One Of My Favorite Things Is When A Character Does Or Says Something Nice And They’re Like “don’t

“this character should kill their abuser” i agree. unfortunately they wouldn’t do that.

there is so much intimacy in creating something together

Going insane about kicked dog with rabies type characters

The week's been incredibly draining for me and my brain is still making dialup noises but I miss interacting SO bad. I'm going to try to ease back into things but don't be surprised if I suddenly go quiet again.

I'm going to take a little break from the dash. I got some bad news on Friday that's led to a low mood that's been threatening to bleed into things a little more than I'd like in spite of my best attempts. I'll be back when I'm feeling a little more steady.

I know there are people who avoid OOC interaction entirely to avoid meta knowledge tainting their portrayals and I definitely can't live like that but I've always had memory issues and there is so much different stuff bouncing around in my head anymore that I don't know how to keep straight what has been revealed ic and what hasn't anymore :') constantly paranoid I'm going to unintentionally metagame because I can't remember anything ever

I am actually so serious I think it really messes with a childs creativity and joy to tell them to never make a mary sue OC. Like that unbridaled form of joy where you make a self insert OC who super cool and everyone loves them and they have every superpower in the world SHOULD be something a kid makes, it nourishes their ability to create things for fun and not be stifled by "oh but what if my character is too overpowered and cringey...". whatever

R, C, M

Decided to make things fun and roll a die for each of these and pick one of my other main muses that I haven't written on tumblr to answer for as well!

R - Rebel - Do they follow rules, bend or break them? Do they find rebelliousness in others attractive?

Ava - I think this one is fairly obvious lmao. Ava doesn't give a shit about rules until the consequences are so dire that they literally can't ignore them. Rules that are enforced by Creeper or Reboot are the only rules that they care to observe. Otherwise they are pretty happy to do whatever they want forever. Unsurprisingly, this is also a trait they find attractive in other people.

Dot - It's a bit complicated. Deep down, Dot's biggest obstacle to breaking rules is not so much because of a personal adherence to them as it is due to anxiety about the consequences of breaking them - be they social or otherwise. In practice, she is quite willing to break rules herself, she just tends to be a bit quiet about it. She doesn't so much look for rebelliousness in others as she does people who are nonjudgmental or open-minded.

Dain - Dain prefers to do things in a by-the-book manner, largely because routines and familiarity are comforting to her. She isn't a stickler when it comes to the people around her, though, and she is willing to ignore rules that she believes are unjust or will cause harm. She's easily drawn to certain kinds of rebelliousness, maybe because she feels she lacks the courage to stand out in certain ways and admires it when she recognizes it in others.

C - Caregiver - How do they give/receive care best? Do they care for everyone or just a small number of people? How do they react to someone in need?

Ava - The number of people Ava extends that sort of care towards is small enough to be counted on one hand. Personally, Ava is huge on physical touch as comfort -- both when given and receiving. They also love cooking and they're not above just dumping an entire meal on someone. A stranger in need is likely to be completely ignored, unless a whim strikes them otherwise. Ava isn't one who feels any sort of an obligation towards people they don't know.

Dot - Dot tends to feel awkward and uncertain about how to take care of other people, feeling that she isn't very good at taking care of herself as it stands, though that doesn't mean she won't try. It does mean she mostly limits the people who receive her care to close friends and her partner, though. She'll bake sweets for anyone fond of them, and offers words of kindness and affirmation when she's able to. If she finds herself in a position to help someone out of her circle of friends, she may do so if she feels the means, but she typically won't go out of her way for it. She isn't really one to play hero.

Dugar - It's somewhat AU dependent, but in what I'm going to call his main verse for now, caregiving is what he does best! He's a traveling doctor, and takes his vocation very seriously, spending many a waking hour learning about the newest techniques and advances in medicine that are available to him. He's worked hard to overcome his natural shyness and become someone who could be said to have a good bedside manner. Regardless of setting, he's very much a bleeding heart, and won't hesitate to offer help to anyone he deems in genuine need of it. This, of course, has the potential downside of leading to him overextending himself. He's a people person through and through, and will prioritize others over himself without hesitation.

M - Miracle Worker - Who or what do they consider to be a miracle? Do they believe in magic?

Ava - No points for guessing what counts as a miracle for Ava. They have been privy to Creeper's demonstrations of what the viral entity is capable of, the ways he has broken into the physical world are probably the biggest things they would count as 'miracles'. They know no shortage of gods or godlike beings, but due to their bias as a digital being and infected they tend to find others' powers less impressive -- those other deities didn't break into an entire world not compatible to them on a deep level, after all. Naturally, they aware of the existence of magic in either realm, so it would be a bit silly for them to not believe in it.

Dot - Dot isn't really one for ascribing things to miracles. Things may happen by strange coincidence, or be highly unlikely, but she still believes that there always, deep down, a scientific explanation for anything. She's a being of magic and uses it herself, so she's intimately familiar with it.

Jakkai - If Jakkai has any sort of a belief in miracles, it would be of the sort that miracles can only happen when people put in effort to make them happen. She'd never be one to sit around waiting for something to happen. If she cares enough to want something to change, she's going to do something about it. Her views on magic will naturally be dependent on setting, but she's not particularly superstitious by nature and is unlikely to view magic as a potential explanation for anything in a realistic setting. In fantasy settings, she doesn't have a strong affinity for magic, with the sole exception of the kind that can be used to enhance her body's capabilities (think D&D monk), but she views it as an enhancement that works alongside training and discipline, not a replacement.

Hey, can y’all rb this if it’s okay to send you messages asking about your ocs, cause on god I wanna interact with y’all but I am terrified of being annoying lol

PSA:

You don’t have to be nice to my character. You don’t have to hold your character back. I am perfectly okay with consequences. I don’t consider powerful characters using those powers to be godmodding. Some things might require a little bit of a chat before hand, but go crazy, kids. Conflict is part of story telling.