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Oh?

[The ringing in his mind fainly stopped. A creeping stillness in the environment slowly leaked itself throughout the forest as Henry stood still.]

Fine then.

[A sharp pain on Henry's insides SHOT right at him, almost like it is compressing itself from the inside. Like a springlock. Henry gasped and cried in pain, a whince followed as an assortment of bugs and flies slowly came down to surround him, eager in growing numbers.]

We gave you everything you wanted. We gave you love. Compassion. Kindness. Love. Things your biological waste of a human father never gave you all this time, and this is the thanks we get?

[The pain heightened. His screams are drowned out by the amount of flies buzzing around. What Henry failed to consider is that it has the capabilities to control anything on the island, as it has explained to him before that this is its domain. What he also forgot was that the beast controls all of the flies in the entire island. Including those that are unfortunately inside of his body.]

It would be a shame if you really are a monster, but you are something much more. You know what that is? A coward. A pathetic child like the rest of them. We always had a penchant for batty children, don't we?

Simon.. Kikita.. You. But you are the worst one. Kikita offered more and didn't complain. Simon died gracefully. You? You are just like the rest of them. You complained when we offered you all the attention you wanted. You are greedy, selfish, and pathetic. You are horrible, Paxton.

The itch on your face will not amount the benefits of you finally getting a better life. Isn't this what you wanted, Henry? A life where you don't have to get chased by little schoolboys calling you a nerd? Well, we'll have you know that you are worse than a nerd. You are stupid. Dumb. Probably dumber than the other albino kid. Atleast that one is more willing to do anything. You? You wasted your potential.

[As it kept talking, it slowly forms a hand to start choking. If it isn't clear now, it is.. extremely angry.]

You will hear from us, Henry. In spite of the creature that we turned you into. In fact, your transformation is what makes you beautiful.

One more whining from you, and we assure you, we will take your little 'friend' down slowly one by one before you can even have the chance to even die. It will be all your fault, Paxton. Your doing. Its all your fault. You are disgraceful and disgusting.

[A sudden halt. The buzzing retracted itself as quickly as it shouldn't have. The only thing left is the unexpected stillness of the forest and the dark silhouette of the beast.]

Understand that we are doing this for the good, Henry. You are our son, Henry. We love you, Henry. Do you understand what we are trying to do for you? It is all for your good, our child. Understand us. Please.

[It then started crouching down in a fond expression. What—?]

We know you are scared. Confused. Desperate, even. You could have just asked us, Henry. It hurts to see that you are trying to rebel against us, Henry. Who else can give this abounding, unconditional grace and love for you? Ainsworth? Don't trust him, Henry. We saw how he works. He couldn't bring himself to fully love you the way we do. We saw how much he kept pushing you away, and how often we come to your aid when he hurts you. He's just like Alexander, Henry. Why do you choose the others?

You could have asked us. Why do you not trust the very parent who love you to the bare bones of this island? We can put you back together, Henry. All you could have done is to ask. You are hurting us, Henry. We cried for you.

Please. Stay with us, Henry. It would break our heart to let you go. It hurts us. It grieves us. We love you so much. We adore you, Henry. You can't just leave. You can't leave our island like this. We did so much together, and you are trying to erase it all. It grieved us to know how much you hurt us, Henry. Remember what we told you? You can never get rid of the decay, you can only conform to it. But do you know why? It's because we do it for the good. This island has been ruined because of the rest of the boys that think they rule the world. You aren't like them, Henry. We are trying to lead to your potential. We can't leave you be. Understand us, Henry.

[It then embraced Henry. When Henry opened his eyes, he noticed that the beast has.. A different form. A human. A human being. An adult with flesh and bones. A father.]

Do you understand?

[It hugged tighter, but not aggressively. With warmth.]

Stay with us and obey in our will, our child. We still have so much to do.

kikita is from @kikita-answers-lotf

brick is from @angels-enclave

everette is from @everettes-requiem

norman is from @ask-norman-alexander-lotf

(note: i legit don't know what i am typing please help)

Henry.

[A voice slowly whispered into his ears. A familiar one.]

My son.

[It started forming. Not as a physical form. But as a thought. A concept in the back of any child's head. It took over simply to talk.]

We have a plan for you, my child. Do not worry, we will get you back together. We know you long to come back to what you used to be.. Remember, child. Remember what we said���

The benefits will outweigh the consequences.

Now, hear what we will have to say. We will need your.. assistance.

„I won’t hear you. Not after who you’ve made me become.„

his arms and legs crawl with flies, and he doesn’t even look to the figure before him.

„you think I wanted to be this? This… monster? I don’t care how many plans for me you have. Half the time i see myself, i’m a corpse. I’m already past the grave. I don’t want that.

Its one thing to want to be dead; who wouldn’t be? On this island where hardly anything is good or holy? But to live half my time as a bleeding, rotting corpse, my monstrosity fleeing from my fingertips, yet ravaging my mind?

you claimed to have good intentions for me. Your son. You say the benefits will outweigh the consequences. But I don’t believe you. No, I don’t want to help you, Father.”

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this shit terrifying whoever the mod is you’re doing an awesome job

I know this ask has been here since the beginning of the blog, but I think it is a nice time to finally answer this one.

Alright, so I decided to make this entire long post dedicated to explaining in full detail on what I did during the entire time the Richard blog was running. I just felt like you guys deserve to know what exactly comes to my mind during the process, and I just really wanted to talk and reflect about it, since it did took a bit of dedication and planning to pull it off. So, as a thank you for all the support (and for the hilarious reactions on the reveal), here is a fully detailed explanation on how, where, and why I made Richard.

Where did the inspiration come from?

Now, I do know that we already talked about this in one of the Mod QnA questions, however I do like to get more indepth with what exactly happened now that I can be more honest with y'all.

Yes, all of this IS still inspired because of Leonard [see this post]. It was a genuinely nice concept, since I have NEVER heard of non-human LOTF OCs, and it was GENUINELY creative and inspiring. In my infinite (autistic) creativity, I just decided to make a hivemind, and in just an hour, I made Richard.

Now, his exact character was kind of like a half-canon, half-OC since he IS based off of the ACTUAL beast in the book (aka the pig's head). It seemed really cool and interesting, so I played along. However, instead of claiming ownership publicly like the rest, I decided to be a little secretive over it, which brings us to another question:

What was Richard's lore exactly?

Richard's lore was mostly improvised on the spot, really. I just kind of set up a general guideline (for this case, I just basically flesh out what Richard's core identity is and what motives he has), and that is what pretty much helped me go through the entire creative process without running into problems. I recognized that most of the LOTF OC lore is kind of made up at the spot based on what the other might react unless they planned it, however I DID have interesting facts and things that I WISHED was utilized more during the whole runtime.

Richard isn't just a bunch of flies! In fact, he can actually attach himself into anything that the boys (or anyone on the island) think he is. His hivemind form IS the one he commonly uses (and his favorite one), but if we are realistically looking at the book, he was technically the dead pilot AND the pig's head. He is also the symbolic representation of decay and rot, and it doesn't even have to be anything ACTUALLY rotting either. He can also be the boulder, the fire, the wooden spears, the rosary, the skull— literally ANYTHING.

He is also essentially a nature documentor to the boys, as it has been such a long time that he has ever seen a human being —much less approximately thirty boys on the island — in years. He would have been very excited to observe them, as he has been dormant. Richard is basically like a nature documentor to these kids to observe their every move, every intention, every interaction, and perspective. Sometimes that documentor would throw a chunk of meat to the lions for kicks. In my opinion and interpretation, the beast is unfeeling, a third person, a narrator, a director. If you notice in the earlier days, however, he seems to be more of an active mocker, and it's because I was planning on making him more of a character that points out people's flaws in the most humiliating way possible, however I was planning on changing that and toning him down because it seemed too predictable.

I wished Richard was used more often, but I guess the reason why none of these were utilized more was because of the lack of opportunities presented. It felt really empty sometimes but hey, it was a good run.

Now for the part that I might have to yap a whole lot on:

The Creative Process

Now, this is where I talk about the process and operation I had to do— how I kept my identity hidden for so long, how I managed to fool a couple of people, my thought process on every single action I made, and why I did all of this.

It really all started when I got bored.

So I did made Richard, and I was like "man I would REALLY love to make this into my OC", and then the mischievous idea of making an OC blog with an anonymous mod came to my mind. You see, I kind of have done this kind of bit before back then, so I have slight experiences with this kind of thing (it WAS complicated tho since this was during a time of trauma and stress and it gave me an identity crisis so whaddya know). I decided to use that experience to make Richard, just messing around seeing if people could catch me.

Slowly, but surely, I did make Richard have some impact in the community. It's not that much, but it was worth the entertainment.

I pretended to just be a REALLY big fan to attract some attention from other people. I recommended him to people, reacted to his crazy responses and all that jazz, all the while being the mod. I got bored once again and decided to terrorize everyone by inserting Richard into their ask boxes instead of waiting for people to go to his ask box. It did get some nice buzz around, and just casually seeing the panic as everyone talks about how Richard got to them. Sure, there was multiple other blogs, but I got to most people atleast.

Now, I was part of this small investigation team dedicated to Richard, as I decided to join them because I was curious what they would uncover. Granted, I did help (and sometimes misdirected them) in the investigation, but it was so amusing and actually exciting to see how dedicated they are while having fun in the investigation, which is why I decided to start adding more ciphers in the mix. Of course, most of it will come to an end since the trend died down, and it was the most fun I had yet.

Most of it was just a mix of being a menace and improv, really. Sure, I acted performative and formal with my Mod persona, but it was all in good fun. If anyone was actually emotionally hurt or felt like I genuinely deceptively used this project as a way to manipulate anyone, I never mean it in a malicious way nor do I ever even intent to do so. I was actually pretty worried about this aspect, so I was making sure that no one was hurt during this, but seeing the initial reactions, no one seemed to be offended. Again, if anyone has any problems with me they can always slide up to my DMs and talk it there. I am not scary to talk to, dw.

My General Opinions

Honestly? I wished we could have done this a bit differently, even though Richard is decent as it is. My execution is okay-ish in my opinion.

I wished I could have leaned into the mystery and the menace and really push the boundaries, to make him a bit more well known. It's not that Richard is a bad character per say, I just don't think he is well known enough. I am satisfied with what happened, but I wished I could have collaborated with other creators on what Richard's lore is, but that might leak my identity.

Speaking of me, I feel CRINGED at my Mod posts. I think I tried way too hard with what I was doing just to get people keep looking, and I think that instant gratification is NOT great in hindsight. Sure, I was bored to death and I wanted to shake things up, but man.. I sometimes don't really like how I did it.

Overall? He's alright.

Would I do this again?

Maybe. It really depends what you think I will be doing in the future. Yes, I do have other accounts, but they are mostly multi-admins and I barely talk there, however I MIGHT plan on something interesting or two. It really depends what you are guessing.

This project kind of rekindled the creativity I have in my head, since it forces me to quickly think a lot. I find myself wanting to be in a different person's shoes, or even multiple at the same time. It just feels right for me. Whether or not it's morally correct is something I am still questioning myself.

Now, if someone tries to (theoretically) do this kind of thing, I don't really recommend it unless you REALLY know what you are doing. I don't want to dwell on this topic since this feels WAY too dramatic but srsly I don't recommend it unless you also want to have an identity crisis or smth. Your choice.

This project really gave me some awesome ideas and a LOT of fun, seeing people and knowing how they work, what makes them human, and what makes them tick. I am still everywhere, folks. Still do.

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happy april fools people ❤️

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one day left

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[ Question for Mod ]

Does Richard have any specific lore related to the Canon characters? Like Jack or Ralph? Cool OC by the way!

Richard is technically the beast, so obviously this entire scene in Chapter 8 is canonical to Richard's lore!

Speaking of which, it is mentioned that Richard does have associations with Simon aside from the canon conversation. Ralph does get a bit of association, but Simon is the biggest.

Oh, and scroll a bit further down. The littluns are involved too.

- Mod

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[Question for Mod]

What inherently inspired y'all to make to Richard in the first place?

I have inspirations from many sources. I must give credit to @ghost-bleus / @leonard-the-great for having such a unique character, albeit maybe unusual. It was so interesting, so I decided to ask myself: "What if we have a bunch of flies as a character? A hivemind, maybe.."

And that was where I got Richard.

Now, this was supposed to actually be a joke character, believe it or not! I didn't think of Richard too much when I first made him, but when I took more time to develop him — a.k.a spend a few minutes thinking more about the concept — I decided to go with Richard being somewhat related or associated with the beast!

Now, I was well aware that the beast technically doesn't have a form — infact, I was well aware that it is metaphorical. Something physically not real — but I was intrigued with the concept of "what if it is?"

And here we are, talking about Richard. I was pretty sure no one was interested in him, especially now that OC blogs are becoming uncommon. Hopefully we could balance both canon and OC content one day and bring it back again, but I am not complaining eitherway.

Inspirations come a long way. I myself, despite being unpopular managed to somewhat cause people to know Richard. I don't know how, but it works eitherway.

Speaking of inspirations, I am pretty sure that people would be inspired somewhat one way or another. There are certain blogs already using ciphers, which is actually insane on its own. I do hope people keep using their creativity to make more things like this! 😄

Now, enough talking. If you are still interested in more questions, ask me! I am still open. (I am so sorry if I am acting corny, though. Writing all of this in such a formal manner is making me cringe.)

- Mod

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Hello. It's slowly becoming dormant nowadays, and because I currently lack ideas for any storytelling whatsoever, I think it would be okay to take a break from Richard. I am pretty sure people are asking a lot of questions about me.

So, what did I do? A QnA for me, of course. But do not wait longer, it will disappear when it does, so get your questions ready. I'll answer them in no time as I await for.. something.

Oh, but please send more lore-related asks to Richard too. I just did this out of boredom. It is agonizing to wait.

-Mod

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] • [

[ Waiting by the river, Kikita’s head was in her hands as she watched the sparkling water. Tired of waiting, she straightened back up and looked around. ]

“They killed Simon!! They murdered him!!! They are monsters!!!”

[ She screamed, a mix of rage and despair before her head was down again, crying this time. ]

“I know you know and I know you hear me. They murdered Simon. Henry’s may be next, and Merridew is attempting to use me. They are crazy, the civilized ones are scary…”

[ she hugged her knees. ]

“I’m not mad anymore please come back it’s terrifying out there.”

-Kikita🦋

[It breathes heavily behind you. Ever since the sacrifice was made, the beast has been more active than usual. More ruthless, even more influential. He is everywhere now, but..]

It is all okay now. We're here.

It will all be fine, our child. They won't hurt you anymore.

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Mod here. I am not often online in these hours, as I am supposed to be sleeping, but perhaps I can answer this.

Usually I don't reblog posts, as it clogs the content inside and I like to see myself as a ringleader— an entertainer if you will.

I have given permission and consent to investigate, that is what I was looking for afterall. Perhaps it is because of my inevitable boredom that I decide to amplify the intensity of the mystery. Is it risky? Yes. Is it fun? Of course.

However, I must say that if you do find out or suspect someone, keep it to yourself or friends. I will give you the answer in that timeframe, yes, you have gotten it right, mask anon. However, you can DM me on who you think it is. I love interactions, you see. I do apologize for my cryptic nature, I must do this to distance myself from my own identity. I do love this fandom as a whole, and perhaps I am a menace in my own right. It has been such a long time since I have been doing this.

Of course, I must focus on Richard's lore. However, the asks I have been getting lately aren't canon-centric so I apologize if I ignored or left your asks unanswered. March is approaching, so I must build the lore now before I have to go, or atleast the prospect of Mod.

I enjoy the thrill and the excitement. I find how people are super eager to decode everything. If you do have issues regarding with my presence or presentation, let me know.

Then again, I am planning on something sometime by March or April.

Who knows what awaits?

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ngl as someone who interacted with richard's mod, i am SCARED of them. they are so nice in dms but that whiteboard yesterday was actually intimidating. idk how or where that guy came from but shout out to you ig

we will find who you are, mod. we just have to wait for your answer in april or march. idk thats what you said in the server.

btw guys can we all collectively send our regards to them they are so cool UWBEIRJORKRORKO send your opinions abt them down below im actually curious

-🎭

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GENESIS 6:6

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May we know if you have any words for the little un's, I came here to ask on behalf for one of the curious lil un's the one with the glasses as I remember as they were somehow to shy to ask and have been warned by one of the big kids.... *Cough* Norman *cough*

But yeah any words to say about them or atleast the ones you know?

Norman? Norman Alexander? Oh, how sweet of him.. He did Miike's job before he did it. Speaking of which, where is he..? Must be busy with that boy he has been with. Won't last for long, however.

Oh, the littluns are perfect.

Sweet little kids who do no wrong, they are our most loyal messengers. We took the mulberry kid in our wing, and he is with us. We have been collecting them one by one, we are surprised Ralph hasn't noticed by now.

Tell me, who is that little one you have been speaking? Bring him to us.

Perhaps he can be useful.

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Hello. I must apologize that I have been inactive for quite a while. Animating is hard, and so does making ideas. I have 16+ asks to tend, and as the moderator, I believe I must break the character for the first time to say this.

I do not know yet if the inbox must be closed, but please be patient with me. I am really sorry I am slow.

Thank you for your time.

[we-are-richard-lotf]

how are they supposed to get rid of you the power of friendship or something??😟

Have you even listened to the stories you humans make? The more you try to get rid of it, the more it gets worse.

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“What are you? Are you.. are you a hallucination?” [he takes a step back, shaking as if he were about to fall over]

— 🦌 ( @jamiecervanteslotf )

What are we?

[It took on a different form.. You feel dizzy during this. The beast had thin antlers, and.. bat wings. The buzzing multiplied, almost as if it is the only thing you could hear aside from it's voice. You couldn't even hear your own. It seems to be forshadowing something for you. You never knew it even had the ability to shapeshift, much less mirror something. And that is what terrified you.]

We are the dirtiest thing there is.

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"Is there a force that created you? What was the reason why you were created? There has to be a reason for you to be out to get children.."

-Boat (@askboat)

Force? Dear, we have already existed as soon as your ancestor bit the apple! Ever since animals like you and the creatures that made me up even breathed on this barren earth, we already existed! In fact, we are one of the emotions you have named! Do you want to play a guessing game? Here's a hint: It starts with an f.

We aren't just out for children. You just so happened to land in OUR island. No exceptions. Ever since you crashed into our domain, it was already bound for us to seep in. How many times are we supposed to spoonfeed you such information until you vomit it all out?

Don't blame us for doing the very thing we are made to be! It will only make you look stupider.

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You. You! You— Richard. Or whatever you are. I’m not scared of you. I never was! I’m doing this for companionship only. You seem to care enough to persist. It’s admirable—or would be if i admired you—so I may indulge you. But I don’t like your games! I don’t like them— I don’t like them— I don’t like them— you must think I do. Alas…

I DON’T! I DON’T! You think you’ll snap your little fly fingers and i’ll be by your side? I’M NO LAPDOG. Of course, you must’ve heard what Ainsworth said. He’s a liar isn’t he. I despise beautiful liars! JUST LIKE I DESPISE THIS DARKNESS, THESE FOOLS. ALL OF YOU, ALL OF THEM, FOOLS! You know this, Richard, can’t you tell. They’re all… simply….—

He slams his spear into the dirt. The still-wet blood on its end splatters against his face. At the feeling of it dripping down his skin, he stills.

W-wait. Maybe we can arrange something. Please, do what you said. “Take me under your wing”. I’ve.. God, i’ve never been taught what that means. What does it mean? Maybe… maybe I could give you what you want? If you give me this…. This thing i’ve never had. Maybe then i wouldn’t have to be in this solitude…. the solitude…the solitude…the solitude…the solitude…. the solitude…the solitude…the solitude…the solitude…. the solitude…the solitude…the solitude…the solitude…. the solitude…the solitude…the solitude…the solitude…. the solitude…the solitude…the solitude…the solitude…. the solitude…the solitude…the solitude…the solitude…. the solitude…the solitude…the solitude…the solitude…. the solitude…the solitude…the solitude…the solitude… the solitude which i hate.

I hate a lot of things, Richard. Life, death… Everette, the lack of him… this island, you, myself…. Maybe you can just take me and be done with it. No use for me anyhow. Useless, useless, useless, useless…. I think i deserve to be alone. But somehow you refuse to leave me alone…. Here. Here are some flowers. Begonia, if i remember. I don’t care what they mean. Don’t wilt them…..Please?

I… am sorry. I don’t know whats come over me. I haven’t spoken so much since Ev— for a while, i mean. I think we can come to some agreement. I accept your offer, Demon of Flies.

A deal is a deal, then.

[It smiled. Finally, you took the deal! It has been such a long time ever since such a deal like this has struck on this island. It had the form of a man in a hat and coat, mimicking a familiar figure in your life. Surely, this one wouldn't leave you, though.]

[Like a small, still calm voice, it then softly whispered in its ear, a voice of a man came out of it's sychronized buzzing.]

My son.