[Roger McCready]

Hi there! I joined just about a week ago and wanted to post this, not only as a sort of introduction, but I would also like to know a bit about everyone else as well (if anyone is willing to share). What do y'all do, what do y'all like, share pics of your pets if you wanna, and just.... you know.... hi!

I'm Rinse, I'm twenty-six and I... actually haven't joined an RP forum in.... probably six years? This is my first jump back into the fray, so I'm bound to be INCREDIBLY RUSTY and I apologize in advance to any RP partners. It used to be ALL I EVER DID in my free time and it all started with Warrior Cats (which I religiously roleplayed until I was like... 19 lol). Other than that, most of my RP experience has been in slice of life, Pokémon, and Dragon Age. Unfortunately, I found it harder to keep up with once I was out of school and getting jobs and such, but now — six years later — I'm in a position where I feel like I can safely handle it all!

As far as work goes, I did a couple years in the oilfield and another year in a supermarket, but the last four years I've been working in a call center for 811 (Call Before You Dig). Now I've finally stepped down to a part-time 20hr/wk job there, doing data/map stuff, while I try college! Today was my first day of class in a 9-month program for pharmacy tech, so I'm pretty excited about that. I have two cats, one who ALWAYS has to be on you and is currently sleeping on my shoulders like a SCARF, and the other who will only ever demand pets and whatnot when she's "in the mood". It's all on her time. And we've recently gotten two puppies, who are just............... huge handfuls. Always beating each other up.

I'm pretty all over the place with interests and likes. I'm a big Classic Rock fan — Led Zeppelin, Queen, Neil Young, Fleetwood Mac, Crosby, Stills & Nash, etc — and I could talk about the Monkees all day lol. But I'm also into a lot of popular, modern stuff, too. Star Trek TOS is a huuuuuuge guilty pleasure of mine, as well as anime, D&D, Dragon Age, and musicals. I love musicals so much. I've got a Naruto tattoo (hahaha) as well as a Lord of the Rings/Bill and Ted/Star Trek tattoo. If I could take five movies with me to a deserted island it would be: Hot Fuzz, Inglorious Basterds, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Doom (the TERRIBLE 2005 video game adaption, I LOVE IT), and Moulin Rouge.

Oh, if anyone wants to play some Vermintide, Dead by Daylight, Runescape, or Outward online together, I'm always down.

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Update: Hey, Rinse again!

It's been almost two years since I posted this introduction! So just as a little mini-update — I'm turning twenty-eight soon, I finished my aforementioned college program and now work third shift at a pharmaceutical company inspecting medicine! I never specified my whereabouts, so — though I was raised in the Texas panhandle (and will always call myself a Texan), I moved to Wichita (KS) when I was almost twenty-three.

I don't have my two puppies anymore. :c One of them grew up to antagonize the cats too much and things were beginning to look like, any day, they could turn bad, so I wanted to nip that in the bud — it was tough to let her go but she still lives in the neighborhood and seems much happier in her new home! My mom wanted our other dog since the day we got him (lmao), so he now lives with her (just down the street basically, I get to see him all the time)! And he also seems much happier there (with other dogs to pal around with instead of temperamental dog-averse cats, lol)!

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Oh I like this HI THERE LOL

Im Ruby, at least on here, I change it up depending on the site i am on but outside of the RP world im Vicky but here I am Ruby lmao. I have been rping for, oh gosh, its been a long, long time, back before proboards, back when it was like aol chat rooms and things on myspace and stuff like that, I just turned 37 back on the 21st of May. The first thing I ever played was something school liked, and i had HORRID spelling and grammar, i still have some bad things i had some learning disabilities so spelling and grammar are still hard things for me.

The first big known thing i have done is Harry Potter, \Outside of that I am a D&D fan, I play Stardew Valley, Animal Crossing, Dragon Quest, Dragon Quest Builders, Minecraft, Neverwinter Nights, The Elder Scrolls Series, things like that, if i give myself time and im not running around like a crazy person.

I love reading, Harry Potter, Anything by R.A Salvatori, Raymond Fiest, Mercadies Lacky, Silver Ravenwolf, Debra Lipp, Oberon Zell Ravenheart, Kate West, the like

I love to cook and not bad at it, but i suck at wanting to use cookbooks though i do love to read them. I used to work in a couple fast food places Culvers, Taco Bell, Subway, I would rather bash my head in then ever work for Subway again. I now work from home as a live in nurse for my disabled mother, she got a MERSA infection last year and ow she can no longer walk soo yes.  I am a vegetarian going to whole food plant based due to health and being diabetic.

I like the people here you are all fun so far, please forgive the issues i have haha, blessed be.

[Mirror]

Hello hello!

First off, congrats on starting your new program, Rinse! I hope your first day went well!!

I’m Mirror, I’m 23, and Warrior Cats was also my gateway into RP. This is actually my first non-warriors site! I’m still getting used to writing people and fighting the urge to include tail flicks and ear twitches in all my posts lmao, and I’ve also had a five-year break from RP while I went to uni and got a job. Now I work in digital marketing (bleh) mostly writing for retail websites and editing images, but recently I’ve had a few interviews for other sectors so I’m hoping to get out of it c:

You probably already know, but I tend to use an excessive amount of emoticons and exclamation marks. I'm sorry, it's a curse I cannot break from x3 

My favourite TV shows right now are The Boys, Fleabag, Midnight Mass, Community, Invincible, Stranger Things (please don't spoil the new season for me aaa)… I'm gonna stop there because there are too many to list lmao. I recently watched Severance, which I highly recommend if you like futuristic concepts and mysteries!

Unfortunately I will be watching Love Island this year, because it’s trash and I’m a raccoon :/ Fellow degenerates, feel free to message me about it when it airs and we can scream about this awful show and these influencers' love lives.

I have… so many books. But I haven’t read them because RP and fanfictions have ruined regular stories for me >:[ Please, I need y'all to somehow force me to read

My music taste is all over the place – send me a song and there’s an 80% chance I’ll like it, regardless of genre. I’ve been listening to a lot of Doja Cat lately! Also a kpop group called Loona because they're on a competition show rn and I want to support them! They're incredibly talented and all of their music videos tell the story of twelve girls in the Loonaverse – I definitely recommend looking into them if you enjoy things with lots of lore and, believe it or not, quantum physics!

I'm terrible at games but hey I have fun x3 My favourites are Stardew Valley, Don't Starve, and Animal Crossing! I’ve also spent hundreds of hours playing Oblivion and Skyrim but I haven’t played either for about a year now. Outward and Dead by Daylight have been on my wishlist for aaages but I hate the noob/learning a game stage especially when there's no single player mode to practice in :[

I've never played D&D because I can't think on the spot like that :3 but it sorta looks like a more fast-paced version of sites like this?? So who knows, maybe one day~

[Roger McCready]

Hi, you guys! It's nice to hear a little bit about you!

Warrior Cats RPs are so GREAT. How can you have so much fun and so many convoluted plots on those forums?? I can't even describe the kind of off-the-wall shenanigans we got up to. I just remember it being the absolute best. And so many times I described cats smiling and crying, like... wth young me, thats not what cats do.

Mirror, you mentioned Fleabag, and I haven't watched it, but I considered using Andrew Scott as an FC (because he is just so amazing), and I saw a lot of gifs from that show. It seems super interesting!! I might have to look into it. And I'm also in the middle of watching the newest Stranger Things season, hooooh boiii. Do you like Halsey? She's the bomb, I'm super into her music. It's definitely shower jams.

I've never tried Stardew Valley, but Animal Crossing was pretty fun!! Most of the time on the switch is spent Mario Partying and all that fun jazz. But the best Switch game I've played so far is Dragon's Dogma. Based on the other games you like (especially D&D aaaaaah) you might like it, Ruby, if you've never played it. I think it's a remake of an older game, so you could already be familiar with it, idk. The story is eh, but the gameplay, classes, and whatnot is just SO FUN.

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Oh I know Dragon's Dogma, my brother and I played it, him more them me but it was a good game for the action in it. I havent played in a while but I might have to get it for my switch then.

[Redgrim]

Eyo!

I’m Redgrim (though I usually go by Grim for short). I’ve been in the roleplay circuit for a little over a decade now, though, I’m currently in a phase of being on again, off again, depending on the activity in the places I’ve anchored myself to. I started with proboards, and some of the places that I started on I’ve later inherited and co-own. Starting off fresh on new sites like these isn’t super common for me, but I really liked the old proboards charm this one had going for it, so I had to.

I’ve never roleplayed Warrior Cats, but it still amazes me how consistently strong that series has had representation in roleplay forums. I’ve advertised sites for many years, those things are everywhere.

But yeah, totally get the whole being behind in terms of spelling and grammar. My grade 10 teacher told me that I should never study English on an academic level. Little did she know I would get my degree as a Rhetoric and Media Studies Major, Literatures Minor. Don’t let your dreams be dreams and all that good stuff. And you guessed it, I am indeed still working in retail three years after getting my degree.

Ooo, I actually do like me some Dragon Age as well. I’m a bigger fan of its sister series, Mass Effect, definitely more of a Sci-Fi guy. I really liked Origins and Awakening, but I haven’t played much past that. I’ve heard the latter games (particularly Dragon Age II) are pretty underwhelming in comparison to the first. I do want to try them someday though.

Farming sims are also a guilty pleasure of mine. I’ve been playing the Harvest Moon games ever since the old Gamecube ones came out. Stardew is also really good, it’s been a hot minute since I played it last though. I tend to burn through those games for a solid month or two and then leave them off until the next one comes out. My poor countless children that will forever be stuck as baby.

[Mirror]

Warrior Cats was crazy. I can't believe that series had such an impact on so many people! I had the most hellish mary-sue OCs you can imagine - lots of Spottedleaf and Feathertail clones >.< But without them I imagine my writing would be even worse than it currently is lmao

Rinse, I definitely recommend watching Fleabag! It's funny but it touches on some dark themes and all the characters are so well executed. Andrew Scott's character is my favourite role of his c: And I like Halsey! I'm most familiar with her Badlands album which came out a lot longer ago than I thought it did, so you might need to point me in the direction of some of her newer songs x3

Grim, I know exactly what you mean about burning through sim games! I tend to be a bit of a completionist and spend days hunting for as many achievements as possible, then I lose all motivation and interest Dx

There's a game in development called Coral Island that has Stardew/Harvest Moon vibes, which I imagine all of us here might like when it comes out c: Also a sims-type game called Paralives~ 

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If you want another Harvest moon like games, Story Of Seasons, and Rune Factory are good ones. If you like more open world like games welll Outer Worlds and The Elder Scrolls online are amazing for that if you are alright with dealing with other people, sometimes I'm not and i want to yell at them but hey its a good game set honestly. Now Assassins Creed that's a good set, though i mostly watched my brother play that.

[Maddison Lancaster]

Hey! I'm not sure if this is the best place to introduce myself, but I didn't want to start a whole new thread for an intro. I'm Aimee. I'm 34 years old, and I've been role playing by post since I was, um.. 12. I feel so old saying that it has been 22 years now. Just like everyone, I cringe when I think about how bad I was back then. I started on Harry Potter forums, and have played on some slice of life forums, post apocalyptic forums (even ran a small comm for several years until life got in the way), medical testing, and gifted/meta humans. I have also role played on instant message format back since the AIM and Yahoo messenger days. I'm a little rusty right now, but I've been trying to get back into role playing because I miss it a lot.

I had to take a step back for a few years from role playing, because life was just getting a bit too hectic. I'm married and have a 12 year old stepdaughter (who is starting to role play Warrior Cats with her cousin and friends!!). I work in as a 911 call taker, training officer, and fire/ems dispatcher. I have been doing it for 6 years and it's rough, but I love it.

I am also a casual video gamer. I have played the MMOs WoW, FFXIV, and SWTOR. I play animal crossing, stardew valley, dreamlight valley, minecraft, Diablo III, Diablo II (and I'm excited about Diablo IV and playing the open beta this weekend), and I have recently started playing humankind (similar to the civilization games).

[Rinse]

Nice to meet you, Aimee! I know a couple of old classmates who are 911 dispatchers! That is a tough job! When I worked in the call center for 811, sometimes we would get calls from people who meant to call 911 and every single time I got one, I swear my breath would stop. All we were allowed to do was tell them to dial 911 and hang-up immediately so as to not keep them a second longer from calling the right place and getting help. As well as report it to our supervisors. But damn, each time I had to do that, I ended up having to take a break afterward to get myself back in order. Phew. I'm glad you love it, but I could never. I ain't got the steel for that. That's really admirable work!

Also sooooo cool that your step-daughter is roleplaying! And Warrior Cats, too! Aaaaaaah! I passed on all my Warrior Cat books to my school's library when I graduated and — every once in a while — I lie awake at night and wonder if there are any 11-year-olds out there making fanart of Greystripe and just discovering forum RP and like...... idk, it's always so cool to think about.

I played Diablo III on the Switch! I'm all about that Monk life, yo. B) C'mere you loot goblins and get lighted!

Anyway, I'm off to watch some TV and fall asleep, but just thought I'd pop in and give this a wave! Glad you found us and am excited to see what all you get up to on site! ^v^

[Maddison Lancaster]

It's definitely not the right job for everyone. A lot of our trainees end up quitting because they had no idea what they were getting themselves into. There are things that stick with me and times I have to get up and take a walk. But most of the calls are for people doing stupid things, so at least it breaks up the serious stuff.

The funniest thing about my stepdaughter getting into Warrior Cats is that I completely missed that when I was younger. I never read them. But she keeps talking to me like I know everything about it, because when she told me about role playing with her cousin (they're in the same grade together) I said that's cool, I role play too. I think she just assumed I mean Warrior Cats haha.

I played so much Diablo III. I never played it on the switch, but I started it on PS4 and then switched to PC. I was a monk main though! And I chased down EVERY loot goblin that crossed my path. My inventory is constantly full and the husband laughs at me for how often I have to go back to town to deal with that.

[PaintingPolarBears]

I guess I'm pretty late getting to this since I joined a few months ago but I guess this is probably the best way to like properly introduce myself?

Hi! I'm Cat, I'm nonbinary and use They/Them or It/Its pronouns, I turned 26 last month (Gemini bb), I'm an old army brat, I've been married going on seven years now, and I've been roleplaying pretty consistently since I was about 9 years old. I started out on this site that I can't for the life of me remember the name of but it was supposed to be surrounding vampires and werewolves but people would also just play different anime and videogame characters ranging from Eren Yeager to Knuckles the Akidna lol I also roleplayed a lot on Neopets and eventually on IMVU which is where I wound up finding proper paragraph style roleplays. I was also a huge Warrior Cats kid growing up. I'm also a huge fan of the Dragon Age series, Stardew Valley, Boyfriend Dungeon, Legend of Zelda, and The Sims. I'm so serious about Dragon Age though I can go into a full dissertation about that game series. 

I'm usually pretty awkward when it comes to talking to people. I tend to talk too much about roleplaying so if I ever start bugging you with ideas or just general things I find that might remind me of one of your characters or something to do with something we're roleplaying please forgive me I'm not really good at peopleing lol I'm usually pretty quiet and tend to come off as mean unless I'm talking about something I've become hyper focused on or that's a special interest so that's usually what I latch onto lol

I don't actually watch a lot of tv? I watched The Boys with my husband and I'm really into this show called FROM. Generally speaking though if I'm watching something it's probably from one of my favorite youtubers. I really love horror movies though! There are a few that should be coming out soon that I'm really excited about. I used to love reading but I kind of stopped once I got out of school and moved out on my own. With work, bills, and just general adult life I found it really hard to sit down and focus on a book for any length of time and reading became more frustrating than enjoyable. But I'm trying to get back into it! I've recently started reading A Court of Thorns and Roses.

I love all kinds of music! I promise you if you show me a song there's a high chance I'm going to like it. I love (what is now considered) Dad Rock bands like Papa Roach, Three Doors Down, System of a Down, and KoRn. I also love Suicide Silence, Luke Bryan, Nickleback, Bad Omens, Hozier, Sleep Token, Corpse, Sam Smith, Green Day, Rise Against, Paramore, My Chemical Romance, Post Malone, Ashniko, Ariana Grande, Lil Nas X, Fallout Boy, Thomas Rhett, Jack Johnson, Billie Eilish, Poor Mans Poison, and so many more lol I was literally just reading some names off one of my spotify playlists so my music taste is all over the place!

I love D&D and anime and I really, really love to write! Obviously lol

[Rinse]

Cat, if you ever wanna talk Dragon's Age, lemme tell you, my door is FREAKIN' OPEN. I have two female cats named Anders (we just call her Andy tho) and Dorian loooool. Dorian is named so because she's dark and pretty. x3 It has already been firmly established with my housemates that if we ever get another cat, its name is ALREADY Hawke. Unpopular opinion probably, but I never really got the Fenris hype tho? ;v; I'm a very shameful Anders-apologist, okay?

And yooo, what horror movies are you excited for? I'm way into horror but haven't seen one that I liked in AGEEEEEES. Maybe it's because I'm just older and jaded now, but they just don't make them the way they used to if you ask me. Though I generally don't care for the predictable jump-scary jive of James Wan, the last horror movie that I watched and remember liking was Malignant. Though I did like the Pope's Exorcist actually! Jeepers Creepers used to SCARE THE ABSOLUTE SHIT out of me as child. My uncle worked for a tiny movie store (think Blockbuster if it was Mom and Pop) and used to bring all these movie posters home. Anyway, there was a Jeepers Creepers 2 poster on my cousins' bedroom wall and I never slept a wink in that house I s2g.