...At this location. >w>

Heh, had you going for a sec, didn’t I? 

Nah, the part of my imagination that has “become” Rock over the ~2 years here and me are joined at the hip, here. No way I’d ever cast him out.

That said, it’s precisely because of that case for this muse and all that he’s been through that I have to realize things simply are not working here as they are. I want better for Rock, and for myself. 

The problem is this community. Or rather, that it shows attitudes and behaviors regularly that I cannot agree with nor conform to. (Can’t quite say if it’s “you” or “me”, it’s a bit of both yet neither. Tricky business.) And yeah, “nobody’s forcing you too”, but that does nothing to alleviate the sense of alienation always waiting for me and blue, here. I won’t name names nor allude, so you’re just taking my word on this one.

Back when I started, things were far better. Mega Man had an ongoing “theme” here of warping to different worlds and planes of reality, taking his history from continuity and bringing it to new, fantastic adventure. Ever since I decided to try and integrate myself into the “proper” Mega Man RP community, we’ve both been chained and going nowhere.

So, that’s why I’m making the move! Clean slate, soft reboot. The save file’s still there, but it’s on a spiffy new console. Total and absolute creative freedom.

BUT LET’S NOT GET HASTY, FOLKS! SOME THINGS ARE GONNA BE DIFFERENT.

I’m not taking the slightest chance of putting myself in this situation again, so bam: we’re going full-selective on this.

“Does that mean I can’t RP with you?!”

Well, if you were someone I had contact or threads with otherwise already, you’ve really got nothing to worry about! This move is a matter of taste and preference, and mine adheres to a certain standard of quality derived from effort more often than not. If I follow you over there, it means automatically that I’ll totally thread with you. That aside, I’ll answer all asks still (those with substance, not random memespam because that’s kinda killed its own appeal) but if I’m not following you, don’t set yourself up for disappointment, please. Respect my decision and I’ll respect you in turn.

“Anything different about the premise?”

Mostly same old, but a few core differences.

Bass and Blues were fun to mess around with, but ultimately, all they ever did was crack, so they’ve been jettisoned. Likewise, I’m swapping Mega Man over to being multiverse/multifandom centric, meaning crossovers will be a larger part of this. This now includes Smash Bros. as a part of his history, with his updated design. It’s a new Mega Man for new travels.

“Great, so you’re going clique now.”

Whoa, whoa, let’s not get carried away! ...I say as I put words in someone’s mouth and make myself a hypocrite! Ahem.

I’m not going private/selective, just selective. (Yeesh, god forbid. Believe me, I know that feel.) What’s the difference? Well, private blogs only interact with a set group. I’ll RP with anyone I click with! And I sure as hell don’t block anyone following just because I might not like their fandom/premise whatever; that’s a dick move, really.

“NONONO WHAAAT ABOUT X?!”

No worries, no worries, X isn’t going anywhere! --Well, for now, anyways. And I’m not talking retirement.

See, I’ve deleted a few dead blogs, freed up Emails, so I figure it’s about time he got his own place, and not just a secondary! That said, that’s still some time away. While I get ready for that, I imagine maybe in a month’s time or so, I’ll post an update to this blog for him as well as the move notice so everyone knows X is still packing, but still here, so to speak.

And of course, I’ll make sure that his new address is noted both here, there, and at Rock’s new location!

“Alright, alright. So, let’s have the new location!”

Ohoho, see, that’s not happening. c:

“...Wut.”

You heard me~! Seems counterintuitive towards maintaining traffic, doesn’t it? But no, I won’t be giving you all the new location, not yet, at least.

Here’s the skivvy, and it’s an unfortunate reality: if I just say things are different without first establishing said differences, well, they’re just not gonna stick! I mean, let’s face it, nobody’s ever gonna respect words alone. (Heck, if they did, I wouldn’t have had half as many headaches leading up to this.) The only way I can make this happen and work as intended it to cement the updated status quo.

So, bottom line, I’ve refollowed the first must-haves for getting initial, varied activity at the new place. And for the next week or so, they’ll be the only ones in the know. After that, I’ll archive this blog and post a public notice with the new blog’s address! 

Now, I know many of you cleverer folk --especially those who’ve been sticking around for the past half a year or so?-- probably gonna guess the url and follow there anyway before I do that. Well hey, if you’re that determined, who am I to deny your effort? Welcome to the “beta” period, hats off to ya.

If you scrolled down to the bottom expecting a TL;DR summation, I’m afraid you’re out of luck, buck-o! ^^;; Respect for the new rules means reading them.

ONE LAST THING, THOUGH! While I’ll be migrating ongoing threads, I’ll still answer all asks received here before the archival is finalized! Don’t be shy or feel like you’re locked out! ^0^

“See… Ever since I made the news and Mega Man has been a known identity throughout the world, there’s this one notion that people have to cling to with me: that I was created as a fighting robot, that I was designed for this purpose, no matter how many times I tell them the truth.”

“And…I get why they do. Believe me, it’s not hard to put together. It’s because mankind at large…doesn’t want to have to look at any robot as a person. It makes them…insecure. Uncomfortable. They made us to be tools and entertainment, a monument to their intellectual successes, just that.”

Don’t even get me started on the religious extremists who see things like me as the ultimate sin, especially in places like middle eastern countries still fighting dogmatic holdovers. They’ve caused international incidents for way less.”

“…But here’s the issue, and it really sears my wiring. That dumb belief they made up, just to hold onto that viewpoint? Dr. Light gets attacked for it. A lot.”

You know how you guys have that ‘Gawker’ site; well, every society has guys like them. Grubby, morally-bankrupt sorts who’re more than happy to stir the pot and slander people, even with all evidence to the contrary, just to serve their benefit in the end.”

I can’t tell you how many times people have tried to get him barred from speaking at places because some media mogul decided to feed a rumor that Dr. Light’s building weapons for commission, and nobody cares to actually do independent research, no, much more fun to join witch hunts, right?!”

My dad is NOT A CRIMINAL!”

…Sigh.