I started roleplaying when I was in sixth grade. I always loved writing. I was on another website (not an RP website, mind you), and I was scrolling through the forums and always say this section called "Roleplaying," though I never paid it much attention. Then one day, on a whim, I clicked on it and figured out that roleplaying was (other than playing roles, duh) essentially writing but with partners. Anyone, like I said, the site wasn't dedicated to RP'ing, so the forum was pretty slow, and someone posted there saying "I'm leaving this forum, I found this new site that's so much cooler...."

So yeah. As for the "why"... I dunno. I like writing. 

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