I honestly think that I don't have to explain myself, but here I am, anyway. I didn't think that drama would follow from making NEW accounts for a certain verse. I didn't think that creativity would give hurt to kids who took a completely different take on our making of characters. But well, I forgot that Twitter is full of awesome people.
The tone for this post is irritated. And slightly bitchy. Slightly. Just a little bit. Because I just don't get why people have to react so negatively to having twin accounts. Sure, I get that some of us are possessive, and would want to be "THE ONLY ONE". But see here. Open your eyes. THIS IS TWITTER RP. There is no such thing as the ONLY ONE.
Everyday, new accounts are made. There are a number of reasons. These RPers may just want to know how it feels like to "BE" a character. Some would want to tell stories about their chosen character. Some would want to RP with friends; thus, they made the said character. Some would just want to do something silly like goofing around, or something nasty like bullying or Twitter-sex. Sad but true. There's a lot of reasons out there. But see, whatever they are, they are their reasons.
Here are ours.
1. We made the accounts. WHY?
Lots of reasons. ONE. We enjoy the fandom. Disney, DC, ATLA, Marvel, DBZ, Dreamworks, etc.. We are familiar with them, which makes it easier for us to be in the fandom. TWO. We have friends in the fandom, and we want to somehow interact with them. We want to read their stories, too, and react to their feels. THREE. And this is the main one. It's because we have stories for them. We make our accounts, not just on a whim. We don't go, "Oh, that looks like a good character to play!", and just make an account of said character. No. We talk about stories before we actually make accounts, so that when the characters are online and active, they have storylines and plotlines to follow. ALL of them. We have stories lined up. Some of them, we haven't started anything yet. But that's because some voices are louder than most. But sooner or later, they will start their journey. THE STORIES. That's the main reason. We talk and discuss about the plot, we get our creative juices flowing. We just want to play it out on the TL and have fun!
2. Are they there to replace anyone?
Now, this is one of the silliest questions I've ever been asked of.
And to answer it, NO. They are made, NOT to replace anyone. Why would one think that? New accounts are made and suddenly, we are replacing people? Why feel threatened over the arrival of new accounts? I can't wrap my head around the fact that some people would think that they are being replaced, just because new accounts showed up. Especially those accounts that are already huge and established in the fandom. I mean, why? Why feel like that? Why feel threatened?
And yes, I get where the fear is coming from. To some who thought that I didn't.. Oh, I get it. We get attached to our characters and the people they RP with. We develop this bond that connects us all. It's fun to have this bond. It's fun to have a connection, especially when RPing on the TL and goofing around. That feeling of attachment makes us feel secure. So when something threatens to break it, we feel afraid.
BUT. There's a BIG BUT. If you are a hundred percent secure with the people you RP with, you would NEVER feel afraid. TRUST. SECURITY. There's no reason to feel afraid. Trust that Batman won't even flinch eventhough a hundred super-gorgeous women strip in front of him; he WILL go back to Wonder Woman. Trust that Clark Kent would simply raise his brow when a hundred super-models offer themselves to him; he WILL go back to Lois Lane.
That feeling of being replaced? It comes from insecurity.
From casual tweets to shoutouts, I am vocal on the TL of my writer account, about the accounts that I have. I used to hide them, but I figured, what's the harm in letting them know. And yes, my main partner and I love having lots of accounts in the same verse, so that they can interact with each other. Do I enjoy it and have fun? Isn't the answer obvious? A BIG YES. I like having many characters in the same verse. Which means, more interaction, more stories, more crossovers. But that doesn't mean that whatever relationship our characters have with everyone else would be dropped. Their stories will continue, their relationships will remain the same. Goku will remain Gohan's father, no matter who writes for him. Chi-Chi will remain his Mom, regardless of who writes for her. Still the same relationships.
3. How do you RP?
I can and will RP with whoever I want, whatever way I want. I REFUSE to be a part of a CLIQUE. I don't like cliques. But apparently, my character was a part of a clique, without me knowing about it. And when I explored outside of it, it started something nasty.
My characters are MINE. They are the voices in my head, but they are NOT the actual characters. And whatever I do with them is up to me, not up to anyone else. For example, my Megara is NOT the real Disney Megara, she is just MY interpretation of Megara. It's how I see Meg. Same goes for all of my characters, and I won't let anyone tell me what I can or can't do when I'm on the said account, or who I can or can't RP with. IT IS MY CHOICE. I won't let anyone control the characters that I made. I won't let anyone make me change the way I RP, just to please them. I'm sorry, but I'm not here to please whoever you are. All that I care about is that my partners are happy and content with me. THE UNFOLLOW BUTTON is right there. Click it if you don't like seeing my stuff on the TL. The freedom to do so is right there.
I don't even give my main partner, Mike, the right to control me. He can talk to people, RP with other accounts, he can make new accounts with other writers; he is free. And he gives me the same freedom. We respect and trust each other enough to go about our lives, RP and RL, without the fear of being replaced. Because we know, that won't ever happen. The feeling of security comes from surrounding yourself with good people. People that you trust and know won't abandon you. Apparently, we weren't trusted enough by some.
I should feel insulted.
To end this..
I make my accounts, because I want to.
I make accounts, to please MYSELF.
I make accounts, because I want to have fun, playing the character.
I make accounts, because my partner and I have stories for them.
I make accounts, for me.
I will continue doing what I'm doing with my RP, because I am having fun with it. I will continue MAKING accounts. I will continue talking to those people who make me chuckle and laugh, who break my feels, who make and write great stories. Now, if some people feel threatened about the reasons stated above, it's not my problem. It's their insecurities coming to play, not mine. And I don't need to deal with it.