Big Schoolhive Rumpus Respite

Dreamwidth is a website originally intended for blogging in "journals". To roleplay on Dreamwidth, you need to create an account (a "journal"), which should have a clever username fitting the character, and upload a set of "icons", one of which accompanies each post to show the character's current expression. You can't really just post to your journal to get roleplay like on Tumblr, either. You generally post to some "community". There are three main kinds: musebox, dressing room, and game. To get into a musebox you need to know a friend who has one, or make one yourself. They are for private plotlines and fooling around among people whom you know personally. Dressing rooms are communities where anyone can post and get responses. Homestuck is rather short on them: http://homestucking.dreamwidth.org/profile exists, but is slow. Games are very serious and very active roleplaying groups with rich plots and character relationship development, but you have to submit a rigorous application (or "app") for your character. The most recent entry here will have a list of games who are looking for your characters: http://app-this-plz.dreamwidth.org.

Fortunately, all these hoops to jump through and elaborate structures means that the people who actually bother to roleplay here are generally much more serious. Most roleplay is done in a narrative style, or an action style that, though strange and informal in its tone, is usually almost as detailed as proper narrative, with the advantage of replies commonly coming very quickly resulting in a great deal of plot progress being made in a relatively short amount of time. The most common form of this is using [small] tags around square brackets. An example: http://singularityrpg.dreamwidth.org/464069.html. It should also be noted that it is commonly expected for you to know HTML to be able to render your character's speech in colored courier, especially when it is known in-character that they are instant-messaging. Fortunately, http://puppetfetishist.livejournal.com/4071.html will help you out.

 Some of you may have been under the impression that this would be about Livejournal. For complex reasons, there has recently been an incident that caused over 90% of the roleplayers on Livejournal to leave the site for Dreamwidth. A small part of the original community remains there; these people are generally slightly less serious than the Dreamwidth crowd, but not by much. There is also another website similar to these called Insanejournal with slightly different, better statistics and a smaller userbase.

MSPARP:  I'm bringing this site up as a place to keep an eye on as it rises in popularity. Earlier today I saw it described as being Trollmegle and Pesterchum's baby which is an incredibly accurate description. 

Features: 

Msparp is still an anonymous and randomized place for roleplaying. Unlike Trollmegle you are given the character's Trolltag or Chumhandle. It also lacks a disconnect button if you wish to stop chatting with whoever you were paired with. 

It features all twelve trolls, the beta kids, and Doc Scratch. You are also given the choice of being anon or picking an original character. If you have selected a canon character from the lost of those available it gives you a brief rundown of their Trolltag/chumhandle, text color, and example of how they type, and a brief description of their quirk. 

Users may also limit the selection of who they want to interact with by selecting or deselecting certain characters from a list. This will block you from connecting to those characters. Fair warning though, using this feature while the site is still very young is something I wouldn't recommend. It will lessen your chances of connecting to anyone.

One of the things I like about msparp is that it not only shows you how many people are using it at the time but also how many are searching and already chatting. 

Putting this under a read more break because it's quite long.

When should you begin roleplaying Homestuck characters?

I strongly recommend that new comers read Homestuck in it's entirety before you begin roleplaying. This way you are able to get every single nuance of the character you'd like to be as well as the plot. I also say to do this to avoid falling victim to spoilers if you are not caught up. It makes things a lot simpler for you and your partner as well as opening more doors for you to explore and play with.

Which character's should you begin with and why?

Start off with the friendlier and more jovial characters like John, Jade, Jane, Nepeta, Tavros, and Feferi just to name a few. They make for good practice characters to get your foot on the next rung in the ladder of character difficulty. It's my suggestion that you stick with them as they are in canon before veering off into the wide world of alternate universes and various different characters modes like tricksters and grimdark. 

Once you become comfortable being these characters you can move on up towards more difficult ones like Vriska or Karkat. The more developed a character is then the more complicated they will be to play. 

When you've gotten used to being them you're ready to move on to bigger challenges like the ancestors or The Felt. These are characters that rely heavily on headcanons to play. This, in my opinion, makes them the most difficult.

What about fantrolls/kids, OCs, and the like?

Go ahead if you absolutely want to do this but be prepared to work at it. These do not always get the warmest of welcomes in some places like Trollmegle. Tumblr or Livejournal will be better choices given their much more visual nature will give you the greater ability to clearly relay who and what it is you are attempting to roleplay.

Research Research Research: One of the best things you can and should do is research the character you are being thoroughly. Reading back through their pesterlogs is one of the best ways to gather a good grasp on how the character you are eye balling behaves. I'd also suggest reading their designated page on the Homestuck wiki. I can not stress the importance of this enough. You absolutely must do the research. 

Research is particularly necessary in regards to fantrolls or bloodswapped characters. I won't go into too much detail on these since there essays discussing them at length that have been posted previously. I am going to point out a few things to keep specifically in mind when playing around with either of these.

The Hemospectrum

Typing quirks

Character theme

Where can roleplay Homestuck characters and find other Homestuck roleplayers?: There is a decent set of options out there for you to carry out your roleplaying shenanigans. I will be covering the popular, well known, and more widely used locales.

Trollmegle

Trollmegle is a good stepping stone for those just starting out. It's simplistic design is based on that of Omegle's with the added benefit of allowing you to choose from a character list that includes the Beta kids, Alpha kids, the trolls, sprites. You are also free to use a custom color if you wish for your OC, fan characters, or just because you like using fancy colors. 

However, be forewarned that Trollmegle does have connectivity and lag issues sometimes. Don't feel bad if your partner suddenly stops talking for awhile or leaves. They may have gotten disconnected or your your responses were slow in being sent. 

For Eridan Roleplayers: I'd like it if I didn't have to include this but I do. Eridans are largely looked upon with derision so be prepared to get rejected both IC and OOC. 

For Ancestors Roleplayers: One of the biggest problems your are going to face are other roleplayers mistaking you for the descendant of whichever ancestor you choose to play. I can't even begin to count how many times I've been mistaken for Terezi while roleplaying as Redglare. What I suggest doing is preparing a good opening line that either states who your are or leaves obvious hints. As a last resort you may just have to tell them ooc. 

Both of these can be frustrating. Really frustrating but don't give up! Stick with it and it will be worth it. I can promise you that it will if you keep trying.

Tumblr:

The mechanics for roleplaying on Tumblr and aren't all that difficult to get a handle on. However, there are a lot of various styles and ways to go about it. I'll go through those and the other activities one may do while roleplaying on Tumblr in sections.

Styles:

Narrative style: Similar to writing prose and can be written from any point of view except first. Using this style usually generates longer replies and they require more thought to be put into them. Here is an example pulled from some of my own roleplaying shenanigans between Angel and I (With her being Kanaya and myself being Vriska):

Kanaya swept Vriska's belongings smoothly to the side so nobody would trip over them and stood. There was no avoiding this anymore; it wasn't the black injuries, it wasn't the time with The Other Woman, it wasn't even the desecrated possessions on their own. It was the complete abjurement from adult responsibility that turned her heart to ice. Vriska needed a place in society besides dating a few people; she needed a purpose, she needed a job. She couldn't avoid these things any more, even if there was an, at certain times healthy, emotional fulfilment she gained from her returns to the past with her rival. These thoughts in mind, Kanaya unspeaking knocked twice on the bedroom door.

She sat silently for several minutes before finally giving out a cracked and parched sounding "Come in", her voice raw from having spent the better part of the past several days screaming and shouting. It sounded small in the room. Scared. Kanaya would have come in regardless of whether she had said anything or not. With a sigh she stood and crossed her arms in an attempt at looking casual. Haughty even. It was similar to the thin facade she'd worn all those sweeps ago to hide her true feelings.

Reaction Commands: Fairly self explanatory as these are essentially the reaction commands used in Homestuck with the little arrow.

Reaction images/sprites: A lot of blogs will use fanart, canon images, edited talk sprites, and so on and so forth. For example, when I was Trickster Redglare I used any of the following to answer asks or make silly replies to other roleplayers. They are generally used in place of describing what it is your character is feeling. 

If you do decide to use fanart make sure you mention it somewhere on your blog that the art does not belong to you and giving credit is always nice where credit is due.

Actions: By actions I mean this. *the tired blog owner continued forth in the quest to finish this most lengthy of posts* It's a rarity and seems to be largely looked down upon. Use this at your own risk.

Magic Anons, Sexual Sunday, Wild Card Wednesday oh my!:  It's common to see people reblogging these and other prompts for their followers or anons to ask them various questions or temporarily alter the character they're being. Say for example you were being Karkat and a magic anon wanted him to become a squiddle for a specified length of time. You'd have to comply and turn him into a squiddle for however long they specified. It's up to you whether you let this affect any of the current roleplays you have going on with others at the time. 

Missing e: I highly suggest having this installed if you're going to be roleplaying on Tumblr. Trying to roleplay with out it is akin to trying to ice skate without ice skates. It can be done but it's more difficult. 

The Read More Break: Generally used when there is smut, gore, and anything else that may be considered nsfw. It's also a nice courtesy towards your followers to keep these things behind closed doors. It's also a good way to keep long roleplays from stretching the dashes of others.

Or: A step-by-step guide to creating a homestuck fantroll/kid

Hey, this is Vriska! Or ceiling-vriska, the new mod. I have yet to see a guide to creating fantrolls that I really like, and since we're not strictly trollmegle anymore, so I've made this one for you. Read more break because this is waaaaaaaay too long. Click to continue ======>

Fantrolls can be rather frowned upon among the fandom, for one simple reason: a lot of them are bad. Not all! But there is quite a number of fantrolls that are mary-sues, canon-defiers, or maybe even need just a little touching up. This guide should cover the basics of staying close to canon, while still creating an interesting character to roleplay.

STEP I: Symbol

Yes, it's true; symbols in homestuck are common between both trolls and kids. However, while it's stated that troll society automatically places symbols on troll kids, we know that obviously humans are not born with special symbols. It's really up to you, then, if you happen to be making a fankid. I would recommend doing it.

It's a good idea to choose the symbol on your fantrolls first, since trolls are usually almost completely based upon their symbols; in design, quirk, personality, ect. The symbol's like a signature to them. If you see a symbol that means something and you go "Hey, I could make a troll out of that!" USE IT!

Not all trolls NEED to have zodiac/constellation/astrological signs, by the way! And they are especially not limited to the twelve presented; in fact, I would avoid using the western zodiac signs, as sharing a symbol in troll society usually means the two trolls are very, very similar, ancestrally so.

STEP II: Blood

We all know that all humans have the same blood color, so if you're making a human, you can skip this step. This also isn't necessarily something you need to choose right off the bat, but I like to choose this right after my symbol, since a lot about trolls revolves around the color of their blood. 

It's been stated by Hussie that all twelve blood colors are represented in canon EXCEPT limebloods, who are between Sollux and Nepeta, and what Karkat would have been if he weren't a mutant. Some people adhere to this rule, some don't. Some fantrolls will have blood colors that are grandfathered in, but generally I like to stick to the canon twelve colors.

Some things to remember; while lowbloods are more likely to be psychic, and by that generally more susceptible to psychics, highbloods are going to be more physically powerful and also generally less stable. Olive to teal seems to be sort of a happy medium between these two things, and it's possible that Seadwellers are slightly more stable than Indigo-blooded landdwellers, though the only example of this we've seen is Feferi, and she's sort of special.

Pick because of symbol, or use your blood color to decide some parts of the personality. Or just use your favorite color! That's a valid reason to select a color too, really! Nothing wrong with just picking your favorite.

STEP III: Brainstorming

This is a big step. Hold onto your socks, kiddos, I know you want to start doing appearances now, but it's a lot easier to decide your fantroll's appearance after you know their interests and concept a little better. Designs will fit more if you already have a basis too. It's not necessarily IMPERATIVE to do this in this order, but it's always been helpful for me.

Gender first. It's always a good place to start. Gender matters more for humans than for trolls. After all, trolls have no gender differentiation, aside from some appearance things. Humans however will probably need interests suited more to their gender. It's not that you can't break the gender roles, but it's a nice thing to know when thinking up interests for a human.

Interests next. Interests are important because they are featured in INTRODUCTION PAGES. You know those big CAPITALIZED LETTERS? Those are the variety of INTERESTS. Think of the symbol first: Are there any interests that could relate to this particular symbol? Think of Terezi; her love of law and justice corresponds to her sign of Libra, The Scales of justice.

Be creative, work with your theme! There was nothing ever wrong with making a troll's interests weird and out-there. They're aliens, they're weird and out-there from the getgo!

As for fankids, I'd suggest you look at the kinds of things actual people like. Maybe they're an anime fan? Which ones? (While this is OK for fankids, it's not okay to make anime fan trolls because trolls don't have anime, because they don't have japan.) What movies do they like? What websites do they go on? Sports? It's just like making any other human character; but more homestuck. There's nothing wrong with making their interests a little odd either! Just look at Dave. He runs a makeshift darkroom and keeps dead things in jars. Rose psychoanalyzes people for fun and has an affinity for lovecraftian monsters. They're people and people like things.

Along with interests is personality. I'm putting these two things in the same section because they're really intertwined with one another. Once again you want to look at the symbol, especially with things like zodiac signs or enneagram numbers or things that relate to personality typing. If you aren't using a zodiac symbol, think about what your symbol means. Mars, the red planet, is named after the roman god of war. Maybe they're violent, or love conflict? You get the idea?

Now I do say "Look at your symbol" a lot but it's totally okay to deviate from that. Gamzee's clown thing has absolutely no basis in capricorn that I can see, and Terezi likes dragons which have nothing to do with Libra. It's just a good idea to have at least some tie-in to the symbol, or you might as well not have the symbol in the first place.

STEP IV: Details

What?! We can't look at appearances yet? But these are just little things like your fantroll/kid's Lusus/guardian and hive/house! What if we just don't talk about our lusus/hive? Can't we start roleplaying or drawing now?

The thing is, these little details can make roleplaying/writing the character a lot more fun! Fancharacters could complain about their lusus/parent's wacky antics or how cold it was because they're hive is located in the middle of Alternia's icecap or little details like that that make your character sound a whole lot more thought out.

Lusii are largely based off symbols, but you can get creative! Tie your lusus in to your interests. Maybe youre troll is a hunter? Maybe that means their carnivore lusus is fat and lazy, because they spoil it rotten. Things like that are nice details.

Guardians, for kids, are essentially parents. Who were they raised by? What was that person like? How did they influence them? 

Hive locations are the next thing to think about. Obviously, Seadwellers will live in the sea or on islands, but it's been shown that -GENERALLY- the higher the blood, the closer to the sea you live. I've actually got a handy little guide to where it's possible all the canon trolls could have lived. It's not a totally canonical guide, but it's got the general principle down; http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/3533/hivelocations.png

PSYCHICS!! Trolls have psychics. Actually, let me rephrase that; LOWBLOODED trolls have psychics. I know Vriska is a psychic but to be very honest, Vriska is a rulebreaker by nature, and psychic blue+ bloods tend to sound pretty sueish. I recommend keeping the psychics at oliveblood and below.

As for what kind of psychics, once again, creativity is key! If you need help, HERE is a fun little thing:

http://powerlisting.wikia.com/wiki/Special:Random. Just don't make them psychic gods. Common sense, you will probably be able to tell what's too much and what's a good fit.

STEP V: Appearances

This is the step I, personally, like best. You can get really damn creative here, and even if you aren't an artist, you can make a homestuck sprite with the mouse in paint easily enough. However, beyond that and despite all the hype I've been giving it, there's really not a lot I can say about it! A few things however;

Things to remember:

- Trolls prefer practicality over fashion. They won't wear a TON of colorful things. A coat or a hat is fine.

- Troll horns should reflect some aspect of their symbol/theme. This doesn't necessarily mean LOOKING like the symbol, though some do that. 

- Horns shouldn't be too huge. Don't make them gigantic. Remember; adult trolls are the ones with bigger horns.

- Sprite sheets can be found here! http://homestuckresources.tumblr.com/post/14777996782/thepageofawkward-homestuckresources-create-a

STEP VI: Finishing Touches

Last but not least, quirks, handles, lands and titles!

http://miffthefox.info/mspa/landgen/ is a great place to get started working with lands and titles, and even handles too, though I prefer to come up with my own handles so that they better fit the character. Lands and titles too, but if you're stuck, it's a great tool.

Another handle generator is here: http://home.netspeed.com.au/p.brooker/chumHandleGenerator/chumHandleGenerator.html Handles should reflect interests, definitely. Think about it: What would this character want to use as a screenname? Go from there.

Titles are always one-syllable words (Except "Seer" but it sounds like a one-syllable word.) and are formatted ___ of ____. There's a nice title test here (http://thepageofhopes.tumblr.com/post/13517446964/homestuck-title-test ) if you know enough about your character to take it. Otherwise, titles generally fit with a character's theme (Karkat's Knight of Blood, because he's a mutant. Gamzee's a Bard of Rage because he's a psycho clown. Ect.)

Lands will be based off of interests or personalities as well. I can't give you much advice for these; do what you think sounds right! I can tell you however that A.) Time players will always have the Scratch Device in their land, like Dave's Beat Mesa, and B.) Space players will always have Land of _____ and Frogs. Usually the frogs are trapped somehow too, like in Kanaya's water land and Jade's icy one.

Quirks should fit with a character's theme. Character is animal based? Look up some puns. Character has an obsession with being tidy? Put the quirk in brackets. You get the picture! If you're having trouble thinking of a quirk, consider prefixes/suffixes. I would stay away from alt-code symbols, but if it's just one and you roleplay on pesterchum, it can be okay. Just keep it readable! Obviously kids won't have quirks; but they still have typing styles. Something to think about for kids AND trolls: Capitalization, punctuation, grammar, spelling.

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Hey everybody, guess what! It's mass renovation time! What does that mean? The url is being changed to the blog's current name. FYTA is being knocked down and BSRR will be what takes over in it's stead. This has become less about Trollmegle and more about general Homestuck roleplaying for a while now.  

Posts need to be gone through and retagged. Some have probably noticed a large number of the pictures are no longer working. This is because I reorganized my photobucket folders. These will be gone through and fixed as well.

Recently, I found some really cute drawings of the kids - except that, this time, their guardians were switched around. Because I noticed a painful lack of guardianswap!kids on Trollmegle, I decided to write this short guide (which is predominantly based on headcanons, both mine and from others) on how to roleplay these characters. Hopefully people will start roleplaying them more because of this.

Important: there really aren't any definite, canon characteristics for these characters, because they're all AU! So, really, roleplaying them can go in any direction you want it to - these are just some loose guidelines.

I want to start out with typing quirks. Most of the time I see this (and this goes for bloodswaps and stuff like that, too), the typing quirks are usually a mix of the kid's and the canon!kid's. So, for example, when I roleplay Rose Strider, I speak in perfect grammar and syntax, but literally never use the shift key (sometimes I go all the way, as a joke, and act as if the shift key on her keyboard is completely broken, leading to slashes instead of question marks and whatnot). Another example would be roleplaying as, say, John Harley: use John's quirk, but add in all of Jade's emoticons. All of them.

Personality-wise, it gets trickier. Again, I personally try to mix the kid's and the canon!kid's personalities. Using the Rose Strider example again, I try to keep the formal, elegant part of her, but at the same time add in that classic Strider coolness/arrogance and the occasional mention of "sick beats." It's basically the same kid, same general personality and interests, but as if they were raised differently - which can extremely affect their personality or not; your call.

I hadn't given much credence to Trickster Mode outside of what we see in Homestuck during some of the interactive parts and liking a few Trickster related pieces of fanart. I was asked some months ago about doing a post about roleplaying the characters in Trickster Mode that I had forgotten about until now. Why until now? I made a roleplay blog for Trickster Mode Redglare and it honestly one of the most fun things I have ever done.

The general consensus for Tricksters is that they are alternate versions of their alpha selves. They are typically portrayed as murderous, psychotic, and unrepentant for their antics.

Now, that said, this is another thing that is largely based on headcanons that go beyond the basic mold cast for Tricksters. For example, these are my headcanons regarding them and how I've been playing Trickster Redglare thus far.

I see the Trickster Mode characters as being ghosts in the system. They can go wherever they like and do whatever they please. Their main purpose is to fuck shit up and they enjoy doing so.

Tricksters revel in their chaos and are extremely dangerous. They are unpredictable and should be approached with caution or avoided altogether. They are nearly inescapable even if you try to escape their notice.

They are in a state of perpetual manic glee and rarely exhibit other emotions. They are easily enraged if things are not going the way they want them to.

I read this one headcanon that I really liked about their voices being slightly distorted when they spoke. The more excited or angry they become the more distorted their voice is until it eventually just sounds like nothing but white noise.

Now then, for Trickster Redglare, I've been building her up to be rather creepy. She enjoys playing mind games with her victims whether they are a criminal or someone completely innocent. But even more than simply catching and tormenting them what she really enjoys is the chase. The longer and more drawn out she can make it the better. This one was unintentional but she is prone to sudden bouts of aliteration when talking.

She laughs. A lot. This ranges from a full on giggle when she amused to a cackle when she's really excited or pleased by something.

Hey! I saw your recent pun post, and I wanted to contribute something. A few months ago, I compiled a list of bro puns. Just for kicks, you know? Now that the canon Bro has been shown to use Bro puns on rare occasions, I thought this list might be useful to others.

http://pastebin.com/UP8KkQ3h

As mentioned, here are all the puns you'll ever need or want collected in a single post.

Fish Puns for Eridan and Feferi

sea - see

reed - read

reel/eel - really, real (this could go for anything with this sound really but I’m not going to list them all)

tidal - title

schooner - sooner

cod - God

halibut - hell of it

crab - grab

mullet - mull it

sole - soul

koi - coi

eel - feel

whale - well, wail

mussel - muscle

shellfish - selfish

gills - girls

buoys - boys

haddock - had

bait - bet

tuna - tune

bassically

schoalder

sardinely - certainly

porpoise - purpose

Fishes - Wishes

Grouper - Group

Albacore - Jessica Albacore No that one’s just prawn. 

Saury - Sorry

Barracuda - Bare

Betta - Betcha/Bet ya’

Bream - Seem/Ream

Capelin - Captain

Pickerel - Pickle

Dory - Story

Perchance  is a stealth pun. Notice the “Perch”

Herring - Hearing

Sturgeon - Surgeon

Pike - Hike (Take a Pike!)

Ofishal - Official

Troll - Trawl  (Hell, Troll is even an aquatic pun by itself)

Hake - Sake

Pollocks - Bullocks

Salmon - Someone

Shore - Sure

Ruffe - Rough

Plaice - Place

Dace - Ace

Endolphins - Endorphins

Finnacle - Pinnacle

Endorsal - Endorse

Wading - Waiting

Excaviar - Excalibur

Moor - More

Oar - Over/Or

Deterioaration - Deterioration

Oarator/Oarate - Orator/Orate

Frigateful - Forgetful

Canoe - Can You

Mast - Must

Ferrynough - Fair Enough

Anchoring - Hankering

Pacific - Specific

Mako - Make

Walleye - Well I…

Gillty - Guilty

Abalone - Bologna

Octopi - Occupy

Yacht - Ought

Skiff - If

Cat Puns for Nepeta

Nicknames:

Karkat - Karkitty

Tavros - Tafuros

Sollux - Solicks

Vriska - Vwiskers

Eridan - Mr. Ampurra

Feferi - Fefuri

Puns:

For - fur

Perfect - purrfect

Might - bite

Afraid - afuraid

Because - beclaws

Otherwise - ofurwise

Over - ofur

Other - ofur

All - pawll

Talk/walk - stalk

Alter - pawlfur

Careful - carefur

Beautiful - beautiyifful

Lover - lofur

Horse, Cow, and Other Hoofbeat Puns for Equius

neigh - nay, or any other word with the same sound

mane - main 

pasture - past your

horse - hoarse, or you could even, dare I say, use it as a substutution for course. Of horse I’m not joking when I say this.

colt - cold

foal - full, fool

hoof - have

roan - run

whinny - win as in you whinny some and you lose some

herd - heard, hurt

ox-cidental

bison - buy some

cow - cownt, cowtaglogue

udder - utter

That’s a lot of bull-yoni

moo - anything with a similar sounds like moovies

ibex - I bet

I can just tell in my bones that you punks already want to know about playing the new punks, don't you? Well, I can do that! That's the kind of thing I can do! I'm Angel and I half own this blog now and it's 11:11 PM and pail with the threshcutioners! BON VOYAGE, BITCHES!

The main purpose of this post will be explaining solid information that can be extracted from the comics. Personality analysis is terse since this is HOT OFF THE MOTHERFUCKING PRESSES, and because mostly you just play it by ear from what little we've heard from Jake (more on this later) and Nanna.

The character select screen demonstrates that the text colors fit their respective sprites - i.e. Nannasprite Blue for Jane and Jadesprite Green for Jake.

A reference for Nannasprite's pesterlogs:

 INTERROGATE THIS MADWOMAN. (9 pp.)  ==>  A GOOD PLACE TO KEEP LOOKOUT?  ==>  ==> (5 pp.) [O] (3 pp.)

Obviously Jane and Nanna aren't necessarily going to speak exactly the same way; but it's certainly as good a reference. If people play ancestors that way they can play Jane that way too; besides, blah blah blah we know so much more about Jane than, say, the Dolorosa.

ETA: It's been confirmed that Jane has Nanna's quirk. She has perfect (perfect) grammar (for once we actually mean it), capitalization, and punctuation, and uses :B. However she does not say "Hoo hoo!" because that was an effect of jester prototyping like glubs, caws, woofs, or ribbits.

A reference for Jake's letter:

http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=003855

http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=005575

(It is now entirely canon that he is Jade's penpal, OK.)

Hence his quirk is canon: Sentences, the first letter of which are capitalized, without any punctuation but the final. Written like this conveying excitement thats sort of what it goes for. It's also now been shown that he uses asterisks in *interesting* ways. *double pistols and a wink*

Jane lives in Washington in a suburb. Jake lives in an island on the Pacific with ruins and all that.

Jake's grandma is Jade. She is currently not on the island, as he has "no human company". Is she dead? We don't know. His letters describe him twisting her arm to help him make the bunny in a fashion that implies she is alive, and the bunny is still in progress on his desk. However, he is in fact communicating with Jade in the original timeline, and she has indeed mentioned the fact that her penpal exists and "seems like family". And so it is very plausible that Jake's "grandma" is dead.

Wouldn't that leave Jake with a certain lack of, say, guardianship...? We are left only to speculate. Yes, that is all we can do as concerns the Felt-green skull on his shirt, and the possibility as to whether there is a sarcophagus in his house, and his willingness to lose a right leg, and you know what I'm just going to turn a blind eye to whatever you do here.

Jane is heir to the baked good's empire and has a protective "Dad". Our ovaries have exploded.

Jane possesses the "recipe" fetch modus.  (Someone zoomed into the red card on her desk.) Jake possesses riflekind.

"But Angel," you might say, "aren't you forgetting something? Aren't there also characters who type with Jaspersprite pink and Davesprite orange?" To which I say, "You can't be them yet! They're way too mysterious!"