#chat format

[miyamiwu]

Me: Seriously, does anybody still use this Chat format? The font is so ugly.

Ghost in my room: The font looks like the one they use on drama scripts, so it’s fine.

Me: But the thinness of the letters unbolded and the lack of spacing between each speaker make this format difficult to read, especially when the text is long.

Me: Before the NPF post editor was a thing, the Chat format served a purpose. It used to be that theme editors can easily format the Chat post to look like actual chat messages on their themes

Examples:

Dusk and Sempiternal by @ cactusthemes

Space Race by @ laurenashpole

Discord by @ starlightthemes

Me: Now, with custom Tumblr themes and the username.tumblr.com view being sidelined as a way to push users to the Tumblr mobile app and shove ads in their faces, theme-makers are less motivated to give the Chat format any fancy styling. That, or maybe it’s just not possible to make it fancy because of how NPF works. Idk, I don’t code.

Ghost: I see your point, but I think the Chat format is still handy for short text

Ghost: Like this

Ghost: or this

Ghost: People don’t really use it for long text

Me: True

Me: I still hate the Courier font, though

Me: It looks fine on print but not really on a screen

Me: May I propose a different monospace font?

Me: Like the lovely Roboto Mono or perhaps Source Code Pro?

[fancyfade]

Teen Titans #100 like

Rose and Damian: We should kill Superboy Prime due to how big a threat he is Other teen titans: No, that's murder Kon: No, people can come back from the dead. Let's chuck him into an interdimensional purgatory from which no one can escape (Source Wall), that's both more ethical somehow and more permanent

[salad-juice-enjoyer]

Cooking: 🤩🥰🤘 Cleaning up after cooking: 😵‍💫🫠😫

[emeraldsandamethyst]

This doesn't belong to any wip and isn't long enough for AO3 imo so I thought I'd put it here

Ship: Dead on Main

[chat between Danny and Damian]

Danny: how much effort would you say you put into that attempted stabbing? It didn't seem like your best effort bud

Damian: you are correct. 

Damian: I invested the minimum amount of effort needed as you are a pathetic fool not worth my time

Danny: thanks bud! :D 

Damian: you are an idiot

Danny: ^.^

—

[Group chat]

Damian: Todd you will explain why your brain damaged idiot asked me how much effort I put into killing him

[Several people are typing]

Jason: he thinks i don't like him because i never tried to kill him!

Dick: Jay's boo did what now?

Cass: 🤔❔❓

Damian: foolish

Tim: well, do you like him?

Jason: also he thinks you guys are besties because you did

Jason: the fuck do you mean do i like him Copyright Infringement?

Steph: well you didn't try to kill him so how should we know?

Jason: killing someone isn't a love language!

[Several people are typing]

[cherryblossomshadow]

Me: Chat format is totally not working for me right nowMe: the lines are all running together, seeMe: ugh this is frustrating

[fyeahkendraandcarter]

soon... at hawkman and hawkgirl's place

hawkgirl: we don't need a fucking landline phone!

hawkman: yes we do ! what if atom wants to come over!

hawkgirl: ??? he can drive ???

hawkman: Oh, so you WANT him to feel unwelcome!

[princessfaeron]

My sisters: talking about the Pirates of The Caribbean ride and its’ music

Me: stealthily unplugs my headphones and turns on said music

My sisters: .....

Me: =)

[college-out-of-context]

In Bio

KT: "I swear to god Kyle I'll steal your molars"

KC: "Just my molars?"

KT: "Well I don't know what the other teeth are called"

[valencrime]

Me: My friend hasn’t said anything in awhile... Are they asleep?

*googles what time it is in their timezone*

Me: They better be asleep, damn.

[xbox-turn-off]

a note on my name

TG: honestly

TG: having people call me dave is a bit of an odd experience

TG: ive fought for years for people to call me the name i chose and now that im outwardly open about being davekin

TG: at least in certain spaces

TG: it is an instant switch to dave rather than my name i have on my profile

TG: im not complaining

TG: its just a little odd

TG: anything is better than the name i was born with i suppose

TG: its just so odd to compare the usage of my name

TG: and the usage of daves name over time

TG: honestly dave is more of a nickname than anything else for me

TG: but it is still very pleasant to read nonetheless 

TG: keep on keeping on i suppose

TG: no worries to anyone who calls me dave

TG: you can keep doing that i dont mind it at all

TG: and if you call me michael that is still super chill too

TG: its what ive been fighting for for years and what everyone i know irl calls me

TG: unless theyre transphobic jerks

TG: so youve got it all good

tldr: you can call me dave or michael, but just know that michael is the name I normally go by in all situations and that dave is pretty much just a nickname. I dont mind which you use for me, though

[fancyfade]

Brother explaining quantum entanglement to twin: You have something called "monogamy of entanglement", so if one particle is maximally entangled with another, it can't be entangled with a different particle. me: So no particules?

[salad-juice-enjoyer]

Me: Pls send me more asks 🥲

Also me: *Freezes when a post explodes, takes days to actually answer said asks*

[z-brooke]

Popular blog I follow: *posts image of follower count, of tens of thousands*

me: me

Popular blog I follow: Wow, I feel so honored so many of you like my blog! Thank you so much, every last one of you!

me: i did that

me: ur welcome

[cozycryptttid]

(cis) Friend: Hey I'm writing an essay about non-binary people, and I want your input!

Me: Awesome!

Friend: What do you think is the biggest issue right now for non-binary/genderqueer people?

Me: *writes short essay about nb erasure and how that stems from colonialism and thus is tied to racism*

Friend: Cool.

Friend: So my thesis is going to be about the need for gender neutral bathrooms.

Me: *looks into the camera like I'm in the Office.*

[the-art-of-never-looking-back]

me: *discovers new font*

me: *resists temptation to put all of my sound effects in that font*

me: but it's so pretty

me brain: No, your readers might not like sudden font changes.

me: pretty

me: *sweats*

[valencrime]

Me: Now, what game should I play?

Me: Pokemon Soul Silver Version,

Me: Pokemon Diamond Version,

Me: Pokemon X,

Me: Pokemon Animal Crossin-

Me: Wait.