Hibarin!21 hours ago
Alright, I've been putting this off for literal hours, but I'll go ahead and say it.

Hibarin!21 hours ago
I don't know whose sock account keeps contacting me about Hibari and Vriska's relationship, but seriously, stop. I DON'T believe it's anyone on my timeline either, but skfdslj I just need to get this out.

Hibarin!21 hours ago
I've been sitting on this weirded out feeling all day long because it feels like our threads are being stalked [and not in that fun, shippy way], but in a way that's making me anxious to play him at all.

Hibarin!21 hours ago
All I'm hearing is that there's not enough conflict between them?

Hibarin!21 hours ago
Anon's linking to threads that I do not recalling ever sharing on my timeline, including those in our inboxes, and seem to have been following every last one of them.

Hibarin!21 hours ago
I'm guessing it's not enough that he's already tried to kill her [and a second time because she trapped him in the air], called him a racist, and cursed him at least twice?

Hibarin!21 hours ago
I never once thought this would be such a problem.

Hibarin!21 hours ago
Questioning his response to it, asking me why he's kissed her as many times as he has. The only concern seems to be that he's not reacting to her in the way he's "expected" to react.

Hibarin!21 hours ago
And implying that I could lose his entire voice/personality over something this minor? It's insulting to me.

Hibarin!21 hours ago
I don't mind someone critiquing Hibari, but this is actually irritating me now, which is an amazing accomplishment considering that I have exactly two emotions.

spootcadoot21 hours ago
.... is someone seriously doing that?

Hibarin!21 hours ago
YES.

spootcadoot21 hours ago
Who the hell would even?????

spootcadoot21 hours ago
What the fuck

Hibarin!21 hours ago
I don't know, but it's been making me nuts all day long.

Hibarin!21 hours ago
Seriously, I am not accepting any more critique on a cute little SHIP that has nothing to do with anyone save Vriska and Hibari. I'm done with it, I was done with it yesterday

celine dion21 hours ago
sounds like baby's first grudgewanker (assuming this is the first instance you've dealt with it...)

spootcadoot21 hours ago
Dude I am so sorry I don't know what the hell is wrong with people

kiLL ?21 hours ago
whoa thats so obsessive... (unsure)

celine dion21 hours ago
document/screencap it, tell them you appreciate the feedback but don't wish to discuss the issue anymore and do not wish to be contacted again over it

celine dion21 hours ago
take documentation to mods if it happens again

ℓᴀᴘɪɴ21 hours ago
woooow. do you tag all your posts/threads with your character tags? they might have alerts set up when you use those.

Kurosaki Shinji21 hours ago
that's p creepy ngl

Hibarin!21 hours ago
whambamSLAM: Yeah, I've never dealt with anything like this before, and I don't know why it's bothering me so much.

kiLL ?21 hours ago
yo people get crazy over the littlest things but SHIPS tend to be the biggest magnet for it :/ sorry youre being hassled like this...

ℓᴀᴘɪɴ21 hours ago
but this is extreme, and i would be upset too if i was getting harassed

spootcadoot21 hours ago
In Cdc you have to tag

celine dion21 hours ago
also consider turning on IP logging temporarily

Hibarin!21 hours ago
Yeah, I definitely tag everything.

celine dion21 hours ago
I am sure nobody would object to that, considering this behavior.

spootcadoot21 hours ago
But also inbox stalking??

ℓᴀᴘɪɴ21 hours ago
yeah but personally i only tag my stuff right before AC's up, haha

ℓᴀᴘɪɴ21 hours ago
mostly because i'm lazy but that might be how they're keeping track

Hibarin!21 hours ago
I tag to keep track, but inboxes don't get tagged, and I typically don't share those posts.

kiLL ?21 hours ago
not sure what the mods can do about it if its a sock account but yeah it cant hurt to document

Kurosaki Shinji21 hours ago
it always amazes me how much time people like this have on their hands

celine dion21 hours ago
it just sounds like someone who's familiar with the canon(s) and hyperobsessive to be honest

Kurosaki Shinji21 hours ago
like............don't you have something better to do

Hibarin!21 hours ago
It's only because of the HMD post.

Hibarin!21 hours ago
Otherwise, I wouldn't have linked Hibari's. But since it's mandatory, we don't get an option.

celine dion21 hours ago
...oh was this on the game HMD? not sure about IP logging then

celine dion21 hours ago
hm

kiLL ?21 hours ago
is it just happening to you or em too? i know em shares links sometimes and her plurk is public so...

Kurosaki Shinji20 hours ago
can't be on the game hmd game hmd is locked

Hibarin!20 hours ago
No, it's his personal one.

kiLL ?20 hours ago
that could be how the anon is getting them 8|a

Hibarin!20 hours ago
But it came the night of HMD.

celine dion20 hours ago
then if it's personal yeah. turn IP logging on and then you CAN do something if they bother you again

Hibarin!20 hours ago
I'm trying not to even make a big deal out of it, but I'm just really irritated and anxious.

celine dion20 hours ago
well... it's irritating and the person clearly needs to find something better to do so

kiLL ?20 hours ago
its over something silly, but if youre getting harassed you have every reason to be upset

Hibarin!20 hours ago
It's only the second time, but I don't want this to continue.

Hibarin!20 hours ago
I didn't like it the first time.

PENELOPE III20 hours ago
Sometimes, just shutting it down for a while can be the best move. Disengage, don't make a fuss, and let it cool down.

celine dion20 hours ago
it happens to everyone at some point or another

celine dion20 hours ago
unfortunately

Hibarin!20 hours ago
Are we allowed to shut them down?

celine dion20 hours ago
why wouldn't you be? it's your HMD and they're harassing you now

celine dion20 hours ago
HMDs are for constructive crit not obsessive nitpicking bordering on being creepy

Hibarin!20 hours ago
Yeah. I'm just disappointed because I do like constructive things, but this is over shipping alone.

Kurosaki Shinji20 hours ago
personal hmds aren't mandatory for the game iirc

Kurosaki Shinji20 hours ago
honestly if no one in game has the balls to come to your face on the game hmd and they're being this obsessive/rude ignore it

PENELOPE III20 hours ago
You're still posting to the game hmd. I'd have to review the rules to be certain there isn't something in there, admittedly, but...

PENELOPE III20 hours ago
If they really have very serious concerns, they can keep their anon status and talk to a mod. But... Inconsequential shipping problems aren't serious by definition.

Kurosaki Shinji20 hours ago
also hey guess what

Hibarin!20 hours ago
?

Kurosaki Shinji20 hours ago
character development

Kurosaki Shinji20 hours ago
it's

Kurosaki Shinji20 hours ago
a thing

Kurosaki Shinji20 hours ago
shocking right

celine dion20 hours ago
not in the game anymore but I'm pretty sure your mods have better things to do than deal with weh weh ship complaints

celine dion20 hours ago
just a ballpark guess

Hibarin!20 hours ago
Yeah, I figured as much. I've just never had anyone say a word to me ever in the 4 years I've played Hibari, so this feels extreme to me.

Hibarin!20 hours ago
Not in any game.

celine dion20 hours ago
it's less extreme and more... "why do you even care this much and why are you so invested"

celine dion20 hours ago
re: whoever this individual is

ℓᴀᴘɪɴ20 hours ago
CDC has a lot of attention on it as one of the current big games

ℓᴀᴘɪɴ20 hours ago
so that may be what put you on their radar and now they're like a dog with a bone and need to chill

Kurosaki Shinji20 hours ago
i've had something similar happen to me before, but not to that extent, so i feel the pain of the grudgewank anon

celine dion20 hours ago
alternate theory is that someone wants your character spot and really wants you to drop

celine dion20 hours ago
lol

celine dion20 hours ago
which is uh sad but it happens

Kurosaki Shinji20 hours ago
yeah

honest heart.20 hours ago
...well what the actual levitating shitsticks. Someone's got a little much time on their hands.

honest heart.20 hours ago
I'm really sorry you're having to deal with this, but basically it's all been covered here already.

honest heart.20 hours ago
what bullshit though.

Hibarin!20 hours ago
I considered it for like 2 seconds, because I really don't deal well with feeling anxious over stuff, but I've put so much into this game.

Hibarin!20 hours ago
accipitridae: It's alright, I just need to be open about it because otherwise, it will bother me all night.

PENELOPE III20 hours ago
Eh, let's be realistic. It's more than likely just someone being massively socially awkward and not knowing to move on. Not rare in our circles.

celine dion20 hours ago
ships are serious fucking business

celine dion20 hours ago
I like how this tenant hasn't even changed since journal RP started

celine dion20 hours ago
(LOL)

Hibarin!20 hours ago
I think it's more Hibari's reaction to the ship? But I swear I cannot care this much about something we entered into to be cute.

Hibarin!20 hours ago
But I appreciate all of the input here, and may very well remove the personal HMD for a bit.

levi20 hours ago
um

levi20 hours ago
i don't mean to be a dick and i have no complaint myself, but if this is just the two comments on your hmd that were given around the time of hmd, i don't consider this weird or creepy.

levi20 hours ago
it's an attempt to give you crit. the fact that they've stalked your threads is sort of necessary to make proper crit -- not giving specific examples wouldn't be helpful and they have to read your threads to

levi20 hours ago
give them...

Hibarin!20 hours ago
I understand, but I don't want crit on an ingame ship.

levi20 hours ago
that's cool. i'd just ignore it then.

Hibarin!20 hours ago
Yeah, no worries. I definitely plan to.

PENELOPE III20 hours ago
Glancing at it, the hyperbole is a little silly but it seems like the writer isn't malicious or grudgy.

PENELOPE III20 hours ago
I'd say being up front with them if they continue the conversation would probably get the results you want.

PENELOPE III20 hours ago
My earlier suggestion of shutting things down for a bit really doesn't fit the tone of things.

Hibarin!20 hours ago
I will do that then.

Hibarin!20 hours ago
It's just not something I feel should be an issue, and honestly, I don't think it's fair that others can ship without question while Hibari gets an examination.

Hibarin!20 hours ago
What's more, I don't think this is what HMD is for?

Hibarin!20 hours ago
It's private and doesn't affect the plot or his performance, or any interaction he has with other characters. It affects Vriska, the end.

PENELOPE III20 hours ago
Well, no, it's actually quite fair to take note of character behavior, but expecting strict unending canon compliance is unrealistic.

PENELOPE III20 hours ago
It still is part of the game, after all.

PENELOPE III20 hours ago
You can always note that you're not interested in certain kinds of crit. I think that's be fair, too.

Hibarin!20 hours ago
I'll make a note of that as well when I update. I guess I really didn't intend for it to be examined in such a serious way that implies that it's going to ruin my character somehow.

PENELOPE III20 hours ago
I have seen that semi dramatic style of crit offered to other people before. It always strikes me as a result of the crit giver getting so wound up about having to give said crit that they over-compensate.

PENELOPE III20 hours ago
I'd try not to take it personally if I were in your place.

Hibarin!20 hours ago
I'll try. I don't see where it was necessary at all, and going through the trouble of making a sock account for it, that just bothers me in general. But I really appreciate your words.

PENELOPE III20 hours ago
It's one of the weaknesses of the hmd system versus conversational discussion.

BANANARINA20 hours ago
WELP.

BANANARINA20 hours ago
shows up 15 min late with Starbucks WHATD I MISS

Hibarin!20 hours ago
skywards: Same thing as last night, I'm afraid.

BANANARINA20 hours ago
YEAH I GATHERED THAT WAS SARCASTIC i'll kill everyone

BANANARINA20 hours ago
FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH BUDDY I HAVEN'T HEARD BOO so i'm sort of inclined to think someone just has a problem with you personally rather than this being a Real Issue

Hibarin!20 hours ago
Augh, I'm sorry. I know it's all on Hibari's end, but there's really nothing to do about this.

BANANARINA20 hours ago
like, maybe? idk, i feel like if someone genuinely had a problem with the ship, they'd come talk to me too, because a ship takes, you know, two people?

BANANARINA20 hours ago
i feel like this is more just about giving you a hard time than anything.

Hibarin!20 hours ago
I just don't know what they want really? I don't feel this is something to be fixed, and you don't seem to mind it either?

BANANARINA20 hours ago
haha they want you to say OH YOU'RE RIGHT SORRY LET ME BREAK THIS UP RIGHT NOW probably.

BANANARINA20 hours ago
anyone who's that dogged just wants the other party to admit defeat.

Hibarin!20 hours ago
I know it hasn't been played out perfectly, but this is my first ship in a game, so I mean, I don't know. It doesn't feel forced or uncomfortable to me.

BANANARINA19 hours ago
I'LL SERIOUSLY KILL THE WORLD i'm really mad someone has made you anxious over this WHEN IT IS IN FACT YOUR FIRST SHIP IN A GAME

BANANARINA19 hours ago
i've been through this rigamarole a couple of times so i know my footing, but when you're knew at it, and esp with a character like hibari, it's trial and error

BANANARINA19 hours ago
so that someone is hounding you about it instead of just trying to be constructive SUCKS.

BANANARINA19 hours ago
.... *new

Hibarin!19 hours ago
I really appreciate you saying so. Like, I want to know if something's wrong with my writing, or my wording, or my portrayal, but not my ship?

BANANARINA19 hours ago
(part of me just wonders if whoever it is ships hibari with someone else in canon or something and just DOESN'T LIKE SEEING HIM SHIPPED WITH ANYONE ELSE)

Hibarin!19 hours ago
I have no honest idea, but, If you don't have any plans to split them up, I'm not making any adjustments either, unless it happens naturally.

BANANARINA19 hours ago
there are a lot of possibilities here but i just keep wondering why i haven't heard jack shit... either they have no problem with vriska's end of it, or they just have a problem with YOU

BANANARINA19 hours ago
which automatically you can't do anything about.

BANANARINA19 hours ago
HAHA JESUS NO.

BANANARINA19 hours ago
vriska's a fragile psycho, breaking up something like that so suddenly would go bad places.

BANANARINA19 hours ago
if i even wanted to, which i do not.

BANANARINA19 hours ago
we're the same on that one! what happens happens, what naturally develops will naturally develop. i've got no inclination to push it one way or another.

Hibarin!19 hours ago
Same here. I want it to stay as natural as it's always been.

bk 20119 hours ago
sometimes, no matter how you develop it or what you do, certain pairings won't "click" with people. if you can go over your own threads and, with a critical eye, still see nothing really off or wrong

bk 20119 hours ago
then chances are nothing's going to really convince the person

BANANARINA19 hours ago
^^^ agreed with that completely

BANANARINA19 hours ago
i also do agree with Poppy that it is fair to examine a ship for character behavior! and i haven't actually read the crit so i don't want to speak to something I don't know

BANANARINA19 hours ago
rn i'm just calling it on my gut feeling

BANANARINA19 hours ago
WHICH IS MOSTLY "WOW DON'T UPSET MY FRIEND."

BANANARINA19 hours ago
so i have a bias.

Hibarin!19 hours ago


bk 20119 hours ago
yeah, i see the comment now and see their criticism isn't on the pairing, but rather their idea of the pacing, but do you feel their crit is more based on their like...how do i say uhh

Hibarin!19 hours ago
It's still up in his HMD, and I tried to explain things, and honestly got flustered because I didn't expect to be defending this of all things...

bk 20119 hours ago
fears about how you might portray it rather than how you actually are portraying it?

Hibarin!19 hours ago
I mean, if it's a might, that's not very helpful?

Hibarin!19 hours ago
I'm not exactly planning this out.

bk 20119 hours ago
it seems like they're afraid you're going to make hibari and vriska in this conventional, totally normal bf/gf ship, but i don't know if that's what's actually happening at all.

BANANARINA19 hours ago
it's not helpful, but i can see where that impulse would come from..... jeez ok i need to go read this brb.

Hibarin!19 hours ago
They're the furthest thing from normal, so I can't see that happening either way.

Kurosaki Shinji19 hours ago
i don't think it's that nuts to start a relationship or have one move into different territory after six...months

Kurosaki Shinji19 hours ago
because ICly it has been technically, six earth months

Hibarin!19 hours ago
All they've done is hold hands one time, and give a few quick kisses, nothing's really happened yet.

BANANARINA19 hours ago
OK IM BACK. having read it i agree that it's more about their expectations for hibari's sort of ... character arc as a whole, as portrayed in the specific instance of the ship

Kurosaki Shinji19 hours ago
.......then i think that's fine?

Kurosaki Shinji19 hours ago
that seems realistic to me

Kurosaki Shinji19 hours ago
it's not like they're banging in rovers

Kurosaki Shinji19 hours ago
lmao

BANANARINA19 hours ago
i think they're employing a little hyperbole and maybe assuming too much from whatRSKJGHKSLJDHLKGSDJHLKSJFD

Hibarin!19 hours ago
Omg

BANANARINA19 hours ago
LAUGHS FOREVER

PENELOPE III19 hours ago
Poorly worded concern that you're veering off into ooc behavior on Hibari's part is what I got out of it, not even a condemnation of the ship as a whole.

Hibarin!19 hours ago
I can't fix what hasn't even begun to happen, that's really why I'm bothered.

BANANARINA19 hours ago
noh pretty much fills the rover banging quota.

bk 20119 hours ago
mhm. :-( admittedly i haven't been following it so i have no idea, but they seem to content that hibari's introspection is consistent and IC, but that his actions they feel contradict it? but like

BANANARINA19 hours ago
^^^ YES. what poppy said.

Kurosaki Shinji19 hours ago
Noh pls...

bk 20119 hours ago
i think it makes sense that whatever confusion or apprehensions hibari says, he's not going to process it aloud

bk 20119 hours ago
or have feelings-talks with vriska about them

BANANARINA19 hours ago
oh god, feelings talks.......

bk 20119 hours ago
he just kind of deals with that stuff on his own in the form of being a capricious punk ass usually

bk 20119 hours ago
or severe denial

BANANARINA19 hours ago
but yeah that makes sense to me. i can't see him being openly aggressive to her, but the other option for venting confusion is a feelings jam and AINT NO ONE GOT TIME FOR THAT.

Hibarin!19 hours ago
Yeah, he's been cutting up lately, but Hibari's definitely not going to discuss something like this.

bk 20119 hours ago
yeah. i could see conflict happening, definitely, due to hibari's confusion, but i think even that should be developed gradually if it even happens...it's not something you can just blast into full force

bk 20119 hours ago
just because of some crit. just like the relationship took months to manifest

BANANARINA19 hours ago
also it's funny, the whole "he's not even sure they're dating" thing, because vriska herself DESPITE THE WHOLE "CLAIMING" THING isn't actually sure about it either! if you asked her flat out

bk 20119 hours ago
any issues would also take a while to manifest

BANANARINA19 hours ago
she would say maybe or that she didn't know.

bk 20119 hours ago
it doesn't have to be instantaneous

BANANARINA19 hours ago
so if anything they're both being kind of obtuse and contradictory.

Hibarin!19 hours ago
ladymonster: I agree, this isn't something I want to structure out either.

Hibarin!19 hours ago
skywards: I think they're both just feeling it out?

BANANARINA19 hours ago
AND YEAH, agreeing with that too... i'm definitely not against conflict, but it happening full force/RIGHT THE HELL NOW would be some kinda IC whiplash.

BANANARINA19 hours ago
pretty much.

bk 20119 hours ago
mhm. well, i think it's good you two are keeping a civil conversation. if they respond, i'd try to get some clarifications going on. it's good to be approachable for this stuff

bk 20119 hours ago
but there's nothing wrong with standing by what you have written so far either, if you've examined it and can't see any real issue other than you're not playing it the way they want you to.

bk 20119 hours ago
if you tackle any conflict (neither of the two are particularly good at feelings...), i do hope it's of your own accord rather than something you feel you have to do asap to make things believable

Hibarin!19 hours ago
I'm not sure I really want to respond to them anymore. I can't change what I haven't done yet, and I do feel that way, that I'm not playing him the way they expected to see.

bk 20119 hours ago
because then you could end up with more issues

Hibarin!19 hours ago
Agreed.

BANANARINA19 hours ago
also, you know, reading it... it's sort of strange/interesting to me that they talk about hibari's so-called "lack of reaction", but like.... isn't part of that due to vriska herself, and her influence?

BANANARINA19 hours ago
this isn't just 100% hibari's reactions... who she is will have an impact on how he reacts, too.

BANANARINA19 hours ago
and that's not really taken into account looking at it this way.

Hibarin!19 hours ago
skywards: I thought so too.

BANANARINA19 hours ago
you react differently to different people... that's how... people work. any relationship you look at that has to be considered.

bk 20119 hours ago
vriska's really pushy and assertive and, like i said i haven't read much of their threads, but i do think that because of that she'd take the brunt of the emotional pushing idk

bk 20119 hours ago
while hibari would just roll with it after she wore him down

bk 20119 hours ago
as long as he likes her

BANANARINA19 hours ago
PROBABLY.

Hibarin!19 hours ago
Hah hah. It's true. Like, I don't know what's expected here? He was a complete mess when they first met, just really problematic.

Hibarin!19 hours ago
More so than now.

BANANARINA19 hours ago
and that's borne out in the fact that she's the one saying shit about it to other people, too.

BANANARINA19 hours ago
er, by shit i just mean talking about it. NOT LIKE SAYING BAD THINGS.

BANANARINA19 hours ago
ladymonster: no but i'm gonna agree with this assessment, it's pretty spot on.

Hibarin!19 hours ago
Hibari has disclosed it to absolutely no one. Noh already knew. It might come up with Ino, but only because he wants to know what the hell to buy her in this store.

PENELOPE III19 hours ago
Perhaps if you want to take something productive out of this, you can just continue to be mindful about what you're playing, and you can have interesting conversations on the topic like this one popping up.

bk 20119 hours ago
yeah ^ this

Hibarin!19 hours ago
Yeah. I think that should be alright.

bk 20119 hours ago
if anything it's good to always examine this stuff, and have a lot of conversations between you and vriska's player!

bk 20119 hours ago
well! at least they took it to your hmd. :-( that's actually more than a lot of people do. i hope you can continue to play undeterred.

BANANARINA19 hours ago


BANANARINA19 hours ago
I AM ALWAYS UP FOR CONVERSATIONS, i can talk for HOURS ON END about character motivations.

BANANARINA19 hours ago
and i'm pretty flexible. if you ever wanna toss ideas at me or change things up just say the word.

Hibarin!19 hours ago
skywards: No way. Like I said, it's nice that's it's just... developed. I love talking about it here, but I don't feel it's something Hibari's going to mention right now, if ever.

Ｓｔａｒｓｕｒｇｅ　✶19 hours ago
I am actually literally late bc i trip to starbucks lmao. but what I can say is this:

PENELOPE III19 hours ago
Open lines of communication are the best when it comes to shipping exoskeletons

BANANARINA19 hours ago
sure

Hibarin!19 hours ago
If anything changes at all, I'd want to leave that up to you.

PENELOPE III19 hours ago
Er

bk 20119 hours ago
yeah, it seems like flexibility and communication is key with mindful playing. you guys can still have fun. the good thing is the anon wasn't saying "THIS PAIRING IS BAD/OOC"

bk 20119 hours ago
exoskeletons...

PENELOPE III19 hours ago
*especially

PENELOPE III19 hours ago
Autocorrect got me

BANANARINA19 hours ago
... EXOSKELETONS

Hibarin!19 hours ago
Hah hah

Ｓｔａｒｓｕｒｇｅ　✶19 hours ago
I've gotten crit on relationships before, (on friendships even ) so it happens and I agree that is fair game as it is happening in-game (tho if it was musebox obiv that doesnt count)

BANANARINA19 hours ago


BANANARINA19 hours ago
those aren't exoskeletons, but they're dancing, so whatever.

Hibarin!19 hours ago
I just don't want anyone literally worrying, which was the word used, about Hibari's relationship. I don't intend to make him this big OOC woobie.

PENELOPE III19 hours ago
Close enough for govt work, I'd say!

Ｓｔａｒｓｕｒｇｅ　✶19 hours ago
but that I dont think the tone was malicious, and basically everything ladymonster said they summed it up better than me

bk 20119 hours ago
yeah, i will say even if i know crit can give you a lot of anxiety about feeling like you're being stalked, the person at least did approach you respectfully.

bk 20119 hours ago
yeah!! if you know you won't make him some ooc woobie then continue to play him confidently

Hibarin!19 hours ago
Definitely. I want Hibari to stay Hibari, but I'm glad that he can be something other than a mindless killer.

Hibarin!19 hours ago
This is just a portion of who he is, like how he loves birds.

BANANARINA19 hours ago
"something other than a mindless killer" lmao reasons they're dating in the first place

Hibarin!19 hours ago
Aha hah

Kurosaki Shinji19 hours ago
if hibari was one dimensional i don't think shini would be alive rn

Hibarin!19 hours ago
bubblenest: You're right.   He'd have beaten the daylights out of Shinji.

Kurosaki Shinji19 hours ago
and wouldn't have saved his life like 5 times or more by now

BANANARINA19 hours ago
and like i said last night if i was playing vriska 10% true to canon without development she'd be straight dead, probably via instructor smackdown.

BANANARINA19 hours ago
having depth and growth is important, yo.

BANANARINA19 hours ago
.... 10%.

BANANARINA19 hours ago
100% IS WHAT I MEANT.

Hibarin!19 hours ago
bubblenest: He does that a lot in canon, rescuing people and bitching about it.

BANANARINA19 hours ago
snorts

BANANARINA19 hours ago
hibari, that's cute tho.

Hibarin!19 hours ago
skywards: I know exactly what you mean. Hibari would be dead 100 times over. He'd have hit Armada and been slaughtered.

Kurosaki Shinji19 hours ago
lmao shinji watches him fight and then wonders why...he's so nice to him

Hibarin!19 hours ago
bubblenest: Hibari's really selective in who he's terrible to, it's kind of funny.

BANANARINA19 hours ago
THANK GOD FOR CR THAT GOES "HOLY SHIT DON'T DO THAT."

Hibarin!19 hours ago
NOH

Hibarin!19 hours ago
D'artagnan.

BANANARINA19 hours ago
god bless noh-varr for keeping his absolutely bonkers space siblings alive.

Kurosaki Shinji19 hours ago
i hope to god people will tell juuzou no, don't do the thing...

Kurosaki Shinji19 hours ago
or else he's gonna die.............

Kurosaki Shinji19 hours ago
so fast

Hibarin!19 hours ago
I'm afraid that won't be Hibari, Juuzou...

Kurosaki Shinji19 hours ago
if anything juuzou is going to be a terrible influence

Hibarin!19 hours ago
Hibari says, I will HELP you do the thing.

BANANARINA19 hours ago
vriska... would say the exact same thing......

BANANARINA19 hours ago
OKAY I'M BEING ABDUCTED TO A POOL I'LL COME BACK TO THIS LATER

Hibarin!19 hours ago
skywards: Thanks for your input again, and I'll definitely keep talking to you about things.

Kurosaki Shinji19 hours ago
welp

bk 20119 hours ago
yeah, i have to go too but i'll just reiterate that it's at least good that they approached you respectfully. continue to play out your ship, continue to be mindful of thoughts/actions and characterization

bk 20119 hours ago
and just try to have fun!

Hibarin!19 hours ago
ladymonster: Thank you so much. I'll keep it all in mind.

BANANARINA18 hours ago
coming back finally to say yeah! if you ever wanna jam about it i'm always down, i don't ever mind talking about this kind of thing.

BANANARINA18 hours ago
I LOVE TALKING ABOUT CHARACTERS JESUS

Hibarin!18 hours ago
Sure thing! I really love talking about these two, so yeah, anytime!

Hibarin!18 hours ago
I can't believe I never knew Vriska until now.

BANANARINA18 hours ago


BANANARINA18 hours ago
she's my boo.

Hibarin!17 hours ago
She's really so wonderful. Like, I really want to know all I can.

BANANARINA17 hours ago
you can always feel free to ask! i'm happy to describe her history n provide relevant comic links.

Hibarin!17 hours ago
What is Homestuck in general? I remember seeing the pages you linked, and they looked sort of animated, but I couldn't piece together the story.

BANANARINA17 hours ago
hmmmm

BANANARINA17 hours ago
i guess the easiest way to describe it is to say homestuck is a game

BANANARINA17 hours ago
or rather, it's ABOUT a game

BANANARINA17 hours ago
a really huge RPG, kind of, that spans at least four universes that we know of

BANANARINA17 hours ago
all the players are predestined to play this game long before they know it

BANANARINA17 hours ago
vriska and all of her friends are the players of one instance of the game, called a session

BANANARINA17 hours ago
all the hijinks that take place in the comic are because of, for, caused by, and around that game

BANANARINA17 hours ago
the comic is the story of all of these players and what happens to them during this game, and also some context of their lives before it

Hibarin!17 hours ago
I take it it's something that will take me a while to catch up on?

BANANARINA17 hours ago
homestuck is like..... idek how many thousands of pages HAHA

BANANARINA17 hours ago
you could read hivebent without needing a LOT of context but once you got past that things would stop making sense very quickly

BANANARINA17 hours ago
(hivebent is the backstory of all the trolls)

BANANARINA17 hours ago
it would be hard to summarize the comic as a whole but i could do a decent job of summarizing vriska's history in particular... or you could give reading it a shot!

BANANARINA17 hours ago
i warn you, the first act will go slow. then again, some people really like it...

Hibarin!17 hours ago
I'll think I'll check out hivebent first. I'm just greedily gathering info atm.

BANANARINA17 hours ago
ok! hivebent is the beginning of act 5, which you can find pretty easily on the MSPA site.

BANANARINA17 hours ago
you'll get tossed into the game mechanics with no preamble but you shouldn't need to know too much of that to get by with the story. feel free to ask me about it though.

Hibarin!16 hours ago
I will, thanks!

blue♡blooded14 hours ago
"Like, I want to know if something's wrong with my writing, or my wording, or my portrayal, but not my ship?" You say this and yet most of the crit does read to be in regards to

blue♡blooded14 hours ago
Hibari’s portrayal, as seen while acting through the ship? I don’t want you thinking I wrote the crit and I’m not trying to sound like a jerk here

blue♡blooded14 hours ago
but this does seem like an over reaction to levelly worded crit, especially re: linking examples, since most crit is pointless and unhelpful without something to back-up the OP’s thoughts.

blue♡blooded14 hours ago
You’re 100% at rights not to agree with the crit or take it to heart, but nobody’s saying that you have to. If you dislike what a crit giver is saying then either 1) don’t reply or

blue♡blooded14 hours ago
2- respectfully tell them you disagree and aren’t open to further discussion on the matter. Most people will respect that. It certainly doesn’t read like it was meant as an attack

blue♡blooded14 hours ago
In any case I can understand being upset over being crit, especially if you saw no issues yourself before, but I don't think it's fair to say other ships in the game receive no criticism when they actually get

blue♡blooded14 hours ago
dragged through the mud on WG all the time, for various reasons. At least OP took it to your HMD and provided examples of why they thought something was up without dragging the issue somewhere less direct.

bk 20114 hours ago
^ i think it's definitely been covered in here that they really did approach the issue respectfully. they used an HMD for what it's supposed to be used for, basically.

blue♡blooded14 hours ago
I also have to say that, if this is the way you react to crit, I can't blame OP at all for wishing to use a sock to contact you. To your credit, you were level-headed and polite in your responses to the OP, but

blue♡blooded14 hours ago
you also have fellow RPers/gamemates on your plurk and reactions like this may disway people from coming to you with their names attached if they have critique for your playing in the future. Which I'm sure you

blue♡blooded14 hours ago
don't want since you've said you're open to input in regards to other aspects of Hibari's characterisation. I'm not saying "don't use your own private space to vent", just be mindful is all.

Hibarin!8 hours ago
I would actually be more open if someone had come to me in earnest instead of using anonymous method. It would feel more like a concerned friend and I wouldn't have been so anxious.

Hibarin!8 hours ago
But it's fine either way since I've already taken everyone's suggestions.

noh-varr.8 hours ago
Consider removing the anon option on Hibari's personal HMD, if you haven't already. Otherwise, I have no horse in this race, but we could actually address this ICly between Noh-Varr and Hibari.

noh-varr.7 hours ago
Noh would probably find it uncharacteristic of Hibari, so he might ask?

Hibarin!7 hours ago
ara_macao: I think it was removed before? I'm not sure, but I'll check. But yes, I think that'd be wonderful for them to talk about.

noh-varr.7 hours ago
I kind of have to agree with Mallo in the sense that the crit really isn't that bad? The anon seems to have a vested interest in seeing Hibari stay as true to himself as possible, which is legit--you don't have

noh-varr.7 hours ago
to agree with them or take their points wholeheartedly, but this is well-worded and not rude or stalky at all.

noh-varr.7 hours ago
I'd say take a breather, let it lie a bit, and in a few weeks/months consider removing Hibari's personal HMD altogether, so people will have to use the gamewide HMD, plurk or PM to talk to you about stuff.

Hibarin!7 hours ago
Yeah, I mean, everyone already eased me though this last night, but I'll probably remove it since it was the anonymous nature of it that startled me. I've never received any type of crit ever to begin with.

Hibarin!7 hours ago
And this is my first ship, so I felt pretty upset.

Hibarin!7 hours ago
I feel a lot better of tag partners come to me as themselves, instead of it feeling like some random person reading every single thread I make.

Hibarin!7 hours ago
*if

Ｓｔａｒｓｕｒｇｅ　✶7 hours ago
I think in a game like consignment you have to realize that people beyond your tag partners (and people you have on plurk) will read your threads. It's a large + active game

Ｓｔａｒｓｕｒｇｅ　✶7 hours ago
also considering the tagging system (which you get punished for if you dont use unlike other games) its not really hard to find things

Hibarin!7 hours ago
Like I said, I got startled. I never imagined someone would really be following his threads that closely? Like even in the inboxes of others. That freaked me out. I am easily freaked out.

Ｓｔａｒｓｕｒｇｅ　✶7 hours ago
I've wound up in the inboxes of people I don't have/interacted with purely because I was skimming an open log and found them interesting (which I think can be a merit, if someone is reading your things w/o cr)

Hibarin!7 hours ago
It's something I will have to adjust to.

Hibarin!6 hours ago
It's strange, I always figured Hibari went largely unnoticed.

Ｓｔａｒｓｕｒｇｅ　✶6 hours ago
Yup, and more so in  just bc it is such a large and active game. In a game like eachdraidh I could see it being a lil more outthere. Just, if youre playing in a game other people right your stuff is all

Ｓｔａｒｓｕｒｇｅ　✶6 hours ago
*might read

Hibarin!6 hours ago
I'm going to do what Ara said and just sort of let things mellow out. It's been a little surprising.

Ｓｔａｒｓｕｒｇｅ　✶6 hours ago
I got crit last HMD and it surprised me too (I have been crit before though) but I let it sit and realized they had valid points

Hibarin!6 hours ago
That's fine, but wow, I wasn't prepared for that at all.

Hibarin!6 hours ago
Hibari won't change much, I don't want people assuming that.

BANANARINA6 hours ago
It's more like people will DEFINITELY read your stuff. CDC is a game where people really enjoy reading threads they're not a part of, which is honestly pretty cute.

Hibarin!6 hours ago
skywards: I just never imagined anyone really would? I know that sounds weird, but I didn't. I only read what people share with me on Plurk, which I see now is unusual.

BANANARINA6 hours ago
It's not unusual! I don't stalk that much stuff personally, usually just what people link to. But it is a common thing to do around these parts.

Hibarin!6 hours ago
I'm glad I know about that now, at least.

BANANARINA6 hours ago
Also I do have to agree w what's been said, my own initial reactions were based on YOUR reactions & also not reading the thing. It's really not bad crit. But I can def see why you're startled.

BANANARINA6 hours ago
I remember being really seriously surprised when anyone have a shit about Vriska in the beginning since I'm used to flying under the radar myself. It can be surprising to be noticed!

BANANARINA6 hours ago
So I don't blame you for feeling startled or out if sorts. It's a weird feeling to really register that someone's not only paying attention, but close attention! Even if it's part of CDC's culture

Hibarin!6 hours ago
Yeah, it just took me by surprise?? My initial reaction was legitimate fear like, who is this, and why are you so deep in my threads??

Hibarin!6 hours ago
I won't be so startled in the future.

BANANARINA6 hours ago
it can be weird to register that kind of thing... if you're not used to it, thinking "other people are watching this" isn't a naturally occurring thought.

Hibarin!6 hours ago
Yeah, a lot of it was like, "how did you even find that?"

BANANARINA6 hours ago
Haha yep. It's like WHY DO YOU CARE???? but that's really not what it's about. If anything it's nice that someone likes Hibari so much they read a lot of his threads & care to give you crit!

Hibarin!6 hours ago
Yeah. I'll definitely have to work on getting used to it.

levi5 hours ago
tbh i want to reiterate that they may not have read your threads that deeply until they prepared to give you crit - it's considered in bad form to give people crit without giving specific examples. personally

levi5 hours ago
it bothers me much more to receive crit that is vague and doesn't reference anything i've done by example.

levi5 hours ago
so yeah i agree with creepyfries i just think it's a bit of an unfair misrepresentation to call it stalky or creepy when it's perfectly polite

levireply5 hours ago
also i want to point out that the reason they may have addressed only hibari and not vriska is that they might not be familiar with her canon and thus have no way to gauge what is ic for her or not.

Hibarin!5 hours ago
I was just saying before that it surprised me. I wasn't prepared, and I honestly figured no one payed attention to his threads, and it legitimately freaked me out.

Hibarin!5 hours ago
I would actually like to forget about it, since everyone already gave me wonderful suggestions and eased me through the fear of it.

levi5 hours ago
all right!