Player Info Thingy
Moved from Wes' journal and updated.
Timezone troubles
I'm from and living in Germany, meaning on a timezone that's plus seven hours to CST. During free days and weekends this means I'll be up til I drop dead. That can be up to 10 p.m. CST, in extreme cases a bit longer. On work days, which are right now only twice a week, I'll be off at around 5 - 6 p.m CST, when things usually only are about to start going in CFUD. If you plan something plot-wise with me, please consider this. As I'm mostly at home right now with nothing much to do, I play a lot in morning/weird-timezone posts.
English is my second language. I don't want to pull the non-native pity joker here, but mistakes do happen, although I really try to avoid them, especially when it is already very late over here. When I slip, it can happen that I notice and then double-comment to correct a grammar mistake. If I don't notice please, PLEASE tell me. It's the only way I learn. Also be prepared to be asked vocabularly or meaning questions now and then ("is blended the correct form if something was cut up in a blender" is a recent example). When I'm not by 100% sure what your chara just said to me, I will always ask. Playing here has enhanced my writing practise and vocab a great deal, so I hope those issues will be resolved as time passes.
Thread-dropping
I thread-drop a lot because of the aforementioned timezone troubles and because I also have the attention span of a mayfly. If I don't reply to you, please don't assume I don't want to play with you or am ignoring you - because I'm not. Probably I have too many threads going on. Probably I didn't know how to reply anymore. Just nudge me via the ways listed below and I'll apologize profoundly and then continue replying to you.
As I have to leave the scene early so often, I also never have a problem to continue threads at the next day(s). It has already happen that you guys were still awake when I got up and we just picked it up there. For me a thread that has to be continued never finishes just because the day passed. Just poke me if you want something to be continued, it's usually the only way I get things wrapped up anyway.
Ways to contact me.
IRC: When I'm playing on CFUD I'm also usually in IRC as Megan or Oskar. I have to emphazise that I completely fail at being in IRC. I log in, say hi and don't pay attention until I get pinged. If you PM me and I'm not answering, I'm never ignoring you. I just turned out the sound, fell asleep, are in the kitchen for a sandwich, play with the cat or do whatever distracted me for the moment. I will get back at you as soon as I see you poked me.
Gmail: When I'm online, I always check my mails - you can mail me via my character journal adresses @livejournal.com or my gmail account chili.power. I'm also on gchat there but sometimes forget to keep the window open. Email is usually the best way to reach me directly.
Whenever you think you have something to discuss with me, tell me, ask me, please feel free to contact me - I'll be happy to answer.
Crit
If anything at all is bothering you, please crit away. Either by the ways just listed or by a comment in my crit posts on vegan_megan and fangtrapped. I always try to comment on cfud_concrit but usually fail, forget it or am too late. That doesn't mean I don't want to have crit. Just that I'm a lazy bastard.
Clique-issues
Oskar is quite a reclusive character who usually sticks to Eli or talks with children. He won't approach adults on his own. Megan has been so long in camp that she has her circles of friends and foes by now, as everyone is wont to do after living in a place full of people for over three years. In both cases I'm always open for new people and thread-jumping. You can always comment on my posts and jump my threads, as long as they are not locked.
Fourth-wall breaking
My problem with Megan is that she's actually a completely ordinary but very geeky girl from 2004~07 (lol slow updates). She doesn't read manga and doesn't watch anime which already takes a huge load off my chest. But she watches TV, goes to the movies, is online a lot and plays videogames. So the chance is very, very high that she will recognize your chara. I'm incredibly nervous about this and always try to be on the safe side by talking to players. Usually she is rather careful because by now she's used to run into fictional people all the time. But if you feel that Megan has mentioned something she shouldn't have or walking the borderline to it, tell me immediately.
Character preference
Megan has become my mainly played character, simply because she is so easy to play.
First reason: their personality. Megan is outgoing, talks a lot, has a lot to say and complain about and gets involved. She has a thousand ways to interact with people, may it be bantering, playing off them, fangirling, bitching.... Oskar sadly lacks that because he is a social retard and dislikes grown ups :(
Second reason: Language. Oskar is very young and from nearly 30 years back. I have to be careful how he speaks and what he knows and doesn't know. This ability goes steadily down the drain as it gets late here.
Third reason: Canon. Megan has a tiny canon with nearly no information about her. It makes things difficult for me sometimes but of course it also gives me a lot of freedom. Oskar's personality is very defined by his canon, as the book and movie focusses mainly on him. I have to look up things sometimes or run it past Eli.
Right now I'm actually quite satisfied with my balancing of Oskar and Megan, but Megan will stay my favourite.
Timezone troubles
I'm from and living in Germany, meaning on a timezone that's plus seven hours to CST. During free days and weekends this means I'll be up til I drop dead. That can be up to 10 p.m. CST, in extreme cases a bit longer. On work days, which are right now only twice a week, I'll be off at around 5 - 6 p.m CST, when things usually only are about to start going in CFUD. If you plan something plot-wise with me, please consider this. As I'm mostly at home right now with nothing much to do, I play a lot in morning/weird-timezone posts.
English is my second language. I don't want to pull the non-native pity joker here, but mistakes do happen, although I really try to avoid them, especially when it is already very late over here. When I slip, it can happen that I notice and then double-comment to correct a grammar mistake. If I don't notice please, PLEASE tell me. It's the only way I learn. Also be prepared to be asked vocabularly or meaning questions now and then ("is blended the correct form if something was cut up in a blender" is a recent example). When I'm not by 100% sure what your chara just said to me, I will always ask. Playing here has enhanced my writing practise and vocab a great deal, so I hope those issues will be resolved as time passes.
Thread-dropping
I thread-drop a lot because of the aforementioned timezone troubles and because I also have the attention span of a mayfly. If I don't reply to you, please don't assume I don't want to play with you or am ignoring you - because I'm not. Probably I have too many threads going on. Probably I didn't know how to reply anymore. Just nudge me via the ways listed below and I'll apologize profoundly and then continue replying to you.
As I have to leave the scene early so often, I also never have a problem to continue threads at the next day(s). It has already happen that you guys were still awake when I got up and we just picked it up there. For me a thread that has to be continued never finishes just because the day passed. Just poke me if you want something to be continued, it's usually the only way I get things wrapped up anyway.
Ways to contact me.
IRC: When I'm playing on CFUD I'm also usually in IRC as Megan or Oskar. I have to emphazise that I completely fail at being in IRC. I log in, say hi and don't pay attention until I get pinged. If you PM me and I'm not answering, I'm never ignoring you. I just turned out the sound, fell asleep, are in the kitchen for a sandwich, play with the cat or do whatever distracted me for the moment. I will get back at you as soon as I see you poked me.
Gmail: When I'm online, I always check my mails - you can mail me via my character journal adresses @livejournal.com or my gmail account chili.power. I'm also on gchat there but sometimes forget to keep the window open. Email is usually the best way to reach me directly.
Whenever you think you have something to discuss with me, tell me, ask me, please feel free to contact me - I'll be happy to answer.
Crit
If anything at all is bothering you, please crit away. Either by the ways just listed or by a comment in my crit posts on vegan_megan and fangtrapped. I always try to comment on cfud_concrit but usually fail, forget it or am too late. That doesn't mean I don't want to have crit. Just that I'm a lazy bastard.
Clique-issues
Oskar is quite a reclusive character who usually sticks to Eli or talks with children. He won't approach adults on his own. Megan has been so long in camp that she has her circles of friends and foes by now, as everyone is wont to do after living in a place full of people for over three years. In both cases I'm always open for new people and thread-jumping. You can always comment on my posts and jump my threads, as long as they are not locked.
Fourth-wall breaking
My problem with Megan is that she's actually a completely ordinary but very geeky girl from 2004~07 (lol slow updates). She doesn't read manga and doesn't watch anime which already takes a huge load off my chest. But she watches TV, goes to the movies, is online a lot and plays videogames. So the chance is very, very high that she will recognize your chara. I'm incredibly nervous about this and always try to be on the safe side by talking to players. Usually she is rather careful because by now she's used to run into fictional people all the time. But if you feel that Megan has mentioned something she shouldn't have or walking the borderline to it, tell me immediately.
Character preference
Megan has become my mainly played character, simply because she is so easy to play.
First reason: their personality. Megan is outgoing, talks a lot, has a lot to say and complain about and gets involved. She has a thousand ways to interact with people, may it be bantering, playing off them, fangirling, bitching.... Oskar sadly lacks that because he is a social retard and dislikes grown ups :(
Second reason: Language. Oskar is very young and from nearly 30 years back. I have to be careful how he speaks and what he knows and doesn't know. This ability goes steadily down the drain as it gets late here.
Third reason: Canon. Megan has a tiny canon with nearly no information about her. It makes things difficult for me sometimes but of course it also gives me a lot of freedom. Oskar's personality is very defined by his canon, as the book and movie focusses mainly on him. I have to look up things sometimes or run it past Eli.
Right now I'm actually quite satisfied with my balancing of Oskar and Megan, but Megan will stay my favourite.