How do you engage, or become engaged with other player characters at the beginning of an RP? Occasionally we might see people who create loner characters, make the decision to start away from the group/other players, or on the other side of the coin we have players who try to include everyone into their opening post with the aim of drawing them into the collective. 

Do want to hear the opinions from both a player perspective and a GM perspective, as well as what you may do when you see another player starting to drift away to perhaps create their own solo storylines.

(The idea of the topic was bought up after remembering an old RP where everyone started in one central hub, but one character by one player was positioned in another town.)