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longestnight2023-10-07 06:01 am
branchifer) wrote in longestnight2023-10-07 06:01 am
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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.]
[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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[There are lipsticks.]
Be free, live your best life.
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[He's doing it, he's buying all of them.]
What are we talking about for you? Is there a barbie doll?
[She seems like the sort of person someone would make a barbie doll for.]
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Probably not. I doubt my media is kid-appropriate enough for that.
I've got some makeup, which I'm pretty excited about. Some themed stationary, some jewelry.
I haven't touched the fanworks yet. There's only so many people from back home they would be able to ship me with and I could tolerate seeing stuff with maybe two of them.
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Oh, I want a make up collection. That'd be terrific.
[He's gonna get MAC on the line. They could have like eight shades of black eyeshadow, the goths would go wild.]
Don't — don't do it. You're better off not doing it. I very much wish I hadn't.
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I probably have a higher tolerance since I grew up in the time of modern fandom. I'm just not sure if I'm ready to see it applied to myself.
[Elle knows how female characters get treated. And even if there's good stuff out there, the idea of people picking apart her life for fun... it's uncomfortable, to say the least. She can deal with the stories. She can even deal with people having read them. Anything beyond that feels invasive.
But chances are her curiosity will get the better of her at some point so it's really just a matter of time.]
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[Green works much better, so long as it's dark enough not to swerve into Christmas colors, but Crowley rarely wears anything bright so it's fine.]
You are most certainly not ready. I thought I'd seen it all when it comes to human depravity, but I'd only scratched the surface.
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I did, much to my disgust.
[He was so close to leaving nasty comments.]
cw: implied minor/adult shipping in the context of fan-made works
Yeah, I think I can survive. I can pretty vividly picture what's out there. It's just whether I'm prepared to actually see it.
I was like, sixteen when most of the dramatic stuff in my life went down, and the people I'm closest to in the world are adult men. I'm not particularly excited to see those relationships interpreted by strangers.
[Fifteen? Sixteen? Depends how you counted, really. There's a year in there that happened for her and no one else, so it's hard to say.
She's pretty chill about it in theory but the idea of facing the reality... doesn't sound great. She'll have to take the time to prepare herself for what she will potentially see. Ideally, she'll just find the whole thing funny in the moment.]
only in dwrp do you get warnings like that
This time Crowley makes an audible sound of disgust, but it's about Elle's situation rather than his own.]
I know someone who'd like to hope that no one was that bloody horrible about it, but I know better. And you've got the whole... thing.
[Cat thing. Is that a secret? He doesn't know, so he's erring on the side of caution.]
I can guarantee that would come up and not in a good way.
[Things he didn't want to consider: sex as a snake.
Although now that he has considered it...........]
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Believe me, I've seen and heard a lot of it already.
[Fun fact: people are gross.
She loves the way he's dancing around her feline nature. She will not clarify whether he's allowed to talk about it. This is far too entertaining.]
In the end, I don't have a body pillow, and I'll always be able to hold that close to my heart.
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[He'd offer to set them on fire but Elle's got it, she can handle herself.]
That — is a very good point. I'm absolutely not finding out whether or not there's one of me, I'll leave that apple uneaten.
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[With the company Elle keeps they were usually lucky to keep their tongues or their names, depending on the person.]
Coward.
[She at least looked into it! Crowley's just going to hide his head in the sand? She's disappointed in him.]
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[A demon can have morals, or at least lines in the sand that he doesn't think people should cross.]
Didn't we have this conversation already? I'll be a coward any day, at least I'll be able to sleep at night without being haunted by the image of myself with bloody... abs.
[This is the insulting part, clearly. Why would he have abs.]
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[She's a girl with the power of the internet at her fingertips. Please, just give her an excuse.]
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[wait.]
That is not an invitation to find one.
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[She says, immediately dropping photos in the chat. She send the Aziraphale ones first, because she's terrible.]
See? Not an ab in sight.
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Re: cw: implied minor/adult shipping in the context of fan-made works
[Eww to infinity.]
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Right? I've been on the internet, I know what's waiting for me. I want to be able to look my packmates in the eyes when I get back, thanks.
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[This is a bit.]
Also be careful who hears you say that, I think some people would take it as a challenge.
[Is Elle included? Maybe, depends on the day.]
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He's super old!
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One word: DILF.
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