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[TEXT/VOICE/VIDEO/ETC.]

Hi! This is Ashley. I, um, can't come to the phone- gear right now? Leave me a message and I'll get back to you ASAP, okay? Bye!

*Let me know the time/date of your message!

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HEY. JUST WANTED TO SEE HOW YOU WERE DOING. IT'S BEEN A WHILE.
I'M NOT DONE WITH THE STORY YET. WRITING IS FUCKING HARD. DO YOU HAVE ANY TIPS?

punishment
Yes that doesn't sound fun better safe than sorry.
I hope that doesn't get you in trouble here :/

Hello, Karkat! It sure has, are you with Dave and everyone? Still in Goldenrod?
I can DEFINITELY offer you some writing tips!! What's got you hung-up? Characters?? Setting??? General style????

YEAH, I THINK WE'RE PLANNING ON STAYING HERE FOR A WHILE? THERE'S A LOT OF SHIT TO DO.

[And he's still. Adjusting. To everything. But anyway.]

WHOA SLOW THE FUCK DOWN ASHLEY YOU'RE COMING ACROSS A BIT EAGER THERE. OR IS THIS YOUR NEW QUIRK? EXCESSIVE QUESTION NOODLES AND SHOUT POLES?

No, shush!! I just like punctuation! Besides, it's because I AM eager. I don't know if Dave told you but I'm a writer.
And I'm trying to write my OWN stories, to be published, so I can do something I like to earn some money.
So workshopping someone else's story in whatever way is exciting for me.

YOU'RE A WRITER? OH OF FUCKING COURSE YOU ARE, HOW DID I NOT SEE THAT COMING!
FUCK. JUST. AGAIN, I'M NEW AT THIS, SO
IT'S THE SETTING, MOSTLY. I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH I SHOULD BE EXPLAINING BECAUSE LET'S FACE IT, A LOT OF THIS SHIT IS GOING TO BE NEW TO YOU.

Don't worry! I'm not one of those judgey holier than thou types, I swear! This'll be fun, promise.
The cardinal rule is to make your story open and accessible, unless you're going for a specific niche. Since I'm aware this is unfamiliar territory, it's practical and acceptable to lean on the side of exposition a bit more than if you'd be writing for your home audience.
Write what you know, but make sure I don't get lost.

I DIDN'T THINK YOU WERE. IT'S JUST
THIS IS MY FIRST TIME WRITING SOMETHING FOR SOMEONE, SO I DON'T WANT TO FUCK IT UP.

[And he can't exactly ask Dave to look anything over before sending it to Ashley because Dave is a complete asshole about quadrants and ARGH. Okay, no, he'll deal with that shit later.]

OK NEXT QUESTION: IS VIOLENCE STILL A TOPIC YOU'D PREFER TO AVOID? I WASN'T PLANNING ON INCORPORATING THAT MUCH OF IT, BUT IT'S BOUND TO COME UP IN PASSING.

Oh
I don't know.
If it's mandatory then you can just
No guns.
Or saw-blades.

[Well that's

specific.]

THAT SHOULD BE FINE.

[And. Hell.]

HEY ARE YOU ALRIGHT? I MEAN, IN GENERAL.

[uh oh]

That's a broad question.

SO NO, BUT YOU'RE TOO SELF-CONSCIOUS TO TALK ABOUT IT.
I CAN BACK THE FUCK OFF IF YOU WANT.

Look it's just
did Dave mention anything or
there was a lot of shit going on before I got here

WE DON'T TALK ABOUT SHIT LIKE THAT, SO NO.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO INTO DETAIL IF YOU WANT. IT'S JUST, SOMETIMES IT HELPS TO PUT IT OUT THERE, YOU KNOW?
I'VE SEEN A LOT OF FRIENDS GET HURT BECAUSE THEY KEPT THAT SORT OF THING TO THEMSELVES.
SO I MEAN IF YOU'RE COMFORTABLE WITH TALKING ABOUT IT, YOU SHOULD. OR EVEN IF YOU AREN'T, IT COULD HELP MORE THAN YOU THINK IT WILL.

I know.
okay?
I know
Dave told me that
and the cards told me that
and the fact that not talking about anything lead to the biggest fucking disaster of my goddamn life, that is fucking SCREAMING it at me
but I'm a consistent fucking wreck who can't even think about any of it without freaking out
or sleep without a damn pink fluffball giving me BRAIN WIPE
and if I even try everyone's going to

[

well fuck]

yeah
i
am really into the backing the fuck off
and forgetting all of this

yeah, I hope not.
come to think of it, I did actually have to accept punishment for breaking one of the rules one time already
but it really wasn't that bad!

Edited 2016-02-28 08:51 (UTC)

[........... WELL THAT'S

FAMILIAR??????]

HEY NO THAT ISN'T WHAT I MEANT.
LOOK I JUST REALLY THINK YOU SHOULD TALK ABOUT IT. DON'T TAKE THIS AS A CRITICISM OR ANYTHING, I UNDERSTAND WHY YOU WOULD WANT TO KEEP IT TO YOURSELF
BUT LETTING IT OUT ISN'T WEAK OF YOU AND PEOPLE SHOULDN'T JUDGE YOU FOR IT, WHATEVER IT IS.
THIS IS JUST CLEARLY WEIGHING ON YOUR MIND AND YOU SEEM LIKE YOU'D BE A LOT HAPPIER IF IT WASN'T?
FUCK, NEVER MIND, YOU PROBABLY DON'T WANT A TOTAL STRANGER LECTURING YOU ABOUT THIS SHIT. I BARELY KNOW YOU, I SHOULDN'T STICK MY CARTILAGE NUB WHERE IT ISN'T WANTED.
I'LL STOP.

What?
what happened?

Well uh
Did I ever tell you about the walls we have in Glie? I can't remember, but that's really important.

Do I even deserve to b
how the fuck can
they really shoul
You're right.
I don't.

Karkat I like you. I like talking to you.
But this isn't something I can talk to anyone about
not with my name attached or anything like that
and the only people who I could aren't here or they're dead
and I know it's only going to get worse but

just let me be stuck between my rock and hard place
at least for a little while

uh that's ominous.
No you didn't.

[....................]

YEAH, OK.
SO WHAT DO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT?

[The response takes a few minutes.]

What's Goldenrod like
I was only there for a few days.

IT'S FUCKING BIZARRE IS WHAT IT IS.
I REALIZE THAT'S NOT WHAT YOU'RE ASKING, LIKE TO YOU IT'S JUST SOME NORMAL HUMAN CITY EXCEPT WITH POKÉTHEMED EVERYTHING
BUT GOLDENROD DOESN'T LOOK LIKE ANYTHING ON ALTERNIA.
EVEN OUR MORE DENSELY POPULATED AREAS DIDN'T FEEL THIS PACKED, AND I'M STILL NOT USED TO THERE BEING ADULTS EVERYWHERE.
I GUESS WATCHING HUMAN MOVIES HELPED, BUT THAT'S DIFFERENT FROM ACTUALLY LIVING IT.

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