Doormat Three: Return of the Welcome

[C0R0N3L]

hahaha Ur valid, the same thing happened to me with when I used to have mice 😅 i was afraid that they might've had gotten a sickness, but it turned out they just did that😂

It's cute tho, I love to see their lil boba eyes pop out, specially since it means they're happy! I got bald rats now, and the first time I saw one of them do it I was so happy jjsjsj

[Sara Nilsson]

It is cute for sure but, yeah first time you see it.. you go.. eeep!!

Funny if you go to r/rats they even have a standard meme for when new owners go all worried.. is my rat ok!?

[C0R0N3L]

Ok now I'M the one stealing the meme lmao, that's so good!    I love the fact theres a designated meme wheeze

Them boba eyes of happiness...they freak u out, but you gotta love them!

[Sara Nilsson]

Yupp! You have to love them, because you know they are so happy. Adorable little things.

[RedPhoenix]

Welcome to E all you lovely new people! <3

[Amalthea]

Yes! Welcome to E new folks :)

[GloriousStorius]

Hello! I'm excited to learn how E works, and hopefully find some like-minded writers along the way. It's quite a bit different from Reddit, which is where I wrote previously, but I'm sure I'll get used to it in time.

[Sara Nilsson]

Remember if you have questions we are all too happy to help :)

[GloriousStorius]

Remember if you have questions we are all too happy to help :)

I'll certainly ask if something comes up, but for I'm mostly just getting used to the topic system and different UI. I'll get the hang of it in time, I'm sure.

[RedPhoenix]

I can definitely see it taking some getting used to if you haven't been here since the stone ages like me. :)

[GloriousStorius]

I wouldn't use the term "stone age" per se, but Elliquiy definitely does look a bit less sleek than more modern/updated sites. I can happily deal with a lack of aesthetics, though, if it's functional and easy to navigate.

[Peripherie]

It's vintage! :)

[Sara Nilsson]

It has that certain charm. :)

[GloriousStorius]

I wonder if perhaps in hundreds of years, when historians are poring through ancient websites stored on a forgotten server unearthed like an ancient ruin, they'll be able to date sites by the UI alone.

"Hm... looks very primitive. This must have been the very beginning of the Internet Clan's domain..."

"Ah, but look! Text boxes! Such technology was beyond the original Net; this is clearly a piece of the Second Age..."

[Sara Nilsson]

*chuckles*

Wonder what they wrote about...

*reads*

Oh my!! I.. wish I never read THAT!!

[GloriousStorius]

You know, the idea of a future historian carefully reading through the absolute filth I've written, solely to get a glimpse into what life was like in the ancient time of the 2020s is both mortifying and deeply funny.

[Sara Nilsson]

I take solace in the fact that I will be long gone if that ever happens! :)

[GloriousStorius]

Sure, but imagine trying to explain that to your descendants

"Yeah, your great-great-great-great grandmother, she liked to write *detailed stories* about fictional characters. We found an entire archive of them. It was... extensive."

[Sara Nilsson]

Well, lets hope they will just go..

yeah, well I guess those primitives have something in common with us then. Now scuse me while I write some human and Gnoxrax smut. Imagine what she would have thought of those aliens we now live side by side with.

[GloriousStorius]

If people hundreds of years from now are writing shameless smut about the aliens they live alongside, that's a future I'm happy with haha.

[Sara Nilsson]

Well, if they are not writing that smut I will return to haunt their lazy asses!

[GloriousStorius]

You think they'd be concerned if I haunted them by leaving them writing tips? If I'm dragging my ethereal butt back to this realm, it won't be for anything less than top-tier smut.

[Sara Nilsson]

*laughs*

"Why did you write that?!"

"I.. didn't! I swear, it just.. wrote itself!"

hmm.. that is an interesting story idea.

[GloriousStorius]

Now that you mention it, a ghost writing increasingly lewd short stories while someone tries to explain it to their partner does sound like a fun idea... perhaps an idea to put in the back pocket.

[Sara Nilsson]

If you are not nice to the ghost it will write that smut at bad times. When texting the girlfriend/boyfriend. doing a presentation for work...