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Why I Sold Wielder
3 years ago
Okay so of course I’ve gotten some questions as to why I sold Wielder, so I’ll do a brief synopsis here. After this, and I’m not being grouchy or snippy when I say this, I won’t answer any more questions about it. This is the reason I’d like to state and beyond that, I’m not really going to talk about it.
The last few years, maybe six or so, have been really hard on me for various reasons, a few of which involved the dissolution of some relationships that was quite messy to say the least. A couple of these people I had fallings out with had not respected my intellectual property at all, Wielder being a big part of that. The last straw involving this kind of thing left me completely unable to connect to Wielder as a personal character/representation, and I just knew it was not going to be comfortable to step back into her as a very personal representation of myself. I had HOPED that maybe I could keep her around as just a character, an OC if you will, but that proved recently to be pretty much impossible as well. Despite friends trying to help me find a way to make a story around her, despite my own great effort, it just was not happening.
People change and sometimes the things that they once associated with themselves just don’t work anymore. Sure I could have just changed her up, could have revamped her, etc, but after so much trying I did not want to engage in the effort of another failed attempt. Despite that, I don’t HATE Wielder. I know people love the design, I know people still want to see her around, so this SEEMS like the best course of action.
As of now, I’m Pidge. I’d appreciate if people call me this both out of respect for me and respect for the person who is buying Wielder as I think they might want to keep her name. This profile here on FA will still be mine, but eventually I will be moving to a new profile as an active one. I’ll let you guys know when that happens. Porting the stuff I want over to that profile is going to take for FUCKING ever, so we’ll see.
Thank you all so very very much.
The last few years, maybe six or so, have been really hard on me for various reasons, a few of which involved the dissolution of some relationships that was quite messy to say the least. A couple of these people I had fallings out with had not respected my intellectual property at all, Wielder being a big part of that. The last straw involving this kind of thing left me completely unable to connect to Wielder as a personal character/representation, and I just knew it was not going to be comfortable to step back into her as a very personal representation of myself. I had HOPED that maybe I could keep her around as just a character, an OC if you will, but that proved recently to be pretty much impossible as well. Despite friends trying to help me find a way to make a story around her, despite my own great effort, it just was not happening.
People change and sometimes the things that they once associated with themselves just don’t work anymore. Sure I could have just changed her up, could have revamped her, etc, but after so much trying I did not want to engage in the effort of another failed attempt. Despite that, I don’t HATE Wielder. I know people love the design, I know people still want to see her around, so this SEEMS like the best course of action.
As of now, I’m Pidge. I’d appreciate if people call me this both out of respect for me and respect for the person who is buying Wielder as I think they might want to keep her name. This profile here on FA will still be mine, but eventually I will be moving to a new profile as an active one. I’ll let you guys know when that happens. Porting the stuff I want over to that profile is going to take for FUCKING ever, so we’ll see.
Thank you all so very very much.
As you mentioned, people change and I can certainly understand that as someone who has changed their fursona at least three different times until truly finding myself back in 2015.
"People change and sometimes the things that they once associated with themselves just don’t work anymore." No truer words have been spoken!
I can only hope people are kinder to you about this than they have been to me. ❤️ People can be really selfish about the things they like.
Okay, I think that name will settle in nicely. :)
But, people grow, they change, they even evolve and who they once were is no longer who they have grown to be so the old character no longer fits. And yes, I have heard of characters being dropped from the baggage they have collected. This sounds like a good thing for you. I remember how the Star Wars community slowly became toxic to you and she was a big part of that side of you.
Have we or will we soon meet Pidge?
As for me? An undisclosed number of years ago I was in the Canadian Armed Forces, armor corps, reserves. The vehicle I was trained on was an AVGP Cougar and I was qualified as both a gunner and as a driver. One weekend when they were short of qualified people they said, "In war we'd grab then next closest thing and that's you.". Then ten minutes later a qualified guy committed to the weekend and I was bounced. In my mind that means, at least briefly, I was master of all stations on the Cougar. I also got caught now and again doing things not fully endorsed by the rules but was never given much in the way of punishment. When I encountered a fellow called Ebony Leopard I asked about it and he explained fursonas.
Escaping punishment: Teflon
master of the vehicle: Cougar
Teflon Cougar is rooted deeply in my days as a soldier and as such has a strong and powerful meaning to me so I have never outgrown him.
Nonetheless, I hope that this change for you is fulfilling. People change over years and it's important to recognize when a representation of yourself also needs to fit how you are today. Thanks for explaining, Pidge.
Best of luck, Pidge! Looking forward to the new account.
Well, then! Time for a clean break, but that sot of thing takes time. I support you in whatever choices you make (that don't involve manslaughter or mayhem).
I don't know if I could do that, myself. 'Perfesser Bear' is so ingrained into who I am and what I do. Even my girlfriend calls me 'Perfesser'; the nickname actually goes back to... before she was born.
The very best to you -- whatever face you wish to show the world.
*sniffles* Lip quivers
It IS a little sad to see, regardless, having known you since way way WAY back when on the good 'ol DA days. Man...that's been some time and it's crazy to think about!
Honestly surprised though that FA doesn't have a name change option, though. Seriously. Either way, I'll still always be eager to see your works and wiggle my way into getting something when the chances arise, regardless of name!
I pray things get better for you, and you can put this nasty business behind you for good. Life's too short to let it be ruined forever by nasty people.
Not sure how much that's improved, but at least Bandit is old and comfortable now. I at least want to have a fursona that represents me, even if I'm still unsure who I really am.
Can't wait to see what you do with Pidge
Not that everyone always did but now internet anonymity is allowing more of this behavior, at least I assume.