All questions are optional. You can skip any you don't want or know how to answer. Remix to answer. Q1: What are your essas names? A:Ruby (Kumie Kitsune) and Remi (Remi Red panda (Remi is an Aurora plush, not a Douglas tho) Q2: Do you have any nicknames for your essa? A:Rem Rem (For Remi) and Ru (For Ruby) Q3: What are the personalities of your essas? A:Remi's a quiet, kind soul and Ruby's a boisterous, brave fox Q4: What are your essas pronouns? A:She/her for both Q5: What is your essas sexuality/romantic orientation? A:Straight for Remi, maaaaybeee gay for Ruby, can't decide. Q6: What is your essas species? A:Kitsune and red panda Q7: What brands are your essas? A:Douglas Cuddle Toys and Aurora Q8: How long have you had your essa? A:I named them ESSA's quite recently, this month in fact, but I've had Remi I think since my birthday and Ruby I got on April 28th this year Q9: What does your essa help you with? A:Several things, both help with anxiety, depression, ADHD, social anxiety, fear of being alone and C-PTSD (I'm a mess) Q10: What is your favorite thing to do with your essa? A:I love going on outings with Ruby and Remi, just got home from going to Menards with Remi and brought back a pretty lil collar for Ruby, Q11: Do you have a routine with your essa? A:Not really, we just chill around all day, I used to feed them, but eh Q12: Would you like to have any more essas? A:Nope, not yet, gonna get two husky Douglas dogs whom I shall name Skye and Winter, I'll also be getting a black german shepherd Douglas whom I'll name Jet and a chocolate lab Douglas who I'll call Lily Q13: Why is your essa special to you? A:Because I've always wanted a dog, someone I could really depend on, y'know? I get lonely really easily and though I have two brothers both of them are hardly at our house (Cuz their both adults) and I just don't have anyone most of the time, I've begged my mom and the most I've convinced her to let me do is pet sit, I love Ruby and Remi as if they were living creatures Q14: Did you ever have an essa before you knew what it was? A:Yes, I had one named Bea, she's really cute but her furs really matted and she's huge (She's a golden retriever I got from Ikea) so before considering her to be an official ESSA I thought about that, so she is not really an ESSA Q15: Do you consider you and your essa to be friends, partners, or any other label? A:Friends Q16: How do you bond with them? A:Brushing them, going on outings with them and just petting them. Q17: What is a fun fact about your essa? A:Ruby is pink now (A failed attempt at customizing her paws with a red marker..) Q18: Are you POSIC+ (perception of object sentience, individuality, and consciousness)? If so, does it affect your relationship with your essa? A:Uh, kinda, I feel like my stuffed animals have feelings and stuff, just not all the stuff I hoard. And it just makes me and Ruby and Remi's bond stronger. Q19: How bonded are you and your essas? A:Very Q20: Do you think you'll continue to have an essa as you get older? A:For sure Q21: How often do you think about your essa when you aren't interacting with them? A:Very often Q22: Did you buy your essa with the specific purpose of it being an essa? A:No, I just love stuffed animals lol
Q23: Are there any songs you associate with your essa? A:Comfort Crowd, it really relates to me and my ESSA's Q24: Are there any colors or aesthetics you relate to your essa? A:Pink for Ruby, green for Remi Q25: Who are your favorite essa creators? A:None Q26: Are you also a therian? A:Yup! Q27: Were there any misconceptions you believed about essas? A:Yea, I thought they had to be Douglas Dogs Q28: Does anybody in real life know you have an essa? A:Yeah, my friend has an ESSA named Foxy Q29: How did you find out about the essa community? A:Just stumbled apon an ESSA creator on Scratch one day Q30: Do you speak to your essa? A:Yes Q31: What is your favorite place that you've taken your essa? A:Uh, the store I guess (Haven't been to any places except the store-) Q32: Where would you like to take your essa? A:Disney World Q33: What would you do if you lost your essa? A:Cry for hours while clutching the other one, then I'd prob never take any of my ESSA's on an outing ever again Q34: How do you feel about others petting/touching your essa? A:With permission I'm fine, but if they pet without asking I don't like it. Q35: What would you do if you met another essa owner in real life? A:My best friend is an ESSA owner lol, I also had an ESSA creator I've seen *on my Soccer team* before lol Q36: Has anybody ever bothered or made fun of you for having an essa? A:Nope Q37: Have you ever been complimented for your essa? A:Yup, several people at Church Q38: If you could talk to your essa, what do you think it would say? A:Hmm, I dunno, I think Ruby would really want to play and Remi would ask for cuddles Q39: What experiences have you had with them? A:Lots of them Q40: Are there any essa related projects on or off scratch you are making or want to make? A:Trying to make my own ESSA academy, but need to think of gear to make for the gear making class Q41: What is some gear you would like to have? A:The harness my mom is having delivered lol (I don't have it yet, but I'm excited for when I *do* have it!) Q42: Have you made your own gear before? A:Yea Q43: Have you ever made or wanted to make your own plushies? A:Yeah, I'm not good at sewing though Q44: What is your favorite plushie brand? A:Douglas Cuddle Toys Q45: If you could have any plush you wanted, what would you get? A:Sasha husky the Douglas dog, she's so cute <3 Q46: Are there any stuffed animal brands you do not recommend? A:Probably Wild Republic, I mean their cute and realistic but all the Wild Republic stuffies I have aren't very soft at all, if your fine with that then buy all the Wild Republic stuffies you want :P Q47: Besides your own, who are your favorite essas? A:Skye, Winter, Jet and Lily (The ones I don't have yet) Q48: What do you wish would change about the essa community? A:Apparently its really toxic sometimes? I want that to stop Q49: What advice would you give someone that just joined the community? A:Just be yourself, anyone who's mean to you is just jealous that you have the confidence to make good healthy decisions (As in getting an ESSA for anxiety and stuff instead of doing things like harm yourself and others to cope or something) *and* be yourself. Q50: Final question that really isn't a question: take this time to gush about your essas. A:BEST GIRLIES EVAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
