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The SS. Procrastinator

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Anonymous asked:

For the Tav ask game: 5, 9, and 22! (Also, whatever the big life change is, I wish you the very best with it!!)

5. Did your Tav have any formal or informal employment? If yes, what was their job? If no, how did they make ends meet? How did they feel about it?

Informal. Kit's a thief, and worked as a free agent for whoever needed their skills. They weren't particularly ambitious, as ladder climbing in any particular faction seemed to put a target on your back. They did honest dishonest work, and they survived. They don't think they have the luxury to feel any particular way about it.

9. What was your Tav doing when they were taken by the mind flayers?

They were on a job, and would probably have to tread carefully if they made it home, as I'm sure involved parties would be none to happy about them going AWOL.

24. Has your Tav become particularly close to anyone romantically and/or platonically in their journey? If so, who, and what is the relationship like? If no, why not?

Mock them as you will, but they have a thing for Gale.

Gale was initially a bit of a mystery and some frustration for Kit, who likes to have a good read on people. Once he fesses up and all the pieces fall into place... he continues to be a frustration for them, albeit one that's tied in to an increasing amount of fondness and affection.

The two of them together are not entirely an odd couple, but I think there's enough of a difference between their areas of intelligence and experience to generate a similar sort of friction/completion dynamic. They can baffle and irritate each other, but there's a foundation of respect and loyalty that makes it worthwhile.

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7 and 24 for Kit please 🥰

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7. What circumstances led to your Tav becoming their Class/Subclass?

The urchin to rogue/thief pipeline is real!! Basically, just the circumstances of their life. Kit was raised by the collective seedy underbelly of Yartar, and once they were old enough to be put to work as more than a con prop, they were. (Their name is derived from their usefulness, ie "grab your Kit and let's go") From there, their development followed their strengths.

24. What first impression does your Tav give off to strangers?

Kit tries not to give much of an impression at all, but when they do I feel like it depends a lot on someone's feelings about drow. Kit's only half-drow, but probably gets initially clocked as an adolescent male drow frequently to those with less exposure to the race/culture. They give an air of quiet competence, sharp but not learned.

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Ask me stuff about my Tav(Kit)!

Life is crazy right now, but at least I don't have a tadpole in my head. I'm well into my Tav playthrough, and while I don't have the spoons to finish and post any related art/comics, I would looove to talk a little about Kit!

This ask game looks pretty doable-- so if anyone wants to throw one of these at me, or you have a different question in mind, please hit up my inbox!

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When I launder boops is that like when my cat is playing with her kicker and ends up just bunny kicking herself in the face?

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leidensygdom

Please be aware that the "opt-out" choice is just a way to try to appease people. But Tumblr has not been transparent about when has data been sold and shared with AI companies, and there are sources that confirm that data has already been shared before the toggle was even provided to users.

Also, it seems to include data they should not have been able to give under any circumstance, including that of deactivated blogs, private messages and conversations, stuff from private blogs, and so on.

Do not believe that "AI companies will honor the "opt-out request retroactively". Once they've got their hands on your data (and they have), they won't be "honoring" an opt-out option retroactively. There is no way to confirm or deny what data do they have: The fact they are completely opaque on what do they currently "own" and have, means that they can do whatever they want with it. How can you prove they have your data if they don't give everyone free access to see what they've stolen already?

So, yeah, opt out of data sharing, but be aware that this isn't stopping anyone from taking your data. They already have been taking it, before you were given that option. Go and go to Tumblr's Suppport and leave your Feedback on this (politely, but firmly- not everyone in the company is responsible for this.)

Finally: Opt out is not good under any circumstance. Deactivated people can't opt out. People who have lost their passwords can't opt out. People who can't access internet or computers can't opt out. People who had their content reposted can't opt out. Dead people can't opt out. When DeviantArt released their AI image generator, saying that it wasn't trained on people who didn't consent to it, it was proven it could easily replicate the styles of people who had passed away, as seen here. So, yeah. AI companies cannot be trusted to have any sort of respect for people's data and content, because this entire thing is just a data laundering scheme.

Please do reblog for awareness.

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