[Meme] I think you guys get the idea by now
eta: orz I KEEP ADDING TO TIM'S SECTION. We'll... take that as a good sign...
Tim
IC: lol... Pretty much living as a civilian (which is just ridiculous but pulling out Robin vs. Tim usually just doesn't make sense when the things that Robin can accomplish but Tim can't are so rare).
OOC: :/
But seriously. I've consistently failed at getting him out more and generally I feel not that much motivation to do so. I REALLY LOVE TIM AS A CHARACTER. He encompasses all of my character pings and I have said A LOT in the past about why I love him and his brain. But I've kind of... plateaued with him a while ago. And because I don't get to touch on the sides of him that I want to, which to be honest are his crazy screwy KIND OF NOT NORMAL sides... I feel like all I can do with him these days is make small talk and act friendly and civilian-like and wholesome and while that is a part of his character (one that shouldn't be ignored), not being able to pull out his more brutal and vicious side (FOR THE SAKE OF BEING ROBIN A HERO), or his weird hyper-competent and kind of toppy side, or his really-doesn't-qualify-as-normal-thinking side makes playing him really really bland. LIKE, MIND-NUMBINGLY BLAND. Uh.
I mean, Tim is a pretty self-aware character, so right now this means he finds himself to be bland. Similar situations have happened to him in canon, particularly when he was doubting his role as Robin, but like... In camp I feel like there's very little that can help fix this except... y'know... TRAUMA. Because apparently that's what works for him. Lol but as if I'd ever update him to ANY point beyond where I took him from. I mean, it... MIGHT HELP... to make something interesting for him to tackle... but really it'd just end in tears for everyone :/ There are maybe some other things that'd work but it all involves me being motivated enough and not wanting to cry every time I bring Tim out because of his current complete lack of depth and my tenuous hold on his voice. A Tim does not function on friends alone, he needs conflict (if he were a lesser person he'd go looking for it, but unfortunately he's smart enough to know that what worked in Gotham doesn't work here). I dunno, I have amazing castmates and Tim has some awesome relationships but I've kind of let them all languish at this point (orz) and even then he needs... something more. I actually can't tell what's going on in Tim's head right now because he's just so far from how he really should be, and what he should be just never includes things like "completely content" or "having nothing in particular to do" or "not having punched something for a good reason in YEARS."
On that note, I want a post-crisis Jason Todd. Jason Todd. Jason Todd. Canon fails at timelines but if you tilt your head sideways and consider time compression, Jason would be about 19/20 in current-ish canon. Heck, teleport him into camp during that Search for Ray Palmer thing! He'd be like 21 or so. :/ I lost all the stuff I was downloading to pimp for him with, which is sad. But read this. Which... isn't recent canon at all, but proves Jason isn't just a hothead with a chip on his shoulder.
Ideas: We have a new set of heroes and villain-types in camp and it'd probably be good for Tim to meet them! Someday I will do Goth!Tim just because I can. Unless I'm too lazy to draw it. But that's probably for after... ... someday. Because relying on gimmicks doesn't work.
Dropping: Tim is my baby. But I often wonder morbidly about what it'd be like to drop him. It's a hypothetical, but... Well, I dunno, for one people would still be affected by his drop, especially when he's said ICly that he wouldn't leave without his team, even though I've failed fantastically at doing anything with him for what feels like MONTHS and MONTHS with the exception of one or two threads... The other thing is I'd damn well REGRET IT if something came along that'd be perfect for throwing him at and I didn't have him anymore. It's just that what'd I'd consider perfect for Tim seems to be a very very narrow range of things right now.
At least he still makes me wordy...
Shinonome
IC: Just doing his thing and enjoying himself. Is considering moving out of the crypt cabin because while his own habits of collecting things are UTTERLY CHAOTIC, it's one thing to be dealing with your own weird habits and it's another to deal with someone else's. He doesn't hold it against the skeletons but you can bet he'd like them a lot more if he didn't have to sleep and wake up in the same place as them (sorry guys XD;;). The general atmosphere of the cabin is actually (ironically) too upbeat and high energy for him.
OOC: XD that IC section seems like kind of a downer huh, but it's proof that at least I KNOW WHAT STUFF IS GOING THROUGH HIS HEAD. Which is an improvement over Tim at this point orz. Anyway, playing Kon is incredibly rewarding for LITTLE TO NO EFFORT on my part, which I find suits me very well. He's easy to play when the mood strikes me to and I love love love threading with him because he's just so... he can be kind of a dick but he's generally very mellow about it. And then sometimes people ping him in ways that make him angry and shouty and that's fun too. And he's hot. I mean... I can't really do anything about him being hot because canon just doesn't lean that way since it's more about plotty stuff, but his hotness is nice and makes me happy. Also canon has revealed to me recently that he is more my chara-type than I ever thought. Looooove Shinonome SO MUCH.
Ideas: Nothing in particular. I trust threads to happen as the mood strikes me. I guess I might try to find a different cabin for him, and I definitely want to hit up my castmates more.
Dropping: NOPE.
Ryoga
IC: Lost! What a surprise. But seriously he's been searching for the camp's Jusenkyo for like... MONTHS now. And making no headway whatsoever. He'd try just ASKING about it but if he did that then Akane might see and then THE SECRET OF P-CHAN WOULD BE REVEALED!!1. So yeah, just gonna have to keep trying. Maybe with the help of that weird purple-haired guy that's always smiling a lot.
OOC: I want to get him out more! However, Ryoga is amazing and has the ability to canonically disappear on random journeys for a couple months at a time so I don't feel like I MUST GET HIM OUT all the time. It's a little hard for him to make connections because of this but that's... not unusual either. Hahaha, HE'S SUCH A LONER. I love him though. He's nothing like any of my others and he's just... gah. I don't even know. He's adorable!!!
Ideas: Probably let Kodachi top him some more. Metaphorically speaking, of course. Also, SOMEDAY I WILL FIND JUSENKYO >D huhuhu. And I need to make a post with P-chan sometime.
Dropping: No way!
Joker
IC: You'd think with the type of attitude he normally has that having people he knows in camp would just make him happy. This is not quiiite the case! It's not that he isn't happy to see them of course, it's just that it kind of reminds him of his mortality and his regrets and this new and strange sense of obligation. THIS HAS NEVER REALLY HAPPENED TO HIM BEFORE (I mean, it's not like he expected to die... or to survive dying..). He's the type of guy who's never had regrets and never been tied down so having them now is NEW and kind of... something. He's used to coming and going as he pleases and doing what he wants and he's limited in camp and hasn't adjusted to this idea as well as he thought he had. He's kind of over-thinking everything. (BOY AMNESIA MAKES SO MUCH MORE SENSE NOW). So yeah, he's confused-ish right now and has more moments of seriousness but it's nothing he can't roll with once he gets tired of thinking about it. There're plenty of distracting people to do. Things. I meant things to do.
OOC: Loev Joker. Not getting to play him constantly makes me feel kind of bad because he has the most potential to connect with people out of my cast. Out of all of my characters he's the one that likes people the most. HE'S A KILLER AND HE LIKES PEOPLE MORE THAN TIM DOES. This amuses me. But seriously he's my primary and I want him to be everywhere and making friends and being amazing and awesome and I DON'T KNOW IF I'M GOOD ENOUGH SOMETIMES but but :( I dunno... I love him. I don't think I'm conveying enough of his amazingness because he's a fool but he's also A SHARP COOKIE. I don't think I get enough of his keener, more observant side out because he's in an environment where he doesn't know everything, which is sad, but it's not to the point where he isn't fun to play so I'm not too concerned.
Ideas: Stalk Kurei. Stalk Koganei. Just follow my impulses when it comes to posting!
Dropping: How many months did I wait to app him again? Yeah no, HE'S MINE.
Xellos
IC: My "thoughts on Camp?" Hmmm, well, I would have to say Camp is delicious! But~ a meal is more satisfying when you make it yourself, isn't it ♥?
OOC: Hahahaha... ;; I AM SERIOUSLY WORRIED I WON'T DO HIM JUSTICE. But I got him so you guys will just have to put up with me :|b. Also, even though I told myself that I'd just stick to 'Xellos' I still go back and forth a lot on how to spell his name. The cast can attest to my kind of consistent whining about this. Software Sculptors use that spelling in NEXT and Tokyopop uses 'Xelloss' in the novels. And Kanzaka's comment on the subject of whether or not 'Xelloss' is the correct English spelling was: "Somehow..." IS THAT A YES OR A NO, FINISH YOUR SENTENCE. Anyway... Any time I think of the fact that I play Xellos I get HAPPY INSIDE, but also nervous, BUT ALSO HAPPY. And look at the new Slayers canon, ooooo, aaaaah~ I want to touch him all over. Also, I think I have his agenda figured out, which is good.
Ideas:
- An amazing post that I've been wanting to do but can't because I spent like two hours on this thing and still have homework to do. But I really want to do that post.
- Playercest with Ryoga because Slayers/Ranma1/2 crossover is totally awesome rly.
- Figure out what to do about "holy" pings. Things of a holy nature should get his attention, as well as things of a demonic nature.
Dropping: HEY, I just got him!!! If and when the time comes I know that I can let him go without worries but that's SO NOT HAPPENING ANYTIME SOON.
Tim
IC: lol... Pretty much living as a civilian (which is just ridiculous but pulling out Robin vs. Tim usually just doesn't make sense when the things that Robin can accomplish but Tim can't are so rare).
OOC: :/
But seriously. I've consistently failed at getting him out more and generally I feel not that much motivation to do so. I REALLY LOVE TIM AS A CHARACTER. He encompasses all of my character pings and I have said A LOT in the past about why I love him and his brain. But I've kind of... plateaued with him a while ago. And because I don't get to touch on the sides of him that I want to, which to be honest are his crazy screwy KIND OF NOT NORMAL sides... I feel like all I can do with him these days is make small talk and act friendly and civilian-like and wholesome and while that is a part of his character (one that shouldn't be ignored), not being able to pull out his more brutal and vicious side (FOR THE SAKE OF BEING ROBIN A HERO), or his weird hyper-competent and kind of toppy side, or his really-doesn't-qualify-as-normal-thinking side makes playing him really really bland. LIKE, MIND-NUMBINGLY BLAND. Uh.
I mean, Tim is a pretty self-aware character, so right now this means he finds himself to be bland. Similar situations have happened to him in canon, particularly when he was doubting his role as Robin, but like... In camp I feel like there's very little that can help fix this except... y'know... TRAUMA. Because apparently that's what works for him. Lol but as if I'd ever update him to ANY point beyond where I took him from. I mean, it... MIGHT HELP... to make something interesting for him to tackle... but really it'd just end in tears for everyone :/ There are maybe some other things that'd work but it all involves me being motivated enough and not wanting to cry every time I bring Tim out because of his current complete lack of depth and my tenuous hold on his voice. A Tim does not function on friends alone, he needs conflict (if he were a lesser person he'd go looking for it, but unfortunately he's smart enough to know that what worked in Gotham doesn't work here). I dunno, I have amazing castmates and Tim has some awesome relationships but I've kind of let them all languish at this point (orz) and even then he needs... something more. I actually can't tell what's going on in Tim's head right now because he's just so far from how he really should be, and what he should be just never includes things like "completely content" or "having nothing in particular to do" or "not having punched something for a good reason in YEARS."
On that note, I want a post-crisis Jason Todd. Jason Todd. Jason Todd. Canon fails at timelines but if you tilt your head sideways and consider time compression, Jason would be about 19/20 in current-ish canon. Heck, teleport him into camp during that Search for Ray Palmer thing! He'd be like 21 or so. :/ I lost all the stuff I was downloading to pimp for him with, which is sad. But read this. Which... isn't recent canon at all, but proves Jason isn't just a hothead with a chip on his shoulder.
Ideas: We have a new set of heroes and villain-types in camp and it'd probably be good for Tim to meet them! Someday I will do Goth!Tim just because I can. Unless I'm too lazy to draw it. But that's probably for after... ... someday. Because relying on gimmicks doesn't work.
Dropping: Tim is my baby. But I often wonder morbidly about what it'd be like to drop him. It's a hypothetical, but... Well, I dunno, for one people would still be affected by his drop, especially when he's said ICly that he wouldn't leave without his team, even though I've failed fantastically at doing anything with him for what feels like MONTHS and MONTHS with the exception of one or two threads... The other thing is I'd damn well REGRET IT if something came along that'd be perfect for throwing him at and I didn't have him anymore. It's just that what'd I'd consider perfect for Tim seems to be a very very narrow range of things right now.
At least he still makes me wordy...
Shinonome
IC: Just doing his thing and enjoying himself. Is considering moving out of the crypt cabin because while his own habits of collecting things are UTTERLY CHAOTIC, it's one thing to be dealing with your own weird habits and it's another to deal with someone else's. He doesn't hold it against the skeletons but you can bet he'd like them a lot more if he didn't have to sleep and wake up in the same place as them (sorry guys XD;;). The general atmosphere of the cabin is actually (ironically) too upbeat and high energy for him.
OOC: XD that IC section seems like kind of a downer huh, but it's proof that at least I KNOW WHAT STUFF IS GOING THROUGH HIS HEAD. Which is an improvement over Tim at this point orz. Anyway, playing Kon is incredibly rewarding for LITTLE TO NO EFFORT on my part, which I find suits me very well. He's easy to play when the mood strikes me to and I love love love threading with him because he's just so... he can be kind of a dick but he's generally very mellow about it. And then sometimes people ping him in ways that make him angry and shouty and that's fun too. And he's hot. I mean... I can't really do anything about him being hot because canon just doesn't lean that way since it's more about plotty stuff, but his hotness is nice and makes me happy. Also canon has revealed to me recently that he is more my chara-type than I ever thought. Looooove Shinonome SO MUCH.
Ideas: Nothing in particular. I trust threads to happen as the mood strikes me. I guess I might try to find a different cabin for him, and I definitely want to hit up my castmates more.
Dropping: NOPE.
Ryoga
IC: Lost! What a surprise. But seriously he's been searching for the camp's Jusenkyo for like... MONTHS now. And making no headway whatsoever. He'd try just ASKING about it but if he did that then Akane might see and then THE SECRET OF P-CHAN WOULD BE REVEALED!!1. So yeah, just gonna have to keep trying. Maybe with the help of that weird purple-haired guy that's always smiling a lot.
OOC: I want to get him out more! However, Ryoga is amazing and has the ability to canonically disappear on random journeys for a couple months at a time so I don't feel like I MUST GET HIM OUT all the time. It's a little hard for him to make connections because of this but that's... not unusual either. Hahaha, HE'S SUCH A LONER. I love him though. He's nothing like any of my others and he's just... gah. I don't even know. He's adorable!!!
Ideas: Probably let Kodachi top him some more. Metaphorically speaking, of course. Also, SOMEDAY I WILL FIND JUSENKYO >D huhuhu. And I need to make a post with P-chan sometime.
Dropping: No way!
Joker
IC: You'd think with the type of attitude he normally has that having people he knows in camp would just make him happy. This is not quiiite the case! It's not that he isn't happy to see them of course, it's just that it kind of reminds him of his mortality and his regrets and this new and strange sense of obligation. THIS HAS NEVER REALLY HAPPENED TO HIM BEFORE (I mean, it's not like he expected to die... or to survive dying..). He's the type of guy who's never had regrets and never been tied down so having them now is NEW and kind of... something. He's used to coming and going as he pleases and doing what he wants and he's limited in camp and hasn't adjusted to this idea as well as he thought he had. He's kind of over-thinking everything. (BOY AMNESIA MAKES SO MUCH MORE SENSE NOW). So yeah, he's confused-ish right now and has more moments of seriousness but it's nothing he can't roll with once he gets tired of thinking about it. There're plenty of distracting people to do. Things. I meant things to do.
OOC: Loev Joker. Not getting to play him constantly makes me feel kind of bad because he has the most potential to connect with people out of my cast. Out of all of my characters he's the one that likes people the most. HE'S A KILLER AND HE LIKES PEOPLE MORE THAN TIM DOES. This amuses me. But seriously he's my primary and I want him to be everywhere and making friends and being amazing and awesome and I DON'T KNOW IF I'M GOOD ENOUGH SOMETIMES but but :( I dunno... I love him. I don't think I'm conveying enough of his amazingness because he's a fool but he's also A SHARP COOKIE. I don't think I get enough of his keener, more observant side out because he's in an environment where he doesn't know everything, which is sad, but it's not to the point where he isn't fun to play so I'm not too concerned.
Ideas: Stalk Kurei. Stalk Koganei. Just follow my impulses when it comes to posting!
Dropping: How many months did I wait to app him again? Yeah no, HE'S MINE.
Xellos
IC: My "thoughts on Camp?" Hmmm, well, I would have to say Camp is delicious! But~ a meal is more satisfying when you make it yourself, isn't it ♥?
OOC: Hahahaha... ;; I AM SERIOUSLY WORRIED I WON'T DO HIM JUSTICE. But I got him so you guys will just have to put up with me :|b. Also, even though I told myself that I'd just stick to 'Xellos' I still go back and forth a lot on how to spell his name. The cast can attest to my kind of consistent whining about this. Software Sculptors use that spelling in NEXT and Tokyopop uses 'Xelloss' in the novels. And Kanzaka's comment on the subject of whether or not 'Xelloss' is the correct English spelling was: "Somehow..." IS THAT A YES OR A NO, FINISH YOUR SENTENCE. Anyway... Any time I think of the fact that I play Xellos I get HAPPY INSIDE, but also nervous, BUT ALSO HAPPY. And look at the new Slayers canon, ooooo, aaaaah~ I want to touch him all over. Also, I think I have his agenda figured out, which is good.
Ideas:
- An amazing post that I've been wanting to do but can't because I spent like two hours on this thing and still have homework to do. But I really want to do that post.
- Playercest with Ryoga because Slayers/Ranma1/2 crossover is totally awesome rly.
- Figure out what to do about "holy" pings. Things of a holy nature should get his attention, as well as things of a demonic nature.
Dropping: HEY, I just got him!!! If and when the time comes I know that I can let him go without worries but that's SO NOT HAPPENING ANYTIME SOON.