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Erinkita wrote:

Individuality-ness wrote: Too much memories. I remember making like a ribbon harness for one of the bears so that it looked like she was walking.

Awww. I dub this phenomenon. Indi-genuity.

Erinkita wrote:

Olthar wrote:Dawww. :3

My sister and I built an entire village and played with the stuffed animals going through their day-to-day lives. They were even split up into different families and had relationships. We even hosted a couple stuffed animal weddings. I wish I could remember more specifics. Those were good times.

That is fantastic.

Erinkita wrote:

Olthar wrote:I'm sorry.

No, I am sorry for responding inappropriately. It wasn't a good choice.

It's fine. You were right to be mad.

Erinkita wrote:

Olthar wrote:Of course they're all friends. They're stuffed animals. They're happy and innocent.

Mmmm. I don't imagine a lot of kids made their cuddly toys biter enemies.

Apparently Reppy had her pony dolls engage in ruthless and bloody wars.

Olthar wrote:

Individuality-ness wrote:My brother and I did the same thing. We had a fraternal twin bear set, a few families, all of them like each other and were friends...

Of course they're all friends. They're stuffed animals. They're happy and innocent.

They never fought or hated each other or hit each other or put one another down. They went on adventures all around the house, climbing up mountains of pillows and traversing on carpet deserts and flying on the sofa-plane.

Erinkita wrote:

Individuality-ness wrote: Too much memories. I remember making like a ribbon harness for one of the bears so that it looked like she was walking.

Awww. I dub this phenomenon. Indi-genuity.

I honestly don't remember how I did it, but it worked.

Erinkita wrote:

Zarkenis Ultima wrote:
That's nice. You made the yeti yourself, or all three?

All three. I used to be really inot knitting. Not as much now, but I'll probably pick it up again at some point.

I see. That's nice.

Erinkita wrote:

Olthar wrote:Of course they're all friends. They're stuffed animals. They're happy and innocent.

Mmmm. I don't imagine a lot of kids made their cuddly toys biter enemies.

I made mine enemies sometimes, but not bitter. .

Olthar wrote:

Erinkita wrote: Mmmm. I don't imagine a lot of kids made their cuddly toys biter enemies.

Apparently Reppy had her pony dolls engage in ruthless and bloody wars.

Then again, they were ponies.

Individuality-ness wrote:

Olthar wrote:Of course they're all friends. They're stuffed animals. They're happy and innocent.

They never fought or hated each other or hit each other or put one another down. They went on adventures all around the house, climbing up mountains of pillows and traversing on carpet deserts and flying on the sofa-plane.

Occasionally, ours would get into arguments, but things would always turn out alright in the end. They mostly just went on dates, though.

Olthar wrote:

Individuality-ness wrote: They never fought or hated each other or hit each other or put one another down. They went on adventures all around the house, climbing up mountains of pillows and traversing on carpet deserts and flying on the sofa-plane.

Occasionally, ours would get into arguments, but things would always turn out alright in the end. They mostly just went on dates, though.

My brother and I liked having them go on adventures. We had this parallel universe called the "Mirror World" where everything looks exactly the same as what it actually is in our world, and yet it's totally different. I forgot how exactly, but it was fun.

I like to think they traversed more miles in the parallel universe than we traverse in our entire lives.

Olthar wrote:

Erinkita wrote: Mmmm. I don't imagine a lot of kids made their cuddly toys biter enemies.

Apparently Reppy had her pony dolls engage in ruthless and bloody wars.

Ponies are good for that sort of game. They're like Transformers. They're numerous and generic enough that you can have them slaughter each other en masse, but individual enough that their deaths mean something.

Zarkenis Ultima wrote:

Erinkita wrote:All three. I used to be really inot knitting. Not as much now, but I'll probably pick it up again at some point.

I see. That's nice.

It is a nice activity. Whenever I was living with younger kids, I used to like making them hats or gloves.

Erinkita wrote: Mmmm. I don't imagine a lot of kids made their cuddly toys biter enemies.

I made mine enemies sometimes, but not bitter. .

Tedykins McFluff and Bearward Snugglepants: a rivalry for the ages.

Individuality-ness wrote:

Olthar wrote:Occasionally, ours would get into arguments, but things would always turn out alright in the end. They mostly just went on dates, though.

My brother and I liked having them go on adventures. We had this parallel universe called the "Mirror World" where everything looks exactly the same as what it actually is in our world, and yet it's totally different. I forgot how exactly, but it was fun.

I like to think they traversed more miles in the parallel universe than we traverse in our entire lives.

Bah! Adventures are boring! It's much more exciting to see whether or not Pikachu will be able to woo the kitty.

Erinkita wrote:

Olthar wrote:Apparently Reppy had her pony dolls engage in ruthless and bloody wars.

Ponies are good for that sort of game. They're like Transformers. They're numerous and generic enough that you can have them slaughter each other en masse, but individual enough that their deaths mean something.

Zarkenis Ultima wrote:
I see. That's nice.

It is a nice activity. Whenever I was living with younger kids, I used to like making them hats or gloves.

I made mine enemies sometimes, but not bitter. .

Tedykins McFluff and Bearward Snugglepants: a rivalry for the ages.

That's very nice.

And lol.

Anyway, I have to go to sleep now, goodnight everyone.

Erinkita wrote:

Olthar wrote:Apparently Reppy had her pony dolls engage in ruthless and bloody wars.

Ponies are good for that sort of game. They're like Transformers. They're numerous and generic enough that you can have them slaughter each other en masse, but individual enough that their deaths mean something.

I suppose so.

Olthar wrote:

Individuality-ness wrote:My brother and I liked having them go on adventures. We had this parallel universe called the "Mirror World" where everything looks exactly the same as what it actually is in our world, and yet it's totally different. I forgot how exactly, but it was fun.

I like to think they traversed more miles in the parallel universe than we traverse in our entire lives.

Bah! Adventures are boring! It's much more exciting to see whether or not Pikachu will be able to woo the kitty.

Our parents would never let us do that, so instead of wooing, they went on productive adventures. Or we had them make house.

Zarkenis Ultima wrote:I have to go to sleep now, goodnight everyone.

Night Zark.

Zarkenis Ultima wrote:Anyway, I have to go to sleep now, goodnight everyone.

Goodnight.

Individuality-ness wrote:

Olthar wrote:Bah! Adventures are boring! It's much more exciting to see whether or not Pikachu will be able to woo the kitty.

Our parents would never let us do that, so instead of wooing, they went on productive adventures. Or we had them make house.

Why wouldn't your parents let you have your stuffed animals go on dates?

Olthar wrote:

Individuality-ness wrote:Our parents would never let us do that, so instead of wooing, they went on productive adventures. Or we had them make house.

Why wouldn't your parents let you have your stuffed animals go on dates?

Because my brother and I were told while growing up that "you are not allowed to date until after you finish ALL of your education".

All of our education meaning after we got our degrees; for me, after med school.

Individuality-ness wrote:

Olthar wrote:Occasionally, ours would get into arguments, but things would always turn out alright in the end. They mostly just went on dates, though.

My brother and I liked having them go on adventures. We had this parallel universe called the "Mirror World" where everything looks exactly the same as what it actually is in our world, and yet it's totally different. I forgot how exactly, but it was fun.

I like to think they traversed more miles in the parallel universe than we traverse in our entire lives.

I made some pretty complex narratives involving the daddy longlegses that lived in my room. I never actually played with them because duh, but there were a lot of characters and relationships. It was like a soap opera set i na world where school is on the moon and light bulbs are secret spies. And the entire cast consists of spiders.

Zarkenis Ultima wrote:

Erinkita wrote:Ponies are good for that sort of game. They're like Transformers. They're numerous and generic enough that you can have them slaughter each other en masse, but individual enough that their deaths mean something.


It is a nice activity. Whenever I was living with younger kids, I used to like making them hats or gloves.


Tedykins McFluff and Bearward Snugglepants: a rivalry for the ages.

That's very nice.

And lol.

Anyway, I have to go to sleep now, goodnight everyone.

Good night, Zark.

Individuality-ness wrote:

Olthar wrote:Why wouldn't your parents let you have your stuffed animals go on dates?

Because my brother and I were told while growing up that "you are not allowed to date until after you finish ALL of your education".

And that included pretend stuffed animal dating? Harsh.

Individuality-ness wrote:All of our education meaning after we got our degrees; for me, after med school.

You're going to be a doctor? Neat.

Individuality-ness wrote:

Olthar wrote:Why wouldn't your parents let you have your stuffed animals go on dates?

Because my brother and I were told while growing up that "you are not allowed to date until after you finish ALL of your education".

All of our education meaning after we got our degrees; for me, after med school.

That seems, if I may be so bold, slightly silly.

Erinkita wrote:

Individuality-ness wrote:My brother and I liked having them go on adventures. We had this parallel universe called the "Mirror World" where everything looks exactly the same as what it actually is in our world, and yet it's totally different. I forgot how exactly, but it was fun.

I like to think they traversed more miles in the parallel universe than we traverse in our entire lives.

I made some pretty complex narratives involving the daddy longlegses that lived in my room. I never actually played with them because duh, but there were a lot of characters and relationships. It was like a soap opera set i na world where school is on the moon and light bulbs are secret spies. And the entire cast consists of spiders.

Your toys were spiders? D:

Erinkita wrote:

Individuality-ness wrote:My brother and I liked having them go on adventures. We had this parallel universe called the "Mirror World" where everything looks exactly the same as what it actually is in our world, and yet it's totally different. I forgot how exactly, but it was fun.

I like to think they traversed more miles in the parallel universe than we traverse in our entire lives.

I made some pretty complex narratives involving the daddy longlegses that lived in my room. I never actually played with them because duh, but there were a lot of characters and relationships. It was like a soap opera set i na world where school is on the moon and light bulbs are secret spies. And the entire cast consists of spiders.

Cool.

Olthar wrote:

Individuality-ness wrote:Because my brother and I were told while growing up that "you are not allowed to date until after you finish ALL of your education".

And that included pretend stuffed animal dating? Harsh.

Individuality-ness wrote:All of our education meaning after we got our degrees; for me, after med school.

You're going to be a doctor? Neat.

Yeah, pediatrician is my plan.

Erinkita wrote:

Individuality-ness wrote:Because my brother and I were told while growing up that "you are not allowed to date until after you finish ALL of your education".

All of our education meaning after we got our degrees; for me, after med school.

That seems, if I may be so bold, slightly silly.

It is, but then again, for the most part, I wasn't interested in dating anyone either.

Individuality-ness wrote:

Olthar wrote:And that included pretend stuffed animal dating? Harsh.


You're going to be a doctor? Neat.

Yeah, pediatrician is my plan.

Good luck.

Individuality-ness wrote:

Erinkita wrote:That seems, if I may be so bold, slightly silly.

It is, but then again, for the most part, I wasn't interested in dating anyone either.

I wasn't interested in dating for a long time, but now I really want a girlfriend. I think having someone in my life who actually loves me and, more importantly, shows that she loves me would really help. Unfortunately, I don't think that's really going to happen.

Olthar wrote:

Individuality-ness wrote:Yeah, pediatrician is my plan.

Good luck.

Thanks.

Olthar wrote:

Individuality-ness wrote:It is, but then again, for the most part, I wasn't interested in dating anyone either.

I wasn't interested in dating for a long time, but now I really want a girlfriend. I think having someone in my life who actually loves me and, more importantly, shows that she loves me would really help. Unfortunately, I don't think that's really going to happen.

In all honesty, I don't think anyone would ever want to date me; I'm way too needy.

Olthar wrote:

Erinkita wrote:I made some pretty complex narratives involving the daddy longlegses that lived in my room. I never actually played with them because duh, but there were a lot of characters and relationships. It was like a soap opera set i na world where school is on the moon and light bulbs are secret spies. And the entire cast consists of spiders.

Your toys were spiders? D:

I had actual toys too, but not enough to build a proper cast of characters. Plus the spiders were alive so my stories seemed more real.

Individuality-ness wrote:

Erinkita wrote:I made some pretty complex narratives involving the daddy longlegses that lived in my room. I never actually played with them because duh, but there were a lot of characters and relationships. It was like a soap opera set i na world where school is on the moon and light bulbs are secret spies. And the entire cast consists of spiders.

Cool.

It was fun. Peter was my favourite. He was a dentist for zoo animals. I think I actually got him and Spider Erin married, but I can't remember.
Not that any identities were permanent. Daddy longlegs don't live that long and it would have been impossible to keep them straight anyway. Peter was whichever one I wanted to be Peter at the time.

Olthar wrote:And that included pretend stuffed animal dating? Harsh.


You're going to be a doctor? Neat.

Yeah, pediatrician is my plan.

Good luck to you, Indi. That seems like pretty much the perfect job for you.

Erinkita wrote:That seems, if I may be so bold, slightly silly.

It is, but then again, for the most part, I wasn't interested in dating anyone either.

But the teddies might have been.

Erinkita wrote:

Olthar wrote:Your toys were spiders? D:

I had actual toys too, but not enough to build a proper cast of characters. Plus the spiders were alive so my stories seemed more real.

Individuality-ness wrote:Cool.

It was fun. Peter was my favourite. He was a dentist for zoo animals. I think I actually got him and Spider Erin married, but I can't remember.
Not that any identities were permanent. Daddy longlegs don't live that long and it would have been impossible to keep them straight anyway. Peter was whichever one I wanted to be Peter at the time.

Yeah, pediatrician is my plan.

Good luck to you, Indi. That seems like pretty much the perfect job for you.

It is, but then again, for the most part, I wasn't interested in dating anyone either.

But the teddies might have been.

Your childhood self had more guts and creativity than mine.

Individuality-ness wrote: In all honesty, I don't think anyone would ever want to date me; I'm way too needy.

Olthar wrote:I wasn't interested in dating for a long time, but now I really want a girlfriend. I think having someone in my life who actually loves me and, more importantly, shows that she loves me would really help. Unfortunately, I don't think that's really going to happen.

I switch back and forth between wanting a boyfriend but being sure it's not going to happen and just being terrified of the whole thing.