#my adrenaline glands are literally worn out from all the surprise attacks

[bean-writes]

PSA (rant) to NPCs:

I am a new(ish) artist and am working on improving my drawing skills by finding interesting and beautiful locations and people in your world to sketch.

CAN YOU PLEASE STOP KILLING ME WHILE I'M TRYING TO DRAW?

I am minding my own damn business, just trying to practice my drawing skills AND YOU KEEP SENDING NPCS TO KILL ME.

I get it. It's "threatening" and "makes you nervous" when I, the Player Character, sit on rooftops looming above you in the middle of the night while you're on patrol.

But before you put a bullet through my skull or slash your sword through my spine - just STOP AND LOOK FOR A MINUTE.

Am I killing people? NO. (not right now)

Am I being an active threat? Only in the way that a giant rock suspended in the air has a lot of gravitational potential!

But guess what?? That big rock is currently doodling very contentedly. MAYBE DON'T SHOOT AT IT.

I am sketching out of LOVE and ADMIRATION for the worlds your developers created. DON'T MAKE ME KILL YOU JUST SO I CAN DRAW IN PEACE.

Have some compassion for my poor nerves that get shattered every time a random arrow lodges in my chest after you've finally noticed me lurking above you.

THINK OF MY POOR FOUNTAIN PEN. Every time you startle me, my hand jerks and it's FUCKING RUSSIAN ROULETTE on if this will be the time I snap the head off in a knee-jerk streak across my paper and spill ink everywhere.

Just leave me alone and let me have fun making my silly little drawings OR I WILL FUCKING END YOU.

Thank you, that is all.