[quote=@baskets] just a note after writing that post: it's occurred to me that I'm writing characters within the character of Sai as she adapts different personas for different scenarios. Her true personality that I have for her is definitely bleeding through, but it was an interesting process trying to write out that "showtime" paragraph. not sure what point I'm trying to make, maybe I'm just saying writing a smuggler that "moonlights" of sorts as a con artist will be a bit more difficult than I expected. so if Sai's character seems a bit shaky at all in the future (or even at present and I've just completely missed some glaring character inconsistency), that's probably just me struggling with writing her! edit: also, I think I'm playing too much Batman these days. I'm reading Sai's speech almost like a less homicidal Joker. [/quote] That's all right. I do the same, my opening posts are sometimes a bit varied as I get into the character. It's why I am letting us do these intros, get into character then go off on a mission.