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per my last rant i feel a lot better now and more chill <3

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small sad rant about in game rp below the cut

really bummed out and sad over in game rp right now, like my friends are fine ooc nobody dislikes me or anything, it's just I never get what i want out of rp in game and never seem to enjoy myself because everyone's characters have so much baggage, they just bring mine down, and since it's in game rp everything that happens has to persist, you can't retcon something that's happened even if it's upsetting or triggering you just have to stick with it, keep it as something your character reacts to, and more forward without the ability to control much at all, and on top of it there's so many rules and power level requirements and things you can't do, like it's frowned on to even make your character from certain places unless you spend enough time to give it air tight justifications. So now after one of my characters went out of their way to help some people they just get told to fuck off after, meanwhile everyone else is thanked and appreciated... so im just going to go sit in the Leveilleur mansion's balcony and mope

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Sophrosyne doubted she'd be able to preform this job adequately in that case. How could she reject peoples hard work? Of course if some submissions were simply jokes, or showed very little effort put in, it wouldn't be so bad, but she feared writing those rejection letters just as much as she'd fear getting one herself. "It sounds rewarding, even if a tad difficult"

She turns her head from him to see the concept, and her eyes widen in approval when the lights do indeed preform in the expected manner. After a few moments of watching, she begins to form an idea. "Hythlodaeus? What if those lights could be activated audially? And they'd change with certain frequencies or on certain beats of percussion?" She looks eager, her mind beginning to fill with possibilities. "Do you know who submitted this perhaps? Maybe they'd like to collaborate with me?"

He set up the concept and moved to join her, chuckling at her question. "Oh definitely. We reject dozens of concepts every day. While most just require revisions, others are downright horrible or unusable, or are far too similar to one we've already received. Submitters still get awfully creative though." He turned back to the concept. "Aright, let's see what happens." He concentrated on the control crystal in his hands and the concept lit up, then began sparkling and sending lights up into the air. "Ah good, this time it worked the way it's supposed to."

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"You? But you're so kind! I can't forsee anyone having any difficulties with you" Oh she had no idea.

"I'd like to meet Emet-Selch when he returns, but Mitron sounds equally as interesting" Altima noted, her tone taking on a bit of a serious note. "He specializes in aquatic life, right? I will confide in you, I have a crippling fear of the ocean. I doubt my work will ever take me to such places, but- well" She pauses to collect her thoughts, "Mitron would be a nice person to meet regardless. Perhaps a chat with him could do well to ease my fears a bit?" Likely not, but she was doing her best to be as optimistic as possible.

"Hmm..."

"Well, there is Emet-Selch." They worked together quite often, in fact. Venat considered, thoughtful. "Though I believe he is currently away on Convocation business so I can't actually introduce you just yet. Hythlodaeus is not a member of the Convocation, so you likely won't meet him often unless you're submitting concepts often." She tapped her chin, running over the members she knew well and those she only worked with on occasion.

"I don't think there's much I need to warn you of. If anything, I'm the one most would warn you about." She grinned, waving a hand. "I do believe Mitron is in, though! We can meet him."

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"It's my pleasure" She smiles, warming up considerably already. Typically she'd be more quiet and reserved, but it was difficult not to feel at ease around the lavender haired ancient. Taking his instruction, she heads over to the other end of the testing room, eyes following his actions with great interest. "So you probably get asked this all the time, but do you often get terrible submissions you outright have to toss straight into the reject bin?" She wondered.

He chuckled softly. "Well thank you. It isn't often that I'm indulged by members of the Convocation other than Emet-Selch or Azem. I hope it will spark some inspiration." As someone of musical inclination himself, it was an honor to speak to Altima. But that wasn't the point here.

"Right. Well, stand back please and I'll set the concept, then we'll see if it works properly or....has a more violent reaction. That's one of the reasons we're going to stand back there." He pointed to the far end of the testing room. He loved doing work like this. It was a break from his desk and even his feeble aetheric control could activate the concepts, helping him feel less useless.

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I love how I was like 'I don't need to track threads, I got this!' now im just slightly f lo u ndering trying to find stuff :D

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“I don’t want to pry, but.. I want you to know I also want to listen, if you want someone to talk to.”  (o/ hello~)

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"Oh, hello Azem. I'm alright, just a little flustered" Altima said, pausing to speak with the other convocation memeber after they'd exited the meeting chambers. "I wasn't expecting to be put on the spot like that, but I handled it the best I could" She just needed some more time to get use to the position, and then she'd be completely fine. "But thank you for the offer"

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"Hades? Right, Emet-Selch" She remembers, committing that to memory. "And Hythlodaeus? Isn't he the Cheif there?" But she answers her question.

"Well I've never had close friends before. I get along with people surface level just fine but anything deeper than that? I've just never really put much effort into really developing such relationships. Now seems like a better time than ever considering I'll be here in Amaurot rather than in some far flung outpost facility"

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“Oh I know about Lahabrea. He and I have met before numerous times when I worked at Pandaemonium. The thing is, I do want to try to make more friends. It’s something that’s important to me now more than before, but I mean to focus on the job as well, making friends is more of a side project of mine” She admitted, hoping that she didn’t sound too strange.

“Do you recommend anyone? Who are you close with?”

“Yeah, Hades and Hythlodaeus! We’ve been friends for a long time! Hades is a good friend to make because he’s there for you, even when he complains a lot! Of course, you have to get used to his gruffiness!” Althea laughed at the mention of her dearest friends. “You’ll probably have an easier time with Hythlodaeus of the bureau, though. He’s a friendly one all around!”

Going back to the subject of friends, Althea couldnt help but be curious over her project. “Is there a particular reason?” It was in her nature to be curious, and if there was something she can help with, she wanted to help. “It’s not really every day I hear someone say ‘making friends’ is a side project.”

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(xsunbloom - althea) “Whenever you get stressed, you do this thing with your hands. What is it?” 

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"What thing with my hands? Oh you mean this? Uh- It's just something I do when I'm nervous, but I've been trying to stop" She had been picking at her nail beds, a nasty habit. She was a tad embarrassed that Althea happened to notice.

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from swiftdeception “It doesn’t have anything to do with trust. You don’t have to tell me. But I’ll listen, if you do.” 

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It had everything to do with trust. Surely he'd be able to see that? "It's about Urianger. I'm worried that he's going to do something behind our backs again, and I feel awful even thinking it because I DO trust him, but he keeps taking on more than he needs to, and doing it alone" She confided in Thancred, hoping he wouldn't take offense. 

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Noticing Trauma sentence starters

Feel free to alter dialogue to suit your muse!

“That really spooked you.” 

“I don’t want to pry, but.. I want you to know I also want to listen, if you want someone to talk to.” 

“Well, pretend I’m not here. What would you say if nobody could hear it?” 

“Does this happen a lot?” 

“Hey, what happened between you two?” 

“When is the last time you ate?”

“Is this okay?” 

“Hey.” 

“This is the third meal you’ve missed this week, are you okay?” 

“[Name]?” 

“What did he/she/they do?” 

“This … hurts you.” 

“You don’t feel safe, here.” 

“When you look at [trigger], you… what is that?” 

“What can I do?” 

“You were crying in your sleep.” 

“What do you dream about?” 

“Whenever you get stressed, you do this thing with your hands. What is it?” 

“You’re right, I don’t understand, yet. Will you help me?” 

“Should I leave a light on for you?” 

“I brought you some water.” 

“I won’t judge you.” 

“It doesn’t have anything to do with trust. You don’t have to tell me. But I’ll listen, if you do.” 

“Count your breaths with me, okay? Ready? One, two, three, four…” 

“I’m here.” 

“Talk to me.” 

“You don’t need to tell me everything. I just want to know how I can help.” 

“Let me hold your hair back, at least.” 

“You used to love that [item].” 

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"Oh I know about Lahabrea. He and I have met before numerous times when I worked at Pandaemonium. The thing is, I do want to try to make more friends. It's something that's important to me now more than before, but I mean to focus on the job as well, making friends is more of a side project of mine" She admitted, hoping that she didn't sound too strange.

"Do you recommend anyone? Who are you close with?"

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Sophrosyne believed her. She knew that Althea was quick witted enough to withstand any situation. That was probably one of the hard requirements for the seat of Azem, but still she couldn’t help but worry the tiniest bit. Putting that worry aside for now, she answered her next inquiry truthfully.

“With my title? Yes, absolutely. With other things? Not so much. I feel like a few of the other convocation members might not like me very much. But I’m also terrible at reading people”

“If you’re speaking of Lahabrea, then it’s not you, he’s just always grumpy.” Of course, that being said, Lahabrea and her … generally don’t get along too well due to her energy levels. But even still, she would like to think they both respected each other enough. “But!! You just have to do your best at your job! If you feel they don’t like you, then make sure you don’t give them reasons to speak up!”

After she spoke up, she gave a pondering glance. “What I mean to say is that … You should just focus on your job and doing what you can do. Don’t worry so much about others! We were chosen for a duty we can perform for the Star! That alone should give you pride!”

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more random dialogue prompts ,

“why do you have that look on your face?”

“finish what you’re doing, we have to talk.”

“what have you done to yourself?”

“did you do something different with your hair?”

“it doesn’t do any good to get worked up.”

“when was the last time we had a real conversation.”

“are you in the witness protection program, or what?”

“there’s something wrong with me.”

“no, i don’t hate you.”

“hey stupid.”

“we’re aren’t them.”

“looks like i’ll live long enough to make you pay.”

“you know you’re wrong.”

“i don’t understand, why are you doing this?”

“now, before i say anything, promise me you’ll stay calm.”

“what makes me so special?”

“you have no idea what i’ve been through.”

“you really don’t have to do that, not for me.”

“did you really think you’d get a second chance?”

“how about we don’t do that.”

“i have a lot going for me, but humility is not one of them.”

“you’re the worst.”

“i don’t need you right now.”

“don’t just stand there, looking at me.”

“i thought you were supposed to call me.”

“take my hand.”

“i need you.”

“you’re allowed to need help sometimes.”

“for someone who doesn’t like to feel things, you sure feel a lot of it out loud.”

“when this is all over, i want it to be you and me.”

“why won’t you tell me what happened?”

“you don’t know what this means to me.

“i know it doesn’t make sense.”

“i’m trying really hard to keep it together.”

“i know you’re new, but we do things a little differently here.”

“your voice is putting me to sleep.”

“did you find what you were looking for?”

"you knew and you didn’t even warn me?”

“well, i guess that’s broken.”

“i thought it was part of the act.”

“you think u don’t know you’re only here because they sent you?”

“you promised to call me if you didn’t know what to wear.”

“you can keep a secret, can’t you?”

“how could you do this to me?”

“put the gun down, dearest. i have news!”

“i know you don’t have any reason to trust me, but you need to know something.”

“if you’re here to tell me what happened last night, someone beat you to it.”

“people think i’m weird.”

“i think i’m losing myself again.”

“you can’t be here.”

“i wish you’d come to the funeral.”

“do you know what today is?”

“so, you broke my favourite mug… and you’re breaking up with me?”

“i need to get out.”

“it’s like i’m cursed or something.”

“you are remarkably well-behaved tonight, what have you been up to?”

“you gonna eat that?”

“sir, the pony rides are for children only.”

“i don’t want you to worry about that anymore.”

“we’ll never make it in time.”

“you’d be late for your own funeral.”

“you should have seen it coming.”

“oh, good, you’re here! hold this.”

“why can’t you just be happy for me?”

“on a scale of one to ten, how do you feel about nachos right now?”

“is this how you flirt with everyone?”

“how much longer till we’re there?”

“what have you done?”

“it’s time for you to repay that debt you owe me.”

“where did you get that? who gave it to you?”

“what kind of mother has thoughts like that?”

“i know I haven’t been what you needed, but i’m here, and i wanna help.”

“i never want to hear you say that again.”

“you’re all i have.”

“i know it’s not perfect, but i did follow the recipe this time.”

“i was doing so well until you showed up.”

“don’t eat that! i made it ‘specially for our guest.”

“it’s not that i don’t like my life, it’s that i don’t have the energy to enjoy it.”

“how can you stand this place?”

“don’t take this the wrong way, but you don’t exactly blend in.”

“you need to stop.”

“i don’t like that look, what happened?”

“is that seriously your password?”

“what’s your problem?”

“you had no right to use it without asking.”

“oh, wow, you weren’t kidding.”

“i couldn’t trust my own parents to protect me.”

“i’m surprised you haven’t been arrested yet. wait, no, i’m not.”

“why do you want to help me?”

“ten bucks for that piece of crap?”

“we have to hurry, they’re coming!”

“hey, look what came in the mail!”

“do you want to get a drink or something?”

“please tell me you didn’t eat that.”

“the worst part is you didn’t even notice.”

“if i wanted help, i would have asked.”

“wanna tell me what’s going on with your grades?”

“you need to leave.”

“talk to me, okay? i need to know what’s going on.”

“i do blame you.”

“sometimes life deals you a bad hand, but you can still play your cards right and win.”

“you’re no longer useful to me.”

“i’m not good with sarcasm: if you don’t like me, just say it.”

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spring prompts ˗ˏˋ꒰ 🐚 ꒱

— “look, the tulips are out!”

— “come on, you don’t need a jacket - it’s lovely outside!”

— “you said we could go anywhere, and i want to go to the park.”

— “a picnic?! have you swallowed a romance novel?”

— “i’ve been waiting all winter for an excuse to wear this. what do you think?”

— “if you close your eyes, it feels like summer in the mediterranean. come here, try it.”

— “looks like sundress season’s come early, hm?”

— “are you really sunbathing at eleven on a tuesday?”

— “you know, mimosas get less socially acceptable when brunch takes place at seven in the morning.”

— “please stop watching those videos of baby animals being born, i can’t keep watching you cry.”

— “god, close the curtains- i think i’m being blinded.”

— “i know it’s not that cold, but do you want my jacket anyways?”

— “you fell asleep about halfway through. don’t be sorry, it was kind of cute.”

— “are we seriously having candy for dinner?”

— “you look so cute in pastels.”

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So people typically do like 1 year per expansion right when writing backstory?

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