#this was inspired by the Muse Dash drawings because I've been playing it a lot lately

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[Toon x Mobster] drawn for fun, he doesn't know how to hold that thing wwwwww

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(I've never done this before but...) All symbols for that Munday meme? XD

Monday Malarkey 

[[Thanks for sending! And wow guess that means this post will be quite a size xD!]]

☯ : Do you prefer to wing it or to plot things out first when it comes to longer threads? 

I think that always depends - but in general, I assume it tends to be good to at the very least have a starting point, so I guess that means plotting (to a degree, and not completely counting when stuff comes from memes because usually that takes care of a rough starting-point)? But when we do have a general ‘what we want to happen’, I think it’s nice to just let things happen as they do?

So, I guess a mix of both!

✎ : What is your favorite genre to write for in roleplay? 

I don’t know, actually! I’m absolutely incapable of putting stuff into genres, so I don’t know! I like when, somewhere in threads, people actually open up to one another, like, talk about past happenings or the likes. And I think a lot of my threads would go into the ‘casual’ or ‘fluff’ category so maybe that? But I have a lot of other threads I like or liked a lot too, so I don’t think I really have a favourite genre.

✉ : What’s your favorite genre to read in roleplay? 

I don’t really read that much specifically because of it being in a genre - if at all, I read RPs because they appear on my dash by being done by one of my mutuals with someone else!

✘ : Are there any genres you refuse to write for? 

Smut would be the first thing I can name here, since I simply don’t write that stuff. Outside of that, uh, I can’t think of anything immediately!

✪ : Do you use roleplay as a method to better your writing in some way? If so, what are you trying to improve on? 

I don’t actively think that I’m using it to better my writing, but I think upon repeating something again and again - which basically any RPer existing longer than a week does - it’s pretty much automatic that it also helps one to get better at it, so I sure hope that RPing does better my writing!

I can’t name anything in particular that I’m currently working on improving - I can say that I’m definitely interested in dash talk and all that stuff (you know, these fast-paced things that usually go back and forth quickly and die after a few hours or so) though I can’t quite see me actually trying to participate in it.

🎭 : Is roleplaying/writing a way to cope when things get rough irl? 

I like to live in the world of my RPs, of my characters, so yes in a way - but I don’t really think I’m coping with stuff. It’s just that I like to think myself into a different world, and yeah. I guess I’m just mostly ignoring RL as much as I can anyway, so there isn’t really much to cope?

⌘ : How much importance do you place real experience into the things you write/rp? 

Pfft, right, I could barely write about anything at all, then!

So, to actually answer this: Very little importance. I think as long as one can write it well, or imagine it, it isn’t important if they actually have experience in the area or not.

⚡ : What typically leads to inspiration for you when it comes to writing? 

Nothing in particular! Like, there was at least once recently a dream that inspired my for a wishlist thing on Moonshot (which I still wanna write some day, and I’m considering to make my next open on him be about the situation even if that doesn’t really mean it’s any more likely for me to be able to explore the situation but still), and movies or stories or pictures do inspire me for things too, but mostly I think it’s just my imagination and what ‘letting my characters run freely’ there brings up. Hard to explain!

✿ : What’s your stance on self-inserts? 

It feels a bit like a weird thing to me, and I don’t know if I quite entirely know all the specifics to the term. I’m not a fan of RPing with ‘real’ people anyway - be it from actual history, or politics or maybe stars or bands or whatever else exists as people RPing them - so I don’t think having someone put a FC around it changes that much?

If it’s a character they can simply connect to a lot, and maybe have some headcanons here and there that would also fit to themselves, that’s a totally different thing I think?

⌚ : When in the day do you feel you do your best writing? 

There isn’t really any specific time of day! I usually do most writing during the afternoon and evening, but that’s because it’s how my day is scheduled and not because I can write there best or anything.

♟ : Do you do any research when you roleplay? 

Number one - a lot of looking up of english words. There’s a reason why I basically always have a tab of a dictionary open.

And of course, if I’m to write like a poisoning or a certain area being wounded or a specific type of sickness, and if I haven’t researched anything to it or something similar before, I will try to look up a few things. It helps to get a better image of it, I think.

♞ : Which do you prefer, shorter or longer roleplay posts? 

I can’t really work with one-liners much, they often feel like no effort had been made, so, longer than that would be good. Outside of that, as long as there’s something I can work with, I think I don’t have much preference towards how long or short is it. Well, I mean, maybe a full-on novel or something would be a bit much as reply xD, but I assume that’s rather unlikely to happen anyway with how RP works.

Or if this is about the length of posts, I can only try to appeal to people again, to please cut their posts, and remove and ask from a continued thread. But I don’t think that that’s what the question is about, so I won’t say more on that here.

♥ : What kinds of characters are the most fun for you to write for? 

If you look at my muses, I guess the only answer I can give is: Aliens!

I don’t know, maybe that has to do with confidence. I have other characters too, but when considering to write them I tend to feel uncertain of if I can do certain things or if they work or would be interesting for others, so, I think that’s why my roster so far only exists of tamaraneans.

In general though, I think I tend to enjoy writing characters in a certain ‘good against evil’, or call it maybe action if you want, setting more than casual, everyday life ones, if that makes sense.

💔 : What kinds of characters do you have the most trouble writing for? 

First thing that comes to mind here, is ‘sexy’. Like, take Blackfire for example, if I wasn’t as much myself as I am, I bet I’d have her do or say a lot more ‘dirty’ or suggestive stuff. I just can’t write that, and that’s one of the reasons why every now and then I feel like I don’t do Blackfire justice at all.

➳ : When creating OCs, what do you typically start with first? (i.e. appearance, name, a theme, etc.) 

I think usually the rough ‘who’ comes first, as in what they do or are for? Like, that was the case with both Moonshot and Starlight, and, though I don’t think anyone actually knows of her since I only made like one post about her ever or so, Kahmlur. Also with most other (= non-tamaranean) OCs I’ve ever made I think. Usually first comes the rough idea, like said, and then I’ll work on details some more, like how I imagine their personality or behaviour. And usually by then already a image starts to form in my mind for their looks, which will then be the next thing to do. An actual detailed backstory usually only comes when I actually want to, like, write them on something public like here I think. Or when I happen to just be bored enough to write one.

Though of course, sometimes it can also happen that I play around in some character creator, and the result inspires me to do an OC out of that look.

♚ : What’s something you just can’t stand and will unfollow someone over? 

If it happens too much and too often, a dozen, especially when non-RP, posts almost at all the same time. I get it, they’re online at that moment and want to share stuff or something, but it’s just too much and frustrating to see other stuff through. So yes, if that happens too often, I might end up unfollowing.

🌟 : How do you usually like to start an interaction with someone new, or do you prefer to have them approach you? 

When I followed someone first, and they follow me back, I usually take an effort to make myself go to their IMs soon-ish (or asks or whatever if like their rules say they don’t want IMs, or the likes) and just greet them in some way. I try to lead that talk then towards something more, maybe plotting or a random starter or whatever, or at least to asking for how they prefer to start things.

As with those following me first, well, usually I kinda subconsciously wait for them to come to me first. Which… not always happens, and I think I should change that thinking anyway since I should just approach even if they were the first to follow if I want to interact with them too, but uh, that’s just what I do there without actually thinking much about it.

(And as for those I never become mutuals with - I usually don’t reach out there. I’m not confident enough to do that, so if I’m not ending up mutuals with someone, I’ll in 90% of the cases unfollow again once I realize it won’t happen, and the other 10% I’ll keep on my dash because I really like their content, even if it makes me sad that I won’t ever interact with them. And those that I never follow back, I hope I’m having it stated where I can clear enough that I’m still open to them approaching, though of course I have a right to say no in occasions.)

💕 : When it comes to shipping do you prefer to draw things out and let them develop slowly, or do you prefer to jump right into them and skip the developmental stage?

I love the interactions, the deepening of a connection, the admitting of secrets or talking about heavy topics of the past! Not that I have ever had those to write much, but I still love the idea, and so I think I can with rather good certainty say that I prefer the slow developing.

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♦ What’s an AU that you’ve always wanted? 

Bruh. “archaic/’old world’ feuding desert clans” AU for the fuzors guys. All the way. Complete with horse/other riding animal parallels to the character’s zoids….which yes would make some parallels of …certain parts even sadder due to no ‘well they look like machines so let’s just pretend to save our feels’ options… You remember that ‘race claims first victim’ scene in Hidalgo?..yeah 8(  (and if you’re Blake, you get to have experienced that at least twice.. qnq)But anyways it was SOOO awesome for imagination fuel, the visuals alone were great. But it’ll probably never happen because of the sheer amount of mandatory headcanon-ing and research that could be involved with it. Also no other active fuzors RPers (which makes me so damn sad, we’re literally, like…the last ones, you and I. *”The Last Unicorn” plays in the bg*) Close second worth mentioning - the ‘18th century-ish’ thing that’s been rambled about on the main before could be fun. ⚜ What is the best time to write for you? Why? 

Actually as far as time of day, it really depends on how I’m feeling, if I have the opportunity, I can work on stuff almost any time. Although I have been known to get carried away at night lol, the ol’ ‘get in the zone, start typing, annnnnd it’s 3am. 8[’  situation. Also evening tends to be when I have the most opportunity to write, so I guess evening does win in that sense, but I can write at other times too, is all.  As far as the ‘situational’ form of ‘time’. like when I tend to have the most inspiration/feel the biggest drive to write - that’s often immediately or very shortly after I receive a new reply (regarding actual RP writing). This is probably why I can often be really fast in replying. I get that bolt of inspiration and run with it (possibly because I’m maybe a little paranoid that I’ll lose whatever good ideas that reply generated if I wait too long) Obviously though, there are some times, like in more involved/established situations where I do have to really sit down and ponder things and go a little slower - Fuzors verse can tend to be like this, because it’s the oldest/most developed verse. At times I have to mentally reflect and draw on literal YEARS of headcanon-ing and just take time to really mull over how all that would influence reactions/behavior in order to try and keep everything consistent…which is also cool/fun in its own way. Good brain exercise maybe lol. Now solo stuff is a totally different story, the drive is totally fickle and just shows up when it wants to show up, end of story XD.  ♪♩♫ Does music inspire your muse? What’s one song on your playlist that reminds you of your muse? ((song/music titles are youtube links! :) ))You know, I don’t know? As far as Esie + music goes or what she might like or IF she’d like it, I’ve really not thought of it much…which is weird. I do know it has the potential to vary a lot though simply because she’s multi-verse. I know she tends to be a busy person in general so she may not have much time to listen to music as a leisure activity, so there’s that. Her autonomy in forming her own preferences has often been limited in her home life so music tastes is just another thing she’d probably have to discover for herself.Now in the case of the MUN when brainstorming on the muse - short answer YES. Music is one of if not THE major source of creative fuel for me. To the point that my music tastes are actually shaped by whether a given sort of music can be used for said creative fuel or not. As far as a single song that reminds me of Esie…Jesus that’s a hard one. There’s a lot, specifically a lot that kind of do, but also don’t totally fit because, of course, they weren’t written for her. To give you something though, I have recently hit on one with lyrics that remind me a lot of the subject matter contained in our present thread - NINA’s “Beyond Memory”(high five for synthwave bitches! XD ) Could be sort of interpreted to reference her finally deciding to join (or giving into the efforts of) SH in spite of what doubts she may have about doing so. And aside from songs, I do know pieces of instrumental music that I find, idk, ‘fitting’ for her and/or Sheba, etc., things like “Sound of Snow Falling” (Taku Iwasaki), “Arrival of the Birds” and/or “Transformation” (The Cinematic Orchestra - these actually inspired the solo post; “Reconciliation”) and on the more driving/’epic’ side, “Starfall” (Two Steps From Hell), it’s got that almost ‘nature documentary’ edge that’s become so fitting for her when it’s time to get ‘drive-y’ lol. (Also sort of name-relevant title, but that isn’t why I like it for her, just a fun side effect)