State of the Union
Booster is... okay right now. I hadn't been playing him that much because it seemed like the same thing to me. Either some guy he was trying to impress (who was invariably not impressed) or some girl that he was trying to hit on (who, of course, would never be interested in him). All of these "misses" in interactions kind of put a damper on me actually wanting to play him. But the jump meme and the post that Tim put up kind of helped me out by realizing that people do want to talk to him, at least sometimes. I just don't want him to be that guy that no one wants to talk to. He's kind of like that in canon (at one point, two other superheroes pretend not to know him), but I don't want him to be entirely dependent on positive human interaction from Ted. It's important for my characters to be independent. So, I guess I need to get him out more, and really do some more canon review to find other aspects of his personality to exploit in interacting with other people.
Mulan is better than Booster but not at the top of her game. Or, rather, I'm not quite up there with her. I've had her for over six months now and I LOVE HER. I love her so much. She's my Disney forever girl and I kind of never want to drop her. THAT BEING SAID, I feel really... static with her right now. I'm sorry if I've been all in your face like APP SHANG but I mean it. There are so many things I want to do with her, but I really want to wait for a Shang to play out the extra dynamics. I love that she has friends in camp, and I love having Mushu, but she's at a point where she's not telling new people, the people who know don't care, and there's no more danger, really, to keeping it a secret. I want to get her past the "needing to hide it" part, but I really think she won't do that unless she's absolutely forced to, like if Shange were to come and find out. I KNOW I JUST SAID CO-DEPENDENCE IS A NO-NO, but in this case, I really feel like I've stretched this part of her personality out far enough and I want something more. I'm just not sure if there's anyone in camp at the moment who can propel her in a new direction.
Ned is actually in the best standing right now! He's still kind of over-the-moon about getting to touch Chuck, and even though it's gone, I think he's a little happier person. A personal goal for me was to get him to chill the fuck out ICly, and he made a resolution to do that. I think it's working, so he's still going to be nervous, but not inconsolable. The lack of new canon is going to kill me (fuck you, too, ABC), but I'm comfortable playing him with what we've already got. If I wasn't, then I wouldn't have apped him. At this point, he could survive if Chuck left, but I need for him to make more/better friends, not just her.
Piper: I'M TERRIFIED OF PLAYING HER. I don't know why. I can never remember the names of things in canon, and then when I thread (the little that I've done), I become really canon reliant really quickly. I'm not sure if that's just new character jitters or what, but it annoys me. I KNOW I CAN DO BETTER. I know her voice! I can usually hear her saying what I type in my head! But I just can't get the courage to throw her out places. This is kind of a new phenomenon for me, and I don't like it one bit. I've put off threading with canonmates because I'm afraid I'm going to get the interaction wrong. The only cure for this is just to do it and trust that if I'm not doing something right, someone will let me know. AND I MEAN IT, GUYS. TALK TO ME.
IN SHORT: Ned's cool (screw you, ABC); Mulan would really, really like a Shang; Booster's a failpuppy who needs to fall flat in conversation less; Piper is the most intimidating fourteen-year-old, and for no reason.