#babysitting and shepherding tended to coincide

[tabbyclaw]

"Tira is good with kids," I (and she) said confidently. The dice disagreed. Repeatedly. Tira is, as it turns out, good with sheep, and she kinda thinks of children as another kind of livestock.

I think one of my favorite DnD Things is when random rolls become retroactive Lore/Quirks for the character. Not even as a DM ruling, I mean something the whole table adopts organically, whether seriously or as a running joke.

A paladin I DMd for failing every single perception roll turned into him canonically needing glasses and not realizing it.

A combination of failed perception checks and concentration saves becoming a character having ADHD and that getting worked into the acting.

My gnome barbarian with low intimidation rolls despite doing/saying some actually terrifying things suddenly having a voice that cracks like the "WHEN WILL YOU LEARN?! WHEN WILL YOU LEARN?! THAT YOUR ACTIONS!! HAVE CONSEQUENCES!!" kid when he shouts.

Or my favorite, my tabaxi artificer, Gus, comedically failing every religion check when it comes to praying so now it's a whole plot point that gods literally do not perceive him.

(Yes this is an invitation to reply or tell me in the tags if you've had any canon-altering rolls like this I love PC stories)

[punkrockisafulltimejob]

I challenge you to do the whole fruit ask list B)

Oh geez lol. I had to pull out my laptop for this one. Let’s do this thing!

peach: do you have any piercings or tattoos?

I have two piercings in each ear, just like the normal ones in the earlobe. I want to get tattoos, but they cost lots of money that I don’t have.

raspberry: favorite flower?

I have a strange fondness for tiger lilies. I think it’s because they grow wild near my house and it’s one of the few naturally orange flowers in the north east. Orange was my favorite color when I was younger.

lemon: do you have any pets? what are their names?

Oh boy oh boy oh boy I have a pit bull/ German shepherd mix rescue dog names Tsula (pronounced soo-lah), and three shorthair cats, Maya (who is exclusively mine, she’s all black, down to her nose and toe beans), Sweet Pea (Maya’s mother, calico, and a fat asshole), and Battle Cat (the skinniest little pain in the butt who loves head skritches and everyone who had ever met him)

mango: what is your trademark?

My trademark? As in what do I wear or do all of the time? Well, I’m a sarcastic little asshole, jot that down. I’m also unapologetically me. I hold my morals, I keep to myself, and I love who I love without fear.

passion fruit: how would you describe your style?

Soft Grunge Emo with a side of Whatever the Fuck is Comfortable.

pineapple: sexual orientation?

Pansexual. Or as I call it, “Everybody’s hot can I fuck you all?”

strawberry: favorite desserts?

Reese’s peanut butter cups or chocolate ice cream with crushed oreos (like half a package of crushed oreos) on top. Also my friend Glenn’s cookies and my friend Nick’s strawberry shortcake. Nothing compares. 

cherry: can you play any musical instruments or can you sing?

Hell yeah! I play guitar (not that I’ve had much time to play lately, sadly) and I sing a whole bunch. I’ll sing to myself mostly, but I also sing to my friend’s siblings and to the kids I babysit. I kind of have a thing where I “give” the kids a song that I sing for them. This two year old I babysit claimed “How Long” by the Eagles when I sang it quietly so she would nap. It was pretty cute, considering the kids only listen to classical music when their mother is around. 

grape: if you could take a vacation anywhere in the world, where would you go?

I want to visit my friend in all the corners of the world. I also want to go to Great Britain again, or camping somewhere where I could go stargazing, preferably when there’s also a meteor shower happening. 

banana: favorite horror movies?

Well, I’m not sure if this really counts, but I love Repo! The Genetic Opera and The Devil’s Carnival. I need to rewatch both. I also like Oculus. Trouble is, I haven’t watched a lot of horror movies. I love them, but I don’t like watching them alone. I also tend to point out scientific inaccuracies so people don’t want to watch them with me. It’s quite the conundrum. Also, I will NEVER see IT. Clowns creep me out. I do really enjoy American Horror Story though (I know it’s TV but still).

blackberry: is your life an action film, a comedy, a romantic comedy, or drama?

My live is a shitty B movie that no one watches, are you kidding me? 

pomegranate: when do you feel the most confident?

Ha ha ha ha what the fuck is confidence? I guess it would be when my professors make note of how good my writing is. I had this one amazing guy for creative writing last semester, so I took his studies in young adult fiction class this semester. I got an A+ on my midterm because of a really well written essay (don’t know how that happened), as well as an A on a paper I almost completely bullshitted the night before it was due. He actually read a portion out loud to the class because I worded something about maturity very well (heh, I based it on my real life experiences). He’s always complimenting me, and keeps asking how my book is going (terribly, lol). So I guess I feel most confident when people compliment my work, not me.

cantaloupe: what are your parents' names?

I feel like this is really awkward personal information and they wouldn’t want me sharing it on the interwebs... They both start with D, though. 

guava: dark & dramatic makeup or natural makeup?

Hella dark and dramatic. Remember that whole “Soft Grunge Emo” thing? Yeah. I lay that eyeliner on fierce. 

tangelo: if you could be any mythical creature, which would you be?

A merman or a centaur. I dig the freedom, and the idea of being a mermaid has always been appealing to me. But could I be a wizard? Is that a mythical creature, even if it’s also human?

plum: favorite clothing brands?

I... I buy my clothes from walmart or I get a shit ton of hand me downs... Or I go to goodwill... Like I don’t have a clue what brands I like. “Comfy”. There we go.

coconut: favorite perfume?

I don’t wear perfume so I will replace this with my favorite candle scents: woodsy or beach-y. I also like stuff that smells like that fresh rain scent.

lychee: satin or lace?

Both. Although I do lean more towards lace. 

blueberry: what do you want to dress up as for halloween?

I’m probably gonna wear my Deadpool onesie not gonna lie. I also have a Rapunzel dress I made in high school, as well as a red velvet cape. So I don’t know. I’m not big on dressing up. 

apple: what do you use more, tumblr or twitter?

Tumblr. I can’t escape the hellsite. I had a twitter for like... three months and I only tweeted like a dozen times. One of my friends from high school manages to find my account and I’m very concerned because I made sure not to talk to most of my graduating class. But anyways I stopped using it ages ago. I really only followed comedians on it.

kiwi: what's something that fascinates you?

People. I hate them, at least, most of them, but they fascinate me. However I refuse to become an anthropologist. I am hoping to be a medical type person, ideally a doctor. I’m basically Dr. House. 

watermelon: do you have a job? if so, what is your job title?

I’m a freaking cashier at a grocery store chain in the north east. That’s my job title.

papaya: what song describes your aesthetic?

I’m not really sure. My aesthetic is so jumbled, and I listen mostly to classic rock music, so the two don’t really coincide much. 

cranberry: favorite time of the day; morning, afternoon, dusk, or night?

Night, by far. It’s peaceful then.

nectarine: would you consider yourself an emotional person?

Yes and no. I feel very strongly when I do feel. Trouble is, most of the time, I don’t feel. 

orange: do you have long eyelashes?

Nope. 

apricot: what do you do when you're sad?

Cry. Listen to music. Talk to my best friend. I think he wishes I would talk to other people sometimes lol. But mostly I keep to myself. 

star fruit: favorite sea creature?

Octopi. I love their intelligent natures. 

dragonfruit: do you drink alcohol?

Yep. I go for IPAs and vodka. Probably vodka more than beer now, but I’ll take what I can get. 

Thank’s for this! It was really fun to answer.