14 HMD meme

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All of us have those moments where we are uncertain about our characterization. Sometimes feedback is the best medicine! So, step on up and post your roleplay accounts and the games you have them in. Let others come by and tell you how you're doing and let others know what you think! Give legitimate reasons and not just "I love you!" Save that for our monthly love memes.


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Comments

[hedera]

I've read GCS, The Long Halloween, Secret Origins, and No Man's Land, the comic and novelization. The voice I use is definitely that sultry TAS one, but I'll admit most of my syntax comes from GCS. Since there's so much canon, I have a tendency to mix comics and cartoons to find my center.

I am a huge bitch, but I try not to be mean, so I apologize if I have been. Honestly, though, I shouldn't be judged for my brackets, because I almost always use them for jokes when the situation doesn't call for complete seriousness, but I understand that text is difficult to interpret and it's my fault for not adding enough context clues.

I would like to ask for examples regarding the who and how of your second complaint. A previous anon suggested that I was smothering Mitch, but I'm not entirely sure what that would entail.

Thank you very much for your time!

[(Anonymous)]

I would not necessarily describe how she comes off as "sultry". I encourage you to read the body of her canon as those are barely the surface to the iceberg that is Poison Ivy.

The brackets are not the problem and describing yourself as "a huge bitch" is also not helpful. Being a bitch is not something to be proud of. I understand that you are a younger player at C&C but the game is largely composed of players over 21 that are mature and handle their opinions maturely. I think if you cannot do that then you need to learn to at least bite your tongue. Tact is not a useless skill.

Your ability to be IC also does not factor in the brackets so I would hope that you would not focus on that part of my comment. With that in mind, Ivy would very doubtfully agree to be part of the HABIT's plot with or without knowing his agenda, she would not go to a party thrown by characters she doesn't know or care about (her thread with the Riddler (http://capeandcowllogs.dreamwidth.org/2099365.html?thread=83726757#cmt83726757) came off as very flat and uninterested, as if you go on auto-pilot with bitchy and are not actually paying attention to the tags you are receiving), and this post in particular (http://capeandcowl.dreamwidth.org/3919654.html) reads of some sort of grudge wank. As far as I am aware, you did not ask any of the players of magical characters in the game for permission to do this and there is no reason for her to attack this ICly and not other things. It reeks of some sort of grudge wank.

I do not know what you mean by the previous anon suggesting that you "smother Mitch", as I have not seen any direct interaction with Mitch and Ivy aside from one of your first logs. I have seen you in Jill's plurks and it is uncomfortable to watch how invested you are for whatever reason in the City Hall cast.

To summarize, I would caution you to not have CR with characters just to have CR with them. It seems like you are just throwing her all over randomly whether it would be IC or not for her to talk to these people. Just because Eddie knows them doesn't mean she should even though she has a habit of getting in his business. The Riddler is a staple of C&C and nothing she can say or do will change the minds of those surrounding him, especially when she is an established villain in the game based on prior incarnations and 4th wall knowledge. I will give you the benefit of the doubt because I know it can be tough for a new player at a game, but there is plenty of villain CR to be had at C&C.

[hedera]

The City Hall cast is neat and I like reading their interactions. That's really all there is to it. I've spoken with the involved parties and they've said I'm just fine, but being on the outside looking in can give you a different perspective, I know.

I don't really see why my age is relevant to anything; I'm 19, almost 20, not 10 years old. Older players even tend to be wankers more often than younger players, as showcased by cnc's past, actually. Age has nothing to do with how awful a person you are, and I don't consider myself an awful person. Just a bitch.

Pam really doesn't fucking like Eddie; it's safe to say that he's third on the list, behind Joker and Woodrue, of men she hates. She's not above brainwashing him or beating the shit out of him and leaving him to die, so why would she be above planting seeds of doubt in the hopes of upturning the happy little life Eddie is so smugly proud of?

And speaking of that one post you mentioned, about magic, it was grudgewank-- but IC grudgewank. She had just been turned into a child by not only a boy, but a boy under the care of Zantanna, who isn't exactly her BFF at her current canon point. Grudgewank is kind of what Ivy does; she's bitter and hateful, and held back by the trauma Woodrue put her through. It doesn't bleed over OOC; I love all the characters I insult ICly.

Also, the inspiration for Ivy's voice and looks canonly come from Bettie Page, a very famous pin-up model and early Playmate back in the 50s. If there's a better word for that than "sultry," I can't think of it.

I mean seriously: http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma3bdsq0i51r3ylwbo1_400.jpg

[(Anonymous)]

The way you act is relevant. Additionally C&C doesn't have much wank for a game of its size and age. If you mean the brief anon explosion, very little of that had any bearing on the actual game. In-game there has been a few incidents where players have been banned for harassment but we have never had excessive bullying, hate, telling people to drop, or anything of the sort. The mods are almost always on top of that shit and have a zero tolerance policy including on plurk.

As stated prior being "a bitch" is not the same as being rough or even rude. It is not only off-putting, but unnecessary.

Again, as far as I am aware you did not ask any of the magical character's players (notably Klarion- the one who caused the plot- or Zatanna) for permission to begrudge them. IC actions mean IC consequences, but permission is just common sense and consideration of those whom you play with. I caution you to not be so careless in the future with such things as most everyone is easily reachable and it should not be an issue to discuss something like this before posting.

Bettie Page was a fetish model and her looks were not really sultry. Provocative, but not sultry. Again I urge you to read more of her canon as I would not consider apping such a history-heavy character while only having read those titles. GCS in particular was very miss on characterization and her pull list from more recently is far more than that.

[hedera]

CNC has a pretty illustrious history and present on the wank comms. The mods are extremely good at what they do (I experienced this personally) but it can't be gotten rid of completely. It's not a bad thing; it's rather healthy! Silence breeds resentment.

I am what I am and that's all that I am, and I'm always sorry when people have problems with it. I'm really an awfully friendly person, for all that I am an asshole. Is asshole a better word than bitch for you? I'll also take jerkass and bastard.

Do I have to discuss every post I make with every character it could possibly attract? It's just a post; it had no real game-changing effect on anything, and I didn't even tag it very much because I had NYCC then midterms then Sandy jump on my plate. I don't see why it's such a big deal.

Do you have any recommendations for titles? Quite honestly, I've read and watched all the basics, and catch snippets of pages on her tumblr tag, which I think is an acceptable background. If by recently you mean New 52, you should know I'm playing her green, and don't agree with the characterization of the newer comics. I like GCS, it's the series that inspired me to play her, and most of my characterization comes from that. So I don't really know what to tell you.

Also, I don't think you know what sultry means, because Page could definitely be considered sultry. That's why a "temptress vixen" character was based off of her. She was an old-fashioned porn star. (lesbian porn to boot!)