[OOC] Heroes of Beacon - the Next Chapter

[NaraK]

@Narayan, such modesty is completely unnecessary. And I mean that--a person named Stella once tried to apply, then did what can only be described as a self-pity tantrum after I gave her sheet some criticism. Don't give a proverbial rat's ass about if your work makes someone comfortable; just keep around, keep improving, and everything will be fabulous.

@Lugubrious

I have no problems with continuing. I just hope that I'm not ruining anyone's day, but thank you very much for your input on this. I will continue to fix the CS as necessary. I will also soon make more CSs to pick from. Personally, I never played "heroically serious" characters that much, as the only serious characters I played as are villains. I am personally used to more light-heart themed characters that could bring in a laugh or two (some of them without being too much of a clown), so I may try to bring out more of my better abilities in making characters I could relate to more. --- Also, yes, I have played Blazblue before. I'm not a super huge fan of it, but I enjoy using Photoshop to edit the artwork featured in there. I also like to draw without editing anything, though I may just show it later once I'm out of the Waiting List. As someone who followed this roleplay in the sidelines for a very long time, I have prepared some fan content for the roleplay's characters. I hope to share them if I prove myself to create a CS that is acceptable and likable.

[MULTI_MEDIA_MAN]

The deadline is....probably okay. The fight between Oswald and Sapphire is right at the end. We just have to tie up the after-battle bits, then consolidate everything and send it your way for editing and stuffs.

[Lugubrious]

The deadline is....probably okay. The fight between Oswald and Sapphire is right at the end. We just have to tie up the after-battle bits, then consolidate everything and send it your way for editing and stuffs.

@MULTI_MEDIA_MAN

Sweet. I only suggest edits, though; I try not to be arbitrary unless someones being implausible. Like breaking out into rap.

[Psyrencalling]

What type of practice happens in Practice class?

[Lugubrious]

What type of practice happens in Practice class?

@Psyrencalling

Target practice, dummy practice, obstacle courses, so on.

[MULTI_MEDIA_MAN]

Sweet. I only suggest edits, though; I try not to be arbitrary unless someones being implausible. Like breaking out into rap.

@Lugubrious

Considering how little time we have left, Seraph and I may have to kick it into high gear. But I'm sure we'll make it.

[Stella]

@Narayan, such modesty is completely unnecessary. And I mean that--a person named Stella once tried to apply, then did what can only be described as a self-pity tantrum after I gave her sheet some criticism. Don't give a proverbial rat's ass about if your work makes someone comfortable; just keep around, keep improving, and everything will be fabulous.

@Lugubrious

...Seriously?

[SirBeowulf]

@Narayan, such modesty is completely unnecessary. And I mean that--a person named Stella once tried to apply, then did what can only be described as a self-pity tantrum after I gave her sheet some criticism. Don't give a proverbial rat's ass about if your work makes someone comfortable; just keep around, keep improving, and everything will be fabulous.

@Lugubrious

...Seriously?

@Stella

oh and I gotta compliment your avatar for being extremely related to what you said oh and how the hell did you show up show quickly? ARE YOU STALKING US?

[MULTI_MEDIA_MAN]

Well.......this is awkward.

[Lucius Cypher]

Hey Stella, you're back, great to see you, haven't you been?

[Lady Seraphina]

Narayan, such modesty is completely unnecessary. And I mean that--a person named Stella once tried to apply, then did what can only be described as a self-pity tantrum after I gave her sheet some criticism. Don't give a proverbial rat's ass about if your work makes someone comfortable; just keep around, keep improving, and everything will be fabulous.

@Lugubrious

...Seriously?

@Stella

Yes very much so, and Lug's description while accurate was quite on the mild and polite side compared to what you actually did when we suggested a couple of mild edits to your sheet.

Sweet. I only suggest edits, though; I try not to be arbitrary unless someones being implausible. Like breaking out into rap.

@Lugubrious

Did someone actually break out into rap? Please tell me I must know!

Oh hey Lug, can Sapphire skip part of next class in order to get patched up at the infirmary. She's not too seriously injured but I think she needs a binding for her rib and something for her ankle as well as a good number of cuts and bruises that could use some disinfectants.

[Stella]

I had apologized to Lugubrious via PM the day after that incident. I was completely in the wrong on that day and I fully admitted to it. (http://i.imgur.com/CfX4ewc.png) So to see this comment about me after having apologized is what prompted the "Seriously?" You could probably say that I'm splitting hairs over nothing, and you might be right. I'm normally a very positive person so I'm not accustomed to off-handed remarks like this, although people who witnessed my "tantrum" (which I admit that I was 110% in the wrong) might not understand that. I was completely sincere in my apology, so to see a remark like this is just plain hurtful.

[MULTI_MEDIA_MAN]

Jesus Christ I'm physically touching the awkwardness right now. It's kind of smooth, but at the same time...rough.

[SirBeowulf]

Jesus Christ I'm physically touching the awkwardness right now. It's kind of smooth, but at the same time...rough.

@MULTI_MEDIA_MAN

lik ur mum.

I had apologized to Lugubrious via PM the day after that incident. I was completely in the wrong on that day and I fully admitted to it. (http://i.imgur.com/CfX4ewc.png) So to see this comment about me after having apologized is what prompted the "Seriously?"

@Stella

Its not really so much of a comment as it is a truth. Yeah, you got pissed off that your character wasn't accepted. Yeah, you apologized, and Lugu accepted said apology. If you're gonna get pissed off again about someone saying you threw a temper tantrum when you did, were you even sorry? Also. Seriously. How did you respond so quickly? imscaredd

[Lady Seraphina]

I had apologized to Lugubrious via PM the day after that incident. I was completely in the wrong on that day and I fully admitted to it.



So to see this comment about me after having apologized is what prompted the "Seriously?"

@Stella

The fact the you apologized doesn't change the fact that you kinda spazzed out. Besides the point wasn't really about you, it was about not taking criticism too seriously.

And to be honest apologizing for an act doesn't mean it didn't happen and it doesn't mean people aren't going to talk about it. If the intent behind saying sorry was to get Lug to forget about it then the apology likely wasn't sincere and to be perfectly plain wasn't worth the effort. This happened and if it is applicable to a situation we are going to bring it up again.

And also the fact that you kept a picture of the apology says a lot more than the apology itself.

[Stella]

Jesus Christ I'm physically touching the awkwardness right now. It's kind of smooth, but at the same time...rough.

@MULTI_MEDIA_MAN

lik ur mum.

I had apologized to Lugubrious via PM the day after that incident. I was completely in the wrong on that day and I fully admitted to it. (http://i.imgur.com/CfX4ewc.png) So to see this comment about me after having apologized is what prompted the "Seriously?"

@Stella

Its not really so much of a comment as it is a truth. Yeah, you got pissed off that your character wasn't accepted. Yeah, you apologized, and Lugu accepted said apology. If you're gonna get pissed off again about someone saying you threw a temper tantrum when you did, were you even sorry? Also. Seriously. How did you respond so quickly? imscaredd

@SirBeowulf

No, not pissed, just hurt because I felt that calling me out by name like that was uncalled for. If you feel differently then that's fine. I just landed on this thread because someone had just posted so it was pushed up to the "Latest Post" category on the main page.

[Lucius Cypher]

I think what Setlla means is that Lugu used her as a negative example without anyone there to defend her. I mean, no one really knows who Stella is unless they've paid attention to the interest check. As far as they would know, they might just assume Stella was a crap RPer because of what Lugu just said about her, and it's not like anyone is around to defend her. So yeah, what she did was rude, and she is sorry for it, but I think the point is that it isn't nice that we decided to make an example of her which could end up doing more damage than we'd think. What would happen to us, if someone in another RP started saying how badly you are as an RPer, despite the fact you aren't even there for it anymore?

[Lady Seraphina]

It has happened to me a couple of times, I don't take it personally after all the person's only experience with me is over a limited text based communication system so he really can't have a firm grasp of who I am and besides more than likely he or she lives 100,000 KM from me so their opinion really doesn't affect me anyways but that's just my take on it.

[Lucius Cypher]

Well that's just the thing Seraph. With how limited we know about each other, what we say about one another is all we have to go on. Sure they may not know who you are, but with what they do know, true or not, isn't good. And if people don't think well about you, they don't want to associate with you. And if we tell everyone in this RP how bad Stella is for once incident, how are we suppose to know if she's really that bad or just a moment of weakness? We don't, and frankly, no one is going to bother checking their facts. They believe what they want to believe. And despite what you may feel about others judging you, unless you never intend to associate with others ever again, it's really important not to have a bad reputation.

[NaraK]

I will be honest, I am completely aware of what went on because I followed through the entire roleplay since its beginning as a mere observer. There was no need to actually point out what Stella did, but I pretended to ignore it to not make things awkward by saying "yes, I know what happened". There are things I cannot remember, but the particular incident was something I did not forget at all. I'd be a fool if I lied. While Lugubrious's description of Stella is, indeed, honest and true, I personally think there could have been a way to word it better. There is "assertive communication," which is a form of communication easily known as the "I" message. Assertive communication, by definition, is a positive form of communication that could be used to explain things without looking as if one were blaming another. Then there is "aggressive communication," which is a form of communication known as the "You" message. Aggressive communication is different from Assertive communication. Whereas Assertive Communication does not actually feel like someone is pointing thousands of fingers at someone else, Aggressive Communication is exactly that, and is often done unintentionally moreso than intentional reasons. The way Lugubrious described the example did have a tinge of "aggressive communication," which is more than enough to light a fuse to certain people. Unfortunately, it cannot be fixed instantly. Time and talking are medicines that can sedate any remaining bitterness into an understanding between two people. (Aggressive communication mostly only works between those who know each other very well, which is very, very hard to achieve on the Internet) I'm not saying I'm right or what I'm saying really is the case; I'm just saying that when a conflict occurs, there is always some kind of fault on both sides in the conflict, regardless of how different the sizes of the faults of both individual sides are. If an apology is not enough, perhaps a talk would be better rather than sharing another possible apology that could not stop the people's resent. I will never be able to sedate any feelings of sorrow, and neither will any of you. I personally recommend the two of you (@Lugubrious and @Stella) to have a less hostile talk. I'm sorry if I'm trying to sound like a smartass, a bossy bitch, a retarded parrot babbling about useless information, or a person with shitty opinions, but I simply hope that more people could come to understandings. My English sucks I'm sorry for typing weirdly. :( EDIT: Now that I think about it, I did send you a PM about my particular situation, Lugu. I'm sure you know what I'm talking about.