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I really miss posting here >.< I haven't taken many new screenshots lately, but this OOC one, I love.

It's been a while since I've last posted on the forum. I have to say, Yukatas and Bomb Dances = The best OOC fun with friends I've had since I started playing on Balmung <3 TO-RP FTW P.1 TO-RP FTW P.2 Kahn'a, and.. a Miqo'te I do not know Alexei and I were having too much fun with this Look at how happy Mylene looks, dancing with Kahn'a and Sizha'to T_T Pupupupupup FOREVER. <3 K'hoshi and I are kind of obsessed with these lanterns! Outside the Oak Inn. A happy occasion to see a familiar face And a little dance with Myl's Miqo'te little brother ;_; <3

Hey! I found your thread! We chatted briefly in-game but halfway I'd gotten disconnected Sorry about that! I'll keep a lookout for your character! I'll also ask around for you if any characters are looking around for servants!

SO. These screens are pretty much enough to show how I am just CRYING TEARS OF JOY OVER A CERTAIN SOMEONE'S RETURN.

Indeed. :3

I'm pretty late to join this discussion, but I'd like to contribute all the same! I'm completely new to RP. Three months in, to be exact. When I first started noticing all the romance RP around me, I didn't think much of it at all. After all, these are supposed to be fantasy-genre stories, and these usually have a romance sub-plot. In fact, probably one of the reasons why players try to find a romantic partner for their character so early on, is that we are conditioned to what we've watched/read in media where the love interest of the main character is introduced right away, so people end up scanning for that other character early on. Later, I began to find out that, many players actually tend to either live vicariously through their characters, or, simply have a set plan for theirs and insist on making them involved with another player's character because that's how they wanna play. I've had a couple of players continuously guilt-trip me OOCly that Mylene should have been with their character, despite me giving them the benefit of the doubt and trying to explain to them that RP is cause and effect, and you can't just decide on stuff like that. Eventually, I have learned to ignore these comments all-together. Don't get me wrong, I love writing emotional/romantic RP because romance is probably my favorite genre in media, followed by fantasy. However, for that sole reason, I am incredibly picky about it. I wasn't just going to pair Mylene up with anyone just so I can get to write all of that into her story. The two characters must, in one way or another, be able to contribute something to one another, and help each other grow. (Whether or not the relationship works out ICly is a different story.) It just has to make sense, or at least be interesting! Also, to me, romance just is not superior to friendship. Mylene has evolved so much more because of her friendships than she ever could with a romantic partner. So, despite that romance /will/ be a part of her story, it's not the driving force behind it. [Funny thing is, because Mylene is so emotional/friendly, I -think- I once unintentionally made a player think she was coming onto their character, despite the fact that she was obviously way younger than his was, and basically had no common ground with (not that Mylene would ever come onto anyone in the first place, but, you know ). That experience has taught me how text can be wrongly interpreted, and I am a lot more careful now!] As for the whole IC bleeding into OOC territory. As a person who has been in a steady offline relationship for a -very- long time, and with a fellow gamer who understands the concept of RP and separating IC from OOC, I will not shy away from setting clear lines with a player who makes me uncomfortable on what should or should not be said, and if they disrespect that, I'll just ignore them completely. We are all aware enough to be able to tell when someone is "Joke-flirting" which can be fun and hilarious, and when someone is "creepy-flirting", which I'm sure a lot of you know what I mean by. Honestly, Blue, I'm really sorry that you had to experience something so severe Like you said, you should try to just be blunt with them OOCly, and work with it from there. If it turns out badly, there's always blacklisting. You have all of our support on the matter. I wish this will not drive you away from the game, or roleplaying in general.

T______T <3 Honestly, as much as you'll be missed, we'll all be wishing you the best of luck on your real-life endeavors and sending all kinds of positive energy your way <3 Thanks for the good times and for being one of the nicest players I've encountered on this game. As a person new to Roleplaying, I've learned a lot from you! Please take care and drop by the forum from time to time! *insert irrelevant 90s kid joke here* T_T

Saying goodbye to a close friend is never easy. Be well, Shido-sempai. <3

Ludovoix is nervous about taking a picture for his wiki page (Note: He is not my alt, he's Ritual's character.)

When I was a teenager, I read Robin Hobb's take on her main character in the Farseer Trilogy, and how she'd always been interested in supporting characters since she'd read about Sam in LotR as a child (Fitz was, to her, not the main character in the events of the trilogy, but a supporting character who was doing the narration -- assuming I'm remembering right). It stuck with me. It's become my favorite part to play in rp -- the person who helps push things along, but who isn't necessarily the focus of plot/story. Plus, I'll admit, I get a huge kick out of seeing people roll with things I've helped create the foundation for. Indeed! <3

If there were an equivalent of a Harmonica in FFXIV, I'd like to think that Mylene would play that.

Oh, Hitari <3 "........" (WHOSE BAT WAS THIS?) In his RPer's words, Ludovoix's disinterested look hiding his burning curiosity.

Honestly, looking back at my favorite titles from Anime/Games, my favorite characters were always the supporting characters. They weren't extraordinary in terms of privileges or skills, but their presence was crucial in the success of the main character's endeavors. I was happily able to see Mylene take that role among her close friends, and slowly grow into her own from that. It all started with me using her as the character I'm -learning- how to roleplay with, hence her simplicity, and her flaws. I can easily see her as one of the Suikoden 108 Stars of Destiny, which is my favorite video game series. Specifically the fisher character. :lol:

A few of you will find a (Deleted) on their friends list, so I just wanted to let you know that Lucienne is no longer on Balmung. I couldn't find any inspiration from her story to RP with her, so she has now been recreated on Ragnarok, where she can spend her time pissing my offline friends off. :lol: