#cafe chat

[the-sonic-cafe]

I may have been watching some Christmas movies lately….

[kurimucafe]

a hard lesson i had to learn recently is that sometimes a person won’t reciprocate how much love and care u pour into them no matter how many times u discuss it with them u just won’t mean as much to them as they mean to u. i realized this about someone i used to consider a best friend. but i find comfort in knowing that someday someone will return the love i give them <3

[heartfulselkie]

Some more silly ML au doodles featuring Clown Noir and Clownbug plus Cat Cafe (and a little snoozy Chaton) 😌

[afterartist]

Latest chapter is up let’s goooo

And here are all the images for this chapter in one post (:

[thedenofravenpuff]

Aaand have another for the collection, of the chat logs from @theinfamousdoctorf's "Eclipse Meets His Match" SAMS AU fic.

Servant Sun flexing at Sun with how his godly Lord Eclipse pampers him. Lord Eclipse just showing how well he takes care of his personal SSun.

Do enjoy!

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[troquets]

Café du Lion d'Or, restauration sur le pouce, lieu inconnu.

[schsas]

a little bit more of my funny take on @heartfulselkie‘s #ml cat cafe (go check selkie’s art out!! i’m living for their ghostbug au rn)

[mintypsii]

cat exploding gif

[sinful-lanterns]

Hamel rather than sending porn pics or videos sends pics of reader cuddling into her and everyone just sends her congratulations for snatching reader. Like... Hamel has no enemies.

Zoya : *Sends pic of her dicc on reader face*

Everyone : *SERVAL PEOPLE ARE TYPING*

Angell : Mine's bigger.

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Shalom : *Sends video of Rahu railing reader*

Coquelic : Do you have cucking fetish?

The garden : *Making fun of Shalom in support of Coq*

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Hamel : *Sends pic of her and reader cuddling in cute pajamas*

Everyone : Work of art, good job and send more.

Also everyone : You can keep reader.

LMAO. NOT HAMEL BEING COMPLIMENTED IN THE GROUP CHAT RATHER THAN BEING ENVIED 😭

Everyone’s sex messages are always bombarded with jealous responses and dick pics that try to show off how much “bigger” they are compared to the original poster, yet Hamel’s messages are always so sweet and endearing. Just cute cuddle pics of you wrapped up in her arms while you wear matching PJs to bed 🥺

[kate-bot]

I just wanna thank you again for the art based on my fanfic! You had every detail perfect!! I appreciate it so so so so much!!!

EEEE OF COURSE!!!!! I’m so glad i got the details right!! I reread it a bunch of times to make sure I wasn’t missing anything LOL i’m usually quite bad at interpreting the details in fanfic but i think you did a really really good job of making everything clear … so im really happy i was able to do it justice!!! :D

Also i genuinely love them so much it was an absolute pleasure… i am obsessed with this being their origin story i will be first in line for the next chapter im so serious (no rush though heheh!!!)

[eeveecraft]

The Fracturing and Decline of the Tulpamancy Community

Why am I back? Well, I've been thinking about this for a while and a friend of mine just discovered the Tulpamancy stuff. If you're reading this, you know who you are. Still not happy that you found out, but it got me thinking about some stuff I want to write down.

So, some of you may know, #RedditTulpas, the official r/Tulpas Discord server shut down like, a few months ago. The Tulpa.info server got shut down back in 2023, and there's also the debacle that happened with Tulpa Chat several years ago. Basically, all of the largest Tulpamancy Discord servers get shut down for whatever reason once they hit a certain point. The main reason why tends to be drama driving the staff to their wits end, which eventually leads to the server being shut down for the well-being of the staff's mental health.

I mean, I guess there's Tulpa Central with its 1,300+ members, but even though Kopase (eugh) isn't the owner anymore, it's still a server that deliberately excludes other forms of Plurality, and I don't think communities like that should be encouraged to exist. Because let's be honest, that's just thinly-veiled ableism and ignores how Tulpamancy techniques can help disordered systems function better. Oh, that and the fact that other plurals can have tulpas, too.

I also want to bring up how r/Tulpas has drastically declined in quality; we are especially cognizant of it because we moderate that subreddit. There's a lot of low-effort, redundant, and sometimes low-key unhinged posts on the Subreddit, and there is very little actual productive discussion. Most posts there nowadays are just questions, many of which have to be removed because they're already questions that are answered in the FAQ or so basic that they should be asked in the pinned post.

With Reddit specifically, I think a factor in this decline is the direction Reddit has been going with trying to become a publicly traded company, especially with their API changes essentially killing third-party apps. That, and Reddit gleefully giving away all of its user posts to OpenAI with no ability to opt out. We ourselves only check Reddit to moderate the subreddit nowadays because of these changes, and we wouldn't be surprised if others followed suit.

However, this doesn't discredit the general trend we've seen with the larger Tulpamancy communities just declining or outright dying.

The Tulpamancy side of Tumblr has been pretty quiet for several years now with the only major Tulpamancy-specific blog besides ourselves really being Sophie's and maybe Caflec's, and we're hardly active in terms of making posts (we just don't have much to talk about anymore).

There was also the Tulpa.info Mastodon instance, Tulpas.social, but that died pretty damn fast. Plural Café closed invites the moment we tried recommending it to others and has been gradually falling apart, too.

My point is: there's hardly any actual large gatherings of Tulpamancy systems anymore. I remember in one of my Tulpamancy Help videos, I explained how the community became fractured, but I think it's gotten even worse. Like, don't get me wrong, I don't think the community should be a monolith; niches exist for a reason. However, there's something just... disheartening about seeing gatherings of 1,000+ Tulpamancy systems just getting dissolved; thousands of people conversing, exchanging ideas, and helping each other just... separated.

You're probably wondering, "Well, if you're complaining about it, you surely have some kind of solution, right?" Well, not really. it seems to be a cycle tied with the general makeup of the community; enough people in the community just seem to be drawn to petty arguments and drama that takes a toll on the people who manage these communities. So for larger gathering to exist, the people need to be palatable. Otherwise, as new communities form and people flock to them, the same people that caused the downfall of the others before will follow suit. And to be frank, I don't quite have a solution in regards to getting people to stop gravitating towards and starting mentally-taxing drama. That's up for the individuals inside the community to figure out, let alone want to change.

So, what's the conclusion? I guess it's just that I believe the community is heading towards some kind of recession, a dark age of some kind. And that makes me sad to extent because the more Tulpamancy spreads, the more its techniques can be used to help people. There's a reason anthropologists and psychologists are studying Tulpamancy, especially with the interest in its possible therapeutic applications. Despite that, I want to be optimistic and hope that eventually, the community finds its stride again instead of fading into further obscurity.

7-15-2024

[the-sonic-cafe]

Who? Me?

[kurimucafe]

idk what i wanna do w my life i don’t dream of labor at all 😭 on top of that i majored in something i regret… i wish i could just savor life without the stress of work but :( i have no choice… like i just wanna dress cute, have a visual diary, get treats, and hang out with friends but in america ur job is sooo tied to ur identity and i wanna make my family proud :(

[songofsunset]

Tips for talking to someone with hearing loss

(this is what helps when people are talking to me, and when I'm talking to my relatives)

Make sure they can see your mouth. Lip-reading helps with clarity, and facing them while you talk also helps a lot with volume. People are really bad about getting your attention, starting to say something, then turning away mid sentence. Stay facing them the whole time!!! (People are the worst about this while we are shopping together!)

Be comfortable with repeating yourself. Either they will ask you to repeat yourself, or you will realize they misheard you. Both of these are fine- just repeat yourself clearly and make sure they can see your face while you do. "Never mind" makes me sad :(

If someone misheard you: try rewording your sentence! Maybe certain sounds are harder for them to hear than other sounds. Instead of "grab that shampoo!" three times at increasing volume, try "grab that blue bottle, the one next to the conditioner" or "I like that dandruff shampoo up there, can you put it in the cart?" There are a lot of ways to rephrase things that will give the person you're talking to more chances to understand, and it feels much less patronizing for everyone. And make sure you're facing them so they can see your mouth!!!

If someone misheard you: try a Yes, And approach. If your grandma didn't understand your question and starts telling you an unrelated story, enjoy it! When she is finished, thank her, and then try asking your question again with more clarity, or worded differently. "No, that's not what I said" is much less enjoyable for everyone involved.

Enjoy your conversation! Not everything needs to be understood perfectly. The important thing is that you are spending time together and talking to each other. Each conversation is a journey and you will get there in the end!!!

[thelamentknight]

Miette Antoinette

Twisted Marie from Aristocats

Female/19 (don’t know why Tumblr just suddenly makes the 19 bigger)

French Japanese

Lesbian

Virgo

Cat Beastwoman

The Middle Triplet

Owner of Le Petit Chat Cafe

Mother is a famous, wealthy Opera Singer. Her Stepfather is a decently popular piano player. She has two brothers.

Attends the Princess Fashion College that Carmen attends after the main story of NRC is over. She’s the reason Carmen knows it exists, and encourages her to enroll. Carmen clearly wanted to go, but declined because if she leaves, Grim has to go too. Miette ends up telling Headmistress Couture about Carmen and her designs, which is how Headmistress Couture later goes to NRC to bargain with Crowley about letting Grim stay in NRC while Carmen goes to the Fashion College.

Miette is a prideful, hard working gal who is passionate about her work. She holds herself with elegant poise and refined manners, putting in a lot of effort into the ladylike persona she’s made for herself. She’s a perfectionist who takes account of the smallest detail in everything, from her appearance to her works. Despite her regal attitude, she takes disrespect from no one and can be very straightforward and blunt if needed. She is not above kicking someone out of her Cafe for being to rude to her or her workers.

Her life motto is “Ladies do not start fights, but they CAN finish them.”

Secretly a huge romantic. Her dark secret is that she sometimes stays up late reading fanfic

Wants to dropkick Crowley to the curb SO BADLY

Designed and made the outfits for the Cafe. She’s the designer for the maid outfits the boys will wear as they work at her cafe.

Loves pink. Everything she has is pink

You know those aesthetic videos of girls having a 19 step morning/night routine where they use lots of creams and oils and stuff? She actually does those routines... Get rid of the green drinks and “healthy foods” though, Miette is drinking chocolate boba tea and eating strawberry shortcakes

Carries her thick planner everywhere. It isn’t uncommon to see her write in it

Loves strawberry pastries/desserts

Tends to be “fashionably late”

Rereads a Jane Austen book like once a week

Do not be fooled, she is actually super strong. She could break the spine of EVERY Savanaclaw student without breaking a sweat

[serial-killers-hope]

Waiter one café owner reader X Ronin please

Ah, but of course. I’ll deliver. ~ DP

You and The Devil.

On your seventh shot of espresso, that’s when he worries.

He’s been watching for awhile now… after all, you’re Angel’s favorite cafe owner.

SPOILERS TO LOOK OUT FOR :

- Character names

Enjoy.

Post Mortem Deprivation.

You open up shop for the day, yawning as you let your employees in and consult them for the day. Hands holding a clipboard with a strict sense of urgency. Nothing important today, just how you usually acted. Always helping your coworkers / employees at the sake of your own health. It wasn’t much, but you tried your best after all.

“Alright. Let’s get to work.”

You threw a thumbs up and tied on your apron, nodding as you made your way to the front and inhaled the soft aroma of coffee and baked goods fresh from the bakery in the back that now sat in their respective places. You nod, counting everything and making sure everything was in place.

Ding!

The front door bell rang as it was prompted to, regulars coming in at their usual times and you served with the utmost duty and respect. Of course, there was an odd complaint here and there but they were all fixable and had no problems being fixed for the person who asked.

Your hands worked diligently as you poured cream into a cappuccino, the design making its form on top with your smile obvious with the beautifully done quickness of it all. Then the bell rang again.

“Welcome to Yaoguai!” You called out.

“Demon huh…? Not opposed.” The man who came in whistled slightly, hands in his pockets as he approached the counter.

You placed the drink down, dusting off your hands to smooth out your apron and turned to fully face him. Your steps soft and methodical as you approached the cashier and flashed your usual smile.

“What can I get for you today?”

The man chuckled, his hair plum in color with a beanie that held two faux devil horns. How ironic with your cafe’s name…

“Get me…” he eyed the menu for a bit. “… A London fog.”

You blink for a second, the edginess of the man didn’t seem to exude someone who would like something as smooth and gentle as that drink.

“Alright…” you typed in the order. “Anything else?”

“And a slice of your apple tart. They look absolutely ravishing.”

His voice was like molasses to you, making you shiver somewhat as you nodded and typed in the order. “Name for the order?”

“Ronin.”

You mentally chuckle, thinking about typing his name as Roman for a bit.

The more you looked at him though, you mentally placed him as someone who would like JD from Heathers. It made you want to laugh a bit as you typed in the name.

“Great, that’ll be $20.57.”

Ronin smiles a bit, nodding as he takes out cash and pays with a hum.

“So, what made the owner name the place Demon out of all things?”

“Dunno. I guess it just seemed fitting considering we’re more specialized in dark roasted coffee and such. Plus, the owner loves learning demon theology.”

You didn’t admit you were the owner at first, especially since you didn’t know the man. But he seemed trustworthy… at least for now.

“Ah, no wonder. You know, Maria told me I should come here. Should’ve come here sooner hah.” Ronin laughed slightly. “But hey, worth it.”

You chuckle at his response, moving to pull out a slice of the tart for him and slide it into a box that was dark brown in color with golden motifs and the name of the cafe written in a smooth font.

“You know her? She’s a loyal customer.” You hum. “She’s raves about us on her socials, never have been more proud.”

“She compliments your work a lot.” He grinned, leaning against the counter. You normally would have complained, though it was a rather slow day and hardly anyone was here. “I can see why. You obviously love your job. And you’re cute.” Ronin winks.

“Oh?… Thanks, I guess.” You chuckled awkwardly, taking the drink that had been ordered from one of the employees. Sliding the two items over to him. “Here you go!”

Ronin nodded, turning to take the drink and box.

“Well, thanks for the food.” He sips his drink, shuddering at the warmth as he smiled at you. “And the great drink. Nice meeting ya…” he examined you for a bit. “… Hydrangea.”

You blush at the nickname, watching as the devilish stranger leave with his items and into a beat up car that he seemed to have pride in. It amuses you how nice the man was and how flirty he seemed to be. Maybe it was just how he acted… but it was endearing…

The passing days were a blur for the most part, working as always. Busy and bustling, seeing some regulars and whatnot. Ronin though had been coming often during the low points of the day to order and flirt a bit. It was always nice to see him…

It was a slow day today, your exhaustion heavy as you worked effortlessly to manage the day. No mistakes, perfection.

You were on your eighth cup of coffee today, gulping down the dark liquid and moving as fast as you can to clean up. Hearing the titular ding as per usual.

“Welcome to-“

“Save it Hydrangea. C’mon. Maria told me to force you home.”

Your head immediately snaps over to look at Ronin, your brows furrowed in confusion as you shake your head.

“No, the day isn’t over. I have t-“

“You can have a manager work. You look exhausted hah…”

He wasn’t wrong. You were exhausted, more than ever. Stress had been hitting and it was only a matter of time before you keeled over in deep sleep. You wanted to resist but rest sounded so good at the moment…

“Fine fine.” You roll your eyes, telling Ronin to wait for you there and go to tell the manager who seemed pleased that their boss was going to finally get rest.

You hung up your apron, leaving the room to finally go with Ronin who seemed all too pleased to finally get you to rest.

“Let’s go.” He winked and walked out with you, sliding into the cars drivers seat with you scrambling to get into the passengers seat.

“Now, c’mon. Where do you live?”