because this au is comic-based rather than ask-based, it's important to understand how asks work. so here you go ❤︎
as long as a character has made an appearance of any kind (on this blog, not my main), they can be asked/spoken to! since this is a comic-based au, characters will react PLOT-WISE (as in relation to the last scene posted; if you yourself directly ask a character something personal/plot-related, they may avoid answering due to them not knowing you. your ask will still be answered, just probably not by them lol). if you have an ask or message for a character that has not yet appeared, but you are certain they likely will, it will only be answered when (and if) they do.
anonymous asks will show up as letters, a better option for the characters that won't take as kindly to actual interaction with people they don't know.
you can also ask a general question if a given group of characters could possibly give you an answer (if you are doing the aforementioned, say "to any who will answer," somewhere in your message). the character who responds will be picked at random.
if your ask was not regarded at all, any answer would have been/led to a spoiler.
if your ask is for me specifically, send it to my main blog ( @vyphinne ).
🐉 open — asks will be answered in chronological order. automatic return once a scene has been posted.
🐙 selective — i'm currently working on something. there is a small chance asks that i favor will be answered.
🏵️ closed — i'm finalizing whatever it is i'm working on. you may still send asks, but they will not be answered until after it is posted.
follow-up questions are allowed!
2 ✦ THE RISKS OF CURIOSITY
if there's anything important when it comes to talking to the three, it's remembering who it is you're talking to — in other words, speak wisely, or die trying.
yes, you read that right. already being more "difficult" to get an answer out of, the beast you choose to speak to may decide to make you their next victim instead. note the hostility of the three (least -> greatest) is in the following order: hydra, serpent, florus. you are guaranteed to die to one of them if you:
ask a question regarding/mention something you should not know about
exact survival percentages can be found here. there is a chance that, if you die, you may be turned into a ghost. if this is the case, you can still send asks as normal — but do be aware that eradication is still an option.
there are two ways to avoid death:
⟢ ANONYMOUS ASKS : self-explanatory. received by all characters as letters.
⟢ ASKING AS ANOTHER CHARACTER : sending a message from the perspective of someone else (you can do this by starting your message with "as [character] |"). the only characters that CANNOT be used to do this are the two trios, the three beasts (hydra, serpent, florus) and the grandis holders (ambition, misfortune, miss chalice).
or you could always just take the risk. note, you can die to other characters, it's just much more unlikely.
⟢ if you've died and are NOT a ghost, you can still ask anyone anything, you just have to do it anonymously.
⟢ consider the askbox a deviated universe: it does not affect the story in any way. nothing you do will ever influence the plot.
⟢ no magic anon, i knowwww i'm sorry but this isn't the au for that
⟢ i don't mind if u send an ask from the perspective of an oc of yours, but don't do this if u can't handle the possibility of them dying.
sometimes, your ask may be answered with more than just a simple response...
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