Many people, unfortunately, know this cycle: I open my 1x1 Interest Check thread for 2-3 days which is usually plenty of time for a lot of replies to come in. Because my thread is fucking awesome. Anyway, only half of these PM replies actually result in roleplays, because the other half couldn't be arsed to continue replying. Then of [i]those[/i] roleplays, another half drop out (without telling me, of course) because the RP wasn't what they wanted it to be, despite repeated and earnest attempts to avoid exactly that problem via open lines of communication. And by the time all this is said and done, so many RPs have been lost that it's time to open the IntChk again!

All my 1x1 RP partners are new to me this week except two. And while I feel very optimistic about many of these partners, the two who have been nothing but loyal and ingenuous in their desire to keep the RP alive, and to tell good stories therein, are [@ThatWeirdChick] and [@DarknessDawning]. These are the two with whom the threads have survived over two months and with whom they very feasibly will last much longer. They express gratitude for my willingness to take the reins and steer the direction of the story (when it's needed), but they're also willing to do the same themselves; thus neither of us is putting all the work into keeping a thread alive, which in my experience leads only to resentment. Both are interested in more than just their own characters and experiences, and have eagerly contributed to my enjoyment of the RP and to the depth of the world in general, designing NPCs and little setting quirks to the benefit of both partners. They're not here just for cheap escapism nor shallow wish-fulfillment; and this fact shines through in the care they have poured into their writing.

And oh, yeah; when you send them a message, they actually bother to [i]reply[/i]. I wish this wasn't such a rare virtue on this website that it deserves special mention, but it is. Such is the [i]zeitgeist[/i] which we as Guildsmen must endure.

If either of these ladies responds to your Interest Check, [b]take her up on it.[/b] You will not regret it. ✩✩✩✩