#bellhunterverse

So, here we are. I don’t really know how many of you even will have read the note on the last post of ask Dawn and Vern, probably not very many. But those of you who have come around to read this and have been wondering exactly where the updates have been, well now you know. Or rather you will know shortly.

It’s a long story, but I’ll cut to the quick. Due to a technical mishap, I was forced to clear my cache on chrome. Naturally I didn’t think this would be a big deal, as I had all my site passwords set aside for easy review. However, when I tried to sign in to AskDawnAndVern, I was asked for an ‘Authentication Code’. This was something for the life of me I was pretty sure I had never set up. And even if I had, it would have been set up so long ago that I no longer have the corresponding phone. So naturally, I couldn’t get in.

I took several tries to contact customer support for tumblr, mostly due to the system repeatedly failing to send it out. However, their response was frankly...dismissive and less than helpful. In all honesty it sounded as though they barely read what I had written, instead directing me to the tumblr FAQ on Two-Factor Authentification, in which nothing contained helped with my issue. 

After that, with the help of some patreon members we managed to track down an actual phone number for tumblr. However, the number, which was listed as being in NY, comes up as a Georgian number, and directs to a rather...sketchy answering machine. I mean, it literally says “Thank you for calling Tumblr, we aren’t available right now, please leave a message.” Like it’s someone’s personal phone line. No phone tree, no automation, nothing.

I called at various points during the day, across multiple days, but only ever got the machine. I did leave a message eventually, but surprise, surprise, I got nothing. Again, I tried to send out another support message to tumblr in the hopes of getting someone else at support who actually seemed to care, but aside from an automated reply mail telling me my message was received, I went ignored once again.

So where does that leave “AskDawnAndVern”. Well, dead at the moment. I can’t upload anything to it, I can’t access it. Leaving a note on the most recent post is the only way I can even hope anyone will see this message in full. But is it going to stay dead? Well of course not.

Going forward, I ask you guys keep an eye on my twitter. https://twitter.com/Wastedtimeee2 for updates on the ongoing situation. There is NSFW content on there, so just a warning.

I also considered using this blog to continue AskDawnAndVern, but I really think this is the final straw for me and this dying platform. AskDawnAndVern has needed a format update for some time, something better than Tumblr’s terrible archival system. So I’m looking into site builders that can help me facilitate a new and improved version of the ask blog. Something with an independent email, a comic style archive system that allows for blog posts as well, And an easy to navigate archive. 

That said, if any of you wish to reach out, or have suggestions, feel free to contact me on twitter or on this blog. I’m not very technically savvy anymore in terms of website construction, so help to point me in the right direction would be super appreciated. Thank you,

Judy: It depends on the rabbit. I don't know how much most of you know about my family, but there's a lot of...ear diversity in the Hopps burrow. For instance, I have longer ears than both my parents, and my mom has really short ears, probably the shortest in the family. For her, tying her ears in a knot is pretty much out of the question. As for me, while mine are long enough to 'technically' tie into a knot...

Nick: It's not exactly a tight one.

Judy: Exactly.

Nick: I mean, right off the bat, despite being the master of stealth that I am, there is literally no way I could try to tie Carrot's ears into a knot without her noticing.

Judy: After all my ears are still attached to my head, with some degree of muscles and nerve endings running through them. Just Nick lightly running his paws over them is enough to get my attention, so anything more mechanical than that is going to get my nose twitching before he can even make any real move.

Nick: That said, Carrot's has graciously let me try to do it a few times for fun, and like I said, It's not very tight. I mean, aside from the risk of hurting her, ear flesh and soft fur does not make for a solid tie.

Judy: So, based on personal experience and observation of those in my family, I'm gonna say there's a good chance you can't tie a rabbits ears into a cartoony bow knot...or any real knot for that matter. All that said though, I do sometime 'tie' my ears together with a clip or scrunchy if I feel like it. But still that's not exactly tying both ears up with each other.

Nick: So what you are saying is that if we come across a rabbit with ears as big as the rest of it's body we might have a shot?

Nick: Only strippers...

Judy: NICK! Nick: What, you know strippers are some of our best informants!

Judy: Well, yes....but don't you think it's a little messed up to imply all foxes named Krystal are strippers?

Nick: You're right. What I meant to say is every mammal I've ever met named Krystal is, or was a stripper.

Judy: NICK!

Nick: Hey don't look at me, I didn't name 'em. Seriously folks, if you want to make sure daughter's life will stay on track, don't name them after any form of jewelry...or precious metals...or concepts.

Judy: Concepts?

Nick: Like Destiny, Hope, Charity...or my personal favorite *Chuckles* Chastity.

Judy: Nick, this is all really, really offensive, and misogynist for that matter!

Nick: I'm just telling you what I've experienced personally. And I know nearly every mammal in Zootopia, so...I mean, how wrong can I be?

Judy: Nick, I honestly expec-.

Nick: You have a sister name Krystal don't you Judy?

Judy:...

Nick: And what does she do again?

Val: Just don’t tell him, the last thing he needs is to get a big head over it.

Kodi: Like I don’t already have one. 

Val: YOU WERE PRETENDING TO SLEEP! YOU JERK!