[Kiddiss]

Wow, tons of responses! 0_o This I did not expect!!

@Chocobo: How about we stick with something a little more basic than romance to start with.

@Quiet: Um, I guess the best way to describe why am being so AR about this is not so much the time lapse since I RP'd IRL, and not so much the fear of the transition from RL to online (although those ARE factors); the biggest factor is how scarred I am from the treatment I received on Gaia when I tried to RP there. I swear, that site is a magnet for complete assholes, into which some good people get sucked- then sucker punched, then kicked repeatedly when they are down. So, getting back into online RP for me is like a person who was thrown off a horse the first time trying to ride, and is trying to muster up the courage to get back on that horse 6 years later.

I'm afraid that my "quirky" (read=weird & misunderstood) sense of humor, sarcasm, and extreme mood swings may anger people... and the last thing I want to do is piss people off (I'm REALLY good at doing that). I don't want to alienate myself just as I'm settling in. I want to have fun here, and most likely make Tris my new online home. I'm just really nervous about screwing up.
I tried to make light conversation in another thread, and commented on how I perceived the "attitudes" and/or attributes of people's avis, and some people got offended. I was paying them complements, and they thought otherwise. Their reactions made me want to retreat back to my comfortable lurker mode- but I have forced myself to stay active because I want to be a part of the community.
It may seem overboard to some people, what I'm doing in this thread- but I'm nervous and I'm looking for guidance. I just don't want to fuck up and piss people off... and I know that there are people who take their RPing very seriously (no, I don't know who here on Tris is like that, I just know that there are people like that in the world of RP.

Also, because of my illnesses, I'm not going to be able to be the most reliable of RP partners. There WILL be days, sometimes many days in a row, that I simply won't have the energy or I'm in too much pain to concentrate on RPing. That's something for which dedicated RPers may persecute me. I can't promise to stick to any rigid schedule.

I hope you can understand and respect my reasons for doing what I am doing.

P.S. your avi is terrifying - in an awesome way!! (Please don't get pissed off at me for saying that - I totally mean it as a complement. If I'm not phrasing it right or whatever, I'll just stop posting what I personally think of people's avis and keep it to myself. I don't want any more angry comments on my profile because I tried to pay someone a complement and they took it the wrong way :/ )

@Miss V: thank you for offering your assistance :3 I would like to do my "Kindergarten" training with Chocobo - would you be willing to be my grammar school level tutor? ^_^ Or, if Chocobo can get me over the basic hurdles, we can get to the Jr. High level ^_~ And, yes, I think your plan of starting a mule for RPing is an excellent idea! Oh, wait... Hmmm... I want to keep getting my post count up on my main account, and I can't have two accounts on at the same time on my phone... I'll have to think about that one for a bit *bites bottom lip*

@Pinkie: OHMAIGAWSH - Me thinks I see a Super Hero from my past! Can it be- is Supah P amongst us here on Tris? O_O If Faux-Faux, er, I mean V will take on the duties of being my grammar school (or Jr. High, if I'm ready to advance to that level), would you be willing to tutor me at the Sr. High level?

I'm going to update my Reserved post with an explanation of the school levels I have mentioned here. :3