even made some members (including myself) avoid the server at any time that they were active. They’ve brought negativity and hate into the server and permanently changed almost every member that associated themself with them.
I, the server owner, and many more have experienced panic attacks, nightmares, and horrible memories due to the actions of HickoryDaisy and while I would have said they were my friend a mere few months ago, I will no longer associate with them or their works ever again. “
After this incident you complained and turned everyone against Hickory just as we’re apparently doing to you now. Do you know why we never heard from Hickory again after you banned for for wanting to start a new server? Because they moved on and rebranded their name from the horrible experiences that they had on your server. After you banned Hickory, everyone was afraid to speak in your server. Not entirely because of what Hickory did, but how you handled the people they invited into their server.
If I recall correctly, you yelled at us under a disguise account after not being invited to the server, telling us all to “get the fuck off my server”. Nevermind you were yelling at children and your own best friend who didn’t know any better, you just can’t handle when someone makes a server other than yours. We all left Hickory because we were scared of what would happen. You didn’t kick us but I know everyone involved would tell you that how you interacted terrified us. Multiple people I talked to involved in this incident had panic attacks and are literal CHILDREN. You told us the entire situation which I wrote in my essay, and gave us a new perspective on Hickory as a whole but it still does not excuse flying into a fit of rage and yelling at people less than half your age. You *especially* know how hard of a home life some of these children have and being yelled at by an adult they trusted is traumatizing and it HURTS.
I know you apologized later on, stating you were never mad at us, but do you know how traumatizing it is to have someone you look up to fly into a fit of rage? That week was one of the worst and most stressful weeks of my life, and having you come in and cuss and scream at us did not help.
Now I can address more accounts from situations I was not/not entirely involved in.
Running People out of your Server.
You have a habit of running people out of your server, I hope you realize that. One of the people you drove out had a disagreement with you an Hickory. Over what? Trey *fucking* Clover, as per usual. This person you drove out was trying to explain their side of their disagreement, and yet you and Hickory ganged up on them. They told me that you always disagreed with them and you would never let them voice their opinion— your personal thoughts are the only ones inherently correct in that server according to you.
Speaking of incidents regarding opinions, let’s jump over to two specific ones— an experience I’m directly involved in and another experience where you destroyed a person’s passion of a comfort AU they have.
I’ll start with comfort AU: Do you remember (server member)’s Pokémon au? Yeah, that one. They were so proud of that and curated that AU to make it strictly *theirs*. You have a tendency to take control over other people’s AUs, you know that, right? They were so excited, super happy to show the server each character’s Pokémon teams! What do you do? Dismantle their carefully curated Pokémon teams and explain to them how *you* would do it. They didn’t want help, they were simply talking about a shiny new AU that they loved. I am in contact with this server member, and what you did during that conversation made them lose all passion for the project until they were able to get away from you.
Now for my own experience: I never shared my headcanons on your server except for one: my Nordic Heartslabyul headcanon. I was sharing it with the person who made me fall absolutely in love with the idea, and do you remember what you said right afterwards?
“I’m sorry but I can’t see Riddle or the other boys in Heartslabyul as being anything but British. Cater is *Irish*.”
This was not your conversation, and the person and I have a deep connection with the headcanon which you implied was “wrong”. I am not putting words in your mouth but from both of our perspectives your participation in the conversation made us feel stupid and like we shouldn’t headcanon them as such. Fun fact about headcanons: they don’t have to be canon compliant ! You should know that very well with your half-fae Cater headcanon and your ideas of how Caters mother is.
You then proceeded to try to switch our headcanon to make it more “(your) canon compliant”, telling us that Diasomnia should be Nordic instead of Heartslabyul. You do this a lot with peoples headcanons, you know. You disagree with it and then try to change our minds by backing up evidence from canon sources instead of letting us be. I get it’s your server, but you don’t need to be a part of every conversation— which is exactly what you complained about with Hickory’s attitude.
Now I can get to explaining Child-O-Hades’ claims in her Document!!!
I explained the Hickory Incident, my headcanon experience, and the Pokémon AU already.
Next point on Child-O-Hades’ document explains you being rude about other people’s opinions and about peoples headcanons gaining traction on Tumblr. Now I do not know which post you were referring to with your message “Someone’s weird ass headcanons I saw had like 500 notes the other day and I’m like… why”, but I’d like to ask you a question:
If your headcanons are to be respected, what gives you the right to call a random person’s headcanons “weird ass”?
I’d also like for you to think about another thing: What if that person was in your server and heard their (likely) favorite Twisted Wonderland author call their headcanons weird? Splash damage is real.
Hades’ next point brings up your transphobic statements. Yes, headcanons don’t necessarily have to be liked by all but in multiple incidents on the server you have repeatedly shot down people’s gender headcanons for their favorite characters. Most notable, trans Cater and she/her Vil. People enjoy projecting themselves on their favorite character—you do too, it’s a comfort mechanism. The fact that you were so openly disgusted at the idea of either of those two being headcanoned as such openly harms those in your server and everyone else who take great comfort in those specific headcanons. I cannot forget when you so rudely shot down Hickory’s gender-fluid Tweels headcanon— complaining and calling their headcanon “weird” just because of their justification for it. I don’t personally enjoy their justification either but you were outright bashing them and they weren’t even there to defend themself. Of course, I’m unable to directly quote you in this part because you deleted your server, but you had been incredibly rude about everything Hickory had done on your server. I have too, but I at least acknowledge that I have been extremely rude unlike how you are in this entire fight.
Next point on Hades’ doc: Your homophobic remarks towards sexuality headcanons.
A server member in this conversation mentioned their headcanon of “In my brain, every TWST character is Aro or Ace or AroAce in some way :p”, to which you tried yet refuting another headcanon, explaining that it weakens the diversity of the sexuality headcanon if everyone was Aro/Ace. This person you argued with has every right to include ace representation in their headcanons, especially since there is very little to begin with. It won’t do as much as say, an OC but these types of headcanons bring comfort to those whose sexualities aren’t seen on mainstream. You also proceed to explain *why* specific characters would never be AroAce, such as Cater and Vil. Again, I respect that you do not see them as such but you are outright denying someone’s headcanons to fit your own. You end your part of the conversation with “ultimately it’s up to you how you write them tho”. You explain so much to explain why this server member shouldn’t headcanon everyone as a part of the Ace spectrum and then proceed to completely undermine everything to make yourself sound better after destroying a teenager’s headcanon.
Now I am not one to say anything about your Fics because like everyone on your server, I enjoyed your fics. However, there is no denying you use dark themes in your Fics. I cant say anything about that either— I’ve written dark themes and regrettably problematic ships. What really stands out though is your screenshot regarding an idea you had with Cater being trans. You specifically state that you have toyed with the idea of Cater being trans in a way where his sisters forcibly feminize him to “fix him”. Yes, this is a real situation that unfortunately happens, but the way you were going to write Cater makes it sound like the only reason for his transness was to give him more trauma. This would not be appropriate representation of trans people if the only reason you were going to give that identity to him was to add on to more of his horrible homelife. Another screenshot talked about in Hades’ doc refers to you having Riddle’s mom become Cater’s doctor because his mother would never report her for child abuse. Again, an unfortunate thing that happens in our real world. However, you’re claiming everyone else’s headcanons to not be canon compliant but you forgot that Riddle’s mom lives in a… completely different country. In fact, she lives on an island. Riddle’s *father* is the one that is a traveling doctor, not his mother.
I will not be talking about the server member who mentions you encouraging SH. that is for them and only them to explain.
Hades’ next post regards your trend of racism. Your explanation of why changing white characters into POCs is racist shows a very closed-off mindset where you as a white person refuse to allow these teenagers a way to find themselves in their favorite characters, claiming that their way to add diversity and to find representation in their own ethnicities is another form of racism. The conversation directly involved in this also includes a form of colorism in your words. In this conversation, you explain to someone who edited Kalim’s Tsum groovy that they made Kalim “too dark”. Kalim as a character is already extremely whitewashed in canon, and the fact that this server member was attempting to give darker-skinned Arabs more representation is already a daunting feat. Again, like the sexuality and gender headcanons, changing a part of a canon character will not do much to include representation— but it’s the comfort of the people who headcanon that matters. As long as these people aren’t going out of their way to promote racist stereotypes, it is fine. Your server was supposed to promote creativity, not diminish it.
Now I was NOT involved in Hades’ 11th point, as this was likely after I left your server. It is exactly how it is described. You called someone a vampire, then said offensive things to them. I will not explain further as Hade’s goes into a deep explanation on what you did. Telling someone that it is “no big deal” that they beat CANCER is not okay.
You wanted explanations, and I have provided you with explanations. You’re not the victim, Azurith. You have hurt so many people in your server and then play the like we lied and harassed you.
This will be my only post on this situation. I hope you live the life you deserve.
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eclipse15 · 2 months
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TW: Programming, Abuse & RAMCOA talk (Nothing graphic or too descriptive), Intra-System Discord?
Hi. A question regarding suspected programming vs. conditioning. 
I’m in a bit of an interesting position regarding my/our RAMCOA experience in that we were already dissociative (Already DID, I’m pretty sure) before the RAMCOA started. I was wondering if programming could still occur in that circumstance, or if it's conditioning instead. 
I’ve never seen an experience exactly like ours in that we were already an “organic” system (not endogenic, to make it clear, just non-RAMCOA abuse) before the RAMCOA, and I was wondering if that meant we weren’t programmed b/c intentionally creating DID is kind of the whole purpose as far as I’m aware? Can programs be implemented in a system after its creation? If yes, is it only on parts created after and not already existing ones? 
I was wondering because I know there’s an age cap for DID development, as a child passes certain developmental stages once the personality integrates, and programming can’t occur past that age bc of no DID, but if someone already has DID beforehand would that still apply?  
I, personally, have terrible amnesia and even though I’m (currently and before the RAMCOA) “host,” I have several years unaccounted for and am only aware of the RAMCOA because I was told by a few other parts. One part, in particular, says there’s a whole programmed side-system shoved in a corner somewhere, but I don’t think we’ve experienced any programs running/activating/or whatever since I returned to my “post” as the most frequent fronter. The closest thing was two very bad instances of nausea, vertigo, and what I term “doom-vibes,” which culminated in me blacking out; First, when I tried getting anywhere near/interacting with the side-system, and later when I attempted to bring up this new development to my therapist. But that’s it, as far as I’m aware. They felt like a regular traumatic reaction (Maybe on the more extreme side, but that’s understandable) to the RAMCOA memories and not programming to me. Also, I'm writing about this right now, so...
That part says there’s a whole gamut of stuff in there; beta, omega, delta, etc… And I’m not saying they’re lying, but it feels odd to me for there to be programming within our system and it not come up at all. That part says it hasn’t come up because ever since we were “discarded” by the group, so to speak, the side system has been basically dormant, as many of their cues are very specific. That part states that when they were co-host, (Early-Mid Teenage years, Near the end of the RAMCOA) it was chaotic and programs were being triggered constantly. That was during the years when I was M.I.A, so I obviously can’t corroborate, but I think that part might be considering some severe conditioning to be programming instead. That part is arguing that I’m being affected by some sort of denial programming. I don’t think so, as I would assume there to be at least some feeling, sensation, or awareness accompanying that.
This is causing some major discord within our system, and that part is refusing to speak with me until I say I believe them. They're very dear to me and very important to our relatively stable functioning. If this keeps going on, I might just lie and say I believe them bc things will start falling apart. If I'm wrong and this kind of thing can occur, I'll obviously apologize, but we both feel a bit biased rn.
Thank you sm.
TW: ABUSE TALK
To answer your question in simplest terms it’s possible but usually doesn’t happen because of a few factors, and it can only happen if all of these factors are out of the way:
Programming is usually being built up before the age of the DID cut-off, so if one has DID before they could’ve still missed the programming cut-off age (this isn’t to say programming can’t continue past this age, but it can’t start and succeed)
If you don’t miss the cut-off, it’s uncommon that you already have established DID because of how extreme the trauma would have to be at such a young age-usually this trauma comes from programming
If those are out of the way than it is possible, but those are pretty big factors that usually cause people like you (if you have programming) to not be that well-known.
I’m not going to say that you have progs or no, but if you’re in the right headspace and have the resources for self-discovery I’d listen to those parts. Again, if. One of the points of programming is that the non-programmed parts don’t notice it.
Hope this helped
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So, I own a discord server based on an RPF ship. It’s two streamers who are married in real life and also roleplay together as a married couple. There wasn’t a lot of content for them so I made a discord as a place to discuss AUS, share fics and have some fun
Discord gets a decent amount of people, about twenty. I prefer to keep it open, you can just come in without having to have a certain role or anything. Eventually, one of the streamer’s mods joins and they seem pretty chill
Now the server much had a tumblr Esque vibe when it came to jokes which was assuming the streamers would never see it. There was one member (I’ll call them Emily) who had a bit of a dirty sense of humor with their jokes basically being the equivalent of calling one of the streamers a DILF and drawing fanart that could be seen as slightly suggestive but even then it wasn’t like porn or anything. This server was also very obscure with a small amount of members and nothing in it was meant to be seen by the streamers.
Then a new person joined who I’ll call Ally. Ally joined and didn’t make an intro or talk at all but I don’t really care. Ally is on the server for at least five hours.
Then the mod makes a fucking call out post in the genral channel to the entire server saying that Emily’s jokes, told in a server with a grand total of twenty people, broke the streamers boundaries and that Emily’s fanart also broke boundaries. Then the mod fucking left before anyone had a chance to really respond.
As it turned out the mod had invited Ally over to answer questions about the call out because they were too much of a chicken to stay and explain things themselves. Also, these jokes went on for months plus those extra five hours Emily was on the server. They had all the time in the world to talk to anyone privately about their concerns.
I was never told privately that there might be a problem. Emily was never talked to privately that there might be a problem. Instead the mod just dropped a Twitter worthy call out post, abused their authority as a mod to make Emily feel terrible and didn’t even have the balls to face the server themselves after making this call out post instead using Ally as a proxy.
They planned a call out instead of talking to anyone privately like a mature person would do.
It was a mess, a total mess. People started leaving and Emily felt so guilty that they had ruined the server. I had to make some rules (that I don’t agree with tbh) about certain jokes being banned mainly so that everyone would stop freaking out. Emily also wound up getting banned from these streamers chats based on this private petty discord server drama where neither streamer even knew what was in it.
I guess I’m telling you all of this because I feel I handled the situation poorly. What I should’ve done was told Ally that the mod had to come and speak for themselves and then banned Ally from the server. That or I should’ve deleted the call out post entirely and told everyone to ignore it
But I didn’t because I got scared and I panicked. This was my first time running into this sort of thing as the owner and only mod and as a result of this I wound up not thinking things through and acting impulsively and being too much of a pushover.
I feel bad because I didn’t stand up for Emily, who I consider a friend
I have apologized to Emily, who thankfully didn’t leave, and after the dust settled the members who hadn’t left the server basically agreed the call out post was very fucking stupid. I also locked down the server and now anyone who wants to join has to make an intro. The server is getting some energy back after it almost died due to that drama.
I guess I’m telling you all of this because it’s a neat story and my first foray into being at the center of discord drama. It still eats me up at times how I handled it but at least no friendships were ruined because of it. My main concern is how many other people has that mod gotten unfairly banned from streamers chats.
Plus I think its a good story
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I would have made a public statement about how the streamers' mod has a certain duty above that of just any fan, and that duty was to make the fandom a nice place.
I would say, both in the discord and outside of it, that they failed hard and should be ashamed of themselves. I would publicly put out the word that they invaded private space to cause a public ruckus and advise all other fandom discords to ban them preemptively.
They want to act like a server-raiding troll? Treat them as one.
No mercy.
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July Newsletter
Hey everyone! Here are some general updates for everything that’s been going on and what you can expect for this month and throughout the summer.
Health Update
As some of you may remember, right after the Kickstarter closed I was knocked out by a one-two punch of a fibro flare and Covid. While I’ve been put through the wringer, I’m FINALLY feeling like I’m crawling back out from under this extended period of sickness.
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I’m still dealing with some pain and fatigue due to my fibro flare-up, but it’s more or less back to the “normal” levels of what I’m used to, so overall I’m doing pretty good. I took some extra time to recuperate from Covid in the hopes of avoiding any long Covid effects, and while I am still taking it easy, I take a lot of joy in drawing and being forced to not indulge in any of my creative pursuits have made me all the more eager to get back into the swing of things. So, I’m still being careful, but I’m also easing back into work. 
I got so many amazing comments from patrons, readers, and Kickstarter backers all encouraging me to take as long as I needed to get better, and I can’t thank you enough for the kind words and well wishes! It was measurably easier to take some time off to rest knowing I had so many people cheering me on and encouraging me to do so, so thank you so much for taking the time to say something and for sending me words of support. <3 You da best!
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We’re moving right along, with 12 pages currently in the pipeline at various production stages. In fact, I’ve just put three new finished pages into the buffer for $10+ patrons today! Our priority right now is to get a healthy buffer so that I can have ample time and space to catch up on other work without impending deadline pressures.
Patreon Rewards
Next, I plan to knock out a good chunk of Patreon commissions for my $50+ folks. I’ve already been doing that here and there, but I want to make sure that the oldest ones are finished first. 
Likewise, due to the chaos of a sudden move and a lot of life changes, Ari didn’t send the May postcards out until today, so I apologize for the delays there – we’re getting back on track! June’s postcards have already been sent.
Speaking of, I’ve included some of the patron reward art I just finished last week!
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Kickstarter News
We still need to finish the internal book edits, draw up the Q&As, format the information in the book, and finish formatting annotations. These are all things I had intended to get done both during and after the campaign but I was simply unable to keep up with it due to health reasons. Curse you, chronic illness! 
I am also going to explore another option for getting the softcovers printed locally, which is something I will only go with if the quality is up to my standards. But we're less than $5k away from being able to reprint Chapters 1-3 so if we're able to get a cheaper local deal with a good printer, I'm willing to explore the option! 
By the way, we are now officially sold out of Chapters 1 and 2 books, but you can help us reprint them by preordering them and other stuff through our Backerkit shop!
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New Pride Merch
For Pride month I launched two new apparel designs as part of our Pride collection! Choose from Agender or Non-Binary Ainsley or Biromantic or Transgender Marie on comfy shirts available in a wide range of colors and sizes. 
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This collection also features downloadable Tales from Treehollow comics dealing with LGBTQIA+ themes. Come check it out!
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Artfight
I’ve never done Artfight before, but I’m gonna try this year! It’ll be fun to have little warmup drawings I can squeeze in here and there between larger projects. 
If you’ve never heard of Artfight, it’s an annual art trading game where you “attack” by drawing other people’s characters. It seems really fun! If you’re participating and want to add me, here’s my profile:
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Thanks all for reading! May this month be ever better!
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