If I post a worldbuilding piece, she'll post something paraphrasing what I wrote, again, changing it slightly so that it is not a direct rip-off. If I post a character's bio, suddenly, she'll remember that her character also has that trait or completely backtrack Ombra/Falkus' entire personality to mimic what I've posted. I created Neon City (Midway City/Shinkirou/Sitama Island) to be a cyberpunk dystopia, and then Metalrealm, despite not being that way before, became a cyberpunk dystopia. This has been going on for years. She even has some of the templates that I created for myself and close friends linked in her masterpost that she did not have permission to use. The plagiarism got so bad that I actually deleted my old tumblr (neonneurons) because I mentally couldn't deal with it anymore, and now I'm redoing Kate's story for the fifth time because Ombra's story was a rip-off of Kate's previous iteration. I won't speak on the other awful ways that she has treated others since that isn't my place, but from what I've been told, plagiarism is only the tip of the iceberg.

I understand the pressure and the desire to create something good, but that desire should come intrinsically, not from a place where the goal is to stack up however many reblogs/likes/whatever someone gets from posting to social media. I have so many stories/headcanons/world-building ideas that haven't been posted to Tumblr because my satisfaction derives from having created something that I'm proud of - something just for me. What I choose to share is out of a desire to share it with people that I already have a connection with, not random people from a fandom I don't participate in. If I cared about the notes, I would be stalking every mutual/mutual-in-law/mutual-twice-removed's tag list and pounce on whatever new person was added the last time they posted something.

Do what you will with this information. I hold no ill will toward anyone. I only want it to stop because I put my heart and soul and intimate life experiences into my characters and world, so seeing them xeroxed into some grammatically-error ridden, chewed-up reproduction claiming that I have no right to them, to my life, is a bit of an insult. Below, you'll find some examples. Unfortunately, I can't fit more than 10 images in a post, so this isn't all encompassing of what has been plagiarized.

Templates

She did not have permission to copy my posts regarding Kate's flaws or her game mechanics.

Characterization

There are numerous examples of these. Shortly after posting Danny's traits, she posted Ombra mimicking it. The "pulsar state" of Metalrealmers is clearly an attempt at mimicking Kate's "Celestial body" while trying to seem as though it isn't a copycat.

Worldbuilding

Her Cult of the Elder Gods post is essentially my Mythology & Timeline of Mortal Kombat regurgitated. (I couldn't include a screenshot of mine due to the limit on pictures on tumblr, so please review the link for confirmation.)

Art

After being blocked, she somehow acquired a picture of Kate to have another artist mimic, and after being confronted about it, kindly offered to apologize for stealing from me. Clearly she knows that what she is doing is wrong and that these aren't coincidental.

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