the epistolary+ meme

[loregasm]

sincerely yours,



If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a written word has to be worth ten thousand spoken ones. Right?

Every thread starts with a written (or typed) conversation. Where it goes from there is up to you.

HOW TO PLAY:
- Comment with character. State your preferences - shipping permissions, what your character might write letters/notes/etc about or be written to about, any other pertinent information.
- Comment to others. Play whatever first comes to mind, or RNG .
- Prompts 1-4 aren't medium-specific; they can be letters, emails, PMs, or any other form of text communication.
- Have fun and play nice!

PROMPTS:

1. Pen pals. Usually an arrangement between two strangers to improve foreign language skills or cultural awareness, but the internet has opened up a whole new world of text-based, long-distance friendships, too. Can be assigned or voluntary.

2. Business correspondence. Friendly social calls are nice, but right now it's expertise you're calling on. That doesn't have to be the end of it, though! Maybe you'll keep talking after the job's done.

3. A big fan. You think you know the person you're writing to pretty well, but they don't know you. Better write this carefully so you don't sound creepy.

4. Far from home. Writing to keep in touch with people you can't see in person - how romantic! But letters can take a while to get to their destination, so there's no telling what's happened since this one was sent.

5. Post-its. Popular with housemates and coworkers, a sticky note with a quick message can be helpful in a pinch...or a vehicle for passive-aggression. The key is to not be there when they read it.

6. Texting. The short and fast version. Instantaneous messages make texting a little more like holding a face-to-face conversation, except...not face-to-face. It's also pretty easy to hit the wrong person with a careless text.

7. Ad posting. One character put up an ad - in the newspaper, on a local bulletin board, on street signs or power line poles. The other is answering it. Was this call for help practical, or bizarre?

8. Forums. Slow conversations done fast. Threads, if not the entire forum, usually revolve around a specific topic, and opinions can run loud and stubborn - flame war, or nerd jam session?

Comments

[tooken]

From: spicegirlsfan1998@hellokitty.com
Subject: re: hi.

i put a Google on them! OMG do u remember that show too???🙊 NO ONE does. 💦 everyone says they don't know what im talking about but i think they're all lying. 💫 ✨

wAIT! ✋ so youve "been there"? That's one thing i don't want to have in common with anyone😢 i hope you get to CUT✂️ it out of your life. youre right !❗️❕! it helps to have OTHERS!!! I wouldn't have made it as far as i did if i had to be all by myself down there. NO WAY. it makes you stronger to know that someone understands 🌟

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Kimmy

[upbraidings]

From: mbes@suny.edu
Subject: re: hi

I watched a lot of cartoons from the 80s growing up. Old tapes and stuff. They were always really cheerful.

Well, not... literally. I mean, I was just... in a bad situation I couldn't really get out of, growing up. Not so great parents, etc. But, you know, I'm in school now and away from it so. That's good. Yeah. It's just moving past is kind of a process, not an easy one. So I take the good where I can!

[tooken]

From: spicegirlsfan1998@hellokitty.com
Subject: re: hi.

Im so glad for you that ur in a good place now!! uggg.... that stuff ppl always tell u, about how u have to love your family no matter whaaat........ it made me feel so bad for resenting my mom all those years .... you can be hurt by your family! sometimes thats what hurts the most.

but i'm REALLY 🌟 HAPPY ur somewhere good now! like school!! im trying to finish my GED ... embarrassing LOL (laughing out loud).

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Kimmy

[upbraidings]

From: mbes@suny.edu
Subject: re: hi

I'm pretty sure whoever made that up was either someone who actually had a good family or someone who wanted to make other people feel guilty. Because, you're right! Family can hurt a lot. They're close to you. They know the best ways TO hurt you, sometimes.

Hey! If it's what you need to do it's what you need to do. I think that's cool.