A GOOD WEAPON

OPEN YOUR FUCKING EARS AND LISTEN TO THIS SHIT.

NEWCOMERS SUFFER BECAUSE OF YOU, JUST BECAUSE YOU IGNORE EVERYONE NEW WHO TRIES TO INTERACT.

THAT’S RIGHT, A REALITY CHECK FROM YOUR FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SHARKMUN! 

SO OPEN YOUR CLOSED MINDS AND HEARTS TO NEW PEOPLE, IT WON’T FUCKING KILL YOU. 

Everyone deserves a chance to roleplay, so why not be kind and actually a decent human being? Why, is it too hard to make new friends? So you shun and ignore everyone else who isn’t in your inner circles? Is that it? This happens in every rp community I’m in, and frankly I’m sick of it. Good friends of mine and I are turned away and ignored by people like you guys.

For those who are the victims, listen up: IT’S OKAY TO BE ANGRY ABOUT BEING NEGLECTED. People deserve so much better here. Not just the higher ups.

 I’d so do a purge on the “upper level” tumblr rpers if I could. Bring them down off the high horse and down a couple notches. 

Because you seem to think you’re entitled to something NO ONE in ANY roleplay community is entitled to–and that is the ability to force people to be your writing partners. Here is an actual “reality check:” Life isn’t fair. 

You don’t always get what you want, certainly not if you’re going to act like anyone (let alone COMPLETE STRANGERS) owe you anything. 

What you’re doing here is guilt tripping, and I REFUSE to EVER write or interact with someone who makes me feel like I’m obligated to bend to their will, and that I’m a horrible person if I don’t. 

If I don’t want to “give someone a chance,” then sorry. I have my own reasons.

I come here for one reason and one reason only: MY enjoyment. 

I can’t enjoy something if I’m not comfortable with it. I can’t enjoy something if someone is telling me how horrible I am for not writing with them, despite my own feelings–I might have had a bad day. I might be suffering a depressive episode. I might just be too preoccupied. 

Despite what you think you know, you will never fully understand who a person feels until you see it from their perspective.

There are actual people behind these accounts, with actual feelings–y’know, just like me & you. 

Some of us have social anxiety, and only feel comfortable with talking to certain people. 

Some of us have severe mood disorders, that leave us drained and unmotivated to expand our “little circle,” because it just means another writing partner we don’t have the energy for.

Some of us have stressful schedules like high school, college, or jobs.

Yet all of us choose to devote our time and energy into these accounts, because it brings us some sort of comfort–and each person’s comfort level is personal; 

Some of us are selective.

Some of us are not.

Some of us only write in one-liners.

Some of us do not.

All of us have the freedom to pick and choose who we want to interact with, because this is a hobby, not a job. No one is required to do anything. 

I’m sorry that one “quality” roleplayer you’ve be eyeing turned you down.

I’m sorry that one person you might have admired wasn’t interested in either the character you’re playing or your writing style/format.

I’m sorry that you came in contact with a snobby, overly-vain roleplayer and then decided to generalize any roleplayer who is even moderately selective as villainous people who take joy in making people feel “left out.”

I’m sorry, but that’s not our problem. 

Our problem is maintaining our own comfort & mental health doing something we love with people with love despite people feeling entitled to our own time and energy, that is just as valuable as yours.

You wouldn’t want someone to force you to do something, so don’t force others. 

soft happy safe domestic emrey being in love and growing old together and living out the rest of their lives quietly away from everyone who’s ever wanted to hurt them and just being a happy sweet domestic couple and making each other coffee in the mornings and waking up early to watch the sunrise and kissing each other before they head off to work and snuggling on the couch after a long day watching a bad movie and ordering take-out because they don’t feel like cooking and maybe getting married and maybe having kids but also maybe not, but no matter what just spending the rest of their lives together safe and happy until one of them dies quietly of old age

episode 001-004.

‘something’s coming. something hungry for blood.’

‘wait a minute. did you hear that?’

‘we’re in deep shit!’

‘don’t be a pussy!’

‘just twenty more minutes!’

‘yeah, she’s turning into a real jerk.’

‘the cause of the power outage is still unknown.’

‘he came home last night, right?’

‘that’s disgusting.’

‘do it, freak!’

‘it’s like you have superpowers or something.’

‘we just made out a couple times.’

‘i’ll climb through your window. she won’t even know i’m there.’

‘mornings are for coffee and contemplation.’

‘he’s not like that. he wouldn’t do that.’

‘the entire east wing will be evacuated within the hour.’

‘she can’t have gone far.’

‘you think you can steal from me, boy?!’

‘this isn’t some lord of the rings book.’

‘do i make myself clear?’

‘is that why you ran away?’

‘you gotta answer a few of my questions first.’

‘all i know is that she’s scared to death.’

‘you think we got a problem here?’

‘we should be helping look for him.’

‘i always had a distaste for science.’

‘i always figured there was enough going on down here, i never needed to look elsewhere.’

‘this is crazy.’

‘smile looks good on you.’

‘we’re not going back.’

‘i know i haven’t been there for you.’

‘i don’t even barely know what’s going on with you.’

‘i should’ve been there for him.’

‘this was not your fault.’

‘do you guys hear that?’

‘is that blood?’

‘you’re freaking her out!’

‘this is mental.’

‘she’s probably a psycho.’

‘and tomorrow night, we go back out.’

‘hey, um… i never asked your name.’

‘i can’t eat.’

‘you can’t get like this, okay?’

‘we’ve been waiting six hours.’

‘we’ve been searching all night.’

‘he was scared.’

‘if he sees the cops, he’ll think he’s in trouble. he’ll hide.’

‘he’s good at hiding.’

‘cops are good at finding.’

‘you’re in trouble, aren’t you?’

‘they want to hurt you? the bad people?’

‘just stay here, okay? stay here.’

‘what do you say? are you in or out?’

‘oh god… that’s depressing.’

‘i just wanted to say, you know, um… i’m sorry about everything. everyone’s thinking about you.’

‘he’s a smart kid.’

‘all that matters is, after school, the freak will be back in the loony bin, and we can focus on what really matters.’

‘pretty.’

‘just trust me, okay?’

‘i’m so sick of your excuses.’

‘he’s not coming, is he?’

‘you shouldn’t like things because people tell you you’re supposed to.’

‘i don’t know where my boy is. he’s gone.’

‘did you see him? last night? on the road?’

‘i’m not mad at you.’

‘is everything okay?’

‘promise.’

‘i need you alive for the next few days, at least.’

‘missing kid, suicide… you must feel like a big city cop again, huh?’

‘are you out of your mind?!’

‘i think she knows what happened to him.’

‘do you know where he is?!’

‘stop it! you’re scaring her!’

‘that boy was never very good at taking care of himself.’

‘why am i just hearing about this?’

‘it’d be super weird if i’m not there…’

‘it’s just a loud noise. it’s okay.’

‘they won’t tell anyone about you. they promise.’

‘we wouldn’t have upset you if we knew you had superpowers.’

‘what is “friend”?’

‘you promised that you’d go.’

‘we’re gonna have a great time.’

‘he just wants to get into your pants…’

‘make sure i don’t get drunk and do anything stupid.’

‘you ever feel cursed?’

‘hey, come back inside.’

‘you are a cliché, you do realise that?’

‘yeah, she’s smart, you douche!’

‘you’re bleeding.’

‘just go ahead and go home, okay?’

‘jesus, you scared me!’

‘i didn’t think it’d be a big deal.’

‘you can talk to me.’

‘nothing happened.’

‘you need to stop this, okay?’

‘people are looking for him and they’re going to find him.’

‘can you just try and get some sleep? can you do that for me?’

‘you seriously think that the weirdo knows where he is?’

‘if there is something out there, i’m gonna shoot it in the eye - and blind it.’

‘use your powers, okay?’

‘if you get hungry, eat his snacks, okay?’

‘i know the kid’s not in there, but i gotta check off this box.’

‘no one breaks in here. certainly not some kid.’

‘who’s in charge here?’

‘science doesn’t make any damn sense to me.’

‘i seriously have no idea who you’re talking about.’

‘he’s in danger.’

‘he’s dead.’

‘i’m a dick.’

‘he must really have something to hide.’

‘yeah, this isn’t creepy at all.’

‘this is called stalking.’

‘that’s the thing about perverts. it’s hard-wired into them. you know, they just can’t help themselves.’

‘maybe she freaked out when you went all psycho on the psycho.’

‘why did they hurt you?’

‘friends tell the truth.’

‘i understand.’

‘tell me what to do.’

‘i think something happened. something terrible.’

‘this is CIA-sanctioned research.’

‘i’m not saying that there’s some grand conspiracy. i’m just saying maybe something happened.’

‘maybe he was in the wrong place at the wrong time and he saw something that he shouldn’t have.’

‘hiding.’

‘don’t waste your time with her.’

‘we are not calling the cops!’

‘please tell me it’s not the kid.’

‘you were supposed to help us find him alive.’

‘why did you lie to us?’

‘what is wrong with you?’

‘whoever you found is not my boy.’

he was hiding from that thing.’

‘you’ve gotta stop this…’

‘you’re talking about grief.’

‘i swear to you, i know what i saw. and i’m not crazy.’

‘i’m not saying that you’re crazy.’

‘i need you to believe me.’

‘i want you to try and get some sleep, if you can.’

‘can you please stop that?’

‘i thought we were friends, you know? but friends tell each other the truth.’

‘you hurt me.’

‘are you sure you’re gonna be alright here by yourself?’

‘screw his funeral!’

‘yeah, okay, but why didn’t you just talk to me? that’s crazy.’

‘i don’t know… i was scared.’

‘my parents are gonna murder me!’

‘this is not an okay time for you to shut down.’

‘maybe he’s haunting us.’

‘he’s out there somewhere. all we have to do is find him.’

‘you look pretty good.’

‘we just talked.’

‘the troopers are on duty and you should be safe because we think this is just an isolated incident.’

‘remember, if anyone sees us, look sad.’

‘do you think you can open it?’

‘abort.’

‘she’s missing and something terrible happened to her. i know it! and no one is listening to me!’

‘just leave me alone!’

‘pull me out! pull me out!’

‘what? who is interested in this? this is so stupid.’

‘mouth-breather.’

‘i think that’s a real messed up thing to do.’

‘grief shows itself in funny ways.’

‘i shouldn’t have come here today.’

‘she’s smart. she’s real smart.’

so why are you lying to me, man?’

‘what’s your problem, bud?’

‘stick your nose someplace else.’

‘thanks for ruining the game, dick.’

‘you’re gonna get us both killed!’

‘she’ll find him.’

‘i need you to find him.’

‘hurt him?’

‘i i guess i’d rather observe people than, you know…’