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[timothypine]

I'm bummed.  A friend of mine just died.

Well ok, I guess you could call him an imaginary friend.

Alright already ... so it was just a character in a role playing game I've been in (the paper and dice kind).

But still, I've been playing him for quite a while and still had many good development ideas for him.  He survived tests, quests, challenges, and

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[yaochi]

And now Timothy you are Pining for your lost imaginary friend.

Well, bring him to life in another time line on another imaginary world.

It is a multiverse is it not ?

Well maybe.

Perhaps he can even eventually learn about the demise of his alternate self ... and perhaps do something about it.

[timothypine]

That is actually kinda funny since for a little while he was doing something similar to the Dr. Who time travel thing. Although what I will probably do is just shelve him for a few years till I feel like playing the concept again. Then I'll make up a new character, give him the same name and say that he is just the reincarnation of him. He won't get any benifits from it of course. It's more of a playing concept.

As far as other imaginary time lines and worlds, It was actually the Timothy Pine of that game that died. And I am happy to say that Timothy Pine is still happy and healthy in all the other places that I'm playing him. So it's still good. And Thank you.

[arkayanon]

No, not so much as you would think. Even an "imaginary" friend can be as real as a "real" friend. Being the Transformers fan that I am, I still get emotional when I watch Optimus Prime, Dinobot, Depthcharge and Rhinox die in their respective series. I remember getting so angry with some of the deaths in Final Fantasy IV. There have been several characters in books whose fates have struck a chord, maybe most notable the fates of Lyra Belacqua and Will Parry at the end of the His Dark Materials books.

So don't think you're a geek for feeling the loss of your character.

[timothypine]

*nods* It's funny how easy it is to get attached to other peoples worlds and ideas. Quite often I find myself imagining how I might act if I were sucked into various book worlds and fantasy/Sci-fi settings. It's good to know that other people do also.

Actually now that I think about it, these days being a geek or nerd isn't really an insult. A lot of people take pride in it. I think I'll follow that way of looking at it.

Thanks and Enjoy the day.

[outchanter]

We mourn his passing...

Still, there's one advantage to the death of a character: you still have the memories. If you're the writing type, you can pull bits from his earlier life, should you find yourself with a plot hole in need of plugging ;)

[loneadventurer]

Ha! That reminds me of when I played through Gladius for the PS2. Early on I purchased a centurian to join the party, who was a reliable heavy-hitter and winning character throughout the whole quest. Then, after surviving endless gladiatorial battles with him as a major part of the team, I had him die in the final confrontation. I'm miffed about it to this day.