"Does Saving Humans Upset You?" He Didn't See Quite What She Was Getting At. Most Of The Time He Had

Fallout - Deathclaw Tackle by ~Edge-Works

i wrote this on my rp blog, and now i'm writing it here:

if you don't reach out and plot or interact or say hi to people, you can't accuse them of having a clique. that's exactly like not applying for a job and then reacting when you notice other employees at the firm.

Fallout Sentences

(Sentences from Fallout (2024-). Adjust phrasing where needed)

"Get that jelly mould out of here!"

"Everyone knows who I am, but do they know who they are?"

"Maybe you should do what you do best - run and hide."

"I'm not letting anyone else get hurt on my behalf, okay?"

"Violence is merely a tool."

"What would you know about where I'm from?"

"Us cowpokes, we take it as it comes."

"You come from a world of rules and laws. This place is indifferent to all of that. I do not think you would be willing to do what it takes to survive here."

"The question is, will you still want the same things when you have become a different animal altogether?"

"I know that it can't have been easy for you, what with all the murder and dirt."

"I think this conversation would benefit from some actual ideas."

"You saved me!"

"How do you live like this?"

"Now, that right there is the closest thing we've had to an honest exchange so far."

"I come from a place where the world is what you make of it."

"Everyone wants to save the world. They just disagree on how."

"The things I'm willing to do for you never cease to amaze me."

"You might be the only one of my invites that actually showed up!"

"You smell good."

"That was weird, right?"

"Trust doesn't come easily to those of us with a guilty conscience."

"When it comes to leadership these days, dangerous is what they call a prerequisite."

"Somebody's got to step up and bring some order around here."

"In my experience, the apple tends not to fall too far from the tree. Is that true in your case?"

"There's always some new little faction, isn't there?"

"Hypocrisy is like violence in the movies; if you only let the bad guys use it, the bad guys win."

"Our test subjects were less compliant than we anticipated."

"Your ignorance cannot excuse your cruelty."

"Such a display of loyalty! You don't see that much anymore."

"The future of humanity comes down to one word: management."

"What? No! When you put it like that, it sounds downright morally questionable!"

"War? War never changes."

"You see what this place does to people?"

"Maybe you can stop them, maybe you can't. Maybe all you can do is try."

i wrote this on my rp blog, and now i'm writing it here:

if you don't reach out and plot or interact or say hi to people, you can't accuse them of having a clique. that's exactly like not applying for a job and then reacting when you notice other employees at the firm.

no bc i'm still hung up on this post and how oc's are expected to deliver more background information than anyone else and i'm here to once again emphasize how crucial interaction and engagement is to their own development both for the character and the writer behind them.

canon characters have the luxury of appearing "more fleshed out" / "self-explanatory" simply because we've witnessed them interact with other characters on screen. oc's don't get to have that when they are first created.

oc's start from scratch. and they can only build themselves based on the way they relate to others. it's literally how humans work.

so, you want to know more about oc's? engage. how? lemme give you some tips based on practices i've applied myself (feel free to reblog and add more):

read their headcanons: most oc's will provide important info there

ask the writer about their headcanons: found a headcanon intriguing? ask for details (e.g. if they mention they have a special item in them at all times, ask what it looks like, what for, its significance). this helps motivate writers to uncover new information about their own character.

ask the character about their headcanons: let the muse explain themselves and see how they behave about something personal, for example.

read their stats: pets? scars? tattoos? anything visible that can be commented on? point it out to the muse and comment on it.

send memes/questions: your best chance is when you see them reblog them so you don't have to come up with anything yourself.

relate them to your muse: does your muse like rock music? ask the character or the writer if they like rock music too.

note: this list isn't exhaustive. it's simply a couple examples from first-hand experience. it also applies to all muses (canon or oc), but needless to say, this post is specifically about oc's, hence the focus on them.

What is it about anonymously poking fun at others and making them feel shitty for what they enjoy/have created that is enjoyable for people? Does toxicity and negativity really make you feel better? Does it make you smile? Do you enjoy seeing a small fandom dwindling because the members no longer feel welcome?

Everyone who creates and contributes to the HL fandom in any positive way should feel so proud of themselves for helping to bolster the community. A nice comment on a post or a reblog with gushing tags means so much.

Nothing nice to say? Keep your miserable thoughts to yourself.

It's easy to say to 'just block' a blog or tags, but you're delusional if you think an obviously targeted post won't make its way back to that person. People talk.

The lack of empathy is astounding.

Signal boost

What would you give to be able to begin again?

He observed this oddity before him from beneath his hood. He'd been many places in the galaxy, but this... this he did not know quite what to make of other than the fact that it was something alien to him. But that was besides the point. He had come here for more important matters. "My designation is C.A.Z." Brushing his rain dotted hood back he folded his hands together in front of himself. "I detected an anomaly and feared someone had landed so I came to warn your Captain that this is a quarantined planet. An illness has spread amongst the people here."

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She sense's an uninvited guest. Someone is trespassing.

The hologram flickers to life taking the form of a female human with long dark hair and purple eyes. It seems she can't quite get the form right. Did humans even have purple eyes? Lolita paid no mind to it because her pilot usually didn't bother with details like that. He was too busy visiting planets and trying to make them bend to his will.

Just as she is about to warn them, her head tilts. There is something strange about this trespasser. However, it reminds her of something similar...something she's seen before. "You are no life form. Wires...machine...do you know you are trespassing? Security features have been activated. State your name and intentions."