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Arriving just as the sun began to peak its beauty above the horizon. The stars begin to fade back into their daily sleep. The air is crisp and sweet to the nose being so close to the shore of Thanalan. I lead Burcet to the one place near to my heart. As we make small talk, when I am able. Babbling to myself more than him.  “I’m thankful he agreed to accompany me as I don’t want to be alone. I’m still adjusting to sleeping alone now. Maybe it’s the bed, I should get a new one.” It’s rare to find someone that appears in front of you as your splitting image. We both hail from such diverse upbringings yet our souls seem to sync as one. Maybe that’s why I was willing to share so much of myself with him so soon upon first meeting him.” laughing to myself  “I just hope he finds the bed in the basement comfortable and doesn’t question why I’m laughing.”

“Discovering the tragic fate of the Rocinante last sun. I can’t help but be mystified by the details of ships crashing. It’s not difficult to assume the Captain went down with the ship. She loved that ship. Her delight of The Rocinante radiated with her. A Garlean freighter turned supply ship fitted with all the bells and whistles and a crew filling its halls. My friends and family for nearly two years.  My time within the Black Garden and under the leadership of the redheaded Miqo’te Kata. My friend and more importantly the one woman I looked up to most.”

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You seem to be exceptionally supportive of those in the FFXIV community. Constantly reblogging pictures or gifs that people have posted either because you enjoy them or because you want your followers to see them or both. Either way, it spreads something that someone likely worked very hard on and that’s always nice to see. Your pictures themselves are absolutely amazing and just really well done.

And we can’t forget about the writing. You’re an absolutely fantastic writer. Do not stop. Also, I love how you use your absolutely awesome pictures to enhance said writing. I mean combining said writing with said pictures and you have a wonderful combination. Keep it up. :D

This is extremely humbling to hear. Sat down and reflected on this before replying cause it, in all honesty, left me speechless.

Where would a community be if those within it didn’t support it? I don’t pay a mind to who a person knows, their friends, their allies. I support those who are willing to put forth effort in being apart of this community. Be it art, screenshots, writing, general memelording, this community flourishes by spreading others around.

I’ll admit that lately I’ve spent more time than I care to admit expanding my knowledge of gshade and poses but it’s paying off! I do aim for a more realistic feel and tone when taking IC shots for Reiyah. She’s the focus and that’s what I want to portray.

Bouncing off that, my writing is also aimed at giving those, who actually read it xD, knowledge of Reiyah. Majority of it is more of an internal dialogue that I like to use to reflect on Reiyah and dive deeper into her personality. Honestly when I write blogs I write for myself. Most of her character concepts and depth have come from sitting down and writing a story about it. For an example, her parents. I knew what I wanted to do with her parents I just never game them a name or fleshed out their history till I wrote about them. 

Pictures in long winded writing! USE THEM! it’s a fantastic way to enhance a piece and who isn’t proud of what they wrote? It also adds a break up of the black and white. Maybe someone will take the time to read your work because you put a cute face to go along with it? I probably spend more time setting up and taking one screenshot for a piece than actually writing it lmao.

by Chalseu

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I am the master of this Goose Game. As such, my first decree as monarch of this village was removal of all anti goose propaganda. 

However, this sign was unmovable as this lady is very RUDE. I did my best efforts to hide her sign. 

Unfortunately, she refuses to accept me as her one and true Monarch. This is blatantly disrespectful. I will be stealing all of her things at a later date. 

Guys I’ve been sitting on this idea for literally over a year IRL. I practically never play Nevivi in public at this point, I don’t even bother using her as a medic, I have stopped bothering even advertising that fact, and a huge portion of that is because of other healers. Everyone’s gotta get in on it the moment someone has a papercut, and if that means elbowing each other out of the way, writing over someone else’s boundaries, and completely screwing a scene over to make it theirs, it’s evidently all fair game in the name of getting to be a Big Damn Hero for a moment.

It’s bullshit, is what it is. We can all be better than that nonsense.

I am tired of hearing about (and being) healers who got a role in a scene literally yanked from their hands by someone louder and pushier and less mannerly. I’m extra tired of healers who get downright snippy with you if you try to nicely nudge them back out of the way. I’m super extra tired of attempting to be a healer in public only to get trampled, or to have someone assume I want to entertain whatever their fetish is.

So here. The ten commandments of RPing a healer without being a dick to other healers. I follow these. I hope you’ll consider doing the same.

Injured characters are not stepping stones to making a scene all about you, unless it really is already your scene. Leave the spotlight where you found it.

Other writers always have bodily autonomy over their characters no matter how accomplished your character is. Your job is to facilitate what they will allow to have happen to their character, within your character’s abilities. Anything else is god-modding.

If someone’s character is injured and someone else is there first, tough shit. They got there first. You may ask to join, and you may be told no. Respect that.

It isn’t always your job to jump in and patch someone up. If you’re RPing on private property, in an open world event, in an open forum, or otherwise in a venue or group with a hierarchy that includes a healer, and you’re not that healer, you don’t do their job for them unless asked. It’s not your scene.

If you have subjects you don’t want to write about, be clear and firm. You aren’t a real doctor. Nobody actually dies if you pass on a scene that could harm you to participate in. You have the right to end any interaction that crosses a boundary, on the spot, and without explanation until and unless you’re calm and able to do so.

You aren’t a real doctor. You won’t know how to handle everything realistically and that’s okay. Do research as you need, but don’t stress about it. Anyone who gives you shit for doing it wrong needs to take a step back. You are within your rights to tell them so.

There is no shame in researching anything you don’t know. Try adding “for writing” to searches. You’d be surprised how much of the heavy lifting has been done already. Don’t be afraid to gloss over things, too.

You have the right to tell anyone else butting into a scene that you are already part of to butt right back on out. It’s your scene if someone approaches you for healing. It’s your scene if it’s pre-negotiated. It’s your scene if it’s your own character being injured. It’s your scene if you are the healer in attendance for your group. 

Don’t be a douche. Don’t be a scene-stealer. Don’t be a spotlight hog. Don’t be more powerful than your patients want. Don’t forget to communicate. Don’t get swept up in being so important that you fail to be thoughtful.