#the rp where they first got called a moth is lost unfortunately

[tabieeee]

Optical got compared to a poodle moth in RP once by Webb ( @askthesmoltitans's TVman OC) and has been known as one ever since

they had a moth costume put on them while they were passed out from overworking

they didn't notice it for a while

RP screenshot of what happened after below :

TV-032 and the cat were played by @bethesecretreader ;pp

[rosysugarr]

Rosy's story, part one: Monahven

Alright, so I've been wanting to do this for a while, but I keep putting it off. Because I'm lazy. But NO MORE. Here is an official summary/rundown of my character Rosy's past lore and backstory! (You'll be able to find all the parts of it as they're released on the tag #rosylore!)

Rosy is, for those who don't know, a moth who I played on the lore-based origins server the ratsSMP! I played them there for several months before leaving, but I fully intend to continue their story from where I left off on my own server-- just in a new, separate world. (And how that works will be explained once we get the lore rolling on the new SMP!)

This is just a quick, condensed version of the story; it's meant to be a catch-up for anyone curious about my past Minecraft RP activities, and what Rosy got up to before the new SMP's premier! I would simply share my old VODs, but, unfortunately, almost all of them have been lost due to me not realizing just how briefly twitch holds onto VODs when you aren't an affiliate/partner. So, instead of sharing those, I'm simply going to tell the story like this!

Also, I will be posting this story in parts, as it's... pretty long if I go into any amount of detail. This will cover part one-- the first few major lore streams, Rosy's arrival up through the first major conflict they experienced.

Enjoy! If you have any questions or comments, feel free to message me! (And if you'd like to illustrate any events in the story, or do any kind of art featuring Rosy at all, please let me know, I'd love to see it!)

Due to my never having done minecraft RP before, I wanted to start off with a character who is a clean slate, so that they learned about the world and adjusted to things as I did. Rosy is a combination of my fursona's design, and the basic parts of the personality of another OC of mine, Regina-- specifically, her innocence and gentle nature were "borrowed" for Rosy.

All that to say, Rosy's backstory is pretty simple-- they hatched out in a flower field biome, and then grew up there as a caterpillar, hanging out with the other baby bugs and eating leaves. Once they reached maturity, emerged from their cocoon with their shiny new wings, they took off to explore the world and meet new people. They wanted to find where they belonged in the world!

They landed in a country called Monahven. There, they immediately befriended a phantom who went by the name Butter, and then the king of Monahven himself, a starborne man named Joey.

Little did Rosy know, befriending both of them would be a pretty bad mistake, given the two men were actually in the middle of a conflict Rosy didn't begin to understand.

See, Butter was the leader of a cult that worshipped a trio of gods; which would have been fine, except that he opposed Joey's reign and was conspiring with Lewis, a man who had been exiled before Rosy's arrival, to take over Monahven and remove Joey from power. Joey, of course, was not a fan of that idea, and had no idea that Rosy was involved with the cult... until one day, he decided to down a potion of invisibility and follow Rosy as they made their way out of their home, intending to prank them.

... what ended up happening instead is that he followed Rosy to the cult's temple, where he overheard a meeting between them and Butter. As it turned out, on that day, Rosy passed a verbal test, and was promoted to the cult's second in command; which meant that they would be given secret information that no one else in the cult knew. The information he revealed was that they were intending to take Joey out of power by force. Rosy-- gentle, skittish, and loyal as they were-- didn't want that to happen to her friend, but... they thought maybe, if they agreed to participate, they could do something to protect their dear friends from hurting each other, or anyone else. So they agreed to help, fully planning to do anything they could to stop it from actually happening, or at least from being quite so violent.

Rosy returned home only for their friend and fellow, younger moth, Wyn, to catch them on the way into their peony-shaped house, giving them a note that Joey had sent; it simply read to meet Joey in his tower, and that it was urgent.

Rosy went to Joey's tower, deeply afraid of what he would say and not understanding what was going on; when they arrived, Joey sat in his throne, and he stood to face them, pacing as he spoke. He told them that this was his least favorite part of the job; that he didn't want to have to confront them, or see them in his tower under these kinds of circumstances, but...

Wordlessly, he tossed a potion of invisibility onto the floor in front of Rosy.

"I was there," he said, and Rosy was shocked into a stammering near-silence.

Joey informed them that he'd heard it all-- the plan to overthrow him, Rosy agreeing to participate, and he was hurt and disappointed. But, he said, he wouldn't punish them, as he knew that they were innocent-- they were naive and nervous and easily-lead, and didn't understand the conflict they'd walked in on. The only things he asked of Rosy in return for his mercy were that, if they were ever called on to fight him, they wouldn't respond; and that, if they became privy to important information about the cult's activities, they would report the information to him.

And so, in exchange for the king's mercy, Rosy became a double agent on his behalf. And it made them absolutely miserable.

They felt guilt-- immense amounts of guilt, hating to betray their dear friend, their very first friend since they'd left home, Butter. Yet if they refused, or withheld information, they would be betraying their other dearest friend, Joey... and not only that, but they would be betraying the king of the nation in which they lived, a man easily powerful enough to make them good and afraid of him despite their friendship.

However, Joey had done one thing that still kept Rosy's trust in him, despite their fear of his power; when Rosy voiced their fears of what the cult would do if they learned they'd been betrayed, Joey promised them the full protection of both himself and Monhaven as a whole. He would personally protect them from anyone who would do them harm, and use his power as the king to protect them even when he couldn't personally be present to do so.

Guilty and conflicted, Rosy left the tower, fretting to themselves about their new role and just how scary everything was suddenly becoming, but determined to do whatever they could to help their friends.