12:00 Monday 1st April 2024 - Crispin Ashe

I'm Going Offline.

Crispin decides to cut back from social media to focus on the real things that matter in life, like immediately sleeping after work and perfecting the perfect beans on toast

Hey guys! I'm back with the milk I promised to return with... AH HELL, 5 MONTHS AGO?! Okay, okay. Let's dial it back. You've probably all forgotten who I am. Well, in that case. Hi! I'm Crispin Ashe (a pen name,) a British two-times published author from England's hearty South West. Some of you may know me for my rollerdoaster-based characters. Some of you may know me for my autistic little robot characters. Some of you, god bless you if you do, may even know me for... (shudders) a long running RP from 2017-2020 known simply as MAOMS. So anyway, let's catch up.

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In November 2023, I didn't have a job. Or anything to do with my time, really. I was specifically looking for an apprenticeship, but I figured any old job would hold me well for a while. Well, I'm proud to announce that I have FINALLY been hired! And by a bloody brilliant company as well. They look aft me. I can get a (usually £10-£12) cooked steak dinner for a mere £2 when I'm on a shift. They pay above minimum wage. I basically SKIPPED working it McDonald's and went straight to "the job someone would go to once they've worked at Mackies for 6 months and can then leave for something better." The job is perfect! Aside from one little thing... It's shifts. Sometimes it's 6:30-14:30. Sometimes it's 14:30-22:30. My bed time, usually, is 21:30, so when I come home from lates it's straight to bed. The concept of shifts and often not being able to predict when I'm at work leaves me so tired that I use my 3 days off per week simply lying in bed regenerating. But that can't really be helped by the nature of the role. If it weren't for this, they'd probably have me for life!

So yeah, unless I get used to the fatigue and get into a proper routine with when I do and don't work on my books and Toyhouse projects, this might actually be good bye. I'll still be around, obviously. I might pop in from time to time, but I'm never going to be as active as I was back when I was in sixth form I don't think. I'm... an adult now. A proper one. I can nearly drive now. I just recieved my first paycheck on Thrusday. (£1K after tax, if you're wondering). I'm gonna miss this site a lot. I still think about my characters and stories and worldbuilding all the time, but I just don't have the time to sit down and code out big layouts full of infomation anymore. I'm glad I got and sorted out all my characters having consistent layouts and avatars when I did. I feel like if everything was higgedly-piggeldy, I'd have even less motivation than I do now!

Steve's Book is currently being retooled to have themes that incorporate how AI is destroying art. Y'know, how could I not? In a series about robots expressing their emotions through writing? Missed opportunity if I didn't! Oblivionce is... I promise to pick it back up again at some point!

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It's been a good run, lads. Crisp-out!

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09:36 Tuesday 28th November 2023 - Crispin Ashe

Well, well, well. Look who still doesn't have a job.

With Crispin no officially being out of school and work for 6 months now, he finds himself incredibly bored.

Hi! Sorry the (actual) November issue is a week late, I'm just... So unmotivated, guys. Sorry, sorry, I know, you're probably sick to death of me complaining about how unmotivated I am when I literally have 0 responsibilities whatsoever (besides making sure all the housechores are done before my Mum gets home from work), but like... The fact that my Mum's child benefit is gonna run out soon and I'm not pulling my own weight in my family is really eating away at my psyche. Anyway, I'll keep my whining brief.

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In other news, I have been... Let's say, preparing. I might open NSFW commissions soon. However, I've never drawn anything remotely NSFW before, I mean hell I never even draw characters kissing or hugging now that I think about it, so to slowly ease myself into it I've practised by drawing Bliv. Don't worry, I know I have a couple of minors following me, so any NSFW I've drawn of characters are secured tightly in their own little vault (a seperate tab) that requires an 18+ account to access. I don't really understand the appeal of NSFW art myself since I'm ace, but y'know. I wanna fill as many market niches as possible. Even if they are... A bit weird, in my own little opinion. No judgement though. Anywho! We got an interview with the silly little model in question!

Us: What's your opinion on this?

Oblivion: Pretty rad, dawg. Sweet gig!

Us: Fair enough then.

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That's it. That's the only news. Nothing really happens in my life anymore. It's so boring, lol.

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09:36 Tuesday 28th November 2023 - Crispin Ashe

Well, well, well. Look who still doesn't have a job.

With Crispin no officially being out of school and work for 6 months now, he finds himself incredibly bored.

Hi! Sorry the (actual) November issue is a week late, I'm just... So unmotivated, guys. Sorry, sorry, I know, you're probably sick to death of me complaining about how unmotivated I am when I literally have 0 responsibilities whatsoever (besides making sure all the housechores are done before my Mum gets home from work), but like... The fact that my Mum's child benefit is gonna run out soon and I'm not pulling my own weight in my family is really eating away at my psyche. Anyway, I'll keep my whining brief.

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In other news, I have been... Let's say, preparing. I might open NSFW commissions soon. However, I've never drawn anything remotely NSFW before, I mean hell I never even draw characters kissing or hugging now that I think about it, so to slowly ease myself into it I've practised by drawing Bliv. Don't worry, I know I have a couple of minors following me, so any NSFW I've drawn of characters are secured tightly in their own little vault (a seperate tab) that requires an 18+ account to access. I don't really understand the appeal of NSFW art myself since I'm ace, but y'know. I wanna fill as many market niches as possible. Even if they are... A bit weird, in my own little opinion. No judgement though. Anywho! We got an interview with the silly little model in question!

Us: What's your opinion on this?

Oblivion: Pretty rad, dawg. Sweet gig!

Us: Fair enough then.

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That's it. That's the only news. Nothing really happens in my life anymore. It's so boring, lol.

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13:22 Wednesday 8th November 2023 - Crispin Ashe

Crispin's SAD?????

Crispin, reportedly, is sad and unmotivated to do anything

Hi! Sorry this issue is so late! This was meant to be the October issue, but uhh... Yeah. I realised the day after I was meant to publish it and went "oh no!" and then... was unmotivated to do anything about it for 2 weeks. Anyway!

Still on the job hunt. The feeling of being noticeably burdensome on my family gets worse with each passing day. So far, I've had 1.5 interviews. ".5?" you ask, well, here's the thing. I would have got an interview at Sainsbury's, but they made me download an app, but none of my devices could download it because they were too old, so I had to forfeit. Thanks Sainsbury's! Very cool! All the shops are still debating with themselves on if they can actually afford to hire Christmas-Temps this year. The economy is so bad that my best shot at getting a job might have been squandered. Thanks Liz Truss! I severelly thank you for everything you've done to improve the economy of this wonderful nation.

Because I have no job, I've mostly been sat at home all day. I spend roughly 1-2hrs looking for a job everyday. I know that doesn't sound like much, but one man can only look for so long before getting rejected and unmotivated so many times. So a lot of the times, I'm just doing nothing. Nothing sparks my interest anymore, it's weird. I tried to get back into Minecraft, and I actually managed to solo the Ender Dragon for the first time, but it just didn't hook me. Things I used to love are just boring to me now. (Well, besides Rollercoasters). Every day is exactly the same, and usually my Autistic little brain adores that kind of routine, but I need routine that feels useful, and right now, I'm hyperaware that I'm actively costing my family money. There's not many jobs around here that don't require driving a car, meaning my choices are limited. I can only get driving lessons once I get a job and can start paying for it. I'm in an endless cycle of never being able to progress because I was born into a broken system.

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Due to my boredom and lack of enjoyment for well, anything anymore, I'm sure you can see that my Toyhouse To-Do List is still stuck at like... September. My apologies. I just haven't been all that motivated with Toyhouse recently. I'm not taking a hiatus or anything, I am still around, you just probably won't see any changes for a while.

Annoyingly, I've also not made any progress on [SW8] and Administrator for a long while. I might have to push [SW8]'s release back a bit. Sorry, I know, I know, it's annoying, but I don't wanna work on a project I don' enjoy doing. I'm extremely fortunate to have my writing endeavours be merely a hobby and not a lifeline of cash that I have to keep churning out and working on even when I don't want to. I think, in a sense, me only working on my stories when I'm energised and enjoying it makes them better. You can always tell when someone's actually passionate about the project they're working on, I think.

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So yeah! ... No outro. I ran out of motivation partway through this article, actually. Uh. Expect November's actual Monthly Flip-Flop in like a week. ... Bye!

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13:43 Tuesday 19th September 2023 - Crispin Ashe

Drained Of Colour?!

Crispin's Premium ran out this month, and he's bought it back yet

Right! Okay! So last month, my 12-month Toyhouse Premium ran out. I've been meaning to buy it back again, but... I keep forgetting.

In other news... I re-opened Commissions! Because I'm currently unemployed (looking for a job), I have quite a bit of free time to draw for money. Please check out my Commission Info here! (And fun fact... You can snag yourself a free bit of art if you read things properly. ;^D)

And speaking of Oblivionce... I'd also like to welcome Kye and Phi to my Buddy-List! We've been buddies for a few months now, but I just forgot to add them until now. Sorry guys!

Sorry there's not much news this month. I've generally been a bit mentally-wiggly and unmotivated. Working through it though! Once I get a job and get back into a routine, expect productivity again. I've... Not even finished all my August Toyhouse-Chores yet. I've not made any progress on [SW8], [SW1], or Oblivionce for a few months now. Sorry followers! (Hey, at least I'm honest, right?) Actually, if I'm completely honest, I don't actually know when these projects will get released. I know I set my sights for [SW8] in April 2024 and [SW1] Autumn 2024, but... Like I said, my lack of motivation and progress these past months might push these projects back a bit further. Apologies in advance if it does! Just a warning.

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And now, an advert! My friend Poisoned_Whiskers has opened up an Art Contest and Art Trades for his birthday! Please join, I'd love for my friend to get some art for his birthday.

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09:49 Friday 18th August 2023 - Crispin Ashe

LATE ISSUE, OOPS!

Crispin "accidentally" publishes August issue late because he got unmotivated

Okay, so I've been out of school for 3 months now. My motivation to do anything has dipped dramatically, as you can probably see by this issue not actually being published on the 18th August. However, I got my A-Levels results back! Whoo! I passed all of them!

• Computer Science (OCR) - D
• Business Studies (EDEXCEL) - D
• English LitLang (AQA) - C

If you're my Dad, you may be looking at this like "hmph, could be better," but if you're my Mum you may be looking at this, mouth agape, happily shocked, "oh my god, you actually passed business?!" Apparently so. I honesly didn't think I would. I knew more about the 2 teachers' dog and daughter respectively than I did the whole subject. Whoohoo! I never have to pretend to calculate PED or explain what a YED is ever again!

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But I don't go to school anymore! So that doesn't matter! I actually something to share. A 3rd account! Head on over to Air ! What's this account for? Anything that doesn't fit with my usual content either here or on TomcatCodes . I'll be moving any literatures from TomcatCodes over there, any characters that aren't codes, and all my AUs. (Bonus Content will stay on this account though.) Buy My Books may stay over there but may come back here. I'm tentative. I bet you're wondering why I picked the name Air, right? Well... I was searchig as to what Alton Towers based usernames were still avaliable, saw Air (a common word anyway) wasn't taken, and went "let's yoink it."

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Anyway, the Artfight results came back this month! We won! Team Werewolf won! Sadly, with Artfight ending, we had to switch the account-CSS back to orange, but hey. The grey was fun while it lasted, right? We quickly interviewed our contestants on their way back home to get their thoughts on winning.

Crispin: How do you feel knowing you won?

Simon: It's pretty good. I like winning.

Oblivion: I have been destroyed.

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Speaking of Oblivion... Sorry, I know, I've kinda slacked on getting issues of Oblivionce out, I know, BUT! As I'm sure you saw yesterday (if you're subscribed to the Oblivionce literature, which you totally should be by the way), I uploaded another issue! Is it digital? No. Is it coloured? No. Is it educational on actual park history/lore? No. Is it even funny? ... I'm hesitant to say- But sometimes you just have to make something low effort to ease yourself back in, y'know! More (hopefully better) issues coming soon! And besides... I'll probably fix this issue one day.

And speaking of Oblivionce... I'd also like to welcome Kye and Phi to my Buddy-List! We've been buddies for a few months now, but I just forgot to add them until now. Sorry guys!

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So yeah, considering the fact that I literally did nothing this past month (in terms of the Bonus Content's To Do List), there's a surprising amount to talk about, isn't there? Wanna know my favourite thing to talk about though? Raffles! Sponsor time! This issue of The Monthly Flip-Flop is sponsored by @Poisoned-Whisker 's raffle! Please consider joining it, he's like my best friend, cool cool. Anyway! Until next month! Buh-Bye!

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19:31 Monday 17th July 2023 - Crispin Ashe

Artfight! Go, Go, Go!

Artfight is in full swing as newcomers get absolutely bodied within the 2nd week of the fight.

TODAY is JULY and JULY is ARTFIGHT MONTH! As you can see, Profile CSS has been updated accordingly to show my allegiance to Team Werewolf. I do both revenges and friendly fire, so feel free to come on over and attack me! My username on Artfight is CrispinAsheYA, exactly the same as what it is on every other website.

Artfight has had 4 newcomers this month, that being Oblivion, Nemesis, Galactica and Smiler. Oblivion and Galactica are getting hit particuarly hard, with the running theory being that they are prettyboys who people look at instinctively go "I want to murder him in cold blood".

We asked some of our Army what it was like out on the Artfight battlefield this month!

Nemesis: I've missed wielding a gun, even if it does only fire paint.

Oblivion: Help, I'm covered in paint.

Micah: I've not been attacked as much as last year, and honestly? I'm glad. It's good to relax a bit.

Simon: War... War never changes.

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Speaking of which! The game show Oblivion was on mentioned in last month's issue, Love Paradox, ended just a few days ago! We told all of the Artfight contestants to shoo-away so we could interrogate him.

Editor Leo: Dating yet?

Oblivion: ... Is it important?

Editor Leo: Well?

Oblivion: ... No comment.

Oblivion then tried to drop our reporter down a hole. For his safety, we removed him from the situation. Despite the fact that the original Love Paradox RP Discord Server has been deleted, Crispin spent many days archiving Oblivion's adventure into a private Toyhouse lit. The Literature in question, 130K words long (almost the length of TTOMJ & TPPOP combined), might be made public, but only if I get everyone who's character who appeared permission to do so. If I don't get permission, unfortunately it'll likely be Lost Media.

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Finally... ThatArtsyGal has started her own newspaper called The Artist's Herald. That's right! We have a Rival In News! So obviously... We're on the attack >=) I want all of you to go over to The Artist's Herald and tell them to keep up the good work! Super stoked to have reporter friends, aha!

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In all seriousness, I have some ACTUALLY final news. I've finished exams! Whoo! So it's time for me to get a job. If I suddenly go quiet or stop posting as frequently (which I'm seriously hoping doesn't happen), do not be alarmed. I'm just adulting.

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10:53 Friday 16th June 2023 - Crispin Ashe

Crispin Ashe Releases New FREE Series!

With the release of Oblivionce by Crispin Ashe, we interview the minds behind the new series and everyone's plans for the Artfight Event next month

Well, lads! This is probably the quickest turn-around for a project I've ever done, (being just over a month), but I did it! Oblivionce is now out! Dispatch #1 (the first release before I go on hiatus for a while) is set to be 15 Issues long, and so far 5 are out. Yippee!

Oblivionce, a series written by Micah Jones, drawn by Steve Steve, and recieving backup help from other members of the pen-name, is a webcomic that follows the rollercoasters of Alton Towers. I, Editor Leo, managed to grab an interview from Micah.

Editor Leo: We're here with Micah Jones here in the studio, hopefully promoting his new free-to-read webcomic, Oblivionce! So... You've made 5 issues now, right? How's it feel?

Micah: Pretty good! I'm having a lot of fun with it. Also... "I've made..." (he chuckles) Steve and Damond are the true masterminds here.

Editor Leo: Steve's drawing, right? And Damond's on character design?

Micah: Yeah. Damond's a good artist and good with designing characters and stuff, but he doesn't want to be drawing constantly. Steve on the other hand... He enjoys the manual labour of drawing, but he's not great with character design. Or so I've been told, I don't know.

Editor Leo: Yeah, about that-! Why's a blind guy like you choosing to make a webcomic as opposed to something like a book?

Micah: Well- We all sat down together, Steve, Simon, Damond, and I, and we were all like "okay Crispin-Team, we need to start thinking on what our first Intellectual-Property as authors should be." We workshopped a few ideas, I think Simon wanted to write about her workplace drama so expect that soon, Steve's planning on writing a diary himself, but one idea Damond and I both really liked was "story based on characters based on rollercoasters." We're both themepark enthusiasts, and a lot of rollercoasters have a lot of character, y'know.

Editor Leo: Uhuh.

Micah: But like... We workshopped it further, and we just couldn't see it being a full, serialised book with a definitive start, character arc, and end. There are elements of that in Oblivionce, at least with Nemesis' Jerkenjault plot line, but we don't want it to be the main focus. And like... While you could make a book full of short-stories and stuff, we just felt making a webcomic in the vain of Hetalia or Garfield would fit the tone better.

Editor Leo: I think it fits really well, yeah, that was probably a good call. Now I've been reading it recently-

Micah: Oh God-

Editor Leo: -And I can really see a lot of the authors in each character. Galactica reminds me a lot of Simon, Nemesis has got elements from both you and Damond, Oblivion's addiction to Fanta feels very similar-

Micah: -Aha-

Editor Leo: -Is there anything to comment on there?

Micah: Uh... Hm... I think it wasn't really intentional, but I think you can definetly see all of our selves and our issues shining through the characters. I didn't set out to make Oblivion an alcoholic with a "female roommate who's goal it is to make people happy but actually she's horrible to him", if you know you know, aha- But like... Yeah. Yeah, you're right, you got me.

Editor Leo: I haven't recognised Steve yet.

Micah: There's a fish themed rollercoaster at Thorpe Park, I'm sure we'll get Steve to channel himself into that guy.

Editor Leo: You better! But yeah, do you plan to keep the series episodic or get more serialised as you go on?

Micah: I'm hoping to stay episodic with like... One or two over-arching plot lines each dispatch. This dispatch it's Nemesis' jerkenjault and also kind of Oblivion's crummy living situation. But then again... When is it not Oblivion's crummy living situation?

Editor Leo: True, true. Anywho, I know what a Dispatch is, but can you explain what if is to the people who maybe don't?

Micah: Oh! Sure! Basically, Oblivionce is planned to be released in volumes and or seasos we've decided to nickname "dispatches". Basically, I only want to give my team a short amount of work every time we work on Oblivionce. Y'know, like 3 months of working on Oblivionce and then a 3 month break, let's say. I wanna say... The end of each Dispatch could work as the end of the series. Dispatch 1 won't be the end, we still have Dispatch 2 planned so. But after that, yeah, I might be bored and want to end it by then.

Editor Leo: Right! Thanks! Is there anything else you'd like to say?

Micah: Yes. Read it. I don't know what any of the characters look like or if the comic is actually good to look at, but Steve and Damond are doing me a huge favour doing this.

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Now, you may have noticed a character called Oblivion be mentioned. Well, stay tuned, because we have a scoop about him too! Within the last month, I joined a Text-Based RPG called "Love Paradox" (not sponsored). Basically, everyone submits a character and acts like they're on a gameshow. Although we've had a few hiccups, the game is very fun! Anywho, I submitted Oblivion. You may be wondering, "Crispin, how can you interview Micah, who exists, and Oblivion, Micah's creation?" and to that I say... Don't think about it too hard.

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Editor Leo: So! You're Oblivion, right? A real, bonafide rollercoaster?

Oblivion: Yup. That's me.

Editor Leo: So how's Love Paradox slash "OC-Love-Island" going for you?

Oblivion: Stressful. My whole family got struck by lightning while I was away.

Editor Leo: Oh no! Are they okay now?

Oblivion: ... Yes.

Editor Leo: Have you found love on a dating show yet?

Oblivion: I have a crush on someone, but the contract I signed said I'm not allowed to tell anyone who.

Editor Leo: Can you at least reveal the gender?

Oblivion: Girl. A friend I made on the show, Kenneth, keeps insisting I'm gay.

Editor Leo: Heh. Wouldn't have a crush on a girl if you were gay though, right?

Oblivion: Mm.

Editor Leo: Has uh- Has anything else happened that's interesting?

Oblivion: A God tried to cut my leg off with a lawn mower. (He shudders)

Editor Leo: Oh no! Given... "past-events", that sounds like it'd be really traumatic for you.

Oblivion: Yeah...

Editor Leo: Are you okay?

Oblivion: ... I'm homesick, but I'm fine.

Editor Leo: Is that why the queues are so bad at Alton Towers at the moment?

Oblivion: Mhm.

Editor Leo: ... Have you made any friends during your tenure on the show so far?

Oblivion: Yes, actually.

Editor Leo: Tell me about them.

Oblivion: Kenneth is an Australian man with a pet wallaby. He's into carpentry and gave me a little wooden cat as a present. He keeps insisiting I'm gay. I think he has a crush on me, but he might just be friendly. I told him I was a rollercoaster and he asked if "lots of men rode me." He's a uh. A great friend. I give him Fanta every day to bribe him to be my friend because I don't think I'm very interesting otherwise.

Editor Leo: Anyone else?

Oblivion: There's also Salem. She's cool! She's a bartender and also in a band. She's kind of got this Rock-Chick kind of vibe going on. She's very chill. There's also Antonio- I think he's Kenneth friend? He's Italian and a chef. Apparently he's also a Dad but I only found that out yesterday. Uh... Quizzion is a God who keeps crying about his dead wife. He tried to cut my legs off.

Editor Leo: Oh wow! Quite a collection of characters!

Oblivion: Haha, yup.

Editor Leo: Are you, overall, having a good time?

Oblivion: Uhh... Yeah, I'd say so. Just about. One of these days I'm just gonna snap and start crying in public probably, but I'm sure that'll make an interesting episode.

Editor Leo: Do you think the producers are portraying you well?

Oblivion: Nah. I think they're making me evil and unlikeable. I'm fine with that. Do what you want with me, make me the villain, just don't make me boring. I like attention.

Editor Leo: Right! Thanks for letting me interview you!

Oblivion: (Shrugs) not a problem, mate.

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Along with this... It's also Artfight next month! The teams haven't been revealed yet, so I'll make a seperate bulletin stating which team I'll be one when they get revealed, but I can tell you who's participating!

Unlike previous years where I'd have 12 participants, I actually don't know who's participating this year. We have 11 mains who I WILL revenge attacks for, 5 Bonuses who I won't revenge, and basically anyone with a Nebula-Coded Profile who I also won't revenge.

The 11 characters I WILL revenge attacks for goes as follows:

• Nemesis (Oblivionce)
• Micah Jones (TBC)
• Oli D'esposito (Administrator)
• Simon Parsley
• Galactica (Oblivionce)
• Oblivion (Oblivionce)
• Bramble Prowl (Administrator)
• Smiler (Oblivionce)
• Steve Steve (TBC)
• Owen Pine (Administrator)
• Aspen Tartte (Administrator)

As you can see, we have Oblivionce characters in the roster now! Now, you may be thinking characters like Ocelot, Tristan, and Evie are gone, but nope! They're just among the Bonus Characters I won't be revenging attacks for!

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Finally... If you've been keeping a close eye, you may realise that last issue said "by the time the next issue comes out, I'll be done with all my exams." Well... I read it wrong. I thought my last exam was this morning, so I showed up and waited around for an hour- And then I went home because I got the date wrong and it was on Monday morning, not Friday. Oops!

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So yeah! Stay tuned for next issue, because it'll be Artfight month! We'll make sure to drag our camera-crew out to the Artfight battlefield to interview everyone fighting on the frontlines that month. So anyway, bye! See you then!

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