#📝 The Author

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I was just thinking how long it's been since I watched Gundam Wing and how fun it would be to take on Duo Maxwell as a muse. But also sad, because I don't if anyone on tumblr remembers Gundam Wing. :/

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Okay everybody - tag your muses. Hahahaha! I can't think of who among mine this would be, but I gotta see what you guys say about your muses. xD

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Speaking of the US election, I want to make something crystal clear right now. This is my blog, so I can say what I want, and I'm gonna say it, regardless of what happens or if I lose any followers or whoever.

If you are in the United States of America and you voted for trump, leave. Unfollow me. Block me. I do not tolerate any kind of the hate he has spewed and continues to spew, so if you support him, I do not want you on my blog. Goodbye.

Everybody else, you are welcome here. You are safe here. You are loved here. I support you and care about you. Know that if you ever need someone to reach out to or a shoulder to cry on, I am here. You may come into my DM's any time. 💞

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As someone who is a newly identified ace (at least, questioning, since I'm an older folk who has always felt sort of... I guess "out of sorts" when it comes to sex, but has never had a word for it until more recently), I had no idea I was in the company of so many fellow aces in the roleplay community. I feel blessed. ☺

I also used to feel super awkward about doing Sexual Sunday memes because I was worried people would either abuse it (like see my muses as sex vending machines and nothing else) or not be interested in it at all (which has more so been the case, but it's not a big deal), but I've been relaxing more and more about it because people have helped me feel more comfortable. I haven't had any bad experiences, so I feel better about sharing insights and things now!

I may not roleplay smut, but my muses do have their sex lives and personalities, so I don't mind including those aspects in threads, discussions, and answering inquiries about them. They're sillies for sure. x3

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So. I learned something in therapy today that I think is kind of important to share with you guys. I won't trauma dump on you all, I promise, it's just a little bit of information that I think I might need to share as what I have come to realize is a trigger for me, unfortunately.

Today I learned that the two closest, most important friendships I had throughout my childhood and throughout my 20's - so we're talking from age 8, all the way through my 20's - were abusive. And I have trauma from that.

Not going into details. I'm okay. And I don't want to burden anybody or make anyone uncomfortable with talking about it or anything. But I believe it does mean that disingenuous friendships and relationships where other people's muses are using my muses without having genuine feelings of friendship towards them is actually triggering to me. It really makes me uncomfortable, and now I understand why. It's not just because it's happened so many times to my muses over the course of roleplaying, but because it has happened to me in real life.

I'm going to need to make this clear in my rules somewhere. It is in my rules that I don't want my muses used as NPCs without my permission, and it is in Thursday's profile that I don't want her being used in disingenuous friendships anymore because it's been done so many times, but yeah. I need to make it clear that this is an actual trigger to me.

What a thing to learn, huh? :/

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The Author protecting her muses. x)

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Hey guys.

I wanted to take a moment to be a little candid with you. Just a small bit of transparency to kind of clear the air a little bit, and I think it will also help clear my head too.

I don't want to go into too much detail and overshare or anything, but I am willing to share a little bit.

As some of you may know, I am a mother. I have a young child who is special needs, and all this last summer we've been struggling with him behavior-wise. About a month ago he was placed into a psychiatric facility, and I'm afraid I have... not been at my best myself mentally and emotionally lately.

If I have been acting out of sorts or spoken out of turn or anything, I sincerely apologize for it. I have not meant to cause anyone any undue stress as a result of my own stress. If I have, please know that I regret it deeply and I am sorry for it.

Knowing this, I am doing my best to keep myself in check and to step away whenever I feel like my anxiety is getting to be too much. Sometimes some things unexpectedly upset me and I need to be better about walking away. I will be better about this.

If you'd like to come into my DMs, I'd be happy to chat, with the understanding that I don't particularly feel up to going into detail about my private life. If you'd like to discuss other things, my box is open, so feel free to come on in.

Thank you for your patience and understanding, and as always, thank you for being here with me.

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"Okay. Let's settle this the old fashioned way. See what our audience at large has to say about this. With a poll."

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There seems to be some confusion about the status of my main verse muses, particularly Thursday and Doomsday, so I'm going to make this post and hopefully it helps clear some things up. Also going to post a summary of the #the only way in is the only way out plot I just finished writing, so hopefully that also provides a little bit of clarity. Keeping in mind, this is my MAIN VERSE, so that means this is what is happening with the heart of my blog. Anything happening outside of this with Thursday, Doomsday, and the rest of the Haunted Office is considered AU - which is fine! But just keep that in mind.

Main verse Thursday is currently deceased. She died in the Office when the energy jet struck her, and permanently died in Dimension 42 when she (her soul) ascended and joined the collective of other Thursdays known as the Narrative. So, yes, she is deceased, dead, fully gone from this world as of right now. She is not permanently gone, though, and will return in a new body, but she is not back YET, so as far as anybody's muses should know at THIS POINT, she is DEAD. If your muse is responding to her in the main verse and they knew her, then you can have them respond however you feel they would respond. That is up to you to decide. (Threads that were started before these events, though, are excluded from all this.)

Main verse Doomsday is currently out of the Office. She has left to be on her own for a little while because she is heavily grieving. She does not wish to be contacted by anybody. She is not answering any texts or calls. She may answer from certain people, but it really depends on who it is that's trying to reach her and what's said. Again, it is entirely up to you if you decide your muse would notice that she has been quiet and that they would try to reach out to her. Otherwise, she isn't visiting or speaking to anybody unless I have sent her to your inbox. (Threads that were started before these events are also excluded from this.)

I don't know what all anybody has read or hasn't read. I can't make anybody read the things I post on my blog. It is a little frustrating, I admit, to not know who has read what, because to me, all I can see is that nobody's muses are reacting to Thursday being dead and Doomsday's absence. But - I don't know if that's because people don't want to be involved with the plot due to triggers and whatnot, or if that's because people's muses are not noticing or what. I can't make assumptions, so that's why I'm making this post, and hopefully that will catch everyone up to speed, and then you guys can make these decisions. I can't make anybody participate in things they don't want to participate in, and I will respect that. But I will need to know if our interactions going forward will be main verse or AU.

That said, here is a timeline of the events that took place during the plot, so that you might be able to make a better informed decision. Hopefully it isn't too long, but here it is:

Doomsday jumped into a black hole because she wanted to experience what it was like to be spaghettified by one. In doing so, she was ripped apart, which threw her Dampening energy soul everywhere, opened a rift, and pulled it all through into the Office when she respawned there.

The energy jet of her energy spewed out by the black hole erupted down the 210 hallway of the Office once the rift opened there upon Doomsday’s respawn attempt. Thursday was “called” into hallway, where she stepped into the energy jet, and was killed.

Both Thursday and Doomsday are stuck in a continuous respawn process by the jet as it remains in the hallway at the Office.

Dorian is in a lot of pain as the energy jet is piercing two exterior walls along with multiple interior walls.

Both Thursday and Doomsday have found themselves in Dimension 42, a realm of staircases. The staircase they are on is an endless one encased in a tower made of white bricks, stretching off infinitely up and down.

The Narrative begins speaking to Thursday and tells her that she is dead, and that she is to ascend the staircase.

It’s revealed that Cyrus witnessed on the video recording of the energy jet manifesting in the Office, that Thursday stepped into the blast rather than stepping away from it.

The Narrative reveals Themself to Doomsday and explains that They needed her to open the doorway for both she and Thursday to enter Dimension 42. Doomsday is unhappy with this knowledge and breaks out of the staircase tower, only to discover she can’t escape.

Thursday continues her ascent of the tower, seemingly happy and content with her journey. The Narrative asks if she’d like to stay there with Them and become a part of Them, revealing that Dimension 42 is a dimension where all Thursdays go when they die, and that They themself are a collective of Thursdays that Thursday may join if she chooses to ascend.

The Narrative speaks further with Doomsday, to clarify Their intentions. They reveal that all the other Thursday souls Doomsday had been previously bonded with when Doomsday was a ghost are now a part of The Narrative, explaining the same to her that They did to Thursday. They explain that choosing to ascend and join the collective means choosing to die, and that They will be with her and support her decision no matter what.

Thursday is still ascending the staircase. The Narrative explains that the process of ascension is individual to each person and only that person will know when they are ready. After hours of traveling the staircase, Thursday is stricken by painful memories of when her mother was diagnosed with a terminal illness and is almost rendered unable to continue. The Narrative firmly encourages her to get back up and continue ascending. After much struggling, Thursday is able to continue, only to discover a few steps later that her struggles are only beginning.

September, antagonized by Oleander (who is in her phone, which is floating around inside her gelatinous body), makes a bold move and enters the energy jet in search of a way into the rift to see if she can retrieve Thursday and Doomsday from wherever they ended up.

While ascending, Doomsday is reminiscing about her life and realizing that there is too much she missed about it while she was a ghost. She realizes she does not want to die. She expresses this to The Narrative and also tells Them that she wants to take Thursday back home too, at which points she is told she cannot, that Thursday must make her own choice. Doomsday refuses to let it go at that. The Narrative tells her that she must figure it out on her own then, but hints that she is on the wrong stairs. Doomsday breaks out of the staircase again, finds Thursday’s stairs on the opposite side of her own, and runs off to find her.

Thursday continues her ascent of the staircase, encountering voices from her past criticizing her. She nearly gives up, but The Narrative encourages her to "Rise" and "Ascend". She is finally able to get back up and continue, at which point she transforms into The Narrative itself, and has finally ascended.

Doomsday is running up the stairs when the tower breaks apart. She falls and ends up back in the Office, screaming for Thursday, who she wasn't able to reach.

September is also thrown back out of Dimension 42, but not before witnessing the cosmic horror that Thursday has become, although she doesn't recognize her as such. She lands back in the Office on top of Doomsday, squishing her, much to her dismay.

Doomsday and September are drawn outside by Dorian, who has witnessed a strange thing in the sky. Doom recognizes that the thing is Thursday, now The Narrative. They have a brief talk, where Thursday says they should all start a new narrative and go from there.

That is basically the end, although this story has no real end, because it's only the beginning.

Please let me know in a comment if you'd like for your muse to continue interacting with mine in the main verse, or if you would prefer for things to be AU going forward. That would help me out a lot! Thank you!

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Author: That’s the Haunted Office Stanley. (runs before anyone can shoot at her)

Me talking about my favorite fictional characters

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Here we go, Issue #2. x)

Don't take any of these headlines too seriously, folks. All for shits and giggles!

Also, any character art is used with permission. The rest are stock images on google. If you want me to use art of your muse, leave a comment with your permission. Up to you! No pressure, of course. :p

Also also, I am shit with artistic design in any capacity, so I am fully aware this looks 100% amateur. I made this in Canva, and yeah, this is as good as you're gonna get coming from me. xD

Featuring:

@gunslinginnhogtyin @5mind @townofcadence @fluxofthemouth @ratfolkconservatory @drchandras-sanctuary-for-ais

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This is off topic, but my dad sent me a message telling me he voted for trump and is asking me if I'm done with him. I'm admittedly very nervous about messaging him back. I love my dad, but we have a very distant relationship from one another. But I don't want anything to do with people who voted for him. He voted against my bodily autonomy, and against rights for my son, and many other people who are now afraid just to live in my country.

I hate to ask this of you guys, but can I ask for some strength and courage to message him back and break things off with him? I don't deserve this burden, but I have a right to set my boundaries, even with family and the people I love. I am admittedly scared, though.

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Bwaarrrgh, I don't know if I can wait until Halloween to send Doom bunny to people's inboxes. Might do it tonight. >>;

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Actually, let me reblog this and add that I'm the type of person who needs to be clearly told... just about EVERYTHING. Because I don't like to assume anything, and because I don't like to assume anything I will sometimes do things that might be bothering someone and not realize it - like sending too many asks or getting overly excited about plots that my writing partner may not actually be interested in.

That said, whether you are or are NOT interested in something, please be totally clear with me! I really do appreciate it.

Reblog this if you’re the type of person who needs to be clearly told that someone would like to ship with you !

( This is not an invitation to force a ship on the reblogger, but a jumping off point for planning potential dynamics both parties are comfortable with ! )

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Hey everybody! I have updated my rules with the following language. Please have a read and let me know if you have any questions. Thank you!

In other words, I will not chase after you for interactions. While I am happy to reach out to you initially for interactions - as well as send you asks, memes, and write starters for you - if I am always the one doing all these things and there is a distinct sense of distance from you or I am not getting any responses from you, I will back off to give you some space to respond to the things I have sent you. Unless I hear from you otherwise, I have no way of knowing if I have overwhelmed you or if the things I have sent you are waiting in your drafts/ask box, and I don’t wish to exhaust myself by sending you more, nor do I wish to make you feel any pressure by asking you about it, unless I have permission to.

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I'm telling you guys, with Thursday gone, the folks in the Office are... not right. They are all out of whack. I think I underestimated how much they all depended on her. They underestimated how much they all depended on her. I think even Thursday herself underestimated that. Everything has shifted, and not in a good way.

I think eventually things will even out, but it's going to take a while to get there. Right now it's just a huge mess. Thursday will be back too, in a different form. I wanted to give my other muses some time to kind of fly more on their own without Thursday's support. As you might have noticed, they aren't doing so well. :/ They really relied on her to come swooping in to help pick up their slack and fill in the gaps of what they were missing.

It's not entirely their faults, though. That was sort of her role. It's always been her role - the mediator. And without her there to mediate, there's a lot of tension with the one's left behind trying to figure out how to mediate for themselves now. It's certainly challenging for them.

But Thursday's not really gone. She's still there, just more relegated to the background. They just aren't aware of it. She's there, gently guiding them, as the Narrative tends to do.