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Branch ([personal profile] branchifer) wrote in [community profile] longestnight2023-10-07 06:01 am

Fandom's Come Knocking

Okay, did you guys know people in this world make stuff of some of us? Apparently the yetis make toys of us on their own if none exist but also imitate ones that do exist if kids want them.

[Branch is hopping along a table of merch that is meant to mimic exactly the merch of him in stores. A lot of it is actually bigger than he is. He shows off the dolls with his tiny little wrist comm. They look even weirder at that perspective.]

Now that I know they're not ritual effigies, the toy thing is kind of funny. Weird, but funny.

Look at this. Look.

[He holds up his comm so the camera picks up some absolutely hideous toys.]

Like, who is this guy? I wouldn't even know who this was if it wasn't labeled with my name. Like, some random guy from the village maybe. I've never dressed like that in my life.

[He points the camera at another.]

This one is the closest to actually looking like me and it still has the random skull symbol hair thing. What's up with that? [A pause as his face comes back in view. It screws up in thought.] ...Okay, actually I don't hate it.

[Because even though he's a much happier person than he once was, he's still slightly an edgelord. Just slightly.]

[He looks upward and similar skull designs suddenly appear in his own hair, thanks to his ability to change its color. Maybe that explains why some of the dolls have black hair and some have blue (if manufacturing inconsistencies aren't to blame).]

[(It's actually not but he's not about to explain the subtleties of troll coloration when it comes to emotional state.)]

Seriously, you should check it out, and see if the yetis made stuff based on you. It's hilarious.

[ooc: If none exists IRL, people can make up imaginary merch, though all merch at the Pole would be for kids or teens. The stuff made purely by the yetis would largely be decent-looking and accurate, uglier stuff would be based on designs existing in the game world because well, that's what the kid pointed at in the store. Googling themselves would produce other merch for other demographics, as well as let people find out about any internet fandom. People can feel free to thread hop a lot because the point of this is probably going to be a lot of pointing and laughing.]
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[personal profile] haircaring 2023-10-26 02:33 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Jester hat: jingling. Steve: just over here eating pringles. ]

We'll get you put on some high-end brands while we're stuck here. I think that's like, half the point? Better rep, more belief, helps more kids. It's a whole loop.
Edited (fuck u too html) 2023-10-26 14:33 (UTC)
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[personal profile] haircaring 2023-10-26 03:07 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Steve likes texting, it's official, he's glad it's here. Because if any of that would've come after a beat to look at him like he asked a stupid question, he doesn't even have to see it.

He just gets shit he said responded to. Incredible. ]


so everyone's unofficial popes now. great.

[ hmm maybe he likes texting slightly less because it's harder to be sarcastic. ]

we're at the top of the goddamn world and still haven't hit the weirdness ceiling.
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[personal profile] demonicmiracle 2023-10-27 02:26 am (UTC)(link)
you're in another universe, no one cares if you sound like a bit of a jerk about an ex
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[personal profile] composinghistory 2023-10-30 11:03 pm (UTC)(link)
You know, I have thought about merchandising in the past... Something more accessible than publishing, at least.

[Printing is expensive and not everyone can read. There's an entire tragically deprived audience who he may never reach! The people deserve to know his work!]

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[personal profile] millenyal_pink 2023-10-31 03:37 am (UTC)(link)
not even close dude

im elle! i like long walks on the beach and i turn into a giant cat monster when i get super angry

or whenever i feel like it
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[personal profile] credit_not_blame 2023-11-01 07:34 pm (UTC)(link)
[Stacia's grinning at this point.]

One, still eww. Two, it would be GILF at least!
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[personal profile] credit_not_blame 2023-11-01 07:37 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't know him that well, but I know him well enough to say that he graduated from mere nuisancery long ago. He's not even a problem anymore. The man has done his time and become a whole-ass situation.
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[personal profile] credit_not_blame 2023-11-01 07:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, and then we're going to make the patriarchy manifest so we can kick it.

["yes, and" is an important part of committing to The Bit. She's already ambushed the guy with makeup once, she will not hesitate to do it again.]
millenyal_pink: (Exp- Smug)

[personal profile] millenyal_pink 2023-11-02 12:27 am (UTC)(link)
Well, I'm certainly not calling him Grand-daddy.

[She's terrible.]
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[personal profile] millenyal_pink 2023-11-02 12:30 am (UTC)(link)
In his defense, [she says, about to throw him under the bus] he's usually taking circumstances and turning them into said situations.

[Oh, Stacia barely knows Isaac at this point. That's weird. ]

Hey, sidebar: have you looked at any of your... stuff yet?

["Stuff" meaning any/all of the media made about her.]
Edited 2023-11-02 00:33 (UTC)
credit_not_blame: (Happy)

[personal profile] credit_not_blame 2023-11-03 05:19 pm (UTC)(link)
You're terrible. I'm telling.
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[personal profile] credit_not_blame 2023-11-03 05:36 pm (UTC)(link)
He wouldn't recognize "deescalation" if it bit him.

[Isaac is still mostly in friend-of-a-friend territory with Stacia, but they're starting to move toward actual friendship. He's teaching her spy stuff, at any rate. Which one might think would include deescalation, and yet!

She makes a face in answer to Elle's change of topic.]


I've poked at some of the early stuff, but I'm still deciding if I want to look at the things that haven't happened yet from my perspective. Why?

[She considers asking in a joking-not-joking way whether Elle is trying to keep something secret, but holds her tongue. There will be time for that later, if this gets weird in ways that require a back door out of them. For now, honest curiosity is just fine.]
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locked to private until further notice

[personal profile] millenyal_pink 2023-11-04 01:45 am (UTC)(link)
I had forgotten that you don't know Isaac very well, it just put me off a bit.

[Elle glances at the book sitting on her bedside table. She's opened it up a few times, but hasn't been able to stomach reading it.]

I haven't looked at it much either. It's-- difficult. To see yourself laid out like that.

I was just asking because, well, there's stuff that we could talk about. If you do. Or stuff you might have questions about, I don't know.

I doubt that I show up as a major part of anything for you, but I'm probably mentioned? And I know stuff. About stuff.

[Wow that's a fucking mess of a statement. She's absolutely bombing this and she knows it.]

So let me know if you do, I guess?
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[personal profile] millenyal_pink 2023-11-05 05:59 am (UTC)(link)
Who're you gonna tell?

[Spiritually she is sticking her tongue out at Stacia.]
credit_not_blame: (Happy)

[personal profile] credit_not_blame 2023-11-06 06:06 pm (UTC)(link)
I will find someone!

[Gosh, she hasn't threatened to tell on someone in ages. Nostalgia!]
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[personal profile] millenyal_pink 2023-11-06 11:49 pm (UTC)(link)
You could tell Bunny! [He would be so scandalized. It would be hilarious.]

Or Dan, but he'd probably agree with me. Miguel, maybe? Is he an authority figure?

[It's very normal to give someone suggestions on who they should rat you out to.]
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[personal profile] credit_not_blame 2023-11-30 06:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Dan would probably agree with you. And Miguel may be an authority figure, but he's not your authority figure, so what good would that do?

[She shakes a finger at Elle.]

No, I'm going to tell on you to someone who knows how to make fun of you for it. I don't know who that is yet, but you know me in the future, so I will know who that is at some point!
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Re: locked to private until further notice

[personal profile] credit_not_blame 2023-11-30 07:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, I know you know stuff about stuff; and I think I've been respectful of your silence.

[It's a little arch because hello, she's not stupid. Elle's a Bastet, of course she's keeping secrets; and Stacia's a Garou, it's inappropriate for her to press. But she relents pretty quickly.]

I'll let you know if I forge ahead. I know I only have a couple more months with Ace ahead of me back home, and that means a lot of stuff is going to change. But apparently I'm not dead when you're from, unless you've got a really good poker face; so that's nice.
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[personal profile] millenyal_pink 2023-11-30 09:52 pm (UTC)(link)
[Elle smirks.]

I hope you have the best of luck with that.

[Her pack would join in on the joke. Elle isn't particularly close with Stacia in her time, but she probably comes closest to what she's looking for. Oh, the irony.]
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[personal profile] millenyal_pink 2023-11-30 10:12 pm (UTC)(link)
[Elle has absolutely earned 'arch'. She nods in understanding.]

Thanks. I do appreciate how chill you've been, I know I'd be going up the wall in your position.

And yeah, not dead. I'm good, but I don't know if I'm that good.
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Re: locked to private until further notice

[personal profile] credit_not_blame 2023-12-19 12:13 am (UTC)(link)
I paid attention in history class; I know how bad it goes when we get all up our own asses about how we deserve to know everything about everything.

[To whit: real fuckin' bad. Turn on your location, Ragabash of the past, Stacia just wants to talk.]

It's always nice to get confirmation that I'm good at staying alive. Didn't know that was a skill I was going to need, but nice none the less.

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