#also also i love saying something isn't clickbait when it's literally not even close to being clickbait idk why it's just funny to me

[yanderefarm]

an actual announcement (real (not clickbait))

i just wanna say i love you guys you're great!!

but there are a few things that have been getting me. i love getting asks and attention from everyone and i love interacting with you!! so i really never want to close the ask box bc i wouldn't be able to talk with everyone freely anymore. but despite not reopening my requests for fics i have over 100 asks again. some of these are just people throwing ideas at me to share. some of these are requests that i did ask for with talking to the characters. but there are still requests just always coming in.

i honestly wouldn't mind so much beyond just feeling guilty that i cant get to everything but sometimes it can kind of come across as rude? some people can treat creators like they're ai bots they're commanding to fill in a story.

during my little April fools event I received multiple asks that i had to delete that either acted rude, were plain weird, or were weirdly misogynistic. this isn't entirely new for me. I've had to delete multiple asks for similar reasons in the past but it was weird that there were so many in such a short amount of time.

the rudeness specifically stuck with me because it hit on something that's bothered me for a while. while i haven't been able to post frequently lately there's always been some subtle behavior since the very beginning treating me like just a machine you can input demands into and get whatever you want from and if it doesn't work exactly how you want just keep pushing it until you get exactly what you want. that's what i mean when I say it's like they're talking to an ai. and i know it's not just me that this kind of behavior happens to, I've talked with other people who run similar blogs I've just seen first hand other people responding to asks that had this kind of behavior.

the easiest way for you the asker to fix this? just add a little more friendliness to it. instead of being like "A getting tortured by B" you can literally just add "hey bunny! have you ever thought about (blank)" just adding a little touch like "hey" or "how are you" or even "ive been thinking about" adding a little personality to whatever you're sending with emojis or little additions like hey or even just telling the person you're talking to hi would go a long way.

part of this is something I personally need to work on myself. unfortunately i need to be more strict with my own boundaries. my requests are closed so from now on I'll be deleting things that are blatantly just requests. I'm sorry I feel really guilty doing this but it is something I need to do. I'm also not going to put effort into answering things that aren't supposed to be requests like they are requests. if you share an idea or a brain worm and i end up writing a whole thing out of it that's because i wanted to. i also need to stop trying to force myself when i dont want to it leads to me never answering anything because I want it to be better than I have the energy for.

im sorry if this leads to more lackluster answers and responses. im sorry if i end up deleting your ask. you guys do mean the world for me but this is more about setting my own boundaries and sticking to them. i cant feasibly do over 200 requests.

[simplepotatofarmer]

cc!techno roleplay appreciation*!

(*actual, not clickbait)

there's been so much negativity about techno's rp style that i just want to make a post of all the things i adore and appreciate

he has excellent timing. whether it's with logging in at exactly the right moment - the pet war, the red banquet - or speaking up at the best time - 'that's going to be a problem, dream' - or chat comments. honestly, the little moments that he pops in to make some quip in chat only to leave again are wonderful. they lightening the mood or show some insight to his perspective and i love it.

on that same note, it's really endearing to me that he so clearly watches his friends' streams closely enough to do that! he's invested in what they're doing, even when he's not actually involved.

he's extremely consistent with not only his style but his reactions and his character. that isn't to say his character hasn't changed but that he's always changed in a way that was consistent and made sense. he's given in character explanations as to why his character reacts the way he does in serious situations, stating that he deals poorly with them. it sets up the perfect reason for him to stick to his desire to keep his streams light.

again, on that note, his streams honestly are perfect for people like me who struggle with anxiety/ptsd. i can watch them without worry or concern that it might trigger me. i know exactly what i'm getting with a techno lore stream.

he still manages to keep up the suspense, despite being extremely consistent with his tone. it'd be easy to think that nothing bad will ever happen to his character but we've seen bad things happen. i remember being worried for both him and carl during the butcher army bit. when he gave his will to phil, i was honestly emotional and concerned for him!

he's great at visual roleplay and playing to the camera. techno's ability to pick the right moment to look at the camera/turn to the person he's talking to, is so so wonderful. it always adds a punch of humor or serves to highlight something important. both the birthday and prison stream are great examples of that! his looks back to his friends, showing how they're his support, the clear and deliberate focusing on important aspects of the prison so we know that he knows it's a trap without spelling it out. he sets up a ton of visual subtext and it's amazing.

his character arc is touching and well-written. it is absolutely heart-warming to see a character that entered the story to help others, felt betrayed and used and struggled with those feelings, who thought being alone was the only way to be safe, learn to trust his friends and be safe with them.

techno shows us how subtle changes and losses can be just as impactful as large and dramatic ones. techno's character has suffered losses and hurts and deals with those in a consistent for his character way. it's subtle but it's there. going off to the north, becoming a pacifist which was a complete 180 for him was great because it was a small thing but a realistic one to seeing your tactic fail. and his changes now are also subtle but impactful! starting the syndicate was a show of how he's changed. he never really spells these things out for us, but allows us to see it.

he has amazing lines that stick with you. i got into dsmp because of techno and specifically because of his 'i'm a person!' and 'don't you see what's happening here?' lines. they're poignant, they're always spot on in character, and they're always delivered so well. he has a great way of acting that is consistent to his character and style yet still hits you hard. 'for you the world' is said so softly and with so much affection that i honestly tear up thinking about it.

speaking of, his acting is just great. his slow deliberate laughs, the hint of panic when he's trying to stall in high pressure situations, the firm but gentle attempts at comforting others - 'healing's a long process, it's fine' 'it's okay, calm down, dream' - and the worry and fear that comes out when his friends are in danger (phil under house arrest, ranboo being trapped in the hole by bad). it's great and never seems out of place for his character!

he gives us so many insights into his character merely by the way he interacts with the world and other characters. it's honestly so refreshing to see a character that really just shows us what he's like through small actions. i love seeing those moments because they all add up to this big, complex picture. we get to see it all, from big moments like his speeches and doomsday to small moments like feeding animals and giving food to people and it's all just as important!

cc!techno, despite real life challenges, tries to include as many people as he can. hearing niki and puffy etc. talk about how he's always trying to include people was just so sweet. during the birthday stream, he kept focusing on niki and trying to give her attention and i genuinely thought that was great.

the writing for his character is wonderful. as a former english major and writer myself, i love the stories/arcs he writes for his character. again, it's always consistent and makes sense but it also serves as something different! it's a different perspective and style, a different type of a character, one that doesn't have large obvious changes, but does change and more impactfully, brings change with him.

as a long time RPer and DM, cc!techno is exactly the kind of rp partner i would want or the sort of player i would want at my table. he brings something different but easy to work with. he's happy to step back and let other people have their moments. he reacts in a way that's easy for others to play off of but also keeps things light which is helpful because rp can be high pressure, especially in front of such a large audience and live. his presence is comforting and i love when you can hear his friends trying not to laugh.

"i have a pickaxe and i'll put it through your teeth!"

anyway, as someone with adhd and anxiety, i just want to say i appreciate cc!techno and his roleplaying so much! it's comforting, it's easy for me to understand his tone, his emotions come through clearly without being overwhelming and he genuinely adds so much to the server and story!