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A healthy little rant    

By xionzappa2, 4 years ago
The internet's an odd place. There's so much drama in a place where we're all supposed to be having fun. It's like a little soap opera of 'he said, she said' and the like. With all the hate we generate from outside the community, the hate within is often well hidden, but sharp and biting.

I've noticed I seem to generate a lot of drama around me. I try my best to avoid such drama, but I suppose with what I play, that's impossible. So, HT told me I should post a journal explaining myself. Worth a shot.

First off, lemme talk about Vox. What he is. He was originally a black cat anthro. The name came from a character from the old game 'Loaded' for PS1. She was a female DJ who killed people with soundwaves. The fox-taur idea came when I saw this picture http://www.chakatsden.com/chakat/Images/alle.jpg I just fell in love with that personality, that confidence. I was very shy at the time. I wanted that to be my character. Confident, sexy, arrogant, vain, kind of a handsome, slightly villonous predator obsessed with beauty, inspired heavily by Vega from Street Fighter. Oh what a long way I've come.

For a while, Vox was that. I mean, the whole 'god of a world' only came up about a year ago. Around the time of the VOCT. Coincidence? No. The tournament scared me and I became afraid of what would happen if someone took Ploro's soul. It really, REALLY got to me. I mean, I knew it was just a non cannon story, but such cool entries made me feel weak and a little usless. So I decided I was going to do two things. I was going to start writing and I was going to make Vox powerful.

Beforehand, I just had attacks bounce off fact for no reason. He just wasn't there for combat. I gave him a story. I made him the spirit of a world. Gave me a reason he's so strong, a way to protect the souls of my prey chars and a setting for my stories. I figured people might be a little pissed before an explanation. All he can do is control his own reality. He can shift his body and warp himself, but no one else. Yeah, it's overpowered, but he's a pure pred who only fights those who I talk to before the rp, so they know what the outcome will be.

Now, onto Vox's fatal, soul-digesting ways. Yeah, he does that. He also does completely non fatal vore for people like Tris, HT, Arl, Oni, really whoever wants it. Before each rp, I discuss in PMs how the rp will go, unless I know the person very well. I do this as both pred and prey for two reasons. As prey, it's because I'm touchy. I only like non fatal vore. As pred I do both, but only non fatal when prey, oddly enough. If I don't discuss the rp, people might not have read the prefs and as my friends will tell you, if Ploro's hurt, I'm never terribly fond of it. As for with Vox, I don't want to violate anyone's prefs. If you see Vox gobbling someone and digesting their soul, that person wanted it to happen. After all, in an rp, it's not just the pred in control, and I'm willing to do either.

Some people say I'm too strict with my prefs. I believe that everyone should be strict witht heir prefs. I mean, yes there should be give and take sometimes, but no one should ever have to do something they're very uncomfortable with. I only forgot to ask prefs once in my memory and it was a bad experience that I deeply regret. I was pred and forgot someone didn't like soul vore. I deeply regret that incident, because I know what it's like to have prefs stepped on and wouldn't want to do it to someone else.

In the end, it's not my intention to make anyone uncomfortable. I'm of the belief that if you don't like what someone's doing, don't look at it. No one's forcing it on you. You wanna make your char a spirit of a world too, or even a god? Go for it. I can't promise I'll rp with them, but it's your char and your right to do as you want. In the end, I think that the vore community is small enough and we don't need to be divided by anger at how someone else rps or disgust at someone else's kink. If you don't like rps, don't watch. If you don't like art or stories, don't look. We're all adults here (or at least, we should be). Let's act like it. One shifted bit of matter during brain development and your kink might have been something completely different. Let's respect each other and above all, have fun. Have fun with your rp partner. It's like a dance. as long as you both are having fun, it's worth the funny looks.

Peace and love, Vox's Posse.
18 comments

User replies

  honorablethief
 

(No Subject) Posted: 4 years ago

  Well put, man.

  maraudingmarauder
 

(No Subject) Posted: 4 years ago

  Yeah, I know the feeling. For me, I'm more into non-fatal capture-and-hold sorta stuff, but as a predator my limitations are pretty much "how far are you willing to go?"...

  luke
 

(No Subject) Posted: 4 years ago

  BAWWWWWWWW I DONT LIKE WHAT YOU LIKE SO YOU ARE A JERK

In all seriousness, methinks a lot of people care way too much about this sort of thing. Yeah, everyones different and thinks about things differently. But in the end, what we're talking about here is having a fantasy text-based roleplay scene between two individuals, and nothing that happens in the scene ACTUALLY HAPPENS. yet people will flip out if something is done to their character. Yeah, I get that you care about a character, but sometimes people need to know when to step back and get their priorities straight.

tl;dr : EVERYONE NEEDS TO CHILL THE FUCK OUT.

  shaelrion
 

(No Subject) Posted: 4 years ago

  I couldn't agree with you more, Ein. I've always had an interest in your characters, especially Vox, since he seems like he's a very kind-hearted guy with the "mess with me or my friends and I'll hurt you. BADLY", but also having that pred streak to him.

I, personally, don't mind that he's powerful one bit. That actually makes RPs quite interesting and enjoyable to me, especially since Shayla doesn't have too much power to her name, even though she likes to act like it. It's kind of nice to have that interaction with a character who is very powerful and actually makes Shayla show some humility for once.

Vox literally brings down her ego a few pegs, which actually makes for some comedy for me.

I can't say I'm into fatal vore, but I do like non-fatal vore! Everyone has their standards, of course, and people just need to learn that not everyone has the same kinks or likes. Don't worry, Ein, I have a huge emotional attachment to Shayla, even though she doesn't exist.

  syrynn
 

(No Subject) Posted: 4 years ago

  I'll be super-honest with you, Vox. This rant should have been made a long time ago. I could sense something was wrong, and you'd made mentions multiple times about your preferences being mocked. Hell, I even witnessed one such instance in YC, and several more in HPF!

You'd better be feeling a little more chipper after flushing that animosity and anger from your system. :3

  eclairtalon
 

(No Subject) Posted: 4 years ago

  Hail Vox!

  starvingsmeargle
 

(No Subject) Posted: 4 years ago

  Well said my friend! I think that yes, a lot of things might be avoided if people just stopped fussing over folks prefs so much and just left em alone when they need to. I think that there are just people who dont like the way you have a sort of paradoxial view on your characters sometimes. But it seems you love the power that comes with being a pred, not nessicarily what happens to the prey.

I have seen you slip up in the past before, resulting in a few times when people genuinely had reasons to be upset, but nobody is perfect. Folks just dont seem to know how to live and let things be. Your a nice fella. Its all that really matters. We are a small community supporting an obscure fetish which the rest of the world views as rather insane. We cant afford to go and hate each other.

  kriosk
 

(No Subject) Posted: 4 years ago

  Hey, what is is what is. Some people like some things, others don't This is all fantasy after all and, hey, you're not the only one here that likes the fatal vore fantasy ;)

  lapseph
 

(No Subject) Posted: 4 years ago

  Yaaaay... I'm helping! XD *falls over laughing*
some of the things VOCT has caused... I swear... I will never be able to comprehend it all XD

  xionzappa2
 

(No Subject) Posted: 4 years ago

  Out of curiosity, what are you laughing at. My explanation? I'm a little curious as to what you mean.

  lapseph
 

(No Subject) Posted: 4 years ago

  this just isn't the first time I've been reading a journal or something and seen "I saw VOCT and then-" some personal something happens because of it. ^.^;; It's just so weird to think that I somehow inadvertently effected so many people with that contest. I never thought the thing would actually make it off the ground, yet somehow it's become this "Big Deal" to so many people XD I dunno how to feel about it ^.^;;

  xionzappa2
 

(No Subject) Posted: 4 years ago

  Well, I like this second one better for various reasons. Either way, it was bound to happen sooner or later and I like how Vox has developed. Don't you? D: Isn't he awesome?

  tristanhawthorne
 

(No Subject) Posted: 4 years ago

  *snuggles* Thanks for being patient with me while I try and figure out my own prefs ^^;

  sparkythechu
 

(No Subject) Posted: 4 years ago

  <:3 *waves an oversized flag with vox's face on it*

  mintmonkey
 

(No Subject) Posted: 4 years ago

  Pad never wanted it to happen. >.>

  xionzappa2
 

(No Subject) Posted: 4 years ago

  *Nods* I'm glad you brought that up. Pad's issue is what I was talking about in the second to last paragraph. Now, I don't want to make this a 'he said she said' talk, however I have apologized for that numerous times. I met Pad about the same time I met Kyto, someone who LOVES soul vore. I got their prefs mixed up and when I did it in the RP, Pad said it was fine and we should continue. It was only after that he blocked me without a word (after I apologies for breaking his prefs over and over). Now, I don't blame him for being angry, honestly, however I never intended to hurt him and wanted to make things right.

  mintmonkey
 

(No Subject) Posted: 4 years ago

  Ah. Well thanks for clearing up that little thing for me.

  xionzappa2
 

(No Subject) Posted: 4 years ago

  *Nods* No trouble. It's something that's kind of haunted me for a while and has created a lot of bad feelings. If I could take it back, I would.