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kokoro-no-kizuna · 4 years ago

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Mobile Friendly Rules (Read Before Interacting)

THESE ARE JUST A FEW GENERAL THINGS I FEEL ARE IMPORTANT TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE I GO ANY FURTHER, SO PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO READ THEM.

I know they seem long but some of it is also just information I thought was important for you to know before interacting with me. And a lot of it is generic stuff too but please still read anyway.

- ★ First and most important thing is that the mun has a very serious cannibalism trigger, which includes ANY form of people being eaten (including animals or monsters or any such other creatures eating people). (Excluding vampires, as that doesn’t typically involve the eating of human flesh, and rather simply blood itself. Zombies however, are included). As such, please tag all SNK or Hannibal related posts, especially with such things in them, but even the ones without such scenes in them, due to the fact that these two shows/fandoms are the reason I learned I have this trigger, and so the entire thing now can cause my trigger due to association, and memory connection to it. Also I ask that you tag any other shows/fandoms/gifs with such things in them as well. Please and thank you very much. My blacklisted tags are: SNK, Shingeki No Kyojin, Attack On Titan, AoT, tokyo ghoul, tg, Hannibal, Cannibalism, tw: cannibalism, twd, the walking dead, walking dead, zombies, and hunting trophies. Any form of these (capitalization does not matter, however spaces do) will be caught by my blacklist, so I would appreciate it if you’d use one of these for those posts. Also suggestions for other possible blacklist tags that I may have forgotten are much appreciated. Also as an added note, I will not follow, RP with, or associate in ANY WAY, any blogs that have to do with my triggers. (Multi-muse blogs can sometimes be okay, this more applies to blogs that post SPECIFICALLY about the fandoms that trigger me). If you are a multi-muse blog that has characters from these fandoms, all I ask is that you be sure to tag them with the fandom they are from, with one of the tags in my list, and tag any of the triggers. We’ll be perfectly fine if you do!

- Secondly, I am not here just to to roleplay smut. I WILL do so if I feel like it and if the roleplay goes that direction after building up the relationship, however I am not here for that. I do prefer however if our smut RPs are placed under a read more, if at all possible. I will not RP smut with underage muns however. Underage muses, depending on the age (and if our muses are close to the same age, eg: Both our muses are 16, cuz teenagers do things, as much as we might dislike the fact they do, and no matter how much we wish they wouldn’t) I may still write it. It’s very dependent on the particular muses. I will not RP smut with a muse that is 18 or over, and a muse that is underage. I will not RP smut with muses that are legitimate children (14 and under). However despite my willingness to write it, it doesn’t mean that it will happen if the other mun is not comfortable with. I don’t force it. I don’t need it. I just basically accept that that kind of stuff happens, and it’s a very realistic thing. My nsfw tag is #n;sfw so you are aware, because the original nsfw tag doesn’t work as well anymore.

- ★ I am autistic. I know I don’t seem like it at first, and sometimes it’s hard to tell, however I am, and I also have ADHD, and it does affect the way my mind works with things. Sometimes having things done certain ways makes all the difference between if I can do something or if I can’t. If it sounds like I want to do something, but seem to struggle with figuring out how, please feel free to make suggestions, or start the thing yourself! It’s actually REALLY helpful when I get stuck. My being autistic can also affect who I can roleplay with, and how I roleplay, and how I think. Please keep this in mind, and try to be understanding. If something bothers you, or you don’t understand something, just ask me! I’ll do my best to explain, or fix it.

- Though it may not always seem like it, I am VERY shy and awkward. I’m actually legitimately terrified of new people, and trying to talk to people I haven’t spoken to before, or very much yet, almost makes me feel like I’m going to have a panic attack. If you want to RP with me, please message me! Chances are I’d LOVE to chat with you and RP with you, I’m just too terrified to talk to you.

- I struggle with chronic depression, and sometimes I may disappear for a while if I have a spell that gets particularly bad. Please be patient with me, as I will never forget about you and will always return. Also since it needs to be said, I also have EXTREME, doctor diagnosed anxiety. Sometimes it gets the better of me. Same with depression. Sometimes I have bad days. So I vent, and get frustrated with things. Little things bother me a lot more than they would on a normal day. If you can’t handle that or are going to be a hypocrite about it then please just leave right now. I don’t need your negativity. I have enough unwanted of that in my head as it is, which I combat and fight against every day.

- I am a multiship/multiverse blog, however my muses will likely be very selective with shipping for the time being however I am still happy to discuss ships and will happily consider them. Also a note, that I will ship with multiples of the same character, if the mun of those blogs wishes to ship with me. I find each relationship is different, seeing as each mun plays their character a little differently.

- I will do crossovers sometimes with fandoms I am familiar with. Crossovers always depend on my mood and how well my muse can interact with a character, as well as how well I know the series the character is from. Please forgive me if I choose not to roleplay a specific crossover. I still like you, I promise. If you’re unsure if I know your fandom, just ask! I do know of a lot of fandoms, so there’s a good chance I might.

- I ship based on chemistry. Sometimes I can develop a ship quickly, especially if I know the other muse’s personality well, and know they will mesh well with mine. Other times, a ship takes time for me to develop. Please be understanding and patient with me on this.

- Do NOT under any circumstances, force a ship on me. I am usually quite good at expressing ships I am okay with, and it will usually show in my writing. If you are unsure if I ship something or not, feel free to send me a message and ask me. Most of my characters have their own way of showing interest in someone, however most are usually pretty clear in expressing it in some way. Sending memes for interaction is fine for anyone whether we have interacted or not, and I will usually reply to those, however do not force a ship on me outside of that. If one develops between our characters, then fine. However that is a MUTUAL thing, so I do not take kindly to someone just deciding something is a thing. If you want to try to build one between our characters, then go ahead. Just please show me respect. That is the biggest and most important thing with me, is respect.

- I will write anything from 1 liners to multi-paragraphs when I RP. I usually stick to 1 or two shortish paragraphs, and that tends to fluctuate or shrink depending on how much information is needed to describe a scene. If we start out with a shorter paragraph, and I make a reply a fair bit longer, I will likely revert back to the shorter paragraph again within 1 or 2 replies. However you are welcome to write however you wish, just as long as you can give me something to go on. (A one liner in response to a 10 line paragraph for example, I will struggle to reply to.)

- I do not tolerate anon hate of any kind. Not towards myself, nor towards others. I will respond to it in a way that will make the sender feel rather like an idiot, and I am very smart and capable of doing so, so please be advised of that, if you intend to do so.

- I will RP more violent NSFW RPs, however ONLY as long as I am in the mood for them. Anything triggering will be tagged. The mun of this blog is (well) over 18.

- Apologies, but I absolutely WILL NOT RP with people who RP in first person. It is something I cannot stand and I just will not do it.

- ★ I am better at roleplaying ships with males (BoyxBoy/Yaoi/etc), due to being more familiar with it and having more experience with it ((as I myself am very very very gay, and also trans (which is where the issues with writing about female parts makes me very uncomfortable comes from) )). I may however attempt to ship romantically with female characters, since romantic ships I can do, but please keep in mind it is something I am not as good at or as comfortable with, so if in the end, I decide I am unable to do so, please be understanding of this. (Especially if smut is included in the ship. I cannot smut with female characters, sorry. I am well aware it’s dumb that my brain rebels to it but it doesn’t change the fact that it does.)

- I am slightly fickle about things I can reply to. I try very hard to reply to everything, however one thing I am not good at, is sudden changes in roleplays. As much as I hate to admit it, and try to pretend it isn’t true, and even though I am quite good at managing it most times, I am autistic, (high functioning form of autism) and that is one of the few issues I struggle with the most. If you sense a roleplay is changing directions, please hint at it to me in the tags or something the reply before it does, since even that small little hint can be enough to help keep me from having to drop an RP. Even if you are unsure if it will or not, letting me know that you think it MIGHT possibly happen (since we don’t control our characters) is a huge help to me. This particular issue is the main reason that 95% of my dropped threads end up dropped. And I always feel terrible when it happens, so please help me to get better at this.

- I can be slow sometimes (or often) with asks or replies. This usually happens because of my muse being fickle or me thinking a meme or ask prompt would be fun, however sometimes when I actually get them, my muse decides to just be like NOPE, or my depression kicks up and I lose all motivation. Also sometimes I tend to forget things, or leave stuff in my askbox to reply to later, and then I forget about it or get distracted. If this happens, I apologize. Please try to be understanding of this, since I will NEVER ignore you or your asks on purpose. (The only case where it would be ignored is if it is something stated in my rules that I cannot respond to, that you obviously failed to read or are attempting to do anyway.) I do reblog things with the INTENT to answer EVERYTHING that shows up in my inbox, however my intentions don’t always pan out.

Next topic of discussion.

Concerning OCs and shipping with them:

- I WILL NOT ship my muses with other OCs, unless they are extremely well developed. This is simply because unless I personally can form some form of an an emotional connection/understanding to/of a character, my own muse will be unable to do so as well.

- I am also very picky with RPing with other OCs, because of the same reason stated above. I will however roleplay with them sometimes, and do not in any way dislike them. I rather love OCs, and the diversity and color they bring to fandoms, and I actually have lots of OCs of my own for different fandoms, I just cannot always connect to them, and in those cases, I will not be able to roleplay with them. I apologize. HOWEVER. If possible, I will happily do platonic RPs with OCs that my muses happen to click with.The types of characters/OCs I am usually unable to roleplay with, are the following, which includes a list of reasons why.

- ★ OCs that are not connected to any fandom in particular/Multifandom OCs. Basically as I like to call them, floaters or drifters. I may attempt to roleplay with these. It can still be iffy, because my brain can sometimes make stuff more difficult than it actually is or needs to be, and it depends on each particular OC, but as I have recently been developing a few fandomless OCs myself, I find my understanding of them has grown a bit. That said, sometimes I need to be able to connect them with something, as each fandom has a specific world to them. I need a consistent, solid world anchor to be able to understand the character, which drifters don’t have, so I can struggle to RP with them. I’m willing to try though! I believe this issue is connected to my being autistic, since certain things my brain just refuses to understand unless it is worded a certain way or done a certain way.

- OCs from fandoms I am unfamiliar with. If I don’t know what sort of world/background your character comes from, it leaves me guessing too much and confused. I have attempted to roleplay with them anyway in the past and it just doesn’t work.

- ★ Self insert OCs. Really. Please just no. I cannot stand self inserts above all else other than Shipper OCs. Admittedly, there are a rare few good ones out there. (And those are fine). However those tend to be very few and far between, and 98% of them tend to fall into the not so good category to put it nicely, and I just.. I can’t do it. There is nothing else to say to this except just NO. I apologize for this, however I just can’t. Also, this applies to FULLY self inserts. This does not apply to characters that simply share some traits with you, as often we roleplay a character because we can connect to them somehow.

- Canon Genderbends (there are exceptions sometimes with these). This subject is a touchy one, since my mind is very rigid unfortunately when it comes to how I view them. This might stem from my own personal gender struggle (as I am trans and FtM), however genderbends have always been something I have a lot of issues with, and so 98% of the time, I will not RP with them because I have to fight my mind to reply. Temporary genderswap M!A’s however, when handled properly, are no issue for me, and in such cases I will happily roleplay with them.

- OCs with very little backstory and information, or with a confusing one, or even with none at all. In essence, poorly made OCs. I need info to RP with you. At least seriously. So sorry. I need to be able to understand your character at least a little, since I don’t do good with “lets play a guessing game” or “I literally have no idea what I’m doing” or “what the hell is going on” sort of RPs, and I have never been good at them, and so I need clear, concise information on your character.

- Shipper OCs. The type of character I hate more than any other. If you made your OC just so you could ship with a bunch of people and that is the only purpose for their existence, do not even talk to me, or approach my character. Don’t even try. I literally cannot stand these types, and they fall right up there with my hatred of self inserts. So sorry. But just no. This doesn’t mean I ship shame if your muse happens to end up in lots of ships. That’s fine. It happens. I know the feeling when muses just click with lots of other muses. Sometimes it’s like that. But if their ONLY purpose for existing, is just so you can ship with endless characters, please go away right now.

- Canonically unknown family member OCs. Whether it’s a sibling for my character or for someone else’s that was never mentioned in canon, I just can’t. (If you want to RP a family member of my character that I have mentioned in my character’s info, please ask me beforehand as I usually have an idea already of what their family member is like, but usually I will be okay with that as long as you ask me first before just going ahead and doing it.) I’ve never been able to RP with them, for a multitude of reasons, one of the main being they often end up reminding me of self inserts or genderbends. I have been unsuccessful at breaking this way of thinking towards them despite attempting to many times, and so I just cannot do it, personally. I am sorry.

Those are all the ones I can think of right now. I am very sorry to anyone who has one of these and wants to RP with me, however I simply cannot do it, personally. I’m sure there are plenty of other people out there though who would love to RP with you even though I cannot, and just because I will not RP with you doesn’t mean I dislike you or your character. I’d be happy to still be friends with you, I just won’t be able to RP with you. I’m someone who needs to be able to connect to the character I am roleplaying with on at least SOME level, for my character to be able to connect to them as well, so if I am unable to do that then I am unable to roleplay with them. (This can include as well, the WAY someone roleplays, since if there is no emotion or thought or description in replies, it gives me nothing to go on and connect to, and leaves me unable to respond, even if I WANT to RP with you.)

★ I hate to have to do this, however I have had A LOT of trouble with people not reading and following my rules in the past, and or speaking about or talking about/not tagging my major trigger, so if you have read my rules, please inbox or IM me with “Catshark”. I ask this of people because it also helps a lot with my anxiety, and keeps me from wondering and worrying in the back of my mind if I might actually get triggered by something. I know it can be tedious to do this extra step, and I hate that I even had to add this step in the first place, however after years of roleplaying, and dealing with people, it became necessary due to several bad past experiences in tumblr fandoms. It was not added on a whim, so please take the time to do so.

There may be more added to this later if I think of something. Thank you for taking the time to read this.

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derangedsilence · 5 years ago

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Kanato Sakamaki

Permissions

Shipping? Yes, but shipping with him increases the risk on everyone’s lives. Singleship per verse with limited verses. Please note - as stated on the rules page, orientation is typically listed as what the muses think they are.

Duplicates? Multiple ‘Yuis’? What about character that aren’t on the dedicated castmates list? Yes. You can thrust Kanato at Kanato. There’s also no issue with duplicates of canon, crossover, etc. characters that Kanato is already interacting with. You want it, you got it. To prevent destroying the validity of duplicate muses, I will sometimes think of things as ‘A Laito did this’ instead of ‘Laito did this’, which is a very subtle difference but prevents another muse from having to deal with the blame of an event they were not responsible for. This will only be differentiated as necessary within writing. I repeat: all duplicate muses will be treated with respect, not as ‘fakes’. Any Sakamaki brother is a brother of his, regardless of how many Laitos there are (for example). We’re just going to, uh, slide past that as often as possible (and occasionally make jokes).

Multiple Kanatos will be treated as though they’d somehow wandered into one’s world or the other via some enchanted, strange object or doorway in the Sakamaki household. This allows them to interact, but prevents the concept that one is a ‘true’ Kanato over the other. You have been warned.

Fighting? A-Okay. I’ve done a lot of fighting roleplay but it was in the past and I’m way more interested in the storytelling of it. It’s better that we discuss the end result beforehand for smoother sailing, but we can improv it as well. I do this from a storytelling perspective.

Harming? A-Okay! Just be aware that this muse may harm or kill yours in turn!

Killing? A-Okay! Please be aware, however, that should the need or desire to continue the verse arise, the death scene will be considered a what-if. In addition, it is very difficult to kill this muse due to the pureblood resurrection abilities. ...Based on the abilities he demonstrates that appear to be unique to him, he’s probably the hardest of the Sakamaki brothers to kill before any of them touch Yui’s blood. After... Well, let’s just hope he isn’t the one drinking Yui’s blood, shall we?

Can we send shippy memes / etc.? Sure, we can still explore what-ifs, drabbles and oneshot threads, but the main focus will be on the storyline here!

Can we know Yui has Cordelia’s heart, is possibly turning into a vampire, is surrounded by vampires, etc. and reference this to Kanato? On a case-by-case basis. It should be discovered organically if it’s not something your character would be able to know already. There’s plenty of situations where this would make sense.

Can we know about Kanato’s past before interacting? No, not unless you have genuine reasons for it like being one of his brothers.

Can we have characters comment on the events of the timeline? Yes, if they “catch sight of”, “overhear a rumor”, “a familiar saw X”, or any other sensible reason, then characters can be aware of and comment on events. I wholly encourage characters participate in Kanato’s life! Please tell the story with me!

Can we rescue Yui Komori from the Sakamaki household? Unlikely. At best, if you succeed in the first place, it’s entirely likely that they will find you, they will take Yui back, and they will kill one or both of you for this. Or the Mukamis might take advantage of the situation! Obviously, the exception here is the Mukamis, who are entirely expected to attempt this from time to time.

Can we reference interactions we’ve had with your Subaru, etc. to Kanato? I mean...sure? If you want? I’m fine with using my muses for plot and timeline advancements for myself and those I interact with (within limits) but I’d also prefer to not be my Ayato’s Kanato and vice versa, so this would probably be limited. You can still act like what’s happened has happened, though.

Biography / Stats

FULL NAME. Kanato Sakamaki ALIAS. Hysteric (Ayato), Kanato-kun (Yui), Little Songbird (Cordelia) AGE. Appears 17-18 || Actually significantly older BIRTHDAY. March 21 GENDER & PRONOUNS. Male, he/him ORIENTATION. Demisexual SPECIES. Vampire OCCUPATION. High school student of the night school known as Ryoutei Academy. 2nd year in HDB, 3rd year if assuming time has passed. RESIDENCE. Sakamaki residence, Japan

HAIR. Purple EYES. Purple BUILD. Slim HEIGHT. 5'5'' (165cm) TATTOOS. None PIERCINGS. None. ADDITIONAL MARKINGS. Discoloration beneath his eyes, likely due to lack of sleep. OTHER. Right-handed

ZODIAC. Aries (Aries/Pisces cusp) ALIGNMENT. Chaotic Neutral POSITIVE TRAITS. polite, attentive, clever NEGATIVE TRAITS. temperamental, childish, possessive

BIRTH PLACE. Japan NATIONALITY. Japanese PARENTS. Karlheinz (Alive?), Cordelia (Deceased / Haunting) SIBLINGS. Full Siblings - Ayato, Laito. Half-siblings (shared father): Shuu, Reiji, and Subaru EXTENDED FAMILY. Karlheinz's other wives, Beatrix and Christa. Richter (Uncle). EDUCATION. High school (likely several times over) SPECIES. Vampire NOTABLE SKILLS. Singing, the ability to hold teddy for absurd periods of time, wax doll creation. LANGUAGES. Japanese, English, Russian FAVORITE FOOD. Anything sweet, raspberry pudding

PUREBLOOD. Inhuman strength, increased speed, vision, hearing, and smell. Fast healing & healing saliva. TELEPORTATION. Can teleport instantaneously. FLYING. He can fly. OTHER. Can control and summon familiars. Can animate nonliving objects and control them as familiars. Can transfer soul(s) from one vessel/body to another. Has nightmare-inducing levels of pyrokinesis - is able to set bodies (and nothing else) on fire, control how it spreads, as well as set entire towns on fire at once. WEAKNESSES. Truly holy objects weaken him, but not by much. DISLIKES. Spicy food, loud noises, not being understood, SHARING

Appearance

[*Credit: Appearance section pulled directly from the Dialovers Wiki.]

Kanato appears to have a similar resemblance in appearance to his mother Cordelia, having the same colored light purple hair, though he has large matching eyes with visibly dark undertones beneath them (most likely due to lack of sleep). Kanato also has a rather short, thin figure with a noticeably younger look about him than his brothers, thus causing him to stand out as more childlike in appearance. He began wearing glasses in MORE, BLOOD.

Kanato is almost never seen without his beloved Teddy wrapped safely in his arms.

In HAUNTED DARK BRIDAL, he usually wears a black hoodie vest with a long-sleeved white shirt and red ribbon underneath. The vest’s straps extend to his upper arms. He wears this attire with black shorts and red pants bearing a checkered pattern that reach above his knees.

In MORE, BLOOD, he wears a beige sweater with a black, polka-dotted dress shirt beneath and an un-clipped red bow tie. He will occasionally don glasses.

His school uniform consists of the black school jacket over a maroon-colored vest with a red string tie and a white undershirt with a ruffled Victorian collar, which are worn with black pants. He also wears short black knee-socks and brown dress shoes.

Personality

By himself, Kanato tends to be easily amused by his own entertainments. He talks often to Teddy, spends time with or creating wax dolls, and singing. He seems to prefer spending time by himself and the simplicity of the neglect he’s used to.

Outside of some of the disturbing and potentially threatening comments he may make, initial conversation with him reveals that he speaks in an extremely polite (often to the point of condescending sarcasm) manner and has an extremely pleasant, soft voice.

Unfortunately, Kanato is a spoiled brat, often extremely demanding and quick to emotional blackmail or tempter tantrums to get what he wants. He’s incredibly cruel and violent when angered, yelling easily. He’s quick to use tears to get what he wants, having no shame in being considered a crybaby - these tears are sometimes real, but are often forced and fake. He’s so difficult to deal with that his brothers often leave him be, especially when he starts one of his violent tantrums.

Kanato was severely neglected as a child except when it came to his voice. He doesn’t think he’s attractive (or at least doesn’t find himself attractive) but his similarity to Cordelia pleases him, so sometimes he’ll enjoy staring into mirrors.

His brothers matter to him, but at the same time, this doesn’t mean he wouldn’t enjoy killing them. Precisely because they matter, he would enjoy it. However, he genuinely exhibits attentiveness from time to time towards Laito. He’s resentful of Ayato’s lack of attention but would have a difficult time with receiving it in the first place: a common issue with most of his social desires.

History

CHILDHOOD. The middle child of a set of triplets born by Cordelia, Kanato was raised alongside his brothers, Ayato and Laito. Cordelia wanted to make Ayato the Sakamaki heir, so she largely neglected her other two sons except when it suited her. Kanato was prized by Cordelia only when it came to his voice (which sexually aroused her). She ignored him to the extent that he deliberately acted out and hurt himself to get her attention, but it never worked. His craving for his mother’s attention was never satisfied as a child.

Much of Kanato’s poor behavior stems from clinging to the few things Cordelia encouraged in him. At one point, she gave him a teddy bear that one of her lovers had given her - this became Teddy, the doll he prefers to bond with over his brothers. She encouraged him to kill people she was bored of, finding amusement in and praising his dolls - Kanato continues to kill people (often sacrificial brides) and turn them into wax dolls.

Eventually, Cordelia was attacked by Ayato and came to Laito for help. Laito pushed her off a balcony. When Kanato found her among the roses, he burned her remains and stored them in a bottle he keeps inside Teddy.

NEAR CURRENT. Karlheinz manipulated circumstances to keep tossing experimental sacrificial brides at his children. None could endure the blood loss, physical and emotional torment. The sacrificial brides were too fragile and the Sakamakis broke their toys.

CURRENT. A single sacrificial bride is surviving and enduring: Yui Komori. Whichever brother obtains her will become the Sakamaki heir. Without directly entering into a “relationship” with any of the Sakamakis, she endures her stay there.

Verses

Brief summaries of the verses for Kanato along with potential links for those less familiar with Diabolik Lovers but still want to interact with him. For the sake of keeping things clean, encouraging community-wide and cooperative storytelling in roleplay, and not letting things get too crazy, verses will be limited. More may be made over time as needed.

Summaries:

VERSE - HAUNTED DARK BRIDAL

*This verse will be typically be the default, 'main verse'. In this, it is assumed that Yui Komori is staying at the Sakamaki household with some version of the first game having taken place. If the second game is included, it's with the idea that Yui stayed with the Sakamakis. Whether Kanato or one of his brothers winds up obtaining the Sacrificial Bride, Kanato’s life continues.

Verse Details | Tag: #V; KANATO; HAUNTED DARK BRIDAL

VERSE - MORE BLOOD

If for some reason it's absolutely necessary to differentiate between the verse above and a verse where More Blood has certainly occured, but Yui did not (at least initially) stay with the Sakamakis and instead is currently living with the Mukamis or was, until recently, still living with the Mukamis. Rivalry abounds and attempts to procure Yui are likely.

Verse Details | Tag: #V; KANATO; MORE BLOOD

VERSE - MISC.

Posts that could take place in the Sakamaki or Mukami verses but involve duplicates (whether Yui or others) in the same scene in a manner that would be hard to pass off as typical flow for those verses. Also includes nearly ANY time fellow characters are staying at the mansion, otherwise we’d end up with verses of 20+ additional characters hanging out in the Sakamaki villa.

Verse Details | Tag:#V; KANATO; MISC

SITUATIONAL VERSE TAGS

#V; KANATO; UNIVERSAL

Posts that can easily be assumed to have occured in either the Sakamaki or Mukami verses, typically answering asks, etc. that aren’t directly related to events unique to their timelines.

#V; KANATO; WHAT IFS & #V; KANATO; ONESHOTS

Likely reserved for one-off threads exploring a “what if”, a romantic meme that would otherwise be inappropriate, etc. If a meme doesn’t quite fit with one of the existing timelines, it’ll get one of these.

Tags

THREAD / WRITING TAG: #echoes in the halls; kanato

HEADCANONS: #hc; dialovers; kanato

IMAGES: #itt // kanato sakamaki

MUSIC: #music; dialovers; kanato

#blog; stuff #blog; muses

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belzinone · 6 years ago

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[old] guidelines

// these are my original rules. though they are still generally relevant, my newer, shorter, more concise rules post is here

A love letter from me to you! Please take it to heart.

The Lowdown: mod is an artist & supportive af｜selective｜primarily plot-motivated｜operates on mutual respect｜your friendly rpc fairy godbitch; gimme your wishlists｜zero tolerance for OC negativity & bigotry｜triggers present｜18+ content present｜consistent but occasionally capricious activity｜OOC communication appreciated｜lots of love abound ♡

Mod Sal (they/them/theirs; 24; PST)

I study medicine and social justice with emphasis on emergency medicine and sex work, respectively. In addition to being a writer I’m also an activist, artist, and scholar. I’ve been writing Bel since 2015. She’s a very intricate and highly dynamic character who has gone through many changes over the years via her interactions. I look forward to developing her even more with your muse(s)!

Before I talk about the kind of conduct I’d like on my blog, this is the type of roleplayer and friend I aspire to be. I’ll strive to be as attentive and supportive as I can about your muse, ideas, as well as ooc presence. If we’re mutuals, you can expect plenty of inboxes, tag games, headcanons, relationship tags, to be tagged in & sent posts relating to our muses, general interaction, and emotional support proportional to the depth of our interactions when I’m online. I’m an unapologetic 1-person hype squad at heart and will do my best to spread the love and return the love I get.

If I’m not around here, you can find me on my snk blog and/or discord by request. I muse Eren and Levi as secondary muses, but they won’t be nearly as active as Bel and are only available to established mutuals. I also have untagged resource & nsfw musing side blogs.

Interactions

When it comes to interactions, nothing motivates me more than an eagerness to develop our muses’ relationship. Depending on what works best for you, we can work on this via inbox submissions, plotting, or simply interacting. I have a tendency to write para/novella-length replies, but will strive to match you in length and style. Please include something I can actively respond to in your reply, because neutral replies can be very difficult to build upon, and please do not godmod her based on assumptions and/or stereotypes about her character/profession.

With regards to ask responses, please feel free to turn them into threads by tagging me in a new post and cutting your replies. I’ll turn asks into threads if they inspire me, but you’re under no obligation to continue them if you’re not as motivated. When cutting, please don’t cut me out. Also, please don’t reblog asks with your reply or reblog replies with my tag if I don’t reply quickly enough. I track of all my threads to the best of my ability, so please check there first if you want to know the status of our thread. If I’ve missed a thread of ours, please help me out by sending it to me in a message so I can add it to the tracker. If you lose muse for a thread, please don’t feel pressured to continue it. We can always take a break or start something new. I don’t cap my threads and am always open to new interactions.

Selectivity

Though I run a selective blog, I am not very selective in nature. I do have a preference for original and SnK/AoT characters, especially those that inspire me and challenge me. I’ll primarily look for interactions by checking blog rules for oc-friendliness, reblogging promos, asking to be mutuals in the tags, then follow back after that initial follow is granted. If you don’t want me to follow you, please block me completely because otherwise I’ll think it’s a mistake/glitch and follow you again. On the topic of glitches, they do happen so I apologize ahead of time if that happens above or below my radar.

I don’t tolerate oc-negativity or ooc bigotry and will handle my blog accordingly. If you align yourself in any way with TERF, SWERF, homophobic, ace-exclusionary, racist, and/or xenophobic rhetoric, please do not interact. It’s important for me to surround myself with enriching content and community. I have boundaries and will be setting them for my own comfort as well as respect yours because mutual respect between muns is key to a healthy rpc.

Sourcing

Please don’t do it. This goes for starters, ask memes, wishlist posts, and wanted connections. I understand we might not be the muse/mod duo you have in mind and that we don’t fit every situation, but please don’t fill my notifications with this sentiment, especially if we don’t have any established interactions yet. If our blogs have that much in common, there’s so much we could be musing about. If this happens excessively without us having any interactions, I’ll unfollow and/or block because I am a roleplay blog, not a resource hub. If you’re interested in my musing/resource posts, please show interest in muse interactions as well. The latter is why I’m here and there’s nothing more disheartening and discouraging to my creativity than being used and/or ignored when I present things.

Original Character Disclaimer

It pains me that something like this needs to be said, but Bel wasn’t created to force ship with your muse and/or overpower our threads. I will absolutely under no circumstances tolerate any form of OC negativity. I don’t care if you think they’re “cringey”, “underdeveloped”, “overpowered”, or any other iteration of not meeting your personal criteria of a good character. Opinions are valid but unsolicited bullying is not. It is important to realize that canon characters are still original characters bar their capitalistic franchise. The mods of original characters are a goldmine of free and original content and deserve to be judged by conduct, not content.

If you’d like to support OCs, I invite you to scroll through and reblog a thing or two from my OC positivity tag, as well as follow and engage in meaningful interactions with the OCs in your orbit. Your encouragement could be what makes a content creator’s breakthrough, so please be kind and supportive. Saying you’re OC-friendly while providing an extensive grocery list of double standards OCs must abide by to be considered acceptable isn’t OC-friendliness. Likewise, musing an OC doesn’t automatically make you incapable of being exclusive (unintentional or not) so please be cognizant as well and lets support each other.

Shipping

That being said, I’m just like every other mun. I enjoy shipping and the occasional smut scene given the chemistry is right and both muns are equally invested in the relationship as well as comfortable with it. The more we develop our muses, the more complicated their relationship will be and the more likely I’ll personally gift you with fanart. Above all, your comfort is paramount to our interactions so please communicate with me. Likewise, please respect my comforts when I speak of them. I am much more likely to be enthusiastic about shipping than Bel is, however, so please be patient with us and respect her boundaries as well.

# FREE THE FPN . SFW // ONLY IT’S NOT

This is the tag I will use to mark sexually explicit content. Bel is somewhere on the ace spectrum, but is nonetheless a sensual character and has a couple verses that engage in sex work. Bel’s struggles with her identities are a very big part of her personal characterization, so please be patient with her. [Marilyn Monroe’s hinted asexuality] Likewise, if she’s not into your muse, please don’t push such interactions unless we discuss them as a plot element.

Trigger Warnings

The SnK universe is rampant with violence, gore, psychological trauma, profanity, and grey morality. Furthermore, I enjoy writing dark themes and will provide the disclaimer now that this may be a rather trigger-heavy blog. However, that doesn’t mean you have to be subject to all these themes. If you’d like me to tag things in a certain way, please don’t hesitate to let me know because your comfort is important to me. I’ll gladly create a new tag for you to blacklist/filter and add it to my tag list. Furthermore, this blog will have the occasional explicit content so please don’t interact if you’re under 21.

Activity

I’m finishing up my bachelor’s so classes and coursework will keep me from here sometimes. Furthermore, I struggle with mental illness and domestic abuse in my home environment, so bouts of these may also pull me from activity. I’ll be doing my damndest to keep my issues off the dash but if things are especially severe and I feel the need to post about it and/or reach out, I’ll use a semicolon tag (#;). Nonetheless, musing, roleplaying, and plotting helps keep my spirits up so please keep me updated with your muse and share your discord with me, if you’d like. I’d love it so much if we could continue developing our muses as I slip off of and find my way back to tumblr, and I’d appreciate you very much as a writing partner and friend. ♡

Accessibility

I’m not very savvy with code, but I do try my best to keep my blogging accessible as I tinker and learn. If you struggle with accessing any part of my blog, let it be font size, style, or anything else, please let me know and I’ll do my best to accommodate because I don’t want to perpetuate elitism or ableism in the rpc. As far as reply formatting goes, I’ll usually stick to once small text (particularly in novella length replies via ctrl shift -) and spare use of italics, bolding, and strikethrough text. I may use unicode and/or zalgo for art captions, personal musing posts, crack threads, and other posts that call for it. Every once in awhile, I will blog from mobile and as a result post text in default size, but I’ll still cut my posts and at worst, separate our replies with a symbol or icon if I can’t blockquote text through html.

Permissions

�� One of my favorite things about roleplaying is sharing content and playing tag games. If you come across anything that reminds you of Bel and/or our interactions/plotting, please show me! Even more so, if you’re a content creator, you have complete and total freedom to use her and her inspirations in your work. I only ask to see it! Likewise, if I ever create any art for you, please acknowledge it at the very least. If you send in an art request and I deliver, please reblog it. Failure to do this kills my creativity as well as generosity so... please.

Exclusive to this blog are my own art and edits as well as those gifted by friends. Please don’t ransack our labors of love and re-purpose them as your own. Bel’s Iva & Marie icons were collected by yours truly with a beautiful frame made by Shane. Other people who have contributed their talents throughout the years include madcapraccoon, L, desertbl00m, Eris, Justice, sangre-rebelde, emptyolivejar, desimouse, and the many rp blogs that have interacted with her. I’d also like to give a special shout-out to sjokohama for the boundless enthusiasm given to her development as well as the readers who have enjoyed and left amazing comments on her original fanfiction. She wouldn’t be out here if it weren’t for Y’all ~ ♡

If you feel like something should be added to or clarified in these guidelines, please let me know. I realize I have a lot to say as a consequence of being here for so long, but I still want to keep my conduct as transparent and accessible as possible.

Thank you for reading! Please feel free to like this post and interact ~ ♡

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longlivefeedback · 7 years ago

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AO3 and Feedback: Yes, No, and Maybe

In the days since our initial post, we’ve received and discussed many ideas either through reblogs, Google doc suggestions, asks, and submissions.

We’ve had a preliminary discussion with AO3 about some of the ideas and have narrowed our goal to increasing the quantity of feedback authors receive without a decrease in quality by focusing on helping readers who want to leave comments but don’t because of technological (e.g. mobile) limitations, they’re shy, or they don’t know what to say.

With that in mind, here’s a summary about which ideas have already been accepted, which have been rejected, which already exist as features on AO3, and which currently need more discussion and consideration.

Under the jump: what’s here, what’s coming, what’s a no, and what we don’t know yet.

What’s here

Anonymous commenting.

Several people have reported bugs and issues while leaving guest comments.

Commenting on another user’s comment.

Note: replying to another user’s comment will automatically notify the author.

[For desktop only, userscript] Ability to take notes/copy phrases/copy segments as you read which can be turned into a comment at the end of the chapter.

Guides on comments - how to comment, what to say.

These can be found floating around tumblr. We’d like to create an archive of the most useful guides.

Hits can already be hidden.

Under “My Preferences” (drop down menu from your username at the top right corner of your screen).

Find the “Statistics” section.

The “yes”

Note that ao3 and OTW are run by volunteers, and there may be changes based on how the projects proceed.

The “You have already left kudos here. :)” message will be changed.

AO3 does not have a final decision on what it will be changed to yet, other than that it will remove the “:)” due to negative perceptions from users.

Revamp of filters

Private messaging

This may serve as a way to leave feedback that can only be seen by the author, instead of by everyone.

This feature will be strictly opt-in, and users will be able to turn it off. (added 1/5/18)

The “no”

Kudos per chapter

Besides complicating things on the back end, being able to leave kudos every chapter will inflate the kudos count and might cause authors to write shorter chapters or chop up their one shots into multiple chapters.

Kudos are controversial - this was one of the most popular suggestions, but many people believe they shouldn’t exist in the first place.

"Something like kudos but not actual kudos” per chapter

In general, AO3 tries to avoid having “clones” of the same feature unless there is a really good reason and the problems and concerns that exist with kudos would apply to these if they were visible.

AO3 tries to avoid collecting too many forms of possible feedback and the general assumption is that if you like the chapter enough to want to leave “kudos” for it, you can also write a comment like “I loved this chapter!” which would make the author equally, if not more, happy.

Reactions to a chapter

Comments template

This might be possible under as a help text (one of the blue "?”) but it's hard to strike a tone that will work as a template.

AO3′s goal is to be an archive and not a writing group. It cannot be too forceful or try to dictate people's fandom experience. We, at longlivefeedback, agree that if someone does not feel like commenting, we cannot shame or guilt them into doing so.

The other concern with a template is that comments might trend towards being stock answers, providing little or no jumping off points for further discussions.

see @dawnfelagund‘s guest post on comment scaffolding and why readers don’t leave comments, even when they want to.

Ability to save comments as a draft

AO3 is aware that the draft function is buggy and unreliable. Unless they are able to change how drafts work, there won’t be any changes in this regard.

Author accepts concrit toggle option

As a whole, AO3 is trying to reduce the number of "preferences" on the site as they are difficult to maintain. Because most preferences are used by only a small percentage of users, the benefit offered is low compared to the expense.

The hope is that the private messaging system (an accepted feature that is being developed!) will facilitate those exchanges.

Creating a trend of authors indicating whether they would like constructive criticism will address this issue, if it can catch on.

Ability to give kudos/upvotes to comments i.e. any form of rating comments

There is a concern that this will devolve into fan-vs-fan wars which will detract attention away from the work of the author themselves and cause unpleasant/toxic environments in the fandom.

Ability to add moderators to comments on a work

This is not really viable either due to constraints on resources.

“Recommended For You” section

A userscript exists - any word on how well it works?

The “maybe”

Things that will be discussed more after ao3′s current projects are closer to completion.

Native floaty review box

A bit tricky, might happen eventually... for now, the userscript is the best way to go.

Ability to preview comments before posting

Window of time to edit comments

Logged-in anon comments

Native feature for quoting lines of the fic in a comment

a userscript for this exists (if someone has a link to it, please share and we’ll add it here)

Authors can see how many times (but not names) their work has been marked for later (info added on 1/2/2018)

Authors can see how many times (but not names) their work has been downloaded (info added on 1/2/2018)

To be asked/discussed

AKA, common requests that ao3 may or may not have considered, but we don’t have that info right now.

In line kudos/reactions

see the google doc experiment

Highlighting parts of the work, e.g. wattpad

All comments shown by default.

Author responses aren’t included in overall comment count

Show comment threads instead of total comments.

Changing the word “Comment” to something else i.e. “Review” or “Discussion.”

Authors can see who has marked their work for later, or how many times it has been marked for later

Authors can see who has downloaded their work, or how many times it has been downloaded. (further info as of 1/2/2018)

Milestone badges for users that are only visible to a user.

ideal userscript target here!

Ability to see all the comments you’ve left on fics

Comments that can only be seen by the author

Thank you for all your feedback thus far. This is still a very new project and we are in the process of getting organized and setting things up for the future, so keep an eye on this blog for further updates. Comments, questions, and concerns can be sent to our ask box.

#longlivefeedback #archive of our own #ao3 #ao3 feedback #the great feedback debate

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karui-kyofu · 4 years ago

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Mobile Friendly Rules

Since I did it for Kurai’s info, here’s the rules for mobile users.

THESE ARE JUST A FEW GENERAL THINGS I FEEL ARE IMPORTANT TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE I GO ANY FURTHER, SO PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO READ THEM.

I know they seem long but some of it is also just information I thought was important for you to know before interacting with me. NOTE: THERE IS A PASSWORD FOR THIS BLOG DUE TO SEVERAL PAST BAD EXPERIENCES WITH UNTAGGED TRIGGERS (and it is the ONLY reason I have a password. I won’t throw a fit if you don’t send it, but I do usually feel more comfortable if you do).

Also another small note beforehand: Due to my autism, I tend to try to be extra clear (but also sometimes manage to be less clear in the process), or in my head it is clear, but to other people, it comes across entirely differently, but I've been informed this makes my rules sometimes come across as more aggressive, exclusionary, or mean. So I will say this now. I am actually a MASSIVE fluffball. Quite literally. The tone they come across is mainly due to overexplaining however I have tried to edit them and have yet to find a way to redefine my rules in better wording that I am happy with and that feels like it covers everything while actually being properly clear (but whenever I finally think of the right wording, I usually update my rules). So just approach them with the knowledge I am actually legitimately a sweetheart and my brain just sucks at actually wording stuff.

- ★ First and most important thing is that the mun has a very serious cannibalism trigger, which includes ANY form of people being eaten (including animals or monsters or any such other creatures eating people). (Excluding vampires, as that doesn’t typically involve the eating of human flesh, and rather simply blood itself. Zombies however, are included). As such, please tag all SNK or Hannibal related posts with such things in them, even the ones without such scenes in them, due to the fact that these two shows/fandoms are the reason I learned I have this trigger, and so the entire thing now can cause my trigger due to association, and memory connection to it. Also I ask that you tag any other shows/fandoms/gifs with such things in them as well. Please and thank you very much. My blacklisted tags are: SNK, Shingeki No Kyojin, Attack On Titan, AoT, tokyo ghoul, tg, Hannibal, Cannibalism, tw: cannibalism, twd, the walking dead, walking dead, zombies, and hunting trophies. Any form of these (capitalization does not matter, however spaces do) will be caught by my blacklist, so I would appreciate it if you’d use one of these for those posts (though I am also happy to add other tags to it as well if you have a specific system you use already). Also suggestions for other possible blacklist tags that I may have forgotten are much appreciated. Also as an added note, I will not follow, RP with, or associate in ANY WAY, any blogs that have to do with my triggers. (Multi-muse blogs can sometimes be okay, this more applies to blogs that post SPECIFICALLY about the fandoms that trigger me). If you are a multi-muse blog that has characters from these fandoms, all I ask is that you be sure to tag them with the fandom they are from, with one of the tags in my list, and tag any of the triggers. We’ll be perfectly fine if you do! If you don’t, I may eventually unfollow, just to avoid seeing unintentionally triggering content.

- I am a multiship/multiverse blog, however my muse will be very selective with shipping for the time being however I am still happy to discuss ships and will happily consider them. Also a note, that I will ship with multiples of the same character, if the mun of those blogs wishes to ship with me. I find each relationship is different, seeing as each mun plays their character a little differently.

- I will RP more violent NSFW RPs, however ONLY as long as I am in the mood for them. The mun of this blog is (well) over 18.

- ★ I am better at roleplaying ships with males (BoyxBoy/Yaoi/etc), due to being more familiar with it and having more experience with it ((as I myself am very very very gay, and also trans (which is where the issues with writing about female parts makes me very uncomfortable comes from) )). I may however attempt to ship romantically with female characters, but please keep in mind it is something I am not as good at or as comfortable with, so if in the end, I decide I am unable to do so, please be understanding of this. (Especially if smut is included in the ship. I cannot smut with female characters, sorry.)

- I can be slow sometimes (or often) with asks or replies. This usually happens because of my muse being fickle or me thinking a meme or ask prompt would be fun, however sometimes when I actually get them, my muse decides to just be like NOPE. Also sometimes I tend to forget things, or leave stuff in my askbox to reply to later, and then I forget about it or get distracted. If this happens, I apologize. Please try to be understanding of this, since I will NEVER ignore you or your asks on purpose. (The only case where it would be ignored is if it is something stated in my rules that I cannot respond to, that you obviously failed to read or are attempting to do anyway.) I do reblog things with the INTENT to answer EVERYTHING that shows up in my inbox, however my intentions don’t always pan out.

- I do not do the reblog from the source thing. I used to try (if I notice it), I am sorry but I have had so many anxiety attacks due to my attention span which I cannot help due to having ADHD, and accidentally reblogging memes and such from someone who has that rule without even realizing it as I am scrolling down the dash because I don’t even realize who reblogged the meme, and then panicking because I realize it later, or get yelled at over it. I follow at least like 30+ meme blogs and the majority of memes on my dash tend to be from the source, so sometimes I don't notice! Roleplay for me needs to remain stress free, because stress can trigger a major/serious depression spell and as of recently I FINALLY am stable emotionally. So please forgive me if I don’t bother with it. Because I probably won’t do it (consistently anyway).

Next topic of discussion.

Concerning OCs and shipping with them (Please see this post for some further clarification on this, since this is the part that I have the most issue with making clear, though I really do try):

The types of characters/OCs I am usually unable to roleplay with, are the following, which includes a list of reasons why.

- ★ OCs that are not connected to any fandom in particular/Multifandom OCs. Basically as I like to call them, floaters or drifters. I may attempt to roleplay with these. It can still be iffy, because my brain can sometimes make stuff more difficult than it actually is or needs to be, and it depends on each particular OC, but as I have recently been developing a fandomless OC myself, I find my understanding of them has grown a bit. That said, sometimes I need to be able to connect them with something, as each fandom has a specific world to them. I need a consistent, solid world anchor to be able to understand the character, which drifters don’t have, so I can struggle to RP with them. I’m willing to try though!

- ★ Self insert OCs. Really. Please just no. I cannot stand self inserts above all else other than Shipper OCs. Admittedly, there are a rare few good ones out there. However those tend to be very few and far between, and 98% of them tend to fall into the not so good category to put it nicely, and I just.. I can’t do it. There is nothing else to say to this except just NO. I apologize for this, however I just can’t. Also, this applies to FULLY self inserts. This does not apply to characters that simply share some traits with you, as often we roleplay a character because we can connect to them somehow. (This is an issue I am working on getting over, but it takes time.)

Important note: Please note that I suck at explaining this somewhat, and just because my brain struggles with roleplaying with certain characters does not mean I dislike your muse or think they suck! I can think your OC is absolutely AMAZING and they can be SUPER well written and developed and I can want to interact but my brain is just dumb and if I try to my brain just refuses. These SAME issues can happen with canon characters too, I have simply noticed it more with other OCs, thus the specific section for them.

★ I hate to have to do this (and I never used to have a password), however I have had A LOT of trouble with people not reading and following my rules in the past, and or speaking about or talking about/not tagging my major trigger, so if you have read my rules, please inbox me with “Catshark” (I prefer Inbox over IMs for the password so I can keep track forever of who sent it in). I ask this of people because it also helps a lot with my anxiety, and keeps me from wondering and worrying in the back of my mind if I might actually get triggered by something. I know it can be tedious to do this extra step, and I hate that I even had to add this step in the first place, however after years of roleplaying, and dealing with people, it became necessary due to several bad past experiences in tumblr fandoms. It was not added on a whim, so please take the time to do so. Also, I do understand that you probably follow a hundred blogs that all have their own rules, so if you forget stuff, that’s okay! I do it too. The password is just so I know it is safe for me to approach you and remind you of something if you do forget. Otherwise, I tend to sit here and kind of panic about if I can mention something to you, and it means I am more likely to unfollow or stop interacting, or even block you eventually due to my anxiety. And I don’t want that to happen over a silly misunderstanding.

There may be more added to this later if I think of something. Thank you for taking the time to read this.

#mobile friendly #mobile friendly rules post #heavy metal rules #Important #Blog PSA

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portfolio-vf · 6 years ago

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Nudge The final report

Viliam Fedorko and Ivana Petrenčáková

INTRO

PROJECT NAME: NUDGE

ZONE: where the community is

TYPE: independent workshop. Community/theory/experiment

„A nudge, as we will use the term, is any aspect of the choice architecture that alters people’s behavior in a predictable way without forbidding any options or significantly changing their economic incentives. To count as a mere nudge, the intervention must be easy and cheap to avoid. Nudges are not mandates. Putting the fruit at eye level counts as a nudge. Banning junk food does not.“

Idea of workshop is:

1. To find situations in EASA Community where its members can or should make decision.

2. To discuss what ideology this situation refers or should refer to (for example ecology, morality, democracy,..., EASA community)

3. To observe who are the actors in decision making

4. To discuss what are the options in decision making

5. To creatively highlight option we find right and optimally nudge people to make the right decision with/without knowing it.

Workshop is preferably non-material. We would like to collaborate with media workshops to spread some nudges among the members of EASA Community. Posters are medium that we will probably use the most but we believe our participants will find more creative and less money-depending ways to make the job done. We expect some nudges would need material realization but personally we would like to keep it in waste material level.

Output of workshop is to be acknowledged about importance of decision responsibility and practice some mechanics of decision architecture.

EXPECTATIONS – to offer EASA new tool and to imply it as standard tool in EASA. To be helpful in the best possible way, yet follow ethic principles.

Can we find these two principles in possible contradiction? Well, let me explain on the example I mentioned during the workshop fair. The problem with the water usage at EASA: we can perceive it based on different ideologies:

1. Ecology – save maximum water possible

2. Democracy – give everybody the same amount of water to use (you did that basically with toilet paper)

3. Hygiene – use maximum water you need for personal purpose

We can believe in common sense of every individual or we can lead them and show them a path to follow. But also this attitude has its negative sides. You can give people rules, guidelines, you can please them, punish them, treat them, entertain them, repulse them… Simply, help them but in so many senses.

Inspired by the nudge theory, we wanted to motivate people of EASA to make good decisions, yet keep all of the choices available.

This process I found referring to RE in perfect way. With rethinking every possible decision, we might build better society.

PROCESS

1) OPENING PRESENTATION

Expectations

Discussing how to present our workshop, we decided to use unique opportunity of standing in front the 600 people to make a nudge. What the majority of those people had in common was that they were facing the same decision – to choose a workshop. We started with analyzing every workshop – its potential benefits on different aspects. To make analysis more objective, we asked every tutor to fill out a short questionnaire:

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Dear EASA Tutor,

as you have guessed we are sending you a short questionnaire (super short, we promise). Why do we want you to fill it out? Because we want you to help us to help you to choose the right participants for you.

Some of the participants may struggle to choose the right workshop for them, so we want to nudge them in the right direction. Not only will they enjoy EASA in the most productive way but you will benefit from it, too.

https://goo.gl/forms/XQCOH4JmKhkd3NbB3

THANK YOU

Your Nudge tutors

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From this analysis we put every workshop in a category depending on how much contact with construction, theory, experiment or communities will participant get confronted with.

Because of the timing of presentation, we found impossible to offer full analysis in 3 minutes. Therefore we developed guideline questions, which themselves make people think about workshops in similar way as we did.

We expected that most of participants would not have marginal problem with workshop choice, therefore our nudge was not focused on the majority. Also we knew that there are tons of other aspects which might influence decision-making. Anyway we found this project as subtle and self-representative nudge, appropriate for workshop presentation.

Process

Discoveries

We do not have any mechanism on how to measure how much influence our presentation project had. We have got several comments from random people like „you are the one with questions!“, which was the strongest spontaneous feedback.

EASA is mainly social experience, but the professional growth, thanks to EASA, is still important for many participants.

Process of choosing the workshop is good but it missed some nudge to make people think about it a bit. Looking back to my mental EASA archive, I remember that it was mandatory in EASA Bulgaria to write to your application form also what workshop you are interested in and why. This task made me think about one of the most important events of my life even before I knew it will have such an influence on me. It was simple, cheap, easy... what a nudge....

2) WATER FOUNTAIN

Expectations

Long long time (like two days) before we had sinks next to our lovely toi tois, our sole source of water was that pipe at the parking lot next to the yellow hut. People used it very selfishly, who was standing closest to fountain, was its emperor. Huge amount of water was wasted these times.

Following the Nudge theory, we did not want to limit people in any way, just to inform them about what does it mean to use this fountain.

We measured how much water is released by one press of a button and put simple visual information about it next to the fountain. We expected people will find some ways how to save water, like sharing spring of water with more bottles/dishes from people standing behind them etc.

Process

Discoveries

The first big discovery about this project was that people did not behave in our expectations. On the other hand (probably) our nudge started some kind of campaign boom about that problematic. Including video on RE:EASA 2018 fb page,

Including (up to 5) other posters with different advices how to behave in this situation (unfortunately we did not documented all the discussion posters)

Manoela later came up with beautiful solution for the problem. Just to put some binders to button mechanism, to limit possibility to press it.

After this intervention fountain released only 1,2l of water per one press instead of 3 liters. This intervention was right thing to do, because we were been unsuccessful with trying to change people behavior.

Solution of problem was not reached by Nudge mechanism, but by small intervention. Anyway, discussion developed after our nudge is proof of strength of our nudge.

Looking back to this intervention and overanalyzing it a bit, we can call it nudge. It was inspiration and motivation for those, who see some problem but are not sure if its their responsibility to do something with it.

3) CLOTHES HANGER

Expectations

During NC meeting, organizers asked us to inform all of the participants not to dry their clothes inside the sleeping area or on the fence next to Campasa workshop. They asked several construction workshops to make some communal drying clothes hangers.

All these high, advanced, full HD, coherent, papi fuck me more, construction workshops with all the tools and material, and no hanger made till next day (Ok, there was something hangerish made by Nomads workshop, but it did not suite the community needs). Guess what, we boring invisible Nudgers took our opportunity to do something with it.

Process

Following the Nudge theory, we did not want to resolve problem but to motivate people to solve it. We came up with a „construction“, we found easy to assemble/disassemble/enlarge, so very flexible for the needs of some potential overactive EASA member.

Construction was made out of metal fences, which have been everywhere around us and was used as drying clothes hangers anyway but in the very non-efficient way. We collected several fences from around and put them in formation of latter H or visually like this „I-I-I“. Distance between the two parallel fences we used to stretch the wire (wire was the only material bought by the organizers for this intervention). We created just two modules as a demonstration of how easy and effective it is, expecting and encouraging others with a poster and more packages of wire to continue if there was need for more.

Fraser Birtwistle‎ > EASA'Shameless

July 29

Only visual representation we have.

Discoveries

For the whole time of EASA, people just put more thread on construction and put ONE more fence to construction…

Again: it is easier to solve the problem than motivate people to do it. Even if it was super easy to continue with it. Even if many people had access to material and tools. We even had an emergency toilet paper construction...

For the obvious reasons, for this workshop tutor cannot be natural pessimist.

-Umbrella

4) SLEEPING BEAUTY

Expectations

We wanted to develop this project as a campaign for cleaner, tidier, more organized and less chaotic sleeping area. We wanted to spread in print format, preferably using existing medium – Umbrella magazine. Unfortunately we discovered that Umbrella was published just as web version this year – in tumblr format.

We did not want to create unnecessary visual garbage, because there were already tons of information posters and campaigns. Another one (however meaningful it would be) would be probably lost or ignored.

We decided to use Umbrella anyway, even with its limitations.

Campaign itself was positive manifestation of the most beautiful (in many, but mostly pleasing meanings) sleeping places. We did observation, chose our favorite one and contacted few another potential beauties.

Process

Sleeping arrangement: I sleep on the top bunk with my mattress, a blanket and a pillow. All belongings I store on the ground floor close to the wall. With friends we hung flowers, flags, decoration and share the beams as shelves. Community is important.

Sleeping habit: Usually I go to sleep early in the morning and wake up before breakfast starts. Today I slept 2.5 hours, yesterday 3.

What is beauty at EASA: The calm morning before the storm: a fresh breeze, watching people do yoga outside, having breakfast, getting ready for the day. That is beauty.

Discoveries

For the project realization was voluntarily responsible Simon but because the lack of organization (time, motivation, energy...) in our workshop we unfortunately produced just one exemplary of whole campaign. I personally believe it is a pity. Project itself IS coherent, positive, supportive and (potentially) making community better. It have potential to be applied in EASA again, better prepared.

5) TOUR DE EASA

Expectations

Using the opportunity of RE:EASA open day, we planned our only project which was oriented outside of EASA community (still linked with).

Our ambition was to present EASA in the best possible way. We expected that occasional visitors might be confused by the EASA environment and would have no clue to even recognize workshops from one another. To appear in such a situation, they definitely would not see the meaning in EASA.

To prevent this, we managed to make Workshop Tour de EASA explaining meaning and process of every individual workshop to occasional visitors.

To make a good decision one needs to be well informed.

Process

The initial plan was to divide into three groups: Group Ivex, Group Lecture Hall and Group outside Export Drvo. We divided ourselves by our preferences and knowledge about each workshop. However we soon realize that this format may not be attractive for all of the visitors because of the amount of information, weather conditions, etc. so we decided to wait for the visitors by the entrance gate and one by one asked them whether they are interested in a little tour. We then explained the whole concept of EASA and personalized the tour according to their preferences.

We made labels on our orange vests with TOUR GUIDE signs.

Discoveries

Some of the tours took more time than expected and because there was a limited number of us, the tour guides, we believe we missed many of the visitors. However, once we talked about our experiences with the visitors, we realized that all the visitors we talked to, were genuinely interested in EASA community.

6) SLEEPING BEAUTY CONT´D

Expectations

When brainstorming on how to improve the conditions in the sleeping area, more concepts came to our minds. The collab with the Umbrella workshop and a visual aid on how to organize the space your given in the most efficient way.

Process

Our participant Danka made this poster but once again, we faced the visual garbage dilemma, plus when the poster got finished, it was already the second week of EASA. We did not feel comfortable putting up yet another poster to be overlooked and as we mentioned it would add to the visual garbage. During our discussions we also realized that we ourselves can be the Nudge – to serve as an example of how to behave (cleaning up-wise). All of us took it upon ourselves to clean up our spaces and organize them according to the poster and thus motivate others around us.

- Totebags and paperboxes to use for organizing stuff

- Using space under and above scaffolding to store stuff

- Use beams to hang organized bag

- Save space on top level to make climbing possible

- Coorganize with your neighbor

Discoveries

It was hard keeping the sleeping quarter clean and tidy. The lack of light, the surplus of clothes, things, people… they all factored in creating the pure chaos that was all around us. However, with this little aid, especially the tote bags hanging from the beams, it was easier to navigate through stuff, but overall the whole „live as an example and people will follow “ work proveable only on us – observative Nudgers.

7) ALARM CLOCK POEM

Expectations

Intention of Lucie. She was obviously annoyed by the mutual alarm clocks noise every morning, but especially because she was sleeping next to that Hydra of extension cords and chargers with cell phones. That hydra became stronger by every cell phone that was added to it. Hydra was screaming every morning with cacophony of alarm clocks which people forgot to turn off before feeding hydra. The brave warrior Lucie decided to fight Hydra with the power of Nudge.

Process

We developed poem-slogan we manifested in poster form presented in front of charger spot.

Perhaps turn off the sounds, not to ring around.

Discoveries

Linked with our nudge or not, the next day, the organizers started with the communal waking up call (which was brutal but effective).

8) QUESTIONS ABOUT EASA

Expectations

The project was originally meant to be the final project with the similar intention as the first project – with questions to give people mental guidelines on how to think about EASA experience. Remind them of all important layers of EASA. To make them think about EASA, not just in level of party and workshop result, but also as a potential for community, personal growth etc.

Developing questions and analyzing all the layers of EASA we were not came up with questions to fulfill the task and be fitting for the final presentation. As we have spent so much time with that project already we decided to realize it anyway, but not as the final one.

We decided to present questions in poster format (yes again) and offer space to our audience to answer questions.

(A bit like Values workshop, honestly)

Process

We developed following questions:

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If EASA was a body, which part would you be?

What is the sound of EASA?

What is the taste of EASA?

EASA is your mama and you´ve received a text from her – what is it about?

In a case of zombie apocalypse, which workshop would survive?

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We presented questions in poster form, each question per one poster and hang them around EASA site.

To find a wall to place them was a hard task... I have already mentioned visual information garbage before.

Discoveries

TO DO LIST:

Have proper tool to fix poster to wall, so it does not fall down.

Offer to your audience proper writing tool, so it is comfortable for them to answer.

Do not forget to archive whatever result you have.

9) WHAT´A´BOAT

Expectations

„SEND LETTER TO YOUR FUTURE YOU “was the motto of the project. Inspired by similar projects many of us experienced already. By this project we wanted to motivate people to come to next EASA, to receive their letter personally, but mainly make them think about their experience by confronting them with several mental –guide questions.

Project similar as previous one by its intention, but very different by realization and effort.

Process

Questions we developed:

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What was your life like two weeks ago?

How different were your expectations from the reality?

Who made this time special for you?

What do you expect of life after EASA?

What role will EASA play in your future?

We decided to put big visual and artistic effort into this concept, yet still keep our principles. Our message was visualized in design of boat which carried empty bottles with audience letters.

We have been working with thrash wood we found in one of the abandoned buildings on the way to Hartera.

First time we presented the Boat in RE:Room next to Info point, second time next Ivex during dinner and last times at stairs again next to Info point.

Discoveries

With EASA almost at its close, some of our participants expressed their wish to build something, even though we were a theoretical workshop.

Many people seemed genuinely interested in the project, however they excused themselves that they will do it later. When we changed the strategy and approached them directly with paper and pen in hand, people were more willing to do it.

We collected 24 letters we promise to keep in privacy. Also we promise to bring them to next EASA and deliver them to their author, personally if their will be present, using other possible methods if not.

And at the end Simon put the boat back to the place where we found its construction material.

DISCOVERIES

1. Organizers have more extreme expectations (they expects you to use provocation as main tool. For example they suspected us from missing toilets, as nudging people to appreciate them more.)

2. It is easier to solve problem than motivate people to solve it, YET still possible in community size of EASA. In EASA nudges might be more efficient applied for example as a part of official campaign. Appeared frequently, provided by organizers – “authority”, seen for a long time before the event, they might be a strong tool.

3. People use nudges frequently. You start to see them after you understand pattern.

4. Motivation is something really depending on timing. It means it is hard to motivate people to solve something in second half of EASA, if they already get use to with „problem “ or they do not see meaning to solve something if they leave in few days. Also, motivation to motivate people in this moment is hard to find.

5. Be the energy source, not expectation whore

6. Do not forget to archive whatever result you have

7. Workshop and theory itself have much bigger potential in EASA environment than was reached.

Based on messenger communication with Igor Vukičević

REACTIONS:

HELENA:

I really enjoyed the nudge workshop. Especially the opportunity to have multiple small projects and see the results almost instantly, rather than waiting two weeks to the final. Also, creating for the EASA community

MANOELA:

It is undeniable that to come across the term NUDGE made me reflect about how I was practicing Architecture and how I was analyzing it. When we refer the term NUDGE as a stimulus, an evocation, to a behavior we are able to bring this concept to our buildings, when we, through to decisions, direct the users manners and the relation with the space existent. About the workshop, leaving the concept beside, the way how it was held gave, to us, answers during the process and this was amazing, mainly because the answers were fundamental to study and plan the next phases. With a dynamic between the EASA community and the NUDGEs we were able to improve our apprenticeship and make us to focus on the needs of the users and their behaviors to our interventions.

http://tristotrojka.org/reeasa-the-angels-letter/

#EASA #european architecture student assembly #RE:easa #the Nudge

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Laito Sakamaki

Permissions

Shipping? Yes, but extremely difficult if you’re aiming for something more than physical. I will not count “physical relationships” as a genuine ship, so Laito will wander around and be with whomever he wishes until/unless he settles on a particular person, Yui or otherwise. Singleship per verse with limited verses. Please note - as stated on the rules page, orientation is typically listed as what the muses think they are.

Duplicates? Multiple ‘Yuis’? What about character that aren’t on the dedicated castmates list? Yes. You can thrust Laito at Laito. There’s also no issue with duplicates of canon, crossover, etc. characters that Laito is already interacting with. You want it, you got it. To prevent destroying the validity of duplicate muses, I will sometimes think of things as ‘A Kanato did this’ instead of ‘Kanato did this’, which is a very subtle difference but prevents another muse from having to deal with the blame of an event they were not responsible for. This will only be differentiated as necessary within writing. I repeat: all duplicate muses will be treated with respect, not as ‘fakes’. Any Sakamaki brother is a brother of his, regardless of how many Kanatos there are (for example). We’re just going to, uh, slide past that as often as possible (and occasionally make jokes).

Multiple Laitos will be treated as though they’d somehow wandered into one’s world or the other via some enchanted, strange object or doorway in the Sakamaki household. This allows them to interact, but prevents the concept that one is a ‘true’ Laito over the other. I do not necessarily recommend having two of them meet if there’s a Yui present. Ideas may arise. You have been warned.

Fighting? A-Okay, but Laito will probably run away, avoid, escape, etc. unless there’s a real need. He prefers nonviolent confrontations. I’ve done a lot of fighting roleplay but it was in the past and I’m way more interested in the storytelling of it. It’s better that we discuss the end result beforehand for smoother sailing, but we can improv it as well.

Harming? A-Okay! Just be aware that this muse may harm or kill yours in turn!

Can we send shippy memes / etc.? Sure, we can still explore what-ifs, drabbles and oneshot threads, but the main focus will be on the storyline here!

Can we know Yui has Cordelia’s heart, is possibly turning into a vampire, is surrounded by vampires, etc. and reference this to Laito? On a case-by-case basis. It should be discovered organically if it’s not something your character would be able to know already. There’s plenty of situations where this would make sense.

Can we know about Laito’s past before interacting? No, not unless you have genuine reasons for it like being one of his brothers.

Can we reference interactions we’ve had with your Kanato, etc. to Laito? I mean...sure? If you want? I’m fine with using my muses for plot and timeline advancements for myself and those I interact with (within limits) but I’d also prefer to not be my Kanato’s Laito and vice versa, so this would probably be limited. You can still act like what’s happened has happened, though.

Biography / Stats

FULL NAME. Laito Sakamaki ALIAS. Pervert (Ayato), Laito-kun (Yui) AGE. Appears 17-18 || Actually significantly older BIRTHDAY. March 20 GENDER & PRONOUNS. Male, he/him ORIENTATION. Yes SPECIES. Vampire OCCUPATION. High school student of the night school known as Ryoutei Academy. 2nd year in HDB, 3rd year if assuming time has passed. RESIDENCE. Sakamaki residence, Japan

HAIR. Red EYES. Green BUILD. Fit HEIGHT. 5'8'' (174cm) TATTOOS. None PIERCINGS. Two, both in his left ear. ADDITIONAL MARKINGS. Mole on the right side of his chin. OTHER. Right-handed

ZODIAC. Pisces (Pisces/Aries cusp) ALIGNMENT. Chaotic horny POSITIVE TRAITS. cheerful, playful, friendly NEGATIVE TRAITS. sadistic, masochistic, controlling

BIRTH PLACE. Japan NATIONALITY. Japanese PARENTS. Karlheinz (Alive?), Cordelia (Deceased / Haunting) SIBLINGS. Full Siblings - Ayato, Kanato. Half-siblings (shared father): Shuu, Reiji, and Subaru EXTENDED FAMILY. Karlheinz's other wives, Beatrix and Christa. Richter (Uncle). EDUCATION. High school (likely several times over) SPECIES. Vampire NOTABLE SKILLS. Piano, singing, crossword puzzles, reach, flexibility. LANGUAGES. Japanese, JSL, English, French, Russian FAVORITE FOOD. Macaron

PUREBLOOD. Inhuman strength, increased speed, vision, hearing, and smell. Fast healing & healing saliva. TELEPORTATION. Can teleport instantaneously. FLYING. He can fly, but only during a full moon. SWORDSMANSHIP. C OTHER. Can control and summon familiars. Notably, turns the souls of failed sacrificial brides into familiars. WEAKNESSES. Truly holy objects weaken him, but not by much. DISLIKES. Bugs, creepy crawlies

Appearance

[*Credit: Appearance section pulled directly from the Dialovers Wiki.]

Laito has shoulder-length reddish-brown hair, with lighter blondish color to the tips, a mole on the right side of his chin and green eyes just like his triplet brother Ayato. He has fair skin and is usually seen in a pose where he holds the tip of his hat as it looks like he is trying to pull it down. He has a slender figure and is often seen smirking. He has two piercings on his left ear.

In HAUNTED DARK BRIDAL, Laito’s casual wear is usually an unzipped blue hoodie with white cuffed sleeves over a striped sweater with sleeves that almost cover his hands and a white dress shirt with a red tie. He wears it with brown pants along with his hat that has a red ribbon around it.

In MORE, BLOOD, Laito wears a dress shirt with a grey vest and two scarves, one white and one black. He wears this with black pants and his signature fedora hat.

His uniform consists of the black uniform jacket over a red jacket that has fur bordering the hood. Under that is a white dress shirt with a skinny black tie. He wears black pants that go only to his knees and his signature hat.

Personality

Infamously, Laito is perverted. He’s been suspended from school multiple times over his perverse behavior. Despite his masochistic-seeming tendencies, Laito is a ‘Do-S’ and extreme sadist like all his brothers. Though his methods may, at a glance, seem far softer than some of his brothers, he is extremely sexually aggressive and manipulates the mindset of others’ based on his whims. If he distresses someone too much and picks up on it, he may either fully break the individual or turn soft for their next engagement, ensuring the person is clinging to the nicer, lovelier moments together.

Cheerful, playful and friendly, Laito adores teasing and messing with others, especially Yui. He enjoys others watching him tease an individual. He enjoys watching other people bite and mess with Yui, but ultimately turns possessive and jealous over it.

History

CHILDHOOD. The oldest triplet by birth order, the triplets consider each others’ ages via an old tradition where the last one to be born in a multiple birth is the oldest. Thus, Laito is treated as the youngest triplet and, in addition, the fifth son of the Sakamakis. When Laito was a child, Cordelia had no purpose for him and ignored him even more than Kanato, whose voice she at least appreciated. Though he tended to be a softer, more sensitive boy, he would often play with the louder Ayato and the temperamental Kanato when the opportunity arose. More often than not, he was left to his own devices and felt truly unloved and neglected.

Once he was “old enough” (by Cordelia’s standards apparently), Cordelia began an incestuous relationship between them. This went on for quite some time until Karlheinz found out about it and tossed Laito into the dungeon. When Cordelia went to see him, Laito thought he was someone precious to her and that she wanted to rescue him. Instead, she showed him her “love” for Richter while he watched, forcing Laito to see that he was never special to her among all the other men in her life. Unfortunately, their “relationship” continued even after he was freed and Laito was unable to see her actions as anything but cheating on him. He frequently murdered her lovers but was forced to promise that he would not kill Richter. The ongoing stress of being forced into sexual situations (witnessing his mother’s acts with others, etc.) that he did not necessarily desire and his mother’s inconsistent behavior towards him led to Laito growing into a pervert with a very warped understanding of “love”.

Eventually, Cordelia was attacked by Ayato and came to Laito for help. Rather than harm Ayato or allow Cordelia her wish to be killed “by the only man she loved” (his father), he pushed her off the balcony so that he could keep her to himself for eternity.

Verses

Brief summaries of the verses for Laito along with potential links for those less familiar with Diabolik Lovers but still want to interact with him. For the sake of keeping things clean, encouraging community-wide and cooperative storytelling in roleplay, and not letting things get too crazy, verses will be limited. More may be made over time as needed.

Summaries:

VERSE - HAUNTED DARK BRIDAL

*This verse will be typically be the default, 'main verse'. In this, it is assumed that Yui Komori is staying at the Sakamaki household with some version of the first game having taken place. If the second game is included, it's with the idea that Yui stayed with the Sakamakis. Whether Laito or one of his brothers winds up obtaining the Sacrificial Bride, Laito’s life continues.

Verse Details | Tag: #V; LAITO; HAUNTED DARK BRIDAL

VERSE - MORE BLOOD

Verse Details | Tag: #V; LAITO; MORE BLOOD

VERSE - MISC.

Verse Details | Tag:#V; LAITO; MISC

SITUATIONAL VERSE TAGS

#V; LAITO; UNIVERSAL

Posts that can easily be assumed to have occured in either the Sakamaki or Mukami verses, typically answering asks, etc. that aren’t directly related to events unique to their timelines.

#V; LAITO; WHAT IFS & #V; LAITO; ONESHOTS