THE AEFENGLOM LOVE MEME

[moustre]

♡ Love Meme Love Meme (Say That You Love Me) ♡



Welcome to Aefenglom's first love meme, in honor of our three month anniversary - and just because we wanted one! Is there someone you really like playing with? Is there someone you viciously stalk the threads of because they're just that good? Here's the place to say it and embarrass them in front of everyone. Just post with your name and what character(s) you play, then get to spreading some positivity - about the game, about each other, and more.

Happy hearts, Aefenglom. We couldn't have made it this far without all of you.

Comments

Swirl

[spaghettimonster]

I'm playing 💀 Papyrus 💀 from Undertale, the skeleton werewolf suffering from a bit of homesickness! Very much looking forward to some castmates for him to stress with and about.

[definingfuture]

Hello! I know we only threaded a bit but I have been meaning to hit Papyrus up again! I really enjoyed tagging with you and would like to do more this month.

[spaghettimonster]

Hey, that sounds like a plan! I enjoyed how hard Tony tried to take the talking skeleton in stride, and even humored some of Papyrus' more Papyrusy sentiments... It can be tricky, especially when he starts waxing whimsical.

I should admit, I know just enough comics to know how things can considerably change characterizations between different runs, and I know little to nothing about 616. Are there any major details to that universe that you'd say are huge? (I know early MCU and some rough spoilers, but in all honesty, most of my Tony Stark knowledge is fanfic)

[definingfuture]

Comics are really a big bag of randomness so most stuff it really whatever is going on at the time, but for Tony currently I'm taking him from a point where he just came back from a coma and doesn't really remember things from the most recent canon events. So he's very refreshed, confused, and everyone is very angry with him. Basically he's just more emotional and eager to prove himself. Mostly fanfic is probably pretty good for an overall impression? He's less antagonistic than MCU because he doesn't like pushing people away/being the center of everything if it means isolating friends. He started the Avengers and is more of that type of personality if that helps!

[spaghettimonster]

Ohh, nice. Canonical amnesia is such a gift to writers and roleplayers, you've got an excuse to handwave things but you can still use the events to inform their emotional context.

That sounds like an excellent take on him! I got frustrated with watching MCU Tony - simultaneously trying to control things while pushing away the people who could've helped do it better - so this Tony being not just a willing participant but a founder to the hero group sounds like a refreshing take on him. I imagine he's got some other personal issues that trip him up at times, but I look forward to seeing them in action!

[definingfuture]

When canon gets crazy sometimes you just have to pick a point and go with that. Otherwise you'll be sifting through stuff forever! That's why comics notoriously gets over things really quickly. We got other stuff to do, guys!

Yeah, 616 Tony in some ways is actually kind of the opposite where he's one of the first ones as far as I've seen to call out for help/ ask advice/ get consultation from others and likes forming groups and pooling effort, since, businessman. The times he isolates himself are more "this obviously upset X in the past and I can't bring it up" or "I don't want to unload my problems when everyone else has suffered worse" rather than a Maverick daredevil style. He definitely makes as many mistakes but they come from a different place. I really think he will get along with Papyrus since he just likes making friends and being helpful.

[horkbajir]

I'm glad to get to see and thread with you across multiple games, and I like having you on my TL!

[spaghettimonster]

Hell yeah! I was excited to join Aef partly because it meant being in a game with various buddies again, and you are very much one of the buddies. Not all games fit all players/characters, but I'm hoping Toby in Aef is a good longterm fit for you.

I'm very fond of their cr so far, Toby's no-nonsense mixing with Papyrus' many-nonsense-all-the-time has so much potential to lead to aggravation for one or both. I've been a little on edge wondering when they're going to cross lines enough to bicker, but it's good cr. Papyrus is willing to put up with a lot of social nicety flubs, and Toby being blunt at him has shut down some of his more ridiculous trains of thought in a grounding way - during a couple very stressful moments in this game, no less. She's one of the recurring CRs that have been important for me enjoying being in the game during a time I was having some difficulty getting in the flow, and I appreciate it!

[horkbajir]

Aww! Gosh, what a thoughtful comment! I'm touched.

Yeah, it's been fun! I think once it comes to it Toby's going to disengage more readily than get into a long argument. She is not fond of the metaphor weeds but tries to be A Responsible about picking her battles etc.

Re: Swirl

[fromjapan]

I'm so glad we share a game again omfg. I can't wait to get some proper shit going with these two now that I'm gonna actually have free time!!!

[spaghettimonster]

Hell yeah free time! I know it can fluctuate, so if there's ever times where handwaving a bit makes sense, you know how to reach me.

For plotting purposes, we're gonna try tossing Papyrus and Rich at each other to see if that clicks, and set them in search of a couple more roommates to make a house. Rich is gonna be warning Papyrus a little about SQUIP... but we'll see how far the warnings sink in, especially when there's other things to be distracted about, and he gets to wanting approval. Canine pack tendencies aren't going to help him want to not want friends.