#Ooc posts

[captain-dville]

(Ooc: @yourlocalmechanism-dr-carmilla here's the reply I was talking about!)

Another year passed...a new one begun. I wonder...why i put up with it all? Its tiring on occasion...

She sighs as she gazes out of the window into the starry void, her eyepatch is removed- she was dressed rsther comfy today. Absentminded, she fidgets with a rose brooch-a gift from lorelei, despite the painful memories she doesent have the heart to throw it away. Shes melancholy, when it was her and her children, it was never dull or silent. It was busy and it usually kept her from falling into a depressive episode. She knew shed snap out of it eventually, but eight now..especially since scuzz was god knows where-they needed their space-and the ship wasnt semtinent, she was alone.

I wonder if Jonny blows up a planet like he usually does...its his version of a firework. Maybe he watches it with all of them..i wish id be there....maybe i should send a message, but i dont know if they would even read it, for all i know they either not care or despise me....

She muses on this, trying to keep herself from crying, shes done with crying, she thinks, it annoys and exhausts her. Then the door chines and slides open, and a relstively small figure walks in, carefully. Its alice, the nurse that was with Jonny & Tim in the moonwar. Her hair is shoulder lengh by now and she looks a it more heslthy than she did when dr. Carmilla picked her up and immortalized her. She still wears a cloak over her old, blood stained nurse uniform-she reufses to wash it, as it holds memories for her. "Jonny hugged me in this" she explained once, she and jonny had smth going on during the moonwar, but both were too proud/cowardly to openly admit their feelings. Well, alice goes over to Carmilla, and says: "Happy new year, mom." She doesent speak much usually, so thats a surprise. Them, she hugs dr carmilla, and chooses to sit beside her, cradling a octokitten in her lap, enjoying its purrs.

...happy new year to you too, daughter. I am glad your veins arent acting up so far, it was quite difficult making them....

She knows that she is rambling, but she smiles as Alice gives her silent company. Oh how she wishes scuzz was here!

...maybe jonny calls...i dont know why he would do that, but....hes a good son you know? Despite not believing that himself....

[Ooc" @captain-dville i hope thst the tag is alright, u trued to go abit into drmamatics style- also alice is a oc of mine, i hoep you dint mind thst either- i am VERY happy to rewrite this if ya dont like it

[ @askscuzznishimura

[grims-local-pkmn-irl-hub]

How to Write Engaging Anons

I’ve spoken to a lot of people behind close doors and we have all come to a realization: PKMN IRL as a community isn’t the greatest at sending engaging anons,,,

A lot of anons tend to get off track from what the blog runner is trying to do or will send completely unrelated anons during a plot moment on someones blog which can be incredibly frustrating for the blog runner.

So, I’ve decided to compile a little “guide” to help.

Look over the recent posts of a blog to see if they’re doing anything that could be considered plot relevant before sending an anon. Are they vague posting about something? Did they cut off a tangent too short? Did they mention they have stories to share if anyone wants them? Did they say something off or slightly concerning? ASK ABOUT IT! Ask them to elaborate! Ask for more detail!

Try and keep asks on task if a plot hook/point is currently happening. It is incredibly discouraging for a blog runner to see the notif for an anon only to open it and it have nothing to do with what they are currently trying to reveal/be engaged with. Do not latch onto a bit like your life depends on it because you are most likely just tiring out the blog runner who just wants to share interesting character/story info. Bits have a time and a place.

Don’t have a character that would realistically send that anon? Then don’t send it as that character, send it as yourself. The blog runner and character will not know the difference. This also has an added benefit of baiting a character into talking about something you know your character can then interact with. Anons are great for interaction in more ways than just asks.

Worried someone already sent the ask you’re about to send? SEND IT ANYWAYS! A blog runner would much prefer two of asks of generally the same question than zero asks! And it shows that people care enough to ask that question twice! It gives the blog runner something to think about when writing!

Don’t have any idea of what anon to send without an ask game? SEND THE SUPER “BASIC” ONES! I promise you that very basic questions like “how do feel about this”, “why do you say that”, “you mentioned [this], can you elaborate more” ARE LOVED BY BLOG RUNNERS!!! So much can be understood about a character’s mental state or attitude depending on how they choose to answer these questions. They’re “basic” and “overused” because they are really good questions to ask!

Try and engage critically with a character! Remember! This is an RP community! We are playing these characters as if they are real so you need to treat them like people! For example: Telling a very clearly mentally ill character that their thought process isn’t healthy and that they should just go to therapy isn’t the most helpful anon and it especially isn’t when that seems to be all the blog runner gets when they’re character gets like that. A good way to try and engage critically is to ask similar questions as above such as “why do you think that” along with some others like “can you walk me through your thought process”, “do you know when you started acting/thinking like this”, etc.

IC Hate Anons. These anons are fun and good! They can be very useful for story telling and showing off certain aspects of a character! They can also be super draining especially when that seems to be all that a character gets when trying to do plot hooks/points. It can make a blog runner’s motivation wane and deplete when all it ever seems like is that anons want to use their character as a punching bag. A good way to negate this is if you send an IC hate anon is to quickly follow it up with an anon that’s trying to engage critically and is asking questions and treating the character as a person. This allows for a blog runner to have choices on whether they want their character to be a punching bag right now and get beat down or would rather follow the anons line of questioning.

Ask games. I know I’m beating a dead horse here but SEND AN ASK TO THE PERSON YOU ARE REBLOGGING FROM. The blog runner will see you reblogging it from them and be waiting for an ask to come in and then it never does. Send an ask. They are literally pre-written most of the time. Okay that’s all I have to say here. 👍

Make sure the anon has some sort of substance. Even when sending anons outside of plot periods make sure the anon has something the character and blog runner can actually feasibly answer. One word anons that are just “yeah” or “okay” are incredibly difficult to respond to. So is randomly being sent quotes or things that just generally have nothing to do with the blog or pokemon in general. People have an easier time when being sent asks about their character’s pokemon, family, friends, most recent stupid post, etc. I have about 40 anons rotting in my inbox for @/espers-n-espurrs because they have nothing to respond to. And this isn’t to say silly/dumb anons shouldn’t be a thing. They should be but they should also be something someone could reasonably reply with besides just replying with “why the fuck did you send me this”.

In all, remember you are not only engaging with a character and their story but you are also engaging with a blog runner. You may never know their name or have a one on one conversation with them but the asks you send their characters do have an effect on the blog runner.

Show that you are engaging with their character, show that you care about the story they are trying to tell.

Reblogs are important for interaction but in my mind asks are the backbone of this community. A good ask and a good response allows for a good chance for others to be able to interact with the response IC.

But yeah, remember, the blog runner is still there behind that screen, you are still interacting with them when you interact with their character. Give them something to work with when you send an ask.

[lionpawsdiary]

Will Marigold Lake ever be available for asks?

she will later on! but i can open her up early for asks, i'd been considering it for a bit anyways

[wishmaker-astra]

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[pkmn-monochrome]

[CHARIZARD's true form: GIGANTAMEGA]

[madoumonogatarirunelord]

Gay

@drtrig

[espers-n-espurrs]

// OOC POST

yknow what heres a little reblog game for yall because theres plenty of ask games banking on others sending you asks so lets turn the tables a bit

!! Reblog this post and then look into the reblogs and send at least three different people an ask !!

!! if youre an early reblogger make sure to come check back in later to send some asks !!

!! the asks dont have to be from your own character either !! it can be an anon or whatever but still !! send an ask !!

i may have to mute notifs on my end so my notifs dont die but i will try to check in periodically

[askaneevee]

Honey: Hi! Nice to meet you :3!

[pt: Hi! Nice to meet you!]

//ooc + rules + dni below the cut!//

//Hello! I’m Leafy (you could also call me Gimmi if you’d like :3). I’ve always wanted to try making an askblog, so here we are!//

//There will be untagged swearing. Please block me if you need to!//

//This is my first time making an askblog, so it’s pretty lighthearted. I consider myself semi-lit when it comes to rp. I’d love any tips! :3//

//I don’t have all their characterizations down yet so don’t be surprised if there’s retcons or if a character is suddenly acting different.//

Unlocked characters: Honey the Eevee (they/it) Razz the Jumpluff (any)

Rules: No nsfw Magic anons only allowed on specific events (you can send in random items whenever though!) Interactions are allowed with anyone, as long as you aren’t on the dni! Ask before involving me in anything long-term, though.

DNI: TERFs, queerphobes in general, anti-furry, anti-neopronouns, aro/ace exclusionists. Generally if you’re going to be an ass for no reason, please leave.

[baileythebean]

Shoutout to Hungarians this pride month

We only have one gender pronoun. It’s gender-neutral. And quite literally a singular letter. May I present:

Ő

Yeah that’s it. Just ‘ő’. There you go, people outside AND inside the gender binary. You are now an ő.

[kamishirorui-wxs-official]

PERSONAL BLOGS DO NOT REBLOG OUR SHIT OR I'LL KILL YOU 👍👍👍 HOPE THIS HELPS

[arven-x-drayster-4ever]

//wanted to take a crack at making an ask game !!

send a ⏳ + a prediction for my overarching story and I’ll rate it 0-10, with 0 being “not gonna happen” and 10 being “bro stop reading my mind”

[uzi-doormans-blog]

[Hello, Witchlings. After a bit of thinking about myself and my identity, I've come to the conclusion that I am genderqueer, likely agender, and as such, I would like to reintroduce myself.]

[My name is Bug, and I go be any titles and pronouns, including neos. Any ooc text will now be in green, as I feel it connects more to my gender and other aspects of my identity that I don't want to get into here yet because I'm still working it out.]

[Thank you for understanding, and much love, Witchlings <3]

[lionpawsdiary]

probably an Obvious thing to point out but oughhh the juxtaposition of the clan mocking and belittling rogues, saying that lionpaw was better off being raised by proper clan cats…. and then abandoning her and spikedawn to die for being deadweight in their eyes. god thats so good

heeheee!! :3c glad it was picked up on, love giving this little thang problems

[huahanaphul]

That feeling when you enter a fandom a few years late and you think it means there will be little to no activity but then realize you’re not too late, there are new people rolling in all the time and people consume media at a different pace and that’s ok (not to mention the bonus: the backlog of fanfic is e x t e n s i v e. Show up late to the party just to reap all the benefits)

[pkmn-monochrome]

[CODY said they were too old to go trick-or-treating so the GHOSTs took matters into their own hands!]

[Happy Halloween!!]