The External Impressions Meme

[gatty]

Hello all! End of Semester stress has been showing in the dip in comm activity in recent weeks, so here is a short and snappy meme to go with Mith’s intro post and kick-start some holiday everywriting!

What first impressions do they give off? Do other people find them likeable? Do they think that other people find them likeable? Do they care?

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Mitiligart

[cephiedvariable]

Let's see if I can get this done early this time instead of wasting time wistfully reading everyone else's lovely writeups. Siiigh.

Albion

[gatty]

Should really reply to my own meme...

Flying Blind

[blondeseagull]

will slowly add :)

Re: Flying Blind: Terri

[blondeseagull]

Terri

What first impressions do they give off? Do other people find them likeable? Do they think that other people find them likeable? Do they care?

She gives off a very…bouncy…first impression. She's excitable and liable to talk your face off about the injustice of the week and to invite you to that rad party over down by NNW (just don't let the pigs catch you en-route), but she comes off as quite friendly and helpful, as long as you're not part of the said pigs. If you don't mind energy, you'd like her, if you're feeling tired or cranky, she'd bug you and/or drive you insane. She thinks that the people who don't like her are all squares, and ignores their sometimes valid criticisms. Most of her friends like her, and she's fine with it.

What makes them think they’ve lost face? Have they ever lost face?

Acting like a poser or a part of the crowd. Yes she has lost face, especially when she was younger. After her realizations about the rebellion and its lack of effectiveness, she feels like she's lost a lot of face.

How do

Re: Flying Blind: Terri

[meltedpeep]

I really like that Terri comes to question the rebellion's effectivity (and presumably starts to wonder about a better way to get shit done). How big is it among her peers, would you say? Like underground high school dinosaur club or a more prevalent kind of hipster activism that the government sort of chuffs at?

Re: Flying Blind: Terri

[blondeseagull]

Yeah, Terri's critical thinking muscle gets a workout in Flying Blind :)
On the rebellion--it's more prevalent than a high school club, but not huge. Lots of people would rather keep their heads down/think the rebellion is foolish, misguided or wrong, lots don't care either way, and the most care a bit and resent the magicians but either can't summon up the effort or are too afraid to do anything. So basically like any movement, I guess. Their numbers are smaller than a modern movement, since the half-hearted people can't just show up and chant along, they'd have to break the law and risk punishment, but there's an existing network.