State of the Me Because Who Cares About Characters Anyway

[mastersparktion]

Taking a break wasn't bad! I didn't get very much done after all. But, well... it was much easier to stay away than I'd expected, which might not be a good thing. And I actually do feel better after it? More than I'd expected? Which might be a good thing.

...If nothing more, both of the above probably prove that I have got to back off and spend

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[donationsorgtfo]

I luv yu. :

[mastersparktion]

Aw, you.

[donationsorgtfo]

luuuuvvvvv

[mastersparktion]

You really don't have anything else to say, huh?

[timeperiod]

I know that stagnant feeling, and the feeling that you can't throw characters at any post anymore. I mean, you've been here longer, but for some reason I feel it, too, even though for me it's more "MAKING THE FIRST TAG IS HARD." I wonder if apping another character would help? :x

I also understand the comfort zone thing, especially with a Touhou character! I'm too overwhelmed with a million different things at the moment, BUT WE SHOULD TALK SOON! We should all agree on headcanon and set things straight with the cast? It gives us something to do! ♥

I wish it were easier to pimp this canon or get people into it. I LOVE YOUR MARISA. 8'(

ANYWAY, I understand your everything! I hope! I think I got off topic. (God, I was about to touch on every little thing for a second there.)

tl;dr LET'S TALK SOMETIME BBY ♥

[mastersparktion]

My goodness, that's right! It's been a while since you apped, hasn't it? -- Heh heh erhem. I knew you'd been having various troubles too, but I didn't realize we had so many in common.

Of course, we should talk anyway, just cause you it seems like I never see enough of anymore, and after all you're a fabulous sweetheart. BUT LET'S TALK SHOP AND POSSIBLY DEVOLVE INTO MAINLY COMMISERATING AND CRYING AT EACH OTHER WHICH IS ALSO FUN~

[timeperiod]

I haven't apped since 2009! Isn't that a feat worth mentioning?! And yeah, it's weird, even though taking a break and working certain kinks out in my life and RP!life is somehow rejuvenating my want to RP. I WISH I COULD SAY THE SAME FOR YOU. :'(

Crying at you is fun, let's! ♥

[mastersparktion]

Well that's kind of what I was just doing anyway, although my life doesn't have real workable kinks, I kind of wish it did sometimes. You know, though, I really want to make some changes to the old girl. But enough of that sort of thing, that is also for delicious crying at~ ♥

[halfcocked]

If I post, I will get no comments because I have no CR.THIS ISN'T TRUE. I mean it AFFECTS things, but it's not true! There are a lot of things that affect how many comments a post gets. One of those things is CR, yeah, but there's also--time of day, who's around, your post hook etc. If you make a post that's like "Marisa is standing around looking at loose ends, poke her" then yes you are going to get a lot fewer comments on that than, say, Shigure would on the same post. But if you make a post that's like, idk, "Marisa is standing outside the mess hall at a wooden stall that says 'Family Therapy $.05, Lemonade $5!'" then I promise you people aren't going to look at that post and go "Huh, I want to play, and I have a character who has family pings, and this sounds fun, but eh Marisa posted it and I don't know her so I'm not going to tag

[mastersparktion]

I do wish I were better at posting in general, in any case... I never do have ideas. And I don't care what you say either, I've always enjoyed what postrape I've experienced. (I still have proud memories of tagging back to everyone in a two-page 1400-comment post, although admittedly that was a copost, IT WAS FUN. And then I felt bad when I saw around then a lot of people saying they were scared to post because of being overwhlemed. It could be meeeeee~) S-sigh that was probably unfair of me to say, since I did sort of feel like my last couple attempts at posting didn't go over as well as they might've. Anyway, in general CR is some kind of factor, but there are assuredly always other ones which is all part of why posting is hard grar

[halfcocked]

I'm bad at getting post ideas too. XD I can't even tell you how many times I've been like "AUGH I WANT TO POST SO BADLY BUT I HAVE NOTHING TO POST." I wish I had some way to get better at it. One thing I DO find helps somewhat is to write it down if you have a post idea at a time when you can't do one, like say, if something comes up in the middle of a thread with someone else and you think "Oh I could follow that up with a post!" Because I know I end up forgetting all the time. XD AS FOR POSTRAPE nah it's cool, everyone's thoughts on it are different. I admit I love it when a post I make gets a ton of comments, especially if it's a copost. But in a weird way, I find it worse for CR, especially when you're hurting for close relationships. With a post where 30 people comment, generally speaking, you are going to have slower and shorter and more shallow threads than if six people comment. They might be FUN, but in my experience (and this is just me!) they are not going to be as involved because you're distracted with your 29

[mastersparktion]

Ahhh, you have a point and it's one of those points that's difficult to sink in viscerally so it must be good.

You totally have helped, thank you again! I also feel awkward fussing like this but it seems the sort of thing must be done now and then, and I really do appreciate you bothering with me~ And like it always is with these things, it's always so reassuring to hear that I'm not alone. ♥

...Maybe someday I'll also learn to deal with my issues gracefully instead of with melodramatic tl;dr, but melodramatic tl;dr is basically how I do everything, I dunno anymore.