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DrPossibly

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Hey folks.


Apologies for being a bit of a downer, but needs must.


Those of you that know me well enough will be aware of some irl issues I've been going through since September. Long story short, I was unlawfully dismissed by my employer. I've been going through the legal processes since then, looking to get the matter resolved, but this is one of those things that takes a long time.


As a result, I've been living off my savings since the end of October. I had been hoping to be able to survive on what was saved up until matters could be resolved, but at the end of January I was told that I wouldn't be having a hearing until July at the earliest. I have enough savings to last me until March. On top of all this, I received a wonderful letter from HMRC (the government body that handles taxation in the UK) informing me that my employer hadn't subtracted the correct amount of tax from my pay, resulting in my owing over £300 in taxes for 2022/2023. Whilst this was my employer's cock-up, I should have caught that tax wasn't being calculated correctly on payslips and still owe the full amount.


My outgoings from rent, bills, loan repayments and the like total just shy of £600 a month. I have £730 left in my savings. I have applied for support, but like all governmental services in the UK, it's going to take a while to process and It won't cover enough each month either way. Long story short, If I can't refill my savings before the end of the month, I will need to be seriously considering declaring bankruptcy in March.

As most of you know as well, I am mute (as in, cannot talk) and have a number of other disabilities which make it tricky to find decent employment. I've had two interviews since being dismissed from prior roles, neither of which went particularly well due to failings on the employers' ends. It's likely going to be several months before I've any decent income.


So, with all that *Tori-Lore* dumping done: I am once again asking for your financial support.



I don't really like the idea of just asking for handouts, those of you who have known me long enough know it makes me feel like I'm cheating you all out of something. So I'll be doing the simple option at first and auctioning some of the existing roster off.


I need to make these auctions worthwhile as I will be needing to raise a fairly significant sum, I'm estimating in the region of £1500-£1800. As such, the first two characters I will be auctioning off are Purgatori, and Ava/Aviatori.



Purgatori will be auctioned off first, likely starting Monday or Tuesday. The "character" comprises of several different designs, as well as some additional reference material such as character equipment, so you'll essentially be bidding on 3 separate "characters" to do with as you wish. You can get an idea of this through the character references here - https://sta.sh/26yrkpimwbx

The auction will also include all artwork involving Purgatori that I still retain the rights to (which includes artwork uploaded in my gallery here and several pieces not yet uploaded), as well as assistance setting up further development of the character, and/or adapting to your own setting.


If any of you would like to make private offers ahead of this, feel free to send a note. If you have me added as a Discord contact, please message me there.


Alternatively, much as I am loathe to have it as an option, I am not in a position to refuse help - If you do wish to simply send something across monetarily, you can do so via Paypal using the payment address: YellowSharkStreaming@gmail.com I also provide advisory and management services over on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/drpossibly

This isn't my preferred route I must admit, as I need to declare income and pay tax on it above a very limited threshold, but if you would rather use this, please do so as I will be able to provide something in return.


I will not be using fundraising sites such as GoFundMe and the like due to the significant impact of their service and transaction fees. If you see a fundraiser claiming to be for me, do not make any payment to it. [EDIT] - Thank you so much for your kind words of support, and assistance given, guys. I've had a serious inquiry regarding one of the characters but that needs a little time to organise first. I'm holding off on putting auctions up for now as a result. With that said, if you've any characters in the 'Toriverse' roster that you'd like to make an offer on, please shoot me a note or a Discord DM.

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https://bsky.app/profile/drpossibly.bsky.social


Will probably just follow back anyone that does follow for the timebeing. Not worried about growing the account too much. Uploads are easier there so expect some stuff that can't be uploaded here. Yes, there will be kink involved as well as non-kink content.

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Not going to type my own Journal here, Frisk has done a pretty spot-on write up here - [there's a link here, for some reason the preview doesn't want to show it]

Folks in this community need to start standing up to this shit the same way they call out art thieves, AI spam, etc. If you give a shit about an artist you like, then tell them.

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Sorry folks I can see a few notifications that I've got notes and DMs that are unread but the site won't load them when I try to access. Waiting for a support ticket to hopefully resolve them. For the timebeing it's probably best to avoid sending anything through DA outside of direct profile/upload comments as nothing else seems to come through properly.

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Posting a journal after a long-ass time. Gotta keep y'all on your toes.


Just a quick update to say that (hopefully) I'll be getting my ass back to uploading content here, just bear in mind that a lot of content I commission can't be posted here. I'm done censoring other people's work for Deviantart, so if you want more you can find it over on my Furaffinity - https://www.furaffinity.net/user/drpossibly


Long story short, I've nuked my twitter account after the recent ToS change that allows harassment of transgender users - it's essentially removed certain types of trolling/bullying/harassment from being punishable offences.

Can quite clearly see where that's going so, much as I've enjoyed the interaction with y'all on there and developed a sizable watcherbase, I've nuked the account. The extra attention just isn't worth supporting a site that's happy to let people I know and love be abused.


I won't judge anyone for continuing to keep a Twitter profile active, appreciate they can be very good for driving engagement and revenue. All I'll say is - consider what will be your own red-line, and whether waiting until it's crossed is a good idea.



Anyhow, gives me an incentive to return to uploading here. Got a hell of a backlog to catch up on so expect uploads as long as the site doesn't frustrate. Feedback/comments would incentivise but I do get that it's hard to think of things to say. Hell, I suck at responding to comments so it's not like I'm setting a good example :P


Keep on keepin' on y'all, you're good beans.

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