December commentary and stuff.
> Collins's IC Inbox - Hit it any time. We love a good surprise tag.
> Latest Network Post - Graduation. Also good for spam in first half of December.
> Flood Log - For snow and cuddles.
> Mistletoe Meme - Anything goes.
> Seriously, do your older tags.
> Buy DW stuff. (Put up reminder re: announcement.)
> Additional character? Which character?
> there's definitely more stuff that I'm forgetting atm.hmm.
>
Aaand commentary time!
They're too good.
it's just funny since they're very different people but gotta flirt
Yesss!
Honestly, Collins misses flirting. I imagine him as a very big flirt when he's out on the town. Or rather, when he's in a pub.
Maybe not all the time. There's brooding pub nights sometimes, too. But if there's someone available when he's out he might try to strike a conversation.
I get the feeling he likes the sound of his own voice. He likes telling stories. (He likes an audience. Especially a captive one. /rimshot)
wheezes, he does strike me as a talker, I say, planning to listen to episode 31 this weekend
Heheheheh. oh, yes. In for a trip treat.
Still excited for you to reach 34. Then you'll know what I mean. Kekeke
Weekend was a wash for me. I got nothing useful done (chores-wise) or even any tags. Instead, I gave myself a headache and ruined my sleep schedule by playing video games all weekend long. Good job, self.
Buuut, I'm extremely bored today at work and am not-so-sneakily doing phone tags. Apologies for any bad tags. And taking forever to get to some of these. orz
Me: I want more threads and stuff to do.
Also me trying to be rational: You know you're going to put (at least) another 30 hours into this video game and be distracted until it's finished, just wait till pairings happen before posting or making new tags rn.
Also me trying to be rational: You know you're going to put (at least) another 30 hours into this video game and be distracted until it's finished, just wait till pairings happen before posting or making new tags rn.
Brains wanting stuff when they know well enough that they need to keep it slow...
Confession is that I bought FF7 Rebirth so I'm spending all my time playing that. It's very addictive.
I went ahead and bought FF16 as well but FF7 is my heart and soul since childhood so it will be a while til I get to that one.
Anyway, just saying. If I am not quite so active it's just that.
Me, as I read various threads: I'm glad I'm not playing a genius level character anymore but on the other hand... I kinda wish I had someone interested in magic because there's a lot of sharing it around the barge.
And I kinda wish mine would pick up some things but /waves at the asshole butcher.
What better time to meet Cloud than when he's having a bout of amnesia, right? Right.
Man, I hate it when I have a tag mostly written but then I get to the dialogue portion and I just stare blankly into the middle distance.
Why is dialogue so hard for me.
I was reading about flower language and I came across the Rhododendron plant (flowering shrub) that's considered to say "danger, beware." Upon further reading it's 'special feature' according to one source is "attracts songbirds."
If that doesn't say "the Butcher" I don't know what would.
I see you were inspires lol
I was XD
haha nice I might have to make it into a fun plurk Meme when I get home
Oooo, that could be interesting to see go around!
I was trying not to think of how the Butcher might be read and knowledgeable enough to know the old flower language. Wonder what he thinks of the flowers put into his room by Aerith....
"Try not ta think about too much, old lad. She's from a different a different world after all."
the funny thing is she does know flower language but not by heart, she had to double check when she made a specific bouquet for Abel to give to Norton
Awwww. She's something special.
But yeah, he's better off not thinking about it.
Poor old man doesn't know what hit him.
Naturally, I wrote way too much. On the job page.
I read it gladly!!
it's good reading 
Hahaha, thanks! ^^
Decided to add this as well since why not now that there's a place for it. :3
Why do I write so much for simple things? No one knows.
Dropping the link for Collins at the mistletoe meme in here, too.
I wish I wasn't afraid to tag out for this meme but uhm. Maybe I'll find courage later. Please bug Collins.
Ugh I just want kisses and cuddles but I'm afraid ppl won't or that it will feel ooc to have Collins anything but grumpy in tlv even though in canon he laughs and has (horrible) fun plenty
I wish I had cute ideas.
Maybe it's easier if I do silly tags. Re: CK on the mistletoe meme. |D
Okay I did some smoochie smoochs. A few silly ones mostly but! It's a start!!
...and one aggressive full kiss for John who got me to finally make an icon haha.
Sokie, you tease you
wink wonk
She's going to run him like a race horse one day and he's not going to have any objections.
Elsewhere and meanwhile, Tendi is too nice and he can't be mad at her for anything either.
His secret weakness: kind woman being peppy and adorable
I'm loving that he's worried about her safety lol
I have to sleep now but she's still delighted when people look at her and are like "that is a sweet naive nerd" and not "dangerous criminal probably"
one day he'll see how much Sokie loves a good fight when she's in a good headspace. and see how much of a tease she can be
omnomivore: he's not normally but this place has infected him! and she is really nice so. (and he gets it, Tendi. He really would. He hated being here where everyone knew what he was within the first week. He likes being able to blend in and pretend to be normal sometimes. It's one of the reasons he's so grumpy here. No outlet.)
nammah: He will be thrilled, Sokie. And also probably frustrated by the sound of it! XD In a good way.
yeah it'll just be funny too when he finds out she's living with John
I mean they're all on the same floor which tickles me
Yeah... they're really closely located which I thought was funny when I first joined tlv.
And Collins is observant. He tends to notice who goes in and out of Arthur and John's respective rooms despite doing his best to ignore them these days.
(Except he doesn't really ignore John all that well. He tends to gravitate towards him.)
(They were a couple in Collins's first breach so he has very It's Complicated views on John Doe. It's hard on him.)
oh dear...
It was great!
...until it was over.
The breach, I mean. They were really adorable together.
But afterwards Collins didn't know how to deal with the leftover emotions and when he did act he fucked it up.
oh Collins
Yeah.... he (thinks he's) better off without lasting relationships. They're just weaknesses and too much trouble to keep to boot.
He just wants to go home and return to traveling, killing, and very short trysts.
sighs at him
He really enjoyed his life!!
It's just this place won't let him be...him!
it'll be interesting when he learns Tendi knows at least as many ways to kill someone as he does lol
It will! He will be very amazed/amused.
He would like to see that in action.
She's a very stealth generational assassin! ...but also she doesn't kill people anymore so while he might see her fight, he probably won't see her full skill set outside of some kind of breach or flood.
When you write a tag so precious that you cry while writing it.
Is that... is that just me? O-okay.
No I've definitely done that.
it sure is SOMETHING isn't it? Ugh.
Embarrassing but like. I love when writing can do these things.
I feel like you know it's a good tag when you can spend enough time and energy that you cry on it. I wish all my tags would be even a fraction of this.
The tag in question. Finally finished it up.
It's stupid but ahhh. Sue me. ;;
My dumb old dog doesn't like soft things, I love getting to write soft things for big bads, okay. I have a weakness...
Awwww Tendi needs to meet his stoat some time.
Definitely! There's a playpen for the stoat in a common room so Collins hangs out there regularly with the little guy.
I cry all the time when I write tags don't worry dude.
either sad or emotional or sweet.
omg i'm glad it's a thing we do collectively.
also same, sometimes I make myself sad and other times it's stupidly sweet and I'm happy or whatever in between. ahhh.
were all just big sentimental babies about our muses.
I would wager especially common in TLV where you're making characters face their sadness
Eeeeehhh. Yeah, sure.
I feel like "sadness" is the wrong word, too.
But yeah, it's probably common overall.
there is something really cathartic about seeing all these damaged characters learn and grow in ways they didn't get to in canon.
Not saying sadness necessarily emotions in that tag
No, I know you didn't mean specifically that tag.
I just think "sad" doesn't encompass enough range for what some characters are forced to confront.
This also may just be because I don't associate "sadness" with the Butcher.
There are definitely characters that go through the sad emotion spectrum.
Just a truth day.
Got one more and that was all the threads of his that got that far. Sorry these are so exceptionally late.
And I realized I didn't get to have one with his music. Missed opportunity.
I was going to use it for a thread but it didn't get there and the last one I have left ...well, it's John and John hears his music without a truth reveal lol.
Last one of the truths.
Fun to write.
I didn't get a lot of writing done. I had to deal with some cleaning and ...my washing machine decided to quit on me. Which sucks. Dealing with that. Um. Watched some movies to relax. Hopefully more writing to be had tomorrow.
Me watching Dark City for the first time and listening to Dr Schreber's full explanation of this place... and I'm just "oh, it's a Breach in TLV."
...
Yep.
HOLY SHIT I LOVE THAT MOVIE
Yeah, I quite enjoyed it!!
My only gripe was my favorite (William Hurt's) character getting the shaft, but lmao that's usually what happens to my favorites. |D
But yeah the whole experiment with memories and see if people change with different pasts and stuff.... yeaaaaaaaaah.
This tag but what I'd actually like one day is for him to have a wolf shape one day. or accept magic gifts one day. anything...really... that's positive towards magic. /weeps
I couldn't resist. Someone had to be grumpy about pillow forts and I may as well take tha hit. XD
Sorry Collins /wheezes
It's perfect for the lolz
omg it sounds like Dark City is something I really need to watch
It's pretty good! it's a "weird tale" kind of story with aliens and reality altering craziness. The narrator mentions that right out the gate.
Oh, and it's got a noir vibe which I loved.
I looooove noir vibes
and memory weirdness shit, in case that wasn't obvious lol
lmao. well then I would definitely recommend this movie to you. it's pretty good. a classic for a reason.
I'm happy how Collins and Sokie are turning out to be. Good cr building, much love.
they're both weird, so they fit
Aww, yeah. They do. It makes me happy.
Sweeney <3
He's such a pal. floofdoodle
Just gotta check
You know
Just in case
/awkward shuffle
It's a nice gesture!
Collins is happy to get the message. Although it occurs to me it's probably tough for him to type while iced over. XD
His banter is just dark.
But this is his friendly side with Sweeney. I swear
Oh, Sweeney's there for it. What good is Faerie law if you never get to use it? 
Eheh.
floofdoodle: Sweeney knows Collins graduated. Does he still think Collins might be under some magic influence or is that an oops? Just checking before I reply.
OH
Thank you for the remind. I'd like to edit. That's all on me
No worries! I thought it might jave been that but wanted to check.
I am constantly trying to remember when he graduated because different timing threads lol.
And I get it.
He's been an inmate for a year!
And still wants to murder people
Of course.
Me everytime: shit! What's the stoats's name??
He has one! I just have to look it up every time. XD
Collins never uses it so... I forget sometimes. Or I want to make sure I spell it right
Sorry lol
Such a mood with all of his daemons/familiars
omnomivore: it's good! More people need to know the stoat's ridiculous name.
Maybe someone will figure out its an anagram one day.
floofdoodle: oh god seriously. Sweeney has SO many names of his own, too.
me: just make everything Irish; it'll be great
also me: it is, in fact, not great
also me: it is, in fact, not great
Lol! So true. Irish names are beautiful but also entirely too hard to remember how to spell.
Also to pronounce.
I had to look up how to pronounce Collins's Redwall breach name and I still can't ever pronounce it right on the first try.
I had to look up how to pronounce Collins's Redwall breach name and I still can't ever pronounce it right on the first try.
...is his stoat named after Arthur?
(Tendi won't figure this out but I got curious)
Pronunciation is why I use this dictionary, because I have no understanding of the phenomes. In case that'd be of help. (The letters under the words let you hear them in different dialects)
floofdoodle: I'll bookmark it when I get home! That should be useful. Admittedly, I tend to just look it up and find someone saying it on youtube. XD
omnomivore: He is!
Collins was cursing when he produced the little guy (flood event) and then thought the stoat was tenacious and refused to die, so Collins took pity on him and gave him a fitting name!
Bonus: Erhart is an actual name that means "brave, hardy, strong resolve" and Ulster is a province in Ireland!
Awww
That's sweet you're a sweet guy Collins
He was not trying to be sweet at the time!!
But he does do sweet things for the stoat these days.
The little critter has a slew of toys in Collins's room and a playpen on level seven.
Such a good stoat dad
Many Barge citizens helped.
But he tries.
He's really a sucker for small, cute things but shhhh don't tell anyone.
Tendi, a small cute thing: 
Hehehe.
She has won him over very quickly!
She's shockingly good at that. Some day her habit of finding extremely dangerous inmates (and recent inmates) sweet and likable is going to get her in trouble.
But not today.
It will. Probably. Maybe.
But not today.
But! If she keeps making friends at her normal rate, she'll have half the Barge on anyone's case that tries to harm her! XD
Look. She's kind of already at that point. If she gets killed her #1 priority is going to have to be defusing at least half a dozen inmates who'll potentially be out for blood.
Lmao. I can imagine.
this turned out to be a very wholesome thread and I love it.
If I was an artist I would be drawing a bear in a hat rn lies, I did try but lmao i am not an artist XD