The Reference Desk: La [Biography, Character/Player Updates]

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     Most Recently: Back, briefly. Discord is Alison number zero three seven one if anyone wants to chatter. I'm trying to get pages working again after dropbox's policy change. I'm just hosting the files now where I host some other stuff.
     Being that I am trash, there is now a La tumblr.


     Spoken Name: La (human uses); Archaeologist, Librarian, Researcher
     Age: Five; arrived in The Forest on Tuesday, August 24th, 2010.
     Sex, Gender: Female/Doe/Hind, moderately feminine. Irrelevant to character.
     Real Name: La's Pictograph can be seen in my avatar, with reduplicating circles and isosceles triangles, plus a strange little fifth mark on the side I can't explain.
     Click for most complete set of visual references, though still a WIP.

     Physical Traits and Mannerisms of the Body

     Personality, Emotions, and Philosophies

     Story and Plot Elements, Pathways Forward

     Skills, Talents, and Accomplishments of Note

     Haunts, Roaming Habits, and Places of Comfort

     Reasons to Not be Alone, Reasons to Smile

     Artifacts for Museums and Other Acquisitions

     The Book: Sapient Window to Other Worlds

     How I Play La in The Endless Forest

     Alison
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 Contact     Discord is the most useful one currently! Skype is broken as all getout.
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     (There are multiple AlisonRobins out there so actually I'm only about 10% of us online, though it may look like I'm ubiquitous at times. We constantly fight for our logins.)
     My main email is tied to my identity and my backup email is tied to my writing work that I really don't want overlapping with other stuff, so I'll email you from my main email if I need contact. Forgive me my paranoia.
     I'm not reliable on any communication channel, even with people who live with me. But it's worth trying if you wanna chatter a lot, and I do like having people to talk at.


 Inspirations     La is based on my overexposure to books and love of reading and writing. Some of her fixations are inspired by my own, which in turn are usually inspired by people around me--art historians, librarians, teachers, mathematicians, and the like. She represents the people and qualities that I admired in adults who took care of me when I was young and that I generally strive for. I think that her good-naturedness is also fitting for the feel of The Endless Forest and I strive to make her fit the setting.
     Stylistically, I designed her with spells from TEF in mind and then incorporated hands into the design. The placement of her antlers is partly inspired by Hellboy's horns.
     La's book is inspired very loosely by a combination of things. It draws most from the concept of wizards/witches and their familiars in various media (but especially in Dungeons and Dragons), and the "A Really Useful Book"'s vague awareness and ability to advise on the spot in the film MirrorMask. Neither of those were conscious inspirations, but I noticed them more clearly after the fact.


 Gift Art     These are all lovely things made for me/La. Artist name is written on the little snippet so that no one will mistake these for my art or think I'm claiming them as my art. Click each for the whole gorgeous thing. These are in reverse chronological order of receiving them, so oldest at the bottom and newest at the top.
     Images of La are also known as laart because I said so.
































Pelicann's picture

(Thank ya! And yeah, Cian

(Thank ya! And yeah, Cian thinks La is his sister because of what she told him about the Gods as creators, and they fact that they look similar. XD)

"Well if they didn't like machines being better than them, then why did they make 'em in the first place!" Cian was getting frustrated already. These humans seemed pretty stupid from what the doe had told him. They were just making their own problems, making life complicated when it doesn't have to be. At least, in the boy's opinion. He scrunched up his nose and scoffed slightly. "I'm glad there's no dumb humans here! They'd just mess everything up."
AlisonRobin's picture

"It is a mystery as to why

"It is a mystery as to why there are no humans here," La affirmed, and looked around as if one might step out from behind a tree. "They built a number of things and then they left, and we don't know why. Maybe they didn't leave. But they were here, that's for sure."

She sighed heavily. "It's a mystery I would very much like to solve."
OrinocoFlow's picture

La is so sweet

La is so sweet <3 I hope she's around when it hatches ;u; *flails*
You do not have a soul. You ARE a soul. You have a body.
~ C.S. Lewis
Pelicann's picture

The boy shrugged and lounged

The boy shrugged and lounged back in a relaxed position. "I think there is humans outside the Forest, and deer turn into them when they go out, but I've been outside with Haro, and I didn't change at all." Cian flopped back, then scooted closer to La. He hesitantly came close enough to be snuggled comfortably into the doe's fur. He had witnessed different personalities, and realized recently that some deer are more affectionate than others. But it was in his nature to be a touchy-feely fawn, and he hoped La wouldn't move away.

"Would you go with me into the human place someday?" he asked shyly.

Hnngh I feel like I am

Hnngh I feel like I am missing out on a lot of awesome ;u;
I would love to have an RP between La and Palila sometime if you want!
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AlisonRobin's picture

@Orin She plans to be there

@Orin
She plans to be there for the little, unless its mama comes back for it or something in which case she'd surrender it.
And aghghg exciting baby times~

@Pelicann
La was happy to let him snuggle up and she butted her brow against his playfully to give him a few nuzzles. "Some deer change, some don't, and some do sometimes but not others. We're all different, I think. You could certainly still enjoy a lot of the human world without being a human, nature is still plentiful in their world in more varieties than we get here. I would be happy to go with you sometime to explore and learn some interesting things. You never know what you'll find out there."

@Faina
Yuss. Is Palila's thread open for RP?

Sure it is! ^^

Sure it is! ^^
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Mjrn's picture

Most likely for popularity

Most likely for popularity reasons. I've been told here and there of some bad experiences friends had with the more popular players, and if they (or anyone else for that matter), tried to publicly call them out, they'd get utterly destroyed.

I refrain from jumping in on shit like that, because I'm sick of drama, and I want nothing to do with it anymore. I'd probably only say something if I was directly asked.
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AlisonRobin's picture

Yeah, my only experience with

Yeah, my only experience with being bullied on this site was from a more popular player who was extremely condescending and self-righteous and I was obviously frustrated and baffled until I told someone else what was happening and they were like, oh yeah so and so's like that. And I kind of just what'd and let it go. But I'm also not a child.

It really isn't right that people have to be quiet about that shit without being thought of as jerks. I can handle it but jesus christ if it's at the point where some jerk is making a fake account to pick on a child it is way absurd. I think a lot of it as to do with skill as well, since both the recent victims are stellar artists. And I dunno if you read Blunt's line but they say "older players" at one point rather than "other players." BUT I STILL HAVE NO CLUE WHAT'S HAPPENING. Except that a child is being publicly and privately insulted and attacked, and there's no excuse for that. I feel like if she had actually done something wrong then the people being aggressive would be able to make their case publicly.

Also, can you imagine if you knew another adult who picked on children like that? Can you imagine how insane that would be? I cannot even begin to get it through my head, it is that crazy. I can't process the amount of disdain I feel for them as a human being, and I almost never get upset at people, I'm usually more of the "whatever, man" type. But just, christ.
Mjrn's picture

I've never had it happen to

I've never had it happen to me (thank god uugh), but I've talked to a number of players who had issues. And it pissed me off really - it pisses me off how easily we can be fooled into thinking someone's great, and then they're doing shit like this behind the scenes. It's a good thing in most cases, I wasn't close to the person who was doing the bullying, so I can keep distant without them questioning why.

The real shitty part is that I'm currently stuck between two closing walls in one case. And as far as that one goes, all I can do is shrug and go along with the movement. If it's not happening to me, I'm going to be as neutral as possible. I love both sides, but if one of them starts giving me trouble, then that's that. No more. I'm done.

You're right, it isn't right when it happens. People say that it's civil to not call people out, and to keep it private, but that's bullshit really. Perhaps over trivial things, like misunderstandings between characters that escalated and turned to OOC drama maybe. But when someone's harassing someone else, and belittling them, forcing them to choose between people, that's not right at all.

Technically, adults picking on children is quite common. Think about people who tell their kids they need to lose weight, or need to wear something different just because it isn't pretty enough. To me, that's bullying. And it's bullshit.
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AlisonRobin's picture

What matters in the end is

What matters in the end is doing the right thing so that, years from now, you won't look back at it and be like, "I was an idiot/jerk/whatever" and so that the other people involved don't look back and think, "I wish so-and-so had helped me when so-and-so was attacking me."

"Calling someone out" probably is never civil. But being open, honest, literal, and serious is being civil, even if you have an issue. But there's nothing wrong with publicly telling someone, "I am not okay with you doing this thing because of this reason. Please do not do this thing because it makes me feel such and such way." I live with four other people and we've made it work just by using the "I feel x when you do y" formula whenever something is wrong. I'm confident that it could work here too. Or anywhere. I'm not perfect though, no one is, and emotions can definitely screw things up sometimes. That said, this is TEFc not 4chan and we have to at least TRY to be civil.

I hate when people bully kids. It's worst when it's parents because that's where a lot of emotional problems start and so many times those things don't go away. Sad When I was little I had a teacher who bullied me and that was awful as well. I wonder sometimes what makes people hurt kids' feelings, what makes them think it's okay? I can't remember my parents ever doing it to me. There was silly teasing but never anything hurtful.
CydaLuva83's picture

Leí que tú hablas español

Leí que tú hablas español también. ¿Cuántos años de clases ha tomado? O ¿aprendiste de hablar a la gente en su comunidad? Tengo tres años de la clase de español en mi escuela, pero escribo mejor de lo que me hablan.
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AlisonRobin's picture

Sí! Yo estudié por dos años

Sí! Yo estudié por dos años en la escuela secondaria pero me olvidé mucho y luego en la universidad quería estudiar más y entonces estudié un año más. Este trimestre no hay nada clases de español y estoy esperando por el otoño cuando puedo tomar un clase de mi nivel.

Creo que puedo escribir más bien que puedo hablar porque tengo un diccionario y cuando estoy hablando a veces me olvido palabras. :x Y cuando escribir tengo tiempo para leer mis frases antes de hablando.

Track!

Track! Laughing out loud
OrinocoFlow's picture

I saw you ask sha about

I saw you ask sha about helping feed it XD that is so cute and precious of you and La <3 Btw do you have a skype?
You do not have a soul. You ARE a soul. You have a body.
~ C.S. Lewis
AlisonRobin's picture

I gotta be prepared, Orin!

I gotta be prepared, Orin! Otherwise I was thinking they're gonna have to try to sneak into the human world or something and try to find some kind of appropriate substitute. Maybe kidnap a cow?

And yes, I do the skype stuff. I'm alisonrobin13 and it'll show my name as Alison Robin. Feel free to add me. Smiling
Narcissus's picture

It's funny, I've read your

It's funny, I've read your roleplaying posts often, but I never actually knew what La looked like. Her design is much more interesting than I expected. I really like it. c:

The page design is pretty cool too. I'mma track you. <3
AlisonRobin's picture

Now you know! And thank you,

Now you know! And thank you, I'm pretty proud of her design myself. :3

Hope you'll enjoy tracking and stuff, glad you like the page. Its been coming together piecemeal as I learn more CSS and Javascript.
Pelicann's picture

The chital-pelted doe

The chital-pelted doe recognized that scent, pointed ears perking up. A small, faint smile crossed her lips just barely as she trotted along the ground, hooves softly ringing with each step. The dirt darkened her gold, her her concentration was not broken. Soon, her eyes caught sight of the hands dangling from the other doe's head. Sunna'may smirked and walked up behind La, bowing slightly. "Hello," she greeted quietly, trying to push from her mind her earlier rudeness. Sunna wasn't one to apologize unless forced to. She hated admitting that she was wrong, and hopefully La wouldn't bring it up again.
AlisonRobin's picture

La's ears flicked toward the

La's ears flicked toward the sound a few moments before the rest of La noticed, and she turned to greet Sunna with a quick bow of her own. "Howdy," La said to the prankster with a raised eyebrow and curious smile. "How's life treating you today?"
Pelicann's picture

The doe shrugged and dug out

The doe shrugged and dug out the ground, peeling away some grass with her sharp hooves. "Pretty well," she muttered in reply. She thought of returning the question, but found herself feeling rather...pretentious? Awkward? Whatever it was, Sunna'may wasn't feeling the most outgoing. "I wanted to, uh...to ask you. About, uh....about something."
AlisonRobin's picture

Ah, a question! La grinned

Ah, a question! La grinned and shifted her weight from hoof to hoof with such excitement that she seemed to be dancing in place. "Ask away," she encouraged with a hopeful nod. "Whatever you need, I can do my best to answer... failing that I don't mind looking it up and I could get back to you later about it... if you don't mind waiting of course."
Pelicann's picture

Sunna shook out her feathers

Sunna shook out her feathers for a moment, then dug at the ground again. "Well...I, uh..." The doe cleared her throat and furrowed her brow, pushing aside her shyness. "When I saw you the other day, there were two deer with you. There was a weird-looking one, a doe I think? And a...a, um...A stag. What was his name?"
AlisonRobin's picture

La thought back, and smiled

La thought back, and smiled at the memory. "He's called Ben," she said, bobbing her head up and down. "Pretty quiet guy but he's a lot of fun. Good runner. Sometimes I'm not quite sure he sees the world the same as everyone else but he's a great guy.

"The doe with us was Kio," she added. "And yeah, she's kind of otherworldly. But she's fun too, and sweet."

PEPPINO:

PEPPINO:
Pelicann's picture

Sunna'may smiled faintly and

Sunna'may smiled faintly and nodded. "Ben," she repeated under her breath. "Otherworldly? Does that mean she's not from here?" Sunna was excited to hear about someone who could potentially be like her, a visitor.
AlisonRobin's picture

@Pelicann La grinned at

@Pelicann
La grinned at Sunna's faint smile. "That's a good way to put it," she said. "But I think Kio's here to stay with us all for good."

She picked a spot in the grass with an abundance of flowers and flopped into the sunny spot where things smelled the nicest. "Why were you asking? They're usually pretty easy to get a hold of and you could have just asked when we were all sitting around together. But you did seem a bit shy."

@Nika
La: "But I am a deer not a square. I don't even have any corners." Sad
Pelicann's picture

Sorry it took so long. I lost



Sorry it took so long. I lost my stylus. Also messed up and made La a bit transparent then couldn't figure out how to fix it...whoops xD
AlisonRobin's picture

/extensive squealing noises I

/extensive squealing noises
I love this.

La: CIAN! YOU HAVE ANTLERS!
Cian: *pride and manliness*
La: *sheds a single big sisterly tear about how the young ones grow up so fast*

And then they go sprinting off on an adventure through those purple flowers in the background. <3 This is great.
Mjrn's picture

Thought it was kind of odd

Thought it was kind of odd that she was still there when Lacie stopped in again yesterday, haha. She enjoyed the nap session though.
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AlisonRobin's picture

Nap marathon, La must be

Nap marathon, La must be having awesome dreams. I haven't been on my desktop in a while because I've been moving around and doing stuff from phone or laptop.

Sometimes I hear soft mooing from my computer speakers and it keeps making me smile. Sweet dreams La & Lacie. Smiling

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AlisonRobin's picture

La: *bails*

La: *bails*
Shey's picture

1 & 2 ? (Her antlers do not

1 & 2

(Her antlers do not seem to want to be where they should be lol)
AlisonRobin's picture

EEE so cute! And so like her

EEE so cute! And so like her Smiling Perfect.
I like the curious tilt of her head.

(And no worries, her antlers are never where they "should be")
Mis's picture

Random fanart for youu

AlisonRobin's picture

/gasping Awesome. There's

/gasping
Awesome. There's something about the way you do faces that makes everyone look so regal.
Mis's picture

Haha thank you XD Glad you

Haha thank you XD Glad you like it!
Mjrn's picture

how did u get a mansion tell

how did u get a mansion tell me ur sekrets
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AlisonRobin's picture

Mom emailed me and said we

Mom emailed me and said we are doing family vacation
I said okay. For three nights we slept in grandma's garage, then for three nights we slept on the floor at my parents' house. Then we drove out to the middle of nowhere and apparently the house we had rented for a few days was a MANSION. It's so big we had to set up wifi relays in order to get internet everywhere.

They have a wooden monopoly set and wooden scrabble set. There's a hot tub and rose garden. I am currently lying in a water bed. There is a tiny hidden stairway that leads to a loft with children's beds. Everything is either leather or persian rug or granite.

I'm not leaving. When everyone else leaves the house and vacation is over I'm going to live in the loft with children the kid beds and leech internet. This is my home now.
Hum's picture

I feel you on a spiritual

I feel you on a spiritual level.
SilverBlood0801's picture

Don't mind me But I made

Don't mind me
But

I made this for you

-flops away-
Skype: SilverBlood (user nerolivers)
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Mjrn's picture

Oh man. Sleeping in a garage

Oh man. Sleeping in a garage and floor are well worth that.
I'd be finding ways to stay there too lmao
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AlisonRobin's picture

Hum & Mjrn -- Yes. Rich

Hum & Mjrn -- Yes. Rich people houses are strange. I feel like I'm in a different country. There's a bathroom with ten mirrors on three walls so you have to look at yourself, and then upstairs there are two bathrooms with full baths next to each other. I keep looking in cabinets and finding things. I found a closet with a phone. Just a phone. These people have a phone booth closet. Who does that? Why do I need one for myself now?

@Silver AAAH you are the sweetest gal! La's smile is my favorite part, she looks so innocent. ;u; And I love her picto floating around her in pieces.
SilverBlood0801's picture

I'm glad you like it, Robin.

I'm glad you like it, Robin. 8D I've been wanting to draw this girl in a while, I just love her design. It's simple yet amazing, and it suits her <3 She is also really intelligent, and it makes me like her a lot. Anyways, I am glad you like it. c:
Might want to throw Luke at her anytime. I think he'd be nice for La to study. xD
Have a nice weekend <3
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AlisonRobin's picture

La and Luke would get along

La and Luke would get along well, I think. She might be a little nervous about his helmet at first but it won't send her running. I'm always up for roleplay/interactions.
SilverBlood0801's picture

Oh, yes, that skull of his

Oh, yes, that skull of his seems to make people uneasy. xD He is a nice guy though. c: He's... a huge, fluffy red derp.
But yeah, it'd be interesting n.n So, we can do it anytime you feel like it. ^^ You can either add me on Skype, or tell me to start a separate blog- or do it here as well. Or if you wish you can fling to his bio to roleplay (heneedsafewbumpssometimeseh) or start a new blog, I don't know. Feel free to any of it anytime. ^^
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AlisonRobin's picture

Posted to his bio

Posted to his bio <3
SilverBlood0801's picture

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<3
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Gustiro's picture

OMG It's a La! I remember

OMG It's a La! I remember you~ It's been so long. ;3;Here's a track<3