#askstorykidshq acceptances

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Welcome to Addersfield, home of Illedale University. Let’s see what information we have about you for the town hall’s records, shall we?

Name: Malaika

Parent(s): Musa & Riven Film/Show: Winx Club Face: Wang Yiren Age: 21 Major (if student): Music Occupation: seeking!

Zan, you have 24 hours to send in your blog URL/post in-character on your multimuse. The follow notice for a new blog will be posted as soon as possible. Thank you for your application and welcome to the group!

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Apparently, one of the hardest things for a human to do is apologize and own up to things they’ve done that hurt others.

And honestly, I get it. You don’t wanna apologize to someone for hurting them and have to admit that what you did was malicious because you’re afraid they won’t accept it, that they’ll reject you and push you away and never trust you again. It hurts, I’m not gonna lie, just to consider it, not even for it to happen.

But you have to do it anyways. YOU STILL HURT SOMEONE. They are owed an apology for your behavior, you are not owed forgiveness from an apology. It sucks, I’m not gonna pretend it doesn’t, but the only way to handle a situation like that is to be an adult and just say it.

So.

I’m sorry, AskStoryKidsHQ. I’m sorry for what happened on April 2nd, 2020 and all of the resulting fallout from it. I’ve apologized for this before and I’ve publicized it on many platforms, but I can’t apologize enough for what happened.

As everyone already knows, once upon a time, ASKHQ was AskTheDescendantsHQ. During its run under this name, we had another mod and a member who I have chosen to keep unnamed who at the time were both close to me. The former Mod Rapunzel, aka Lin, aka Snow, aka a million other things and I were dating, and the third member of this chat was open with the two of us and enjoyed talking to the both of us.

Everything was normal until the day came where Lin and the third member came into each of our personal DMs to say the same thing about someone that at some point the three of us decided we didn’t like for whatever reason and I laughed about it.

Thus, the “Real Salt Chat” was born. The chat was created as a place to “vent” about the problems we had with other members, chat about our days, and of course, plot things for the RPG since we were among the most active people in the group.

But the problem with that is we clearly didn’t know where to draw the line.

Thankfully, I removed myself from this chat following the dramatics of April 2nd, 2020, and I have no screenshots, but to this day things will always stick out to me from this chat that had no business happening.

Certain members of the group were insulted regularly. Whether it was for a character, a headcanon, a plot, anything that it was decided we didn’t like was fair game, and the truth is that because Lin didn’t like certain members of the group, pretty much everything those members did was “something we didn’t like”.

Sometimes, events would be plotted in order to prevent these members’ participation. One such event that comes to mind was when the hero for a planned event was changed to one of my muses, Grace, instead of the character belonging to someone that it was decided we didn’t like anymore who was originally plotted for the slot when the event was conceptualized.

We outright claimed that we were victims of those we didn’t like on occasion, because we had misunderstood or IGNORED something that was said to us by these people.

In general, the hardest thing will always be the way two specific members were talked about regardless of any context. It was flat-out wrong, and there would be days they did nothing at all and the chat would light up to start back on the same topics we always talked about with them anyways. This behavior was uncalled for and absolutely horrible.

I openly acknowledge, and have always openly acknowledged, that I said terrible things about people in ASKHQ, that I would go into that chat and open conversations to complain about these people and that I was 100% as in it as anyone else was. And I apologize for it. I look back on the person I was then and I regret it with everything I am and I can only hope that I’ve moved on since then. But I do own that these actions were my own and treat them as such, no one ever forced me to behave this way.

That being said, I want to note the environment I was in. These two were people I talked to daily, who often went on tirades about things that carried on for so long that I would even attempt to derail them JUST to go one day without hearing the same things over and over again with more and more venom. Lin was, under no uncertain terms, an abuser-- we’ll get to that in a minute.And there were a few times where I felt uncomfortable with what was happening and went along with it anyways, because I was afraid of speaking up.

I still admit there were times where I wasn’t uncomfortable, there were times where I was happy to fuel the conversation and keep going and it was my own choice, it was wrong, and I apologize.

With that out of the way, let me address this line from DMs I recently learned about between the third member and a friend of mine from much, much earlier on during all of this:

I’d like to unpack this one for you.

As I stated above, I’ve never pretended not to acknowledge that I said terrible things. I felt encouraged to speak the way I did by the environment I was in, and there were many times where I felt uncomfortable with what was happening, but at the end of the day, my words and actions are my own and I have to admit that. Going behind my back and claiming to speak for me in this way, claiming you have the authority to decide how I addressed what happened, was hurtful and discovering it tonight genuinely upsets me heavily because of the abuse we’re going to address further down.

What bothers me the most is that this person outright admits they would have moved the conversation to their personal DMs. That was never the issue in the situation I’ve detailed. The issue is that these things were said. It doesn’t matter how private the conversation, NO ONE should be made fun of behind their backs to the levels that they were-- we had a member quit over the bullying they received from the three of us and the knowledge that had I spoken up they would have just... moved the conversation isn’t at ALL even remotely the correct response to any of this.

And the truth is, I already know they did that, too. Because I learned soon, that Lin was going into the DMs of the third party to “vent” about me.

With all of this out there, I think it’s time I explain the relevant details of my abuse to outline why there are much, much deeper issues than those you’re seeing now.

I am a human being, same as anyone else, and I am allowed to have feelings. Did you know that? Because for several months over the course of 2019 into April of 2020, I didn’t.

Anytime I was angry or sad, I was called over-dramatic and told to shut up and stop being dramatic. Or, she’d just go silent. Completely and outright silent until I was “better”. I learned to hide those emotions because I felt I was just “being dramatic” again.

We were a couple, and couples fight. The problem here is that when I get into a fight with someone, afterwards, I tend to get quiet and work things out for myself. I go offline on Discord & Tumblr and go watch YouTube or read a book of go for a walk. She would go and vent everything to someone else-- in and of itself, not the problem. But the problem became that it’s abundantly clear to me she tore me down to whomever she vented about me to and slowly but surely convinced them I was toxic and manipulative and they themselves would say it to me and guess what? I started to believe it, too.

I started to believe that being upset or angry about things that bothered me, that having an opinion of my own that differed hard from someone else’s, made me toxic, and that I only fought to manipulate someone to take my side, because that was what everyone was telling me. I learned that speaking out for myself made me a bad person and I shut up. I shut up and pretended things didn’t get to me until I would blow up because everything was building up and bothering me and then, then I was toxic and awful and hated myself.

None of this-- NONE of this, will ever excuse the things I said or did to any of the people in ASKHQ, the people I love with my whole heart, the people I’ve known for going on three years of my life in March, and neither will my apology, I know that. But I took that leap and apologized anyways.

I took the leap and informed everyone individually of this chat and of my own and Lin’s involvement in the chat. I have been nothing but open regarding everything I remember and I have shown that I want to change. I’m fortunate enough to know that they believe me, that they’ve believed I want to change and have helped encourage my growth over the past eight months. What I did was wrong and I apologize for it often.

There is never an excuse to not apologize for your actions. It doesn’t matter if you won’t be forgiven, because you hurt someone and they deserve to hear you acknowledge what you did. Take it from me, eight months ago I did not deserve the forgiveness I have now. I earned it, and I still own what I said and apologize for it constantly.

So, one more time.

I’m sorry, AskStoryKidsHQ. I’m sorry to Kat, Flynn, Andrada, Max, Stretch, and Ruby for everything I ever said about them, for every horrible thing I did to them and every single thing I tore them down for. You are all the best people I have EVER had the pleasure of knowing, and everyday I’m blown away by your kindness towards me following what happened.

I love you all and thank you so much for believing in me when I didn’t believe in myself.

Love, Mod Kida, aka Destini

[askstorykids-hq]

Name: Ozymandias Olleander Gale

Parent(s): Dorothy Gale & Phobos Film/Show: The Wizard of Oz / W.I.T.C.H Face:  Wolfgang Novogratz Age: 21 Major (if student): Organic Chemistry & Anatomy Occupation: n/a

Name: Catalina Rivera

Parent(s): Manny Rivera and Frida Suarez Film/Show: El Tigre Face: Lizeth Selene Age: 21 Major (if student): Undeclared Occupation: Waitress at Howling Dragon Bar & Grill

Rory and El, you have 24 hours to send in your blog URL/post in-character on your multimuse. The follow notice for a new blog will be posted as soon as possible. Thank you for your application and welcome to the group!

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Name: Fluorite Mallymkun

Parent(s): Nergal Jr. / Adopted by Dormouse Film/Show: Grimm Adventures of Billy and Mandy / Alice in Wonderland Face: Lee Soo-Hyuk Major (if student): Fashion Design Occupation: Waiter at Ivory

Name: Jadeite (Jade) Mallymkum 

Parent(s): Nergal Jr. / Adopted by Dormouse Film/Show: Grimm Adventures of Billy and Mandy / Alice in Wonderland Face: Lee Soo-Hyuk Major (if student): n/a Occupation: Waiter at Ivory

Rory and El, you have 24 hours to send in your blog URL/post in-character on your multimuse. The follow notice for a new blog will be posted as soon as possible. Thank you for your application and welcome to the group!

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Welcome to Addersfield, home of Illedale University. Let’s see what information we have about you for the town hall’s records, shall we?

Name: Azalea Moon

Parent(s): Austin Moon & Ally Dawson Film/Show: Austin & Ally Face: Madison Beer Age: 22 Major (if student): Music Occupation: n/a

Name: Olivia Oates

Parent(s): Piglet Film/Show: Winnie the Pooh Face: Grace Victoria Cox Age: 20 Major (if student): Interior Design Occupation: Stuffer at Fluffy Friends Factory

Name: Luciana Cortez

Parent(s): Carmen Cortez Film/Show: Spy Kids Face: Bruna Marquezine Age: 21 Major (if student): Sports Medicine Occupation: ̶S̶p̶y̶ Professional Gymnast

Name: Hatori Daimon

Parent(s): Japanese Dragon & Lady Caine Film/Show: American Dragon: Jake Long & Tangled Face: Mackenyu Maeda Age: 23 Major (if student): Astrodynamics and Navigation Occupation: Merchant/Pirate hunter

Name: Elly Sanderson

Parent(s): Mary Sanderson Film/Show: Hocus Pocus Face: Kat Dennings Age: 22 Major (if student): Spellcrafting Occupation: Lost & Found Thrift Store

Name: Corvina Sands

Parent(s): Hunter Sands Film/Show: The Boy Who Cried Werewolf Face: Mikey Madison Age:23 Major (if student): Supernatural Studies Occupation: n/a

Zan, Destini, El, Rory, Furby, and Flynn, you have 24 hours to send in your blog URL/post in-character on your multimuse. The follow notice for a new blog will be posted as soon as possible. Thank you for your application and welcome to the group!

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Welcome to Addersfield, home of Illedale University. Let’s see what information we have about you for the town hall’s records, shall we?

Name: Gisele Agreste

Parent(s): Marinette Dupain-Cheng & Adrien Agreste Film/Show: Miraculous Ladybug Face: Lola Tung Age: 20 Major (if student): Fashion Design Occupation: n/a

Zan you have 24 hours to send in your blog URL/post in-character on your multimuse. The follow notice for a new blog will be posted as soon as possible. Thank you for your application and welcome to the group!

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Welcome to Addersfield, home of Illedale University. Let’s see what information we have about you for the town hall’s records, shall we?

Name: Cleo Malloy

Parent(s): Darren Malloy & Brooke Fenton Film/Show: The Vampire Diaries Face: Nina Dobrev Age: 20 Major (if student): Creative Literature Occupation: hitman

Name: Briana Utonium

Parent(s): Blossom Film/Show: Powerpuff Girls Face: Sophia Bush Age: ? Major (if student): Chemistry Occupation: Lab Assistant

Naomi and Destini, you have 24 hours to send in your blog URL/post in-character on your multimuse. The follow notice for a new blog will be posted as soon as possible. Thank you for your application and welcome to the group!

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Welcome to Addersfield, home of Illedale University. Let’s see what information we have about you for the town hall’s records, shall we?

Name: Venus St. James

Parent(s): Luna Film/Show: Scooby Doo Face: Leigh Anne Pinnock Age: 23 Major (if student): Music Occupation: n/a

Name: Ariana Pevensie

Parent(s): Edmund Pevensie Film/Show: The Chronicles of Narnia Face: Lily James Age: 21 Major (if student): Combat Occupation: School Council

Name: Sage Greyback

Parent(s): Grandchild of Linda & Grant Greyback Film/Show: Wizards of Waverly Place Face: E.R. Fightmaster Age: 30 Major (if student): n/a Occupation: Professor of Auradonian History, Illedale University

Name: Madeline Hatchback

Parent(s): Tutor Hatchback Film/Show: Wizards of Waverly Place Face: Caterina Scorsone Age: 32 Major (if student): n/a Occupation: History Professor, Illedale Univesity

Name: Altair Cipher

Parent(s): Bill Cipher Film/Show: Gravity Falls Face: 8-BitRyan Age: 21 Major (if student): Mortuary Science Occupation: Hinterlands Holiday Shop

Zan, Naomi, Destini, Furby, and Stretch, you have 24 hours to send in your blog URL/post in-character on your multimuse. The follow notice for a new blog will be posted as soon as possible. Thank you for your application and welcome to the group!

[askstorykids-hq]

Welcome to Addersfield, home of Illedale University. Let’s see what information we have about you for the town hall’s records, shall we?

Name: Tatyana Vasilovich

Parent(s): Sophie Smirnov & Vladimir Vasilovich Film/Show: Anastasia Face: Nicole Wallace Age: 23 Major (if student): n/a Occupation: n/a

Name: Kentaro Mochizuki

Parent(s): Puck & Seline Film/Show: Gargoyles Face: Ryo Yoshizawa Age: 24 Major (if student): Shakespeare Studies / Gothic Architecture Occupation: n/a

Name: Hazel Gilbert

Parent(s): Jeremy Film/Show: The Vampire Diaries Face: Ciara Bravo Age: 18 Major (if student): English Occupation: n/a

Zan, Rory, and Destini, you have 24 hours to send in your blog URL/post in-character on your multimuse. The follow notice for a new blog will be posted as soon as possible. Thank you for your application and welcome to the group!

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Welcome to Addersfield, home of Illedale University. Let’s see what information we have about you for the town hall’s records, shall we?

Name: Aurelia Devereaux

Parent(s): Mia Thermopolis & Nicholas Devereaux Film/Show: The Princess Diaries Face: Mary Mouser Age: 23 Major (if student): Cultural Studies Minor: Combat Occupation: n/a

Name: Abaddon "Abby" Everhart

Parent(s): Kain/the Dark Dragon Film/Show: American Dragon: Jake Long Face: Nikki Reed Age: ? Major (if student): n/a Occupation: n/a

Zan and Destini, you have 24 hours to send in your blog URL/post in-character on your multimuse. The follow notice for a new blog will be posted as soon as possible. Thank you for your application and welcome to the group!

[askstorykids-hq]

Welcome to Addersfield, home of Illedale University. Let’s see what information we have about you for the town hall’s records, shall we?

Name: Nikova Strauss

Parent(s): Grigori Rasputin & Justice Strauss Film/Show: Anastasia / A Series of Unfortunate Events Face: Odeya Rush Age: 20 Major (if student): Botany Minor: Legal Studies Occupation: n/a

Name: Edwina Quagmire

Parent(s): Violet Baudelaire & Quigley Quagmire Film/Show: A Series of Unfortunate Events Face: Victoria Justice Age: 21 Major (if student): Cartography & Photogrammetry Occupation: Front Desk, Hotel Denouement

Name: Briar Hendricks

Parent(s): Zarina Film/Show: Tinker Bell Face: Kate Siegel Age: 23 Major (if student): Science Education Occupation: Jewelry Designer

Name: Malcolm MacKenzie

Parent(s): Douglas MacKenzie (Mor'Du) Film/Show: Brave Face: Charlie Hunnam Age: 23 Major (if student): Chemistry Minor: Combat Occupation: bouncer, The Essence

Zan, Rory, Flynn, and Destini, you have 24 hours to send in your blog URL/post in-character on your multimuse. The follow notice for a new blog will be posted as soon as possible. Thank you for your application and welcome to the group!

[askstorykids-hq]

Welcome to Addersfield, home of Illedale University. Let’s see what information we have about you for the town hall’s records, shall we?

Name: Vasilika Drakos

Parent(s): Circe Film/Show: Hercules Face: Han Sohee Age: 23 Major (if student): Greek Studies Occupation: n/a

Name: Althea Dracula

Parent(s): Melvin Dracula Film/Show: The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy Face: Kat Graham Age: 24 Major (if student): Kinesthesiology / Sports Education Occupation: n/a

Name: Vittoria Ghirlandaio

Parent(s): Carla & Pinocchio (Boreas) Film/Show: El Tigre / Pinocchio / Hercules Face: Seychelle Gabriel Age: 21 Major (if student): Linguistics / Landscape Architecture Occupation: n/a

Name: Syren

Parent(s): Nemesis Film/Show: Hercules Face: Sophie Thatcher Age: great question Major (if student): Law Occupation: Goddess of Justice

Name: Nerys

Parent(s): Nemesis Film/Show: Hercules Face: Sophie Thatcher Age: great question Major (if student): Law Occupation: Goddess of Retribution

Zan, El, Rory, Flynn, and Destini, you have 24 hours to send in your blog URL/post in-character on your multimuse. The follow notice for a new blog will be posted as soon as possible. Thank you for your application and welcome to the group!

[askstorykids-hq]

Welcome to Addersfield, home of Illedale University. Let’s see what information we have about you for the town hall’s records, shall we?

Name: Naida Acqua

Parent(s): Silvermist Film/Show: Tinkerbell Face: Zhao Lusi Age: 22 Major (if student): n/a Occupation: n/a

Name: Sylvanus D'Apchier-Park

Parent(s): Hunter & Willow Film/Show: The Owl House Face: Park Jinyoung Age: 24 Major (if student): Actuarial Science Occupation: n/a

Name: Jared Doppler

Parent(s): Captain Amelia & Dr. Delbert Film/Show: Treasure Planet Face: Casey Cott Age: 19 Major (if student): Geology Occupation: n/a

Zan, Rory, and Destini, you have 24 hours to send in your blog URL/post in-character on your multimuse. The follow notice for a new blog will be posted as soon as possible. Thank you for your application and welcome to the group!

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Welcome to Addersfield, home of Illedale University. Let’s see what information we have about you for the town hall’s records, shall we?

Name: Lylia Acqua

Parent(s): Silvermist Film/Show: Tinker Bell Face: Yu Shuxin Age: 24 Major (if student): Business Occupation: n/a

Name: Chevalier D'Apchier-Park

Parent(s): Hunter & Willow Park Film/Show: The Owl House Face: Nam Joo-hyuck Age: 22 Major (if student): Peace & Conflict Studies Occupation: n/a

Zan and Rory, you have 24 hours to send in your blog URL/post in-character on your multimuse. The follow notice for a new blog will be posted as soon as possible. Thank you for your application and welcome to the group!

[askstorykids-hq]

Welcome to Addersfield, home of Illedale University. Let’s see what information we have about you for the town hall’s records, shall we?

Name: Cyra McLain

Parent(s): Ember McLain Film/Show: Danny Phantom Face: Hwang Yeji Age: 22 Major (if student): Undeclared Occupation: n/a

Name: Ceferino Rivera

Parent(s): Manny Rivera & Frida Suarez Film/Show: El Tigre Face: Alejandro Speitzer Age: 20 Major (if student): Health Science / Biological Science Occupation: Photographer

Name: Faustina D'Apchier-Park

Parent(s): Hunter & Willow Film/Show: The Owl House Face: Yang Hye-Ji Age: 22 Major (if student): Interior Architecture Occupation: n/a

Zan, El, and Rory, you have 24 hours to send in your blog URL/post in-character on your multimuse. The follow notice for a new blog will be posted as soon as possible. Thank you for your application and welcome to the group!

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Welcome to Addersfield, home of Illedale University. Let’s see what information we have about you for the town hall’s records, shall we?

Name: Romi

Parent(s): Musa & Riven Film/Show: Winx Club Face: Shen Xiaoting Age: 21 Major (if student): Music, combat minor Occupation: seeking!

Zan, you have 24 hours to send in your blog URL/post in-character on your multimuse. The follow notice for a new blog will be posted as soon as possible. Thank you for your application and welcome to the group!