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ime it really depends on whether you're talking about dni as a player (fairly rare) or just someone opting out of a particular character (not that uncommon at all). i've had people opt out of some of my characters who had some triggery stuff in their backstories before, but i've never had anyone give me a blanket dni as a player.

nothing stopping op from having their character feel things organically, with or without events. why does someone need an event to have ic feelings, anyway?

not sure why you need an event for that ngl? just make prompts that work for you if you don't like the event stuff, since most events let you opt out of them anyway.

Do it! I would love to hear from people I was PSLing with a year or so ago! I'm also in the same boat as you and intend to hit back old tags that are almost a year old.

they do feel things organically outside of the event, its the event itself that doesn't inspire any organic feelings, because the whole point of the event is artificial feelings. or i guess it inspires frustration, but after a few times that gets old.

sure, they're good every now and then, but when it's every other event it's just tiring.

the problem isn't "i cant get my character to feel things", it's "i wish there was more to react to than magical emotion-changing items". so maybe a better way to say it is "please make events that have things to do in them besides making my character seem awkward and ooc".

oh got it. yeah, that can be frustrating. is this something you've brought up to mods before?

the problem isn't "my character doesnt feel anything outside of events" so much as its "this event has nothing in it but making my character act weird and i wish we had more to do than that".

Dude, I wish I could've seen the characters I like being roleplayed. Talk to them! Send a PM! They are not married to their rp partners, you can write together!!! It doesn't have to be just with one other person who qrites that character.

+1, i don't have a lot of otps, but the pairings i am into, i'll play on repeat between different partners just to poke at that dynamic from every available angle.

Thank you, nonny. I needed this.

whatchu guys talkin bout

she is a beautiful, glorious floof, anon! give her scritches for me.

happy birthday, anon

ah, anon… i was/am in the same boat, though honestly idk how to talk about it because i somehow managed to slide sideways before things got TOO bad? in that i torpedoed my rp friendships (via a sharp decline in my writing because i thought i could only write when i “managed” my anxieties via alcohol + overreacting oocly because of said alcohol) and kind of disappeared for a while before i figured out ways to distract myself via games/books/rl activities, etc. it takes time! and sometimes it feels very lonely, in that i see things that remind me of old friendships/canonmates, etc, because how do you reach out to people you’ve annoyed? “i’m sorry and i’ve changed over these past few years” isn’t the best opener lol because i never did anything wankgate-worthy, but i was just enough of a pain to be shut out of groups. which sucks! i feel it keenly now that i’m sober and just now dipping my toes into things once again, but i am also very much aware of how i’ve acted and how i can do better.

if you ever want to vent anon, i can make+drop a sock… i am here to listen. because it’s rough! it’s a lot! it can be SO scary to re-approach a space (esp one like dwrp) without alcohol and/or drugs giving you that confidence boost. but it’s possible!!!

I like my coworker a lot, but she just never stops talking. She'll come into the backroom to talk to me when I'm on break about work stuff and I can't just be like "don't talk to me" because she takes things SUPER personally. Even if I'm helping a customer, she'll be talking to me and I can't concentrate on two conversations at once!

this is the exact reason why i dropped from duplicity. i don't know if that's the game you're in op but if it is you're not alone in being frustrated by it. there's only so many times you can get excited about your character accidentally becoming horny due to [magical effect item of the month]

if it's a completely cold pitch without any prior IC or OOC interaction, my theory is some people hold off or get skittish with starters like this because

a) there's something in the premise they feel doesn't gel easily with what their character would do and they're unsure how to improv it organically (like, idk, something about haunted houses when that character normally avoids spooky stuff)

b) they're unsure what the assumed CR dynamic is and are vagueposting to get out of taking initiative to establish the vibe, or they're canonblind to your character and don't want to deal with the familiarity of assumed CR, so they're trying to stonewall it into something more neutral

c) they're assuming YOU'RE coming in with specifics to fill in the blanks and afraid you'll turn out to be one of those psycho players who'll get butt blasted if they step on your toes or ruin the scene you have in your head, lmao

like the other anon, sometimes i'll reach out and share some ideas to help get us in an agreed upon direction if i feel like establishing a baseline would help. if they're still not receptive after that, though, it's probably better to cut your losses.

used to have coworkers like this - big headphones are the solution. even if you're not actually listening to anything just put them on and they're a signal you're listening to something and don't want to be bothered

had a coworker like ayrt. did that. my annoying coworker would wave in front of my face to get my attention to talk more.

as one who took it that ayrt was overthinking an ic rejection and blurring ic/ooc lines, this is a good explanation and i appreciate your breaking down each point in detail

+1 this is the way, but annoyingly it doesn't always work. i got called up on it by my manager recently who said that it was making the office feel "unfriendly" and i should be expected to chat with my colleagues rather than just sitting there with my headphones on trying to do my actual work.

as someone currently in dup, it definitely is frustrating and annoying, and there's also a disconnect between people who seem to expect magical horny status effect overrides established cr completely, and people who play with it within the bounds of how their character feels about another character currently and/or are happy to play with the fallout of that.

i have actively called out dumb managerial decisions like this. "so, what you're saying is that you want me to stop doing the work you're paying me to do, and instead, sit and gossip with people in the office who aren't doing their work because they're sensitive slackers who don't want hurt feelings? just reiterating here: you want to pay me to not work. that's what you're telling me. because i'm going to write this conversation back to you in a reminder letter later that that's what you expect me to do. to not do my work and cater to my gossipy coworker's feelings."

i've always been known as the 'unfun' one, but i really don't care. when i'm working, i'm being paid to be there and work. work doesn't get my fun time. my fun time is designated to when i'm away from the people that i'm paid to suffer with. that's it. they are coworkers. not friends.

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