random thought: safeword

You know how OOC and IC are all for the jokes and fun of it? That people make witty remarks in OOC and in IC, it’s a chance for possible IC drama? Lots of things can happen at these moments, including times where jokes are probably taken too far. 

I don’t know, I feel that it would be nice if RPs have like a rule stating the ‘safeword’ of the RP, in case anyone is feeling uncomfortable OOC by the topic that was being discussed in the OOC room or if the event unfolding in the IC room is affecting them. 

It’s probably me, but I feel very anxious whenever IC drama happens because I tend to worry whether or not people will think my characters are representing me as a person, which is definitely not the case but I can’t help but to worry. 

I know it’s silly to think that people will see me in a bad light due to how I portray my characters in IC room, but there’s always this nagging feeling in the back of my head telling me that someone doesn’t like how I’m RPing my characters. 

The worst feeling is that I won’t ever know if I’m unwittingly hurting someone OOC due to the discussion in the OOC room or the events in the IC room, and the best part is I’ll only find out after someone else approach me about it. 

So yeah, I figure, maybe RPs from now on should add a ‘safeword’ rule? Like, just a general safeword for every member to use when they’re feeling uncomfortable by anything going on in OOC or IC rooms. 

For example, if I don’t like the topic about r*pe, and someone is talking about it in the OOC or IC room, then I can use this ‘safeword’ and everyone will understand what I’m trying to say and carefully divert the topic to something else. 

Just a thought, because it happened to me once, so I figure “why the heck not?” :’D 

But yeah this is just a random thought, don’t mind me aight yeet- 

Bless you all and hope you’ll have a great day, peace uwu