Honestly didn't think I'd ever have to make a post like this buuuuuuuuuuuuuuut here I am because :D

Unfortunately my financial situation hasn't improved very much in the past few weeks because, despite opening ko-fi, I've received only one commission which... wasn't actually made on ko-fi at all to start with, but I do appreciate them for it because I really needed the money at the time!

While my cat is doing absolutely fine (she does scratch me a lot when she's on my lap though because she needs to grip herself better since she literally lost one of her legs), my father is still paying 2 mil reais (360 dollars give or take) in his credit card monthly because of everything we had to pay for. I'm currently unemployed as my only job right now is to study for federal college (Federal colleges in Brazil are public, 100% tuition-free universities that are funded and run by the national government. They provide high-quality higher education, conduct scientific research, and run community projects. Anyone can apply to them, but getting in is highly competitive. Instead of paying tuition, students get in based on their scores on a massive national exam called ENEM or through entrance exams that each particular college makes. Because they are fully funded by tax dollars, they also provide free housing, free meals, and financial aid to help low-income students complete their degrees.) so I don't currently earn ANYTHING at all besides from the occassional commissions I get done (thank Luci and Miranha for being the only two people who have ever commissioned me btw).

As you all know, bot making is a hobby, not a job. So many people do it for fun, so many people do it because they just want to do it and not because they find it fun but just because it's a good thing to help pass time, and I enjoy doing it because I love seeing the way you guys react when I post a new bot, whether they're a popular character, underrated character, or a totally original character that brings out a new, brilliant idea I just had.

However, it's also something expensive to create. I use ChatGPT to create images, and if it weren't for Jon helping me out, I probably wouldn't be able to get ChatGPT plus, which is what I use to get the best images out of AI. I also utilize it to translate a whole lot of my texts to English, as I make the first messages in Portuguese a lot of the time because I just feel like it's a hundred times better to write in my native language and then ask for it to be translated, rather than to commit grammar mistake after grammar mistake (and you'll probably find a lot of these in this post if you go looking thoroughly, or just spot one that I haven't caught yet).

Besides that, I need to find a way to help my father out with house expenses. He's already retired, on the older side (he's turning 65 at the end of the month) and had to spend two years without working as an Uber driver because his health got a lot worse due to his diabetes and some injuries that couldn't heal properly without an expensive treatment at the capital of my state. Add all that together, along with my cat's tumor removal plus her amputation after said tumor came back, monthly living, having to pay for water, energy, wi-fi, television, food, gasoline... it's a lot, and he doesn't earn nearly enough to keep ourselves afloat each month.

That's why I'm opening emergency commissions!

In ko-fi, they're at 2 dollars each, with an option to pay as much as you want, but in Patreon they're sitting at 3 dollars because that's the minimum price I can put in. PLEASE DON'T ASK FOR MY PAYPAL! I don't have one! It's a lot to explain why I don't have one but I swear to you guys, I don't have a paypal... I do have stripe, though!

If you're Brazilian, my commissions price start at 15 reais and add 5 with each additional greeting message, though if you're requesting an original bot I might just make the additional greeting messages without charging you if I find myself particularly inspired that day.

Below are the links to my patreon, my ko-fi account, and the direct link to my ko-fi emergency commissions.

Do you have to buy them? No. Would I appreciate it if you did? Absolutely. Most of my usual rules aren't going to be applied here because, after all, I do need the money, I'm just asking you guys to please follow Janitor ToS when making your commissions, and to please, please be mindful of whether you're actually asking me for a bot of the character you like or if you're just asking me to create a backstory for your persona instead <3 and, yes, all sorts of fandoms apply! Whether you want someone from A Song of Ice and Fire or a character from Call of Duty (even though I only watched gameplay for the most recent one), I'll do anything! Hell, I made an ATLA original bot and I never watched Avatar!

Ahem, to the links:

My discord server!🌟 Camp Nebula

My secondary account! 👽 SeeYaAlien

Community server! 🔥 The Golden Pantheon

My Ko-fi page! ☕ Ko-fi

My Patreon! 🖤 Patreon

My Emergency Commissions! ☕ Ko-fi Commissions