kioaun
I'm contemplating dropping. Even though I...don't really want to?
kioaun
Like I've been mediocre at tags this week. Life has wiggled itself into some huge clusterfuck. But I finished them all! Within a few days!
kioaun
And now that I have time and actually want to tag there's...nothing to tag? Like I have three tags in my inbox. All from this morning
Pumpkjenn
I've had weeks like that...
kioaun
I've tagged out a ton. I've used the CR meme and plot memes a ton
kioaun
And I just have nothing.
Pumpkjenn
We could start something for November if you want?
kioaun
That would be fun
kioaun
And I understand people get busy. Hell, I just had a week of busy. But when it's probably over 50% of the game that I've dealt with?
sakura
yeah :-( i really don't know what to tell you
kioaun
I'm sorry, I don't remember what the hell we were doing after nearly four weeks
Badassium
i still havent tagged our thing im sorry
Pumpkjenn
So what do you want? Gen? Smut? Fiasco?
kioaun
That's what sucks. There's really nothing to tell me to do because I've tried pretty much everything
sakura
you make it sound like you've had a lot of things not followed up on, and that's really frustrating
The Cage
I'm to blame for constantly dropping the ball with Rock.
kioaun
Oh status things! Oh contact! Oh plot hints!
sakura
and while i could recommend reaching out to people
Pumpkjenn
Yeah, the game is pretty slow... I'm glad I have another.
sakura
it's like.... that takes time too
kioaun
Yeah I'm getting kind of tired of wasting weeks starting smut then having it dropped
The Cage
I've hit you up on the meme, but I end up not following through.
kioaun
I literally do not care if you end the thread with "And then he came everywhere and the walls were coated in it and they'd have a long night of cleaning up"
kioaun
BECAUSE THEN AT LEAST I COULD USE IT FOR STATUS
Pumpkjenn
:\ I've had that problem too, but with players that drop outright.
sakura
ugh yeah that's frustrating
sakura
i'm in a similar situation rn. one thread away from being able to apply for a contact
kioaun
I might need another game. Which, I like an adult environment very much where I don't have to watch what I say or what I post.
sakura
i think that would be a good move
kioaun
And I have so many fun ideas but just no time or skills to make a musebox game
kioaun
Fucking adulthood.
sakura
you often bring up the same concerns with coa which... they are justified concerns haha. i would be really frustrated in your position too
sakura
so if a second game would help go for it
kioaun
One of the clerks at work was whining about how she had class for four hours straight and I was pretty tempted to slap her.
Pumpkjenn
... Although I hilariously still have a thread going on from the July Test Drive
kioaun
WAIT UNTIL YOU ARE AN ADULT AND YOU ARE OUT OF THE HOUSE 10 HOURS A DAY
kioaun
THEN YOU GET TO COME HOME AND DO LAUNDRY AND CLEAN THE CAT BOX AND COOK DINNER
kioaun
JUST WAIT
SHSL Turk
I would steal you to one of my other games if I could (ninja)
Pumpkjenn
YUUUUUUP
SHSL Turk
well. not other any more
sakura
coa just happens to work with my pace being what it is... i'm the kind of person who can return to a thread after weeks and still remember what was going on
sakura
but i can see how that would be tough!!
aι ĸιngoғdυcĸѕ
Did you drop both our network threads then?
kioaun
And then like, negative CR is fun, I enjoy it
kioaun
But in this game getting negative CR actively hurts me
sakura
? what do you mean?
kioaun
Ooh the Sephiroth plot is fun! But then IC, Lu can't sleep with Sephiroth or Zack who are both reliable taggers
kioaun
So I just fucked myself for any status or AC threads
sakura
ah i see
kioaun
And your negative CR is leading somewhere useful! Don't worry about that.
SHSL Turk
honestly I think at least some of this is why I ended up needing a break from there
sakura
only thing i can recommend is kind of what i do for rp in general- if someone isn't reliable/drops plans on you a lot, don't tag with them
ⓑ-ⓑⓐⓛⓛⓢ
maa, yeah, if the pace doesn't work it doesn't work :{ like, if i'm too slow, don't worry about shelving my slow-ass shit for more reliable things
kioaun
Like this has literally turned into "Oh hey you're cutting me apart and I'm not into this. BUT DO YOU WANT TO HAVE SEX BECAUSE YOU AT LEAST TAG ME BACK????!???"
steven stoner
we're in a RP deadzone right now in terms of time of year I think
steven stoner
it's midterms/edging towards holidays
steven stoner
I don't think it's necessarily indicative of the game, people are just busy across the board
sakura
well i wouldn't tag things you're not into either...
ⓑ-ⓑⓐⓛⓛⓢ
it's better to put more time into tags that are reliable and work for you then those that don't, and i think most partners would understand that
sakura
^ this
steven stoner
sephiroth and lucrecia can also definitely still happen, I just need to do that inbox thing/he'd be more reticent
steven stoner
and RW should be able to keep tagging you too
colorofthesky
yosh
steven stoner
so I think this is a little better than it might seem
sakura
it's the same with partners. stick with who's reliable/etc. who you have fun with
colorofthesky
Zack will be reticent too but considering how their CR started?
colorofthesky
it's really not a hopeless situation
kioaun
I'm just fucking worn out and burnt out on pretty much anything.
kioaun
And it's to the point, like I said, of "Oh you're busy? LIVE MY LIFE FOR A GODDAMN DAY"
steven stoner
that sounds more like hiatus time than drop time if you're feeling burn out
steven stoner
but ultimately that is up to you
sakura
agreeing with the hiatus
kioaun
Hi I leave the house at 7 and on a good day am not back until 6 and then studying for work and cooking dinner and cleaning the kitchen after and a billion little things
kioaun
Hiatus doesn't work for me because I have to start pretty much from scratch upon coming back
kioaun
So it just exacerbates the problem
ⓑ-ⓑⓐⓛⓛⓢ
hmm i would say give yourself a day or two to think it over, so any decisions aren't rash
sakura
that's good too
kioaun
I think that I would feel better if the game wasn't entirely "the only way you can do anything is by sex"
ⓑ-ⓑⓐⓛⓛⓢ
but if it irritates you and makes things more difficult than it acts as a fun hobby, then it's not worth it
kioaun
Because I do really enjoy threads, even when they are slow
steven stoner
well... it's a sex game, I'm not sure what to say on that front
steven stoner
second game would definitely compliment it
steven stoner
probably what I would recommend
sakura
that's a legit problem
sakura
i almost dropped ariel so many times when i was just starting out with maya because
kioaun
Guys I'm not standing on the edge of a cliff getting ready to jump
kioaun
You can chill a little
sakura
i literally felt like i wasn't going anywhere, even when i tagged
sakura
after a while it got better but there were definitely moments i got frustrated
kioaun
I have your notif but it is tagged as arriving at 2:52 this morning?
kioaunis
email being stupid?
kioaun
Like I have yours, Vincent's, and a PSL tag
kioaun
I'm going to give it time for the event to play out
kioaun
Because I think a lot of people have disappeared through it in general. I know it's not my cup of tea
sakura
yeah
kioaun
I should clearly give pep talks to college students
steven stoner
I'm not a huge fan of general type events and this just looked like another one
kioaun
"You will grow up, you will get a job, and life will kill all that was good and fun in your world."
steven stoner
so I passed on it
colorofthesky
I will be frank- I opted out because it's not my cup of tea
sakura
ariel is overall a really paced game. if there's things about it that just are not inherently working for you i'd consider what to do
colorofthesky
and it's massively triggering to the only character I play
kioaun
"You will go to bed when the internet is just getting fun and wake up half a day before people start stirring"
kioaun
"LIFE WILL KILL THE DREAMS YOU DREAMED"
colorofthesky
not knocking the event, it's just like I said- not for me
sakura
but also waiting it out helps sometimes too. sometimes you just have to find the things that work
kioaun
I think mostly organization of "This was dropped, this is ongoing but slow, this is something that can be done in a week"
Omnomnomicon
I think November will also be on the slower end of things because a lot of people will likely be doing NaNo?
sakura
yeah
Omnomnomicon
I need to finish up my Cloud app and send it in today, too. >.>
sakura
it's definitely something that's sort of up to chance too, sometimes things that work for someone else don't end up working out for you
sakura
through no fault of your own
kioaun
Also maybe I need to eat more than broccoli today.
kioaun
Since I've apparently only had 90 calories of it
colorofthesky
I would do that, yes
kioaun
Like, if a thread is not vore or snuff I will play it to the bitter end even if it is not my thing
kioaun
/eats more broccoli because it's already cooked
kioaun
As a tealdeer, I am tired of being productive and want to play fictional people on the internet
kioaun
But trying to do it is often like hitting my face against a rock and I wish it wasn't
aι ĸιngoғdυcĸѕ
See, you've dropped every thread we've had so far, even the things you just tagged into recently, so I just assumed you've decided you're not interested in my characters /shrugs
kioaun
I'm searching my email and I have no tags from you?
aι ĸιngoғdυcĸѕ
hmm I know we had threads on both my posts this month, I'll dig them up
kioaun
We've had two. One swimsuit shopping (which I have listed as completed) and I had one with Balder I know but it hasn't made it to my sheet
kioaun
But just as a side note I had 28 things going this month
aι ĸιngoғdυcĸѕ
Ah yeah I think the swimsuit one we talked about! But you tagged into Ai's return post as well as Balder's post.
kioaun
All but 8 are dropped and not by me. Which I mark them as dropped after two weeks
aι ĸιngoғdυcĸѕ
Balder's is here and Ai's is here !
aι ĸιngoғdυcĸѕ
It is fine if you're not interested! I just was a little curious because you didn't say anything but were sounding like everyone was dropping on you.
kioaun
My email does route tags to spam and sometimes I delete without looking. I also drop if it's been more than two weeks
aι ĸιngoғdυcĸѕ
Mine never go to two weeks XP
kioaun
Oh three people actually dropped the game
kioaun
That explains part of that
kioaunis
there some type of plague going around
aι ĸιngoғdυcĸѕ
I had hoped to have her and Balder meet in person sometime, because he's trying to figure out human body stuff (LOL)
kioaun
She's not teaching him how to pee with any accuracy
aι ĸιngoғdυcĸѕ
ROFL
aι ĸιngoғdυcĸѕ
HE KNOWS THAT HE ALWAYS HAD A DICK
aι ĸιngoғdυcĸѕ
but usually not even rain can touch his head. Nothing can hurt him. And now suddenly it can.
kioaun
PEEING SEEMS LIKE AN UNGODLY THING TO DO
aι ĸιngoғdυcĸѕ
(rofl) it does, doesn't it?
kioaun
And okay, I'm calmer now. Just. Getting organized and going to try to reorganize for November
kioaun
And remember that when people talk about having a mountain of tags it's because they don't tag every day
sakura
^ this is usually the case, yeah
kioaun
It drives me insane to let tags sit for too long
kioaun
And I do have the memory of a goldfish and don't remember what's going on after a certain amount of time
sakura
like i'm a slower tagger by some people's definitions i'm sure, but i'm not making any apologies for that. i don't drop threads without notifying people and i stay reliable
sakura
in coa there's a big mix
kioaun
And like I said it's not so much the slow as it is the disappearing forever
sakura
yeah exactly
kioaun
If I wasn't enjoying the slow threads (threesomes, Grimmjow, BB, etc) then I'd just never reply to them
kioaun
Just the "Well we got 20 comments in and now you are gone forever :-("
sakura
that's good! i really enjoy our stuff
sakura
i think we got a good one for the threesome log too B-)
kioaun
Now I have this imagery of Lucrecia just leaping on someone screaming "I WILL HUNT YOU LIKE A FUCKING ANIMAL"
kioaun
And Maya just. Gently guiding her away
sakura
or helping her
sakura
(if she's drunk)
kioaun
Bad decisions are the best decisions
kioaun
Which should probably be my next cr header
sakura
header for all my cr in this game tbh
sakura
"your son told me he loved me maybe" give her the shame medal
kioaun
Actively plot to kill Sephiroth.
kioaun
See something shiny and wander off.
kioaun
Sephiroth only loves people like an iguana loves an insect
sakura
yeah that's true
noizy dick
I'm really sorry I haven't tagged you back in the event!
noizy dick
I keep looking at the tag and waffling on what I want to do with it (ie have the drug affect Noiz or not)
noizy dick
And that's when I have time TO tag, which hasn't been much lately
kioaun
If it's not something you are into that's fine too! I know you are busy with life things and we can always try again
kioaun
"LET ME DRUG YOU A MORE CRAZY AMOUNT AND FUCK YOU WHILE I CUT YOU THIS IS SANE"
Goblin King
I definitely feel your frustrations on this. Maybe the mods should have an occasional ac exception of "look at all the dam things I plotted and started and then nothing happened".
Goblin King
Not something one could use to often, but just when the shit and the flakes hit the fan
Goblin King
I'm always up for more terrible things and will be tagging again shortly for November
kioaun
Your job is to kidnap me to Disneyworld
HORSE TORNADO
HORSE TORNADO
i do think that we're going into a quiet time with games, esp with ariel's october plot (just cause its not a lot of people's jam), and i hope you stay, but i get what you mean too
HORSE TORNADO
ive got something with antoher game thats similar
HORSE TORNADO
maybe a new game would help? box is pretty adult and we have great shit going on
noizy dick
No no it's not that I'm not into it!
noizy dick
It's that I couldn't decide the best way to play it
noizy dick
I'll pp you later because I had some thoughts.
sass quadrant
I'm sorry I was so slow on our thread too, though I did tag you back a while ago. I just assumed you lost interest or whathaveyou since, depending on whether or not Lu was going to tell her about the vision,
sass quadrant
The thread could be considered very close to done
kioaun
For some reason I thought we were saving Lu telling her for something else
kioaun
"I made cupcakes btw you'll die horribly."
kioaun
"It is unrelated to the cupcakes"
sass quadrant
Hahaha I don't think we planned that but it would be fun!
sass quadrant
Such a clarification Lu would have to make
sass quadrant
"It is not my cooking that kills you!"
kioaun
colorofthesky And leave that there?
kioaun
"My cooking isn't good but it's not fatal"
colorofthesky
if you wanna leave it there, we can (thinking)
colorofthesky
we an aim for a smut thread in november since i think...it might be easier to work around with him. not so despondent.
colorofthesky
can aim* even
colorofthesky
..........and i forget it already is november
kioaun
Otherwise she's just going to push him over and go for the goods
kioaun
Because what is tact
colorofthesky
well. he probably won't push her off if she does
colorofthesky
he's really moe so getting him actually in the mood might take a bit of encouragement
kioaun
She would be awkward and just rudely pawing at his junk
Castañas
I really apologize that I'm probably one of the slowest taggers in all of Ariel. But now that I know you drop things once they're two weeks old, I know better now.
colorofthesky
It miiiight be better in that case to do a different thread after Sephiroth contacts her. Since...he'll be reticent to some degree anyway but he won't be so despondent
colorofthesky
He's not very fun when he's like this
ｍｏｏｎｓｅｙ
A lot of my tags are on hold since there was the move this week :-(
Pumpkjenn
I go afk and this plurk explodes.
kioaun
I'm bad with the threesome thread because I keep forgetting it exists
kioaun
Zack should just become a candy addict
kioaun
Eat candy. Watch soap operas
colorofthesky
like i said, if she shoves some in his mouth the next time, i will laugh
colorofthesky
it may come to that b/c he's a little skittish after being reprimanded
colorofthesky
he'll get over it though
colorofthesky
they just can't do the sexy things where Sephiroth can see
ｍｏｏｎｓｅｙ
I have it tracked. :-D