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surely i can slide in here with no consequences whatsoever ^~^

thinking about tomorrow :3 for some reason i always feel kinda resistant to letting tomorrow come. maybe it's some deep rooted fear of the future. no idea!! probably fine. probably. time to turn it into a friendship dungeon ^~^

one word responses or initiations :3 this is something i am an extraordinarily large offender of. i almost never care to capitalize or anything when im just typing casually ^~^

oofiess.. contemptuous groundhogs!!! >~< they're natural bushes though! that just means the berries are smaller, sweeter (imo uwu) and ill have to balance my gathering between the prime time for ripeness and when the bugs start to get at them >:3c ... because then I'll have to start a war of my own... on bugs.... :3

Blackberry bushes around my house are ripening :3 i think ill pick them in a week when more of them are ready ^~^

WHOLE MILK I also sometimes drink chocolate (milk) :3

NO it's NOT. i will now wallow with the knowledge of not being PRIME @~@

You know, this is the second time you've had a hard hitting introspective piece that's resonated with me, and I'm sure if I dug into it there'd be more. I don't really see myself as any of the above, either. I honestly think that humans are a spectrum of inconsistencies and flaws. We are who we are; walking contradictions, and a courtesy we extend to someone might be retracted from someone else -- even if that's someone who's quite deserving of it. I feel like putting on moral labels of good or bad can feel like getting put on a pedestal. Or worse. A cage. I think wearing good, bad, or neutral is limiting. I truly think it's irresponsible to try to define each other with these characteristics, so much so where using strictly those three qualifiers is putting less character retrospective than even a DnD character. I know there are days where I've helped people with no gain to myself, as well as there are days where I've just shut the world out and stopped caring. Does one outweigh the other? Is one inherently better? I don't know, but they're both definitely real. It's tricky, you know? Because it's kinda just human nature to try to quantify and qualify everything around us. Science theory, theology, mysticism, esotericism. People just want to understand and feel like the world is real to them. And they do that, in part, by labelling things. Categorizing things. Compartmentalizing what they can and focusing on it later. What really struck me was how you eluded to using kindness consciously. That it's something you can willfully retract as needed. As if it's being used in contrast to a darker world around you that maybe you can try to brighten up a bit. And, I think I try to behave similarly. I have my own past, my own reasons for the things I say and do. Obviously, right? I mean, we all kind of do at the end of the day. But the way you use kindness, it isn't performative. And that, to me, means choice. A choice to offer warmth even when it can be misunderstood or taken advantage of. A choice to give people a chance even when they can betray you and your trust, and maybe even hurt the people close to you. It's strength, not flawlessness. And yes, strength with limits because everyone has a threshold. Even the kindest among us will walk away at some point. I don't believe that anyone is inherently good just because they make that choice, the choice of kindness. Choosing kindness and love first is maturity. And I wouldn't say you're neutral, either. I'd say you're more in equilibrium. Someone who is aware of the scales they're balancing. Someone who knows what can tip it in either way, and chooses moment to moment, not to let it. And lastly, calling someone "good" shouldn't imply sainthood or divinity. To me, it just means they care. That they try. That they don't or try not to weaponize the pain of others against them. And you know what, honestly, if you don't accept the word or the title, I just wanna say... people who try like you do? They're rare, I think. Or maybe I just don't know where to find them. Whether that makes you "good" or not is irrelevant, because to me, it just.. matters. Thank you.

yes! sometimes! not often :3 it can be nice. sensitive teeth though so it's very hit or miss. ssssometimes.... >:3c depends. i had walking pneumonia not too long ago and the coughing really hurt my throat. hot water felt SO good to drink :3

gosh i already kinda said this on your other post but i REALLY like how you draw your lines. the outlines really pop, it adds a lot. very nice artwork, thank you for sharingg ^~^ (first image doesn't load for me though >~<)

GOTTA be the mischief >:3c it's very hungry work being mischievous. hungrier work than work!! ^~^

rlly sorry to hear.. I hope you're able to sleep and feel better soon. here to talk if you need <3 Im feeling cautiously optimistic about the coming week :3 i have been informed of a few things coming up and it has a chance to be awesome ^~^ ... but it also has a chance to be HORRIBLE AWFUL ACK ACK AAAAHHH we shall see uwu

ahh!! I love herrr!!! The lines are so pretty :3 i've made this disclaimer a few times but im definitely not an artist HOWEVER whenever I try to make ponies with turned heads they look like mutants. You did it super well here ^~^

i dunno. it's always something we talk about... things we'd do in the last minutes. but faced with the reality of it i have NO idea what I'd actually do. what do you do when all responsibility, sense of urgency and burden suddenly lift? :3 i might just run. run hard, far, and fast, bc I won't have to worry about being exhausted uwu

idk :3 i try to be patient. depends on the vibes. i can be very patient with someone who i feel isn't taking advantage of it. as for situations, i'm generally patient if i'm not rushed for time. i try to take life at the pace it's given to me uwu

HUNGRY!!!!!! ive spent all morning reading, looking for reference material, and helping a friend out with their story >w<. i shall obtain... s u s t e n e n c e.... momentarily....

youtube gives me random stuff. sometimes i watch it. sometimes i watch all of it. i watched all of it.

understandableee :3 im very similar. apparently i signed up years ago but i only recently used my account. in any case, it was a late-night impulse thing i decided to do and im glad i did >w< ........im very jealous of the printed book @w@ idk if you've read any of the side fics that other ponies have written abt fallout equestria, but i can recommend a few if you're ever interested~ making me look like a rookie with my 1.12k >:3c

technically i got kicked out of school for a few days :3 i brought my brother's switchblade comb to show and tell and i got in trouble ^~^

eeee tf2 pony ^~^ welcome to the forum :3 it's okay im shy too, the people here are super welcoming and very kind, it's helped me open up slowly. i hope you have the same experience uwu enjoy your time here at the forums! i hope to see you around in threads~ <3 also.... i love fallout equestria >:3c

hewwooo :3 we should TOTALLY play stardew valley at some point :3 i've only made it through the first season, though, so i'm a bit of a newbie uwu BUT AAAA WELCOME TO THE FOOORUUUmmMMmm ^~^ you should totally share more of your artwork while you're here. i hope you enjoy your stay here <3

welcome to the forum <3 Music resonates with me in that way, too. i can get very emotional when i listen to it. It's super sweet to see how much of an impact the show has had on you!!! i hope you enjoy your time here, and your artwork looks super lovely ^~^

hiiii! tbh I think your long introductory post is just fine to go into your welcome post :3 welcome to the forum though I hope you enjoy it ^~^

well if i had a subject matter expert helping me out then i would do that ^~^ but I'd totally do the hard drive thing if i was, inadvisably, left to my own devices, as i have no idea what any of that is!!!!