Digital pen-pal ring

[CATBYTE]

Name: cat

Email: catbyte.site@proton.me

Interests: cats, art (any medium), stationary, fountain pens, virtual reality, computers, pmmm, ocs, xiv

Anything else: i only check this email a couple times a week!
if for some reason something is time sensitive please alert me elsewhere that you've emailed me!
other than that, despite my username i don't bite!

[DiffydaDude]

Name: Diffy
Email: kliffy07sci9@proton.me
Interests: I enjoy vintage technology, especially the kind that plays music. I also generally like studying nerdy stuff like math and science and languages like Spanish (which i'm learning) sometimes. I'm also pretty interested in WWW and Internet stuff.
Abt me: My friends call me a sillyhead and a dork  i'm also a junior in highschool, a big cat lover, and bisexual

[georgemoody]

Name: Georgemoody
Email: arad.shafiei@icloud.com
Interests: Lost media, Technology, Macintosh, Rock and electronic, Virtual machines, coding and programming, basically anything that would interest a nerd
Anything else: GMT is +3:30, I’m not the greatest at socialization but I always try my best. As an Iranian I’m fluent in the beautiful language of Persian, but my English skills aren’t that behind either. I’m quite busy with school so don’t expect immediate replies .

[jori]

name: val
email: val3lga@gmail.com
interests: vintage, animation, fashion, music, dolls, design and anything cute rly ^___^
anything else: feel free to send me a message! i'll send one back!

[neoratz]

name: francheska, francie, fran, or just neo if my real name feels too personal for you! XD
email: neoratz@protonmail.com
interests: cartoons/anime/manga/etc, games (especially virtual pets+virtual worlds :D), old 3DCG (just visually, i don't know anything about the technology!),  psychology, whatever you are up to...
Anything else: i am a slow responder... let's take it easy! you're welcome to talk to me about anything you like, even if it's not in my listed interests. we will probably find something in common :-)

[honeybread]

i miss email so much — i reminisce often about the huge group threads my friends and i would have, or the missives sent between us individually. hoping to recreate some of that delight here! <3

name: honeybread
e-mail: honey@breadpoetso.city
interests: music, crochet, writing, nba and other sports, fuzzy sweatshirts, candles, learning html/css/js, sushi, video games, polaroids, shopping, adobe illustrator, instapot recipes, horoscopes, anime and many other things
other things: she/her pronouns are preferred. please also note that i'm a 95liner. below i've included some conversation starters in case you're like me and never really know where to start :~)

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prompts:

• what is winter like where you live?
• what artistic medium do you use to express your feelings?
• what qualities do you find most endearing in someone?
• what is your favorite planet, dinosaur and/or bug?
• when you have cereal, is there more milk in the bowl, or more cereal?
• do you enjoy poetry? what is one of your favorites?
• what is your “comfort media” for sick days or seasonal depressive episodes?

[night-at-the-musian]

Name: ian!
Email: night-at-the-musian@protonmail.com
Interests: archivism, lost media, contemporary art, animation, natm, history, and dill pickles
Anything else: i'm fairly busy in the day-to-day, but i check my e-mail at least once per day. even if i have nothing too important to say, i usually have memes or neat little tidbits of information.

Prompts!

• Favorite ancient civilization? (Pre-medieval, so ~600 CE and before) Why?
• Thoughts on any contemporary works? (The banana on the wall, Banksy, etc)
• Tell me your favorite anime, and who is best girl.
• Favorite Owen Wilson movie?
• Favorite non-deli meat or fish you've eaten? (A meat that is not pork, beef, chicken, goat, or duck; and fish that is not salmon, tuna, trout, or common shellfish/crustaceans. Mine is marlin, if you're curious!)

[Biggus]

Name: Biggus
Email: taterinx@gmail.com
Interests: videogames (there's a whole list but some big ones I could talk your ear off about atm: Skyrim, Baldurs Gate III, Fable II, Stardew Valley, regrettably Fortnite, and I'm currently playing Dragon Quest XI), drag, fashion, astrology, art (digital, trad, collage, photography), music (slowly sinking down the K-Pop rabbithole, but I love industrial hip hop, UKG, and the entire Gorillaz discography) - this isn't an exhaustive list, I just need to sleep it's 2am
Anything else: I'm British, 21, and want to give an email prompt in addition!! Hm...

"If you had to restart your life, would you try to recreate every step to get to where you are today? Or take the opportunity to redo things and undo past regrets, even if it risks you reaching a different outcome?"

[tertiaryapocalypse]

oh, this is such an awesome idea!

name: hal
email: tertiaryapocalypse@aol.com
interests: webcomics, computer stuff (even if i'm like, a HUGE novice in comparison to most of the folks here), rock music, robotics, character design... i like some fiction podcasts, and i would like to learn more about weather forecasting but i havent had the time. i also think cryptids and ghosts are cool conceptually, but i dont necessarily believe in the supernatural.
anything else:
i'm currently a minor but i turn 18 in august, in case that matters to anyone, and i'm a bisexual wasian guy :-) theres a lot more to learn about me, but that comes after some chatter.

some prompts:
- do you believe in ghosts or magic? why or why not?
- favourite album & least favourite song in that album?
- favourite webcomic/comic series, or a list of some you like!
- favourite kind of weather? favourite planet?

[Seraphim]

I have been thinking about pen pals recently! I used to send physical letters to my cousin, but I would love to have a digital pen pal!

Name: Seraphim (he/him)
   Email: lostin7stars@gmail.com
   Interests: Video Games (rpgs, indie, a few AAA, pokemon, tactics games, and monster collectors), Music (latin, old rnb, indie rock, folk, but love discovering other types of music!), TTRPGS (mainly 5e but have lots of other rpgs I have been wanting to try), virtual pets, writing, and indie game dev!
   Anything else: Some prompts!
- What music/show/website etc. has been on your mind lately?
- Have you gone outside recently? How was the experience?
- What's the latest pleasant memory you have formed?
- Do you have any go-to stories you tell in social settings?

Oh I’m also in my late 20’s. Just fyi.

[petrichoran]

name: Willow or Wil
email: petrichoran@proton.me
interests: alterhumanity, any creative projects, reading, writing, old books, dragons, lost media [especially lostwave], weird/old/indie internet, older computers and operating systems, paganism and witchcraft, virtual pet games, nature, and talking about queerness, disability, neurodiversity, and politics!
extra: i'm 19, alterhuman [fictionfolk, an archetroper, and nonhuman], a college student [studying creative writing, visual art, and Spanish], and a leftist. i usually type in all lowercase but i'm more than happy to write 'properly' if you prefer, especially in a longer email! my Spanish is very rusty but i'm willing to talk in the language to hopefully get more practice!
prompts:

• when was the first time you went on the internet? what do you remember about that experience?
• give me some music recommendations! i like most stuff and i'm looking to expand my tastes.
• what's your favorite lost media case, solved or not? what are you currently searching for?
• what's your favorite artwork, either made by you or someone else?
• if you could time travel backwards, which decade would you choose? what about forwards?
• what's your favorite website?

[honowo]

Name: Jackie or Yonah or F66x
Email: reinlibrary@proton.me
Interests: I like games (Drakenier, Mother series, Sims) EGL/JFashion, The arts, Design
Also queer and an adult (30s)! I'm willing to talk with anyone about anything provided they are also an adult. It also may take some time to warm up, but I try.

[moonunions]

name: ri!
email: destinytown at proton.me
interests: junk journaling, collecting washi tape/stickers, kingdom hearts (roxas ily), needy girl overdose, low poly art, surfin the web, genshin impact (furina best girl), anime/manga/doujin, coffee shop hopping, looking @ desk setups, lighthearted deep dives/video essays, window shopping online, anime figures (both just admiring and purchasing for myself), jrpgs, indie japanese artists, watching ppl build PCs, cats, and other things i can't think of rn lol
anything else: my pronouns are they/them and i identify as agender. i am an adult who would prefer other adult penpals, but if you aren't one then all topics that are 18+ is a no-no. i may take a bit to respond because i overthink everything i also like to share pics bc i enjoy documenting some of my life!

email ideas!

• what's your favorite hobby? what got you into it?
• name your favorite obscure anime/manga and why you enjoy it
• what was the first internet community you were a part of? tl;dr your experience if you wanna!
• show and/or tell me about your stationary collection :D
• do you have any favorite youtube videos or channel recommendations? (bonus points for any deep dives or daily life/vlog vids)

[cavitycollector]

   Name: you can call me Bug :)
   Email: cavitycollector@proton.me
   Interests: i LOVE music, especially the band car seat headrest or anything from the genres of hyperpop and folk punk. im also super into coding HTML, CSS, & JS (though im not very good). I love punk DIY and DIY in general, crafts and sewing and art are all great topics to talk about. i have a lot of media interests which i list quite a few of here, if you want to just peruse that list and see if we have anything in common to talk about go ahead.
   Anything else: i am 17, i have no real preference for ages but if i get a feeling someone older is being creepy i wont be tolerant of that. i am autistic and dont really enjoy random small talk, itll be a lot more fun for everyone if you come in strong talking about mutual interests. im a passionate leftist anarchist, im physically disabled, queer+trans, and (white passing!) wasian. i dont like mean or overly "edgy" people in the slightest, if you in any way base your humor or personality off of putting other people down we are not gonna get along.

convo starters:

• whats your fav music genres + artists?
• what kind of DIY projects are you working on rn?

[BUTCHBONEZ]

Name: Vyrix
Email: butchbonez.social@outlook.com
Interests: dhmis, analog horror, deadplate,tma,m slashers, movies in general, css, html, old web
Anything else: im mentally disabled and a minor (no one over 30 pls)