ayzrules

personal fc directory (feel free to use tho)

MALE; EAST ASIAN (guanchen liu, daisuke ueda, etc)

Brown/Black

Guanchen Liu


Daisuke Ueda


Sang Woo Kim


Satoshi Toda


Wang Hao


Zhengyang Zhang

Other

personal fc directory (feel free to use tho)

MALE; WHITE/PALE (mats van snip, arthur gosse, etc)

Blonde

Mats Van Snippenberg


Joshua Bering


Jamie Campbell Bower


Dominik Sadoch


Emil Andersson

Red

Rupert Grint


Linus Wordemann

Brown

Arthur Gosse


Eddie Redmayne


Daniel Walters


Julien Sabaud


Timur Simakov

Black

Asa Butterfield


Cameron Boyce


Daniel Bamdad

Other

personal fc directory (feel free to use tho)

FEMALE; DARK-SKINNED (duckie thot, binx, neelam gill, etc)

Black/Brown

Rasika Navare


Naomi Janumala


Neelam Gill


Ashley Moore


Tami Williams


Amira Pinheiro


Malaika Firth


Bhumika Arora


Samile Bermannelli


Lineisy Montero


Londone Myers


Mayowa Nicholas


Imaan Hammam


Pooja Mor


Alek Wek


Naomi Chin Wing


Aya Jones


Senait Gidey


Letitia Wright


Duckie Thot


Elibeidy Dani Martinez


Binx Walton


Anok Yai


Janelle Monae


Tashi Rodriguez

Other

personal fc directory (feel free to use tho)

FEMALE; TAN-ISH/OLIVE-COLORED (blanca, zhenya, gizele oliveira)

Black/Brown

Giulia Manini


Saffron Vadher


Natalie Portman


Ines Rau


Kaia Gerber


Hannah Kleit


Khadijha Red Thunder


Kelly Gale


Aqua Parios


Christina Nadin


Mica Arganaraz


Taylor Marie Hill


Charo Ronquillo


Blanca Padilla


Angela Sarafyan


Izabel Goulart


Gizele Oliveira


Charlee Fraser


Zhenya Katava


Sara Sampaio


Diana Galimullina


Yasmin Wijnaldum

Other

personal fc directory (feel free to use tho)

FEMALE; EAST ASIAN

Black/Brown

Constance Lau


Bruna Tenorio


Ping Hue


Rina Fukushi


Bibi Sharipova


Yoon Young Bae


Gemma Chan


Michelle Yeoh


Qu Jingjing


Hyun Ji Shin


Jing Tian


Jing Wen


Jiali Zhao


Yue Han


Shu Pei Qin


Layla Ong


Hee Jung Park


Tao Okamoto


Sijia Kang


Chiharu Okunugi


Rila Fukushima


Sui He


Sherry Shi


Arden Cho


Kwak Ji Young


Yoonmi Sun


Estelle Chen


Liu Wen


Fan Bingbing


Tiana Tolstoi


Bonnie Chen


Li Bingbing


Sora Choi


Hoyeon Jung (w/ black hair)


He Cong


Fei Fei Sun


Kwon Saem


Xiao Wen Ju


Ming Xi


Lucy Liu

Other

Soo Joo Park


Fernanda Ly


Hoyeon Jung


Grace Cheng


Yana Shmaylova

personal fc directory (feel free to use tho)

FEMALE; WHITE/PALE (snej, vlada, magda, etc)

Blonde

Anna Selezneva


Tatyana Usova


Olga Sherer


Sasha Luss


Sasha Pivavarova


Natalia Vodianova


Nina Marker


Svetlana Khodchenkova


Vika Falileeva


Charlize Theron


Cara Delevingne


Mariana Zaragoza


Lili Sumner


Alena Blohm


Anja Rubik


Natasha Poly


Marjan Jonkman


Ondria Hardin


Magdalena Frackowiak


Nadja Bender


Gisele Pletzer


Elsa Hosk


Romee Strijd


Edita Vilkeviciute


Lauren de Graaf


Abbey Lee Kershaw


Jolie Alien


Ginta Lapina


Jessica Stam


Gemma Ward


Vlada Roslyakova


Snejana Onopka

Red

Kiki Willems


Anna Grekova


Natalie Westling


Remington Williams


Lily Cole


Teddy Quinlivan


Rianne van Rompaey


Olga Sherer #2


Yeva Podurian

Brown

Greta Varlese


Alisha Nesvat


Aline Zanella


Luna Bijl


Sophie Rask


McKenna Hellam


Kay Smetsers


Freja Beha Erichsen


Luma Grothe


Alla Goncharova


Grace Hartzel


Lia Pavlova


Odette Pavlova


Sophie Martynova


Antonina Vasylchenko


Ewa Wladymiruk


Julia Ratner


Marine Deleeuw


Luiza Scandelari


Diana Moldovan


Giedre Seks


Camille Hurel


Sara Grace Wallerstedt

Black

Hannah Elyse Burke


Alexandra Binaris


Sarah Brannon

Other

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idk where to put this but this section seemed good

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mostly high fashion models, some actors/actresses
no singers/youtubers/instagrammers/etc soz

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urstyle.com/groups/faceclaim-library

ASOIAF FC (female): pinterest.com/ayzrules/fc-female-asoiaf
ASOIAF FC (male): pinterest.com/ayzrules/fc-male-asoiaf

Character Compilation!

29. CHRISTINA "CHRISSY" LI

(originally made for When Royalty Collides)
Inspired by: Stephanie Shaoqing Wang (ish)

Urstyle CS (most up-to-date version): urstyle.com/topic/2205087/topic

WRC DISCORD

Christina Li

{CHRISTINA LI}

NAME: Christina Li
NICKNAME/ALIASES: Tina (by most people), Chrissy (very occasionally)
DATE OF BIRTH+AGE: 28
SEXUALITY: Heterosexual

FACE CLAIM: Xiao Wen Ju
TEXTUAL DESCRIPTION: Tina is definitely not the most formidable of people, standing at a measly five feet and three inches and weighing less than one-hundred and ten pounds. Indeed, with her diminutive stature and petite frame, most people can't help but to find her...cute. Which pisses her off to no end (it doesn't help that she "looks like a twelve-year-old", according to Tina herself).

Tina has lively, expressive brown eyes and rosebud lips that are perpetually glossed to perfection. Her sleek black hair falls just past her shoulder blades (Tina *would* keep it longer, but she always gets so impatient and loves trying out new styles). It's stick-straight, which is quite irritating (she *adores* curly hair), but otherwise Tina doesn't mind. She likes to keep it in a high ponytail or a messy bun.

Tina doesn't think she wears *that* much make-up, although some of her co-workers disagree. In any case, she would never be seen in public with mussed hair or broken nails (especially broken nails. Nails are a serious business!) and she loves high heels and cute skirts. Although her favorite color is by far pink, Tina's wardrobe is a veritable rainbow of all sorts of colors, from pastel yellow to neon blue. She also loves fun jewelry and has an obsession with hoop and/or dangly earrings of all sorts. Recently, Tina's been into a slightly "edgier" aesthetic-chokers and combat boots and pleated, high-waisted skirts and the like. Her mother thinks she looks like a teenager, which Tina can't really deny. Unfortunately.

LIKES: talkative "sources", getting a scoop before anyone else, her job, gossiping, witnessing celebrity drama first-hand, fruit smoothies, sweet foods, strawberry milkshakes, glitter/sparkles, pop music (especially of the "trashy" variety), her hot-pink car, social media, strawberries, Starbucks fraps (even though they are *so* bad for you), high-heels, lip gloss, nail polish, make-up in general, short skirts, organization, sparkly pens, colorful planners and sticky notes, choker necklaces, hoop earrings, yogurt-covered pretzels, perfectly color-coded *anything*, her very extensive network of informants (who happen to come from all walks of life, thank you very much-hell, she's even been in contact with an actual *prince* before!), her work being *appreciated* (it's not an easy job, grabbing the attention of these people when they literally have the attention span of a goldfish!), being recognized for her journalist skills, dry humor and satire (she was in a *huge* Lu Xun phase for a while, but she's found that she's in more of a Osvaldo Dragún phase, nowadays), cute purses, dresses with pockets

DISLIKES: when college guys hit on her because she literally looks ten years younger than she actually is (and *especially* when they won't back down when she tells them she's almost thirty!), being looked down upon because of her job (hey, a tabloid isn't the Aciras Times-level journalism, but she's still a journalist!), when people just won't tell her what they know (no matter how much she begs and pleads and bribes and blackmails), people who think she's stupid because she likes gossiping and make-up, shitty airplane food, superhero movies (there are so. Many. Plot. Holes. Which is a bit rich, coming from a gossip columnist like her, but *still*), those annoying bougie vegan hipster restaurants that serve spirulina-infused magical algae (like, seriously-what is she, made of money?!), being seen in public in sweatpants (it's not like this would ever happen though, of course), sneakers (they're kinda...ugly, if you think about it. Heels are *way* better), Washington DA rush hour traffic (fuck that *shit*), when people tell her she needs to swear less, when people feel like they can tell her what to do in general

PERSONALITY: Scathingly sarcastic and stunningly irreverent, Tina Li may have found herself the perfect job when she became a gossip columnist. Indeed, Tina is rather shallow (and she's perfectly aware of this, thank you very much), her life basically revolving around whether Generic Female Actress was dating Attractive Male Singer or not-and whether she could get a good story out of it, or not. She has a dry, tongue-in-cheek sort of humor that is (more often than not) *not* kept "in cheek". At all.

Despite her critical and rather cynical nature, Tina is usually quite friendly and outgoing. Her cheerful (if slightly sarcastic) disposition is well-liked by her peers, even if they do make fun of her for disturbing habit of sprinting after celebs after they've gotten into cars. In 6-inch heels.

Tina is also too curious for her own good-she's been known to follow a lead past the point of sanity. She loves drama and she loves gossip, and what brings more drama and gossip than a good ol' fashioned celebrity scandal? Flippant and impulsive, Tina is full of sarcastic qups and has an unfortunate tendency for making smart, snarky remarks at exactly the *wrong* times.

Despite her sharp tongue and dry humor, Tina is naturally people-smart and possesses a sharp intelligence and an ability to analyze all sorts of problems and situations in the blink of an eye. She is a natural-born diplomat and compromiser, capable of expertly mediating tense situations with her blunt matter-of-factness. She has a brisk, breezy way of going about her business, and she is remarkably good at keeping track of and managing people, for all her sparkly (and gossipy) ways.

Tina is always prepared for *everything*, be it a slew of paperwork or a broken nail (and if she herself doesn't know how to fix it, there's a 99% chance that she knows someone who can). Although she's quite flighty, Tina very talented multi-tasker-she can apply sparkly pink eye shadow while reciting exact date that some famous actress or the other hooked up with their current boyfriend, broke up with their current boyfriend, got back together with their current boyfriend, and broke up again with the same boyfriend while operating a motor vehicle (which is quite an impressive feat in D.A. traffic!). Tina has a talent with faces and names and picking up teeny-tiny signs-if you give her even the *slightest* clue, the tiniest hint, Tina will have the truth out of you. She is most certainly not as ditzy as she (sometimes) comes off as, and before you know it, she'll have the name of the mysterious woman GoodLooking MaleSinger was making out with at the club last night, her address, if she likes Pepsi or Coke, her phone number, her Instagram, Snapchat, and Twitter usernames (and maybe even the passwords), and (probably) her social security number out of you just like *that*.

+Determined, optimistic, analytical and observant/perceptive, spunky and spontaneous, vivacious
-Kind of annoying, impulsive, a bit shallow and superficial, silly, slightly ridiculous, really extra

WRC NANOWRIMO/V4

Chrissy

𝓒hristina 𝓛i (who most people just call "Chrissy") is a nosy twenty-something-year-old who writes the daily gossip column in The Lynston Daily, AKA one of the most notorious tabloids within the entire kingdom. At a mere five feet and two inches Chrissy is certainly not the most formidable of people, but her cynical "fuck off" flippancy and acerbic tongue more than make up for her lack of height (as do her six-inch heels). Although she has not been "officially" invited to the celebrations, Chrissy is determined to somehow worm her way in and hopefully score herself the juiciest story of her entire career.

TRIALS OF THE GODS
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Gender-bent Hermes

Real name: Hermes
Mortal name: Christina Li
Nickname: Tina (by most everyone she knows), Chrissy
Age: 29 (appears); actual age is nearing 3,000

Appearance:
(I couldn't really find any art that fit what I wanted, but I can definitely change it to a drawing if you prefer it!)
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Tina is definitely not the most formidable of people, standing at a measly five feet and three inches and weighing less than one-hundred and ten pounds. Indeed, with her diminutive stature and petite frame, most people can't help but to find her...cute. Which pisses her off to no end (it doesn't help that she "looks like a twelve-year-old", according to Tina herself).

Tina has lively, expressive brown eyes and rosebud lips that are perpetually glossed to perfection. Her sleek black hair falls just past her shoulder blades (Tina would keep it longer, but she always gets so impatient and loves trying out new styles). It's stick-straight, which is quite irritating (she adores curly hair), but otherwise Tina doesn't mind. She likes to keep it in a high ponytail or a messy bun.

Tina doesn't think she wears that much make-up, although some of her co-workers disagree. In any case, she would never be seen in public with mussed hair or broken nails (especially broken nails. Nails are a serious business!) and she loves high heels and cute skirts. Although her favorite color is by far pink, Tina's wardrobe is a veritable rainbow of all sorts of colors, from pastel yellow to neon blue. She also loves fun jewelry and has an obsession with hoop and/or dangly earrings of all sorts.

Gender: Female
Sexuality: Bisexual

Pairs: tbd

Relationships with the other gods: tbd

Abilities:
-Winged sandals that allow her to basically fly from one place to another. They are currently disguised as fairy-wing high heels, though Tina is unaware of this. All she knows is that they give her a funky feeling whenever she wears them. Normally, she would be suspicious, but they're cute, so she keeps them around.

-Inhumanly fast and agile. This has manifested itself most directly in Tina being able to outrun everyone she's ever met (even track stars in high school!), even though she loathes cardio and would rather die than run on a treadmill.

-Persuasion. Although Tina isn't aware of it, she can subtly manipulate people's feelings and emotions through her voice alone. This trait gave rise to the association of Hermes with trickery and thievery in the ancient times, and it also gave Tina a reputation for being able to "talk the secrets out of anyone."

Strengths:
-Tina possesses a sharp intellect that allows her to quickly analyze any situation from every perspective and come up with a solution
-Capable of regurgitating all sorts of facts and figures
-A very talented multi-tasker-she can apply sparkly pink eyeshadow while reciting exact date that some famous actress or the other hooked up with their current boyfriend, broke up with their current boyfriend, got back together with their current boyfriend, and broke up again with the same boyfriend while operating a motor vehicle (which is quite an impressive feat in L.A. traffic!)
-Running in high heels of any sort (and outrunning you while she's at it)
-Tina is an organizational genius-she is prepared for everything, be it a slew of paperwork or a broken nail. And if she herself doesn't know how to fix it, there's a 99% chance that she knows someone who can
-Friendly and outgoing, Tina easily makes connections with people. She is well-liked amongst her peers. Her knack for remembering random facts and figures applies to faces and names as well
-Observant. Tina misses nothing
-Conversationally fluent in Mandarin Chinese; reasonably proficient in Spanish

Weaknesses:
-Tina just can't help but to chase a good story
-Can be shallow and superficial, especially when it comes to her looks
-Extra. Like, really, really extra
-Gets distracted very easily
-Will fight anyone and everyone, even when she knows she's wrong or can't win
-Doesn't think things through-Tina tends to be quite impulsive
-Flighty and erratic and inconsistent when she doesn't care about something with every fiber of her being
-Lives for drama, which should technically be a strength because that's what her job entails-drama-but this particular trait extends to Tina's personal relationships too, unfortunately. Can't keep out of other people's business
-Not very practical when it comes to clothing choices. She's been known to wear miniskirts in the wintertime (or what qualifies as winter in Los Angeles, anyway) then hate herself for it, only to do the exact same thing the next day
-Kind of a shitty driver, despite the fact she can apply some bomb ass winged eyeliner while operating a motor vehicle
-Also loves to gossip, and she's not great at keeping secrets
-A bit on the blunt side; too flippant and irreverent for her own good

Likes/Dislikes:
Likes-flowers and floral print (Tina is obsessed with flowers, for some obscure reason that even she is not entirely sure of), sushi, red bean baozi, watermelon and watermelon juice, short, ruffled/pleated skirts, crop tops, tank tops/spaghetti strap tank tops, sundresses, the smell of old books, sweets and sugary drinks, organization, sparkly gel plans and colorful planners, history, period dresses (she adores Victorian-era gowns), museums, high heels, choker necklaces, make-up, shopping, hoop earrings, cute clothes in general, strawberry milkshakes, glitter/sparkles, pop music (especially of the "trashy" variety), Chinese period dramas (because the outfits are so gorgeous), her hot-pink car, social media, strawberries, Starbucks fraps (even though they are so bad for you), talkative "sources", getting a scoop before anyone else, her job, gossiping, witnessing celebrity drama first-hand, fruit smoothies, sweet foods

Dislikes-boats (she gets horribly seasick), hamburgers (one food that she is content to stay far, far away from, thank you very much), disappointing other people, when people just won't tell her what they know (no matter how much she begs and pleads), people who think she's stupid because she likes gossiping and make-up, messy notes, drab clothing in subdued colors, ruining her hair/clothes/make-up, the smell of cigarette smoke, big dogs (but only when they slobber all over her. Big dogs are fine as long as they stay far, far away, ya feel?), disorganization, rainy days, long plane rides, racist/sexist people, when people are being annoying pieces of shit in general, when college guys hit on her because she literally looks ten years younger than she actually is (and especially when they won't back down when she tells them she's almost thirty!), being looked down upon because of her job (hey, a tabloid isn't New York Times or Washington Post-level journalism, but she's still a journalist!)

Personality: At a first glance, Tina is unnecessarily focused on small, overly specific details and unbearably girly. She is rather outgoing, and her cheerful (if slightly sarcastic) disposition is well-liked by her peers, even if they do make fun of her for her propensity of wearing high heels everywhere she goes. Tina is also too curious for her own good-she's been known to follow a lead past the point of sanity. She loves drama and she loves gossip, and what brings more drama and gossip than a good ol' fashioned celebrity scandal?

Tina is naturally people-smart and is good at picking up subtle hints that indicate shifts in emotions in others. She's a very good listener and always willing to offer comfort to other people, even if she will just have to add in a sarcastic quip here or there (indeed, she has an unfortunate tendency for making smart, snarky remarks at exactly the wrong times). Tina is perpetually impeccably organized and ready for anything. She's a bit of a perfectionist with a stickler for keeping everything neat and organized.

Despite her sharp tongue and dry humor, Tina is a natural-born diplomat and compromiser, capable of expertly mediating tense situations with her blunt matter-of-factness. Armed with a firm belief in common courtesy and a natural gift for "reading" people, she is able to get even the most stubborn of people to agree to things through the application of hot drinks and sugary treats and pure politeness. She has a breezy, brisk way of going about her business, and she is remarkably good at keeping track of and managing people, for all her sparkly (and gossipy) ways.

Finally, although one wouldn't guess it from Tina's outward appearance and mannerisms, Tina possesses a sharp intelligence and an ability to analyze all sorts of problems and situations in the blink of an eye. If you give her even the slightest clue, the tiniest hint, Tina will have the truth out of you. She is most certainly not as ditzy as she comes off as, and before you know it, she'll have the name of the mysterious woman GoodLooking MaleSinger was making out with at the club last night, her address, if she likes Pepsi or Coke, her phone number, her Instagram, Snapchat, and Twitter usernames (and maybe even the passwords), and (probably) her social security number out of you just like that.

+Determined, optimistic, analytical and observant/perceptive, spunky and spontaneous, vivacious
-Kind of annoying, impulsive, a bit shallow and superficial, silly, slightly ridiculous, really extra

Biography: Tina doesn't remember anything about being a goddess (or god, if you ask the ancient Greeks). In fact, the only thing she does remember is her life in Los Angeles. She's a gossip columnist for one of L.A.'s most famous (or infamous? Depending on who you ask) tabloids, and although it's no New York Times or Washington Post, Tina takes her job very seriously. Very, very seriously. Gossip, she finds, is always a serious matter-and doubly so when it has to do with the lives of rich and famous people.

Although she has no memory of it, Tina was once the messenger between heaven and Earth. Known equally for her efficiency and silver tongue, Tina was also the guardian of tricksters and thieves, able to persuade people that they just hadn't seen her steal a that bunch of grapes with her voice. Frivolous and flippant, Tina had built quite a reputation for herself...before.

Her frequent trips to the earthly realm in her life before has led to Tina adapting extremely easily to life with the humans. She was among the first to forget her true origins, and she will likely to be among the last to truly remember, if only because she's got more pressing concerns, such as, you know, whether Attractive Female Television Host is starting a Twitter feud with Generic Male Singer or not. And whether Generic Instagram Model has had lip-fillers and a nose, boob, and possibly knee (apparently those are a thing now? Even if they're not, it makes for quite an interesting story) job. In any case, Tina loves life on earth, whether she realizes it or not. Although those cute fairy-wing heels always give her such a weird vibe when she wears them.

Even though Tina doesn't mind her job as a gossip columnist, her true aspirations are in the field of investigative journalism. After a few false starts straight out of college, though, Tina's accepted the fact that maybe that wouldn't work out. And so she settled for the second-best option: a tabloid. All the annoyed celebrities aside, Tina loves her job, and more importantly, she's good at it. Give her the tiniest tidbit of information, the merest speck of a rumor, and she'll spin it into a salacious, headline-worthy story in the space of ten minutes. Celebrities may hate her for it, but hey, a girl's gotta eat. Tina also prides herself on having a very extensive network of informants, from the hairdresser at one of L.A.'s most trendy salons to the manager of the local McDonald's.

Although Tina's life is a veritable whirlwind, one thing's for sure: if you need the latest insider celebrity gossip, Tina's ya girl. No matter who, what, when, where, why, or how, Tina's always got the scoop. The credibility of aforementioned "scoop" may be a bit...questionable, but hey, that's just schematics. Beggars can't be choosers, yeah?

Other facts: Tina lives with (who she thinks is) her great-aunt, a cranky old cat lady who can't hear anything unless you scream into her ear.

TIDE POOLS
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Tide Pools

**☽ CHRSTINA "TINA" LI, 28**
**Occupation:** gossip columnist (Tina prefers the term "journalist")
hometown: Los Angeles, California
**Schooling:** Tina has a bachelor's in journalism
**Studies Focus:** majored in journalism, minored in Spanish

**Extracurricular Activities:** shopping, she's actually very well-read and loves satire and literature sprinkled with dark/deadpan humor (despite what most people may think, given her occupation), dabbles in writing (rather sarcastic) poetry every once in a while, shopping, refreshing various news websites 20000 times a minute, shamelessly binge-watching shows targeted towards a *much* younger demographic (W.I.T.C.H. and various other cartoons/animes come to mind-she's quite a sucker for Sailor Moon and Madoka Magica as well), shamelessly binge-watching cheesy rom-coms and just feel-good movies in general, shopping, scrolling through look books and couture collections while pretending like she can afford those clothes, shopping, pretending like her life isn't a mess :^), shopping, and oh-did I say shopping?

**Reason for being in Seaside:** Because a whole slew of famous, swoon-worthy surfers and their significant others and their fans and even the occasional model or celebrity or singer are in Seaside for this competition, and there's be *bound* to be drama that unfolds. And you know that ya girl is gonna be here to see it all...and get it plastered on the front page of L.A.'s most infamous tabloid, too.
**Belief:** Tina's pretty firmly on the skeptic side, but she's definitely willing to listen to both sides of the story...if only so that she'll have something for *her* story
**Role:** I couldn't really figure out one for her....? She's just here for the drama, honestly
**Driving Force:** Tina's never been one to turn down a good story. Long story short, there's bound to be plenty of gossip and/or drama surrounding this whole thing, and plus a bunch of surfers who are famous in the L.A. crowd. When the people in charge of the tabloid she works for asked her to go down to Florida and check it out, how could Tina *possibly* say no?

**Likes:** talkative "sources", getting a scoop before anyone else, her job, gossiping, witnessing celebrity drama first-hand, fruit smoothies, sweet foods, strawberry milkshakes, glitter/sparkles, pop music (especially of the "trashy" variety), her hot-pink car, social media, strawberries, Starbucks fraps (even though they are *so* bad for you), high-heels, lip gloss, nail polish, make-up in general, short skirts, organization, sparkly pens, colorful planners and sticky notes, choker necklaces, hoop earrings, yogurt-covered pretzels, froyo, bubble tea, perfectly color-coded *anything*, her very extensive network of informants (who happen to come from all walks of life, thank you very much), her work being *appreciated* (it's not an easy job, grabbing the attention of these people when they literally have the attention span of a goldfish!), being recognized for her journalist skills, dry humor and satire (she was in a *huge* Lu Xun phase for a while, but she's found that she's in more of a Osvaldo Dragún phase, nowadays), cute purses, dresses with pockets

**Dislikes:** when college guys hit on her because she literally looks ten years younger than she actually is (and *especially* when they won't back down when she tells them she's almost thirty!), being looked down upon because of her job (hey, a tabloid isn't the Washington Post or New York Times-level journalism, but she's still a journalist!), when people just won't tell her what they know (no matter how much she begs and pleads and bribes and blackmails), people who think she's stupid because she likes gossiping and make-up, shitty airplane food, superhero movies (there are so. Many. Plot. Holes. Which is a bit rich, coming from a gossip columnist like her, but *still*), those annoying bougie vegan hipster restaurants that serve spirulina-infused magical algae (like, seriously-what is she, made of money?!), being seen in public in sweatpants (it's not like this would ever happen though, of course), sneakers (they're kinda...ugly, if you think about it. Heels are *way* better), L.A. rush hour traffic (fuck that *shit*), when people tell her she needs to swear less, when people feel like they can tell her what to do in general

**Personality:** Scathingly sarcastic and stunningly irreverent, Tina Li may have found herself the perfect job when she became a gossip columnist. Indeed, Tina is rather shallow (and she's perfectly aware of this, thank you very much), as her life basically revolves around whether Generic Female Actress was dating Attractive Male Singer or not-and whether or not she could get a good story out of it. She has a dry, tongue-in-cheek sort of humor that is (more often than not) *not* kept "in cheek". At all.

Although she has a critical and rather cynical outlook on life in general, Tina is usually quite talkative and outgoing. Her cheerfully wry (if slightly sarcastic) disposition is well-liked by her peers, even if they do make fun of her for disturbing habit of sprinting after celebs after they've gotten into cars. In 6-inch heels.

Tina is also too curious for her own good-she's been known to follow a lead past the point of sanity. She loves drama and she loves gossip, and what brings more drama and gossip than a good ol' fashioned celebrity scandal? Flippant and impulsive, Tina is full of sarcastic qups and has an unfortunate tendency for making smart, snarky remarks at exactly the *wrong* times.

Despite her sharp tongue and dry humor, Tina is naturally people-smart and possesses a sharp intelligence and an ability to analyze all sorts of problems and situations in the blink of an eye. She is a natural-born diplomat and compromiser, capable of expertly mediating tense situations with her blunt matter-of-factness. She has a brisk, breezy way of going about her business, and she is remarkably good at keeping track of and managing people, for all her sparkly (and gossipy) ways.

Tina is always prepared for *everything*, be it a slew of paperwork or a broken nail (and if she herself doesn't know how to fix it, there's a 99% chance that she knows someone who can). Although she's quite flighty, Tina very talented multi-tasker-she can apply sparkly pink eye shadow while reciting exact date that some famous actress or the other hooked up with their current boyfriend, broke up with their current boyfriend, got back together with their current boyfriend, and broke up again with the same boyfriend while operating a motor vehicle (which is quite an impressive feat in L.A. traffic!). Tina has a talent with faces and names and picking up teeny-tiny signs-if you give her even the *slightest* clue, the tiniest hint, Tina will have the truth out of you. She is most certainly not as ditzy as she (sometimes) comes off as, and before you know it, she'll have the name of the mysterious woman GoodLooking MaleSinger was making out with at the club last night, her address, if she likes Pepsi or Coke, her phone number, her Instagram, Snapchat, and Twitter usernames (and maybe even the passwords), and (probably) her social security number out of you just like *that*.

+Determined, optimistic, analytical and observant/perceptive, spunky and spontaneous, vivacious
-Kind of annoying, impulsive, a bit shallow and superficial, silly, slightly ridiculous, really extra

**Bio:** Christina Li grew up in Los Angeles, California, and she's lived there for practically her entire life. Her childhood was pretty standard-dad, mom, annoying younger brother, equally (if not *more*) annoying older sister, et cetera, et cetera. Tina wasn't a star student, but it's not like she flunked out of school, either, and she had a great time as a cheerleader during her high school years, even if the thought of one of those handspring-handspring-handspring-round off-back tuck sequences makes her joints ache nowadays (her grandma would laugh at her for being over-dramatic about "achy joints", but Tina would beg to differ-cheer and gymnastics *really* fuck up your body, and she's *not* being over-dramatic!).

Tina went to college in California, too, and she majored in journalism (and minored in Spanish), dreaming of becoming an undercover investigative reporter-like the muckrakers, back in the day (in fact, Tina *loves* Upton Sinclair and the whole investigation of meat-packing plants that went on in the early twentieth century). However, as time went on, Tina realized that getting a job at the L.A. Times was not as easy as she thought it would be. Sure, she had internships and wrote for the school newspaper and graduated from college, but so did everyone else trying to write for the L.A. Times.

So instead, Tina took her career in journalism in a markedly different direction-tabloids. After graduating from college, she accepted a position at one of L.A.'s most infamous tabloids, and she has worked there for a good six or seven years now. It's not a bad job-in fact, Tina quite enjoys it-but it's not NYT-level journalism, either. But hey. It could be worse, and all the annoyed celebrities aside, Tina loves her job...and more importantly, she's good at it. Give her the tiniest tidbit of information, the merest *speck* of a rumor, and she'll spin it into a salacious, headline-worthy story in the space of ten minutes. Celebrities may hate her for it, but hey, a girl's gotta eat. Tina also prides herself on having a very extensive network of informants, from the hairdresser at one of L.A.'s most trendy salons to the manager of the local McDonald's.

When Tina's boss caught wind of the fact that one of the most popular "it" girls of Hollywood would be taking to the waves in Seaside, Florida, along with a slew of lesser-known celebs, he sent Tina straight down there to, well, basically follow them around and find something to make a scandalous, newsworthy story of. Tina doesn't mind-it's a free trip to the beach, really, and she *would* appreciate a break from the atrocious L.A. rush hour traffic.

Although Tina's life is a veritable whirlwind, one thing's for sure: if you need the latest insider celebrity gossip, Tina's ya girl. No matter who, what, when, where, why, or how, Tina's always got the scoop. The credibility of aforementioned "scoop" may be a bit...questionable, but hey, that's just schematics. Beggars can't be choosers, yeah?

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CHARITY BEACH

Chrissy Li

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⫸ B A S I C I N F O R M A T I O N ⫷

"I never gossip. I observe. And then I relate those observations to practically everyone."

▼ | BIRTH NAME : |

Christina Li

▼ | ALSO KNOWN AS: |

Chrissy, always. She resents the fact that her given name basically means "tiny female Christ".

▼ | GENDER : |

Female

▼ | AGE : |

28

⫸ A P P E A R A N C E ⫷

"I don't dress up for boys. I dress up to stare at my reflection as I walk by store windows-obviously."

▼ | P H Y S I C AL S T A T S : |

▸ HEIGHT : | Five feet, two inches
▸ WEIGHT : | 110 pounds
▸ ETHNICITY : | East Asian (Chinese, specifically)
▸ HAIR COLOR : | Black
▸ EYE COLOR : | Brown

▼ | PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION : |

Chrissy's definitely not the most formidable of people, standing at a measly five feet and two inches (though her impractically high heels give her at least another four or five) and weighing less than one-hundred and twenty pounds. Her hair is thick and straight, and it is naturally a jet black color, though she's dyed it everything from red to blonde to pink (back when dyeing your hair with Kool-Aid was a thing, in middle school). When she was younger, Chrissy was pretty indecisive about her hair, and was constantly getting it altered, but she's kept her hairstyle consistent since she was eighteen. Right now, it falls a couple inches past her shoulders. Chrissy thinks that it's too straight, but unfortunately, her hair doesn't hold curls very well. Oh, well. Sometimes it just be like that.

Chrissy's features are usually arranged in an expression of mild irritation, because honestly, life never goes the way she wants it to. Her lips are on the thinner side, a fact she hides with eye-popping lipsticks and lip gloss. She makes full use of suicidally-high heels to make her look, you know, taller, because one is not usually very intimidating when they can't even reach the highest shelf in the grocery store. Indeed, with her diminutive stature and petite frame, most people can't help but to find Chrissy...cute. Cute as in, "oh look it's a twelve-year-old." Which pisses her off to no end; she does not need high school guys hitting on her because they think she's seventeen, okay????

On most days, Chrissy refuses to be seen in public without a full face of makeup on-foundation, concealer, mascara, lipstick and/or lip gloss, eyeliner, nail polish, highlighter, eye shadow; the whole shebang. Chrissy loves anything sparkly and anything pink, and she takes great pride in her killer winged eyeliner.

▼ | ATTIRE : |

Although her favorite color is by far pink, Chrissy's wardrobe is a veritable rainbow of all sorts of colors, from pastel yellow to neon blue. She also loves fun jewelry and has an obsession with hoop and/or dangly earrings of all sorts.

Chrissy's self-described style is "sparkly pink biker chick glam". She will 100% pair a magenta crop top bedazzled with rhinestones with black skinny jeans and hot pink combat boots. She's not afraid to show some skin, either, but Chrissy hates the cold, so she keeps her outfits, ah, reasonable during the winter months. Though her vanity wins out over her (very questionable) common sense, sometimes.

For special occasions, her go-tos are glitzy mini-dresses and sparkly stilettos, and maybe fishnets-and killer eyeliner, of course.

⫸ P S Y C H O L O G Y ⫷

"5'2" but my attitude 6'1"."

▼ | PERSONALITY TRAITS : |

Determined, optimistic, analytical and observant/perceptive, spunky and spontaneous, kind of annoying, impulsive, a bit shallow and superficial, silly, slightly ridiculous, really extra, treats life as a giant shitpost, tries to be intimidating, but she's like....5'2 (though her cynical "fuck off" flippancy and acerbic tongue more than make up for her lack of height-as do her six-inch heels)

In-Depth

Scathingly sarcastic and stunningly irreverent, Chrissy Li may have found herself the perfect job when she became a gossip columnist. Indeed, Chrissy is rather shallow (and she's perfectly aware of this, thank you very much), as her life basically revolves around whether Generic Female Actress was dating Attractive Male Singer or not-and whether or not she could get a good story out of it. She has a dry, tongue-in-cheek sort of humor that is (more often than not) not kept "in cheek". At all.

Although she has a critical and rather cynical outlook on life in general, Chrissy is usually quite talkative and outgoing. Her cheerfully blunt and wry (if slightly sarcastic) disposition is well-liked by her peers, even if they do make fun of her for disturbing habit of sprinting after celebs after they've gotten into cars. In 6-inch heels.

Chrissy is also too curious for her own good-she's been known to follow a lead past the point of sanity. She loves drama and she loves gossip, and what brings more drama and gossip than a good ol' fashioned celebrity scandal? Flippant and impulsive, Chrissy is full of sarcastic quips and has an unfortunate tendency for making smart, snarky remarks at exactly the wrong times.

Despite her sharp tongue and dry humor, Chrissy is naturally people-smart and possesses a sharp intelligence and an ability to analyze all sorts of problems and situations in the blink of an eye. She is a natural-born diplomat and compromiser, capable of expertly mediating tense situations with her blunt matter-of-factness. She has a brisk, breezy way of going about her business, and she is remarkably good at keeping track of and managing people, for all her sparkly (and gossipy) ways.

Chrissy is always prepared for everything, be it a slew of paperwork or a broken nail (and if she herself doesn't know how to fix it, there's a 99% chance that she knows someone who can). Although she's quite flighty, Chrissy is a very talented multi-tasker-she can apply sparkly pink eye shadow while reciting exact date that some famous actress or the other hooked up with their current boyfriend, broke up with their current boyfriend, got back together with their current boyfriend, and broke up again with the same boyfriend while operating a motor vehicle (which is quite an impressive feat in L.A. traffic!). Chrissy has a talent with faces and names and picking up teeny-tiny signs-if you give her even the slightest clue, the tiniest hint, Chrissy will have the truth out of you. She is most certainly not as ditzy as she (sometimes) comes off as, and before you know it, she'll have the name of the mysterious woman GoodLooking MaleSinger was making out with at the club last night, her address, if she likes Pepsi or Coke, her phone number, her Instagram, Snapchat, and Twitter usernames (and maybe even the passwords), and (probably) her social security number out of you just like that.

▼ | SKILLS : |

» Running in high heels of any sort (and outrunning you while she's at it)

» Give her the tiniest tidbit of information, the merest speck of a rumor, and she'll spin it into a salacious, headline-worthy story in the space of ten minutes. Okay, so the credibility of aforementioned story may be slightly questionable...but hey, a girl's gotta eat!

» Besides English, she also speaks Chinese and Spanish...sort of (she can understand her Mexican neighbors when they yell at each other so loudly that Chrissy can hear them all the way down the hall. That counts, right?????)

» Eavesdropping. And/or getting someone else to eavesdrop for her

» Okay, so she's kind of a bitch, but she's somehow managed to cultivate a wide network of contacts and informants all throughout L.A. That has to count for something. Right?

» Applying sparkly pink eyeshadow while checking Instagram while operating a motor vehicle

▼ | BACK STORY : |

Christina Li grew up in Los Angeles, California, and she's lived there for practically her entire life. Her childhood was pretty standard-dad, mom, annoying younger brother, equally (if not more) annoying older sister, et cetera, et cetera. Chrissy wasn't a star student, but it's not like she flunked out of school, either, and she had a great time as a cheerleader during her high school years, even if the thought of one of those handspring-handspring-handspring-round off-back tuck sequences makes her joints ache nowadays (her grandma would laugh at her for being over-dramatic about "achy joints", but Chrissy would beg to differ-cheer and gymnastics really fuck up your body, and she's not being over-dramatic!).

Chrissy went to college in California, too, and she majored in journalism (and minored in Spanish), dreaming of becoming an undercover investigative reporter-like the muckrakers, back in the day (in fact, Chrissy loved Upton Sinclair and the whole investigation of meat-packing plants that went on in the early twentieth century). However, as time went on, Chrissy realized that getting a job at the L.A. Times was not as easy as she thought it would be. Sure, she had internships and wrote for the school newspaper and graduated from college, but so did everyone else trying to write for the L.A. Times.

So instead, Chrissy took her career in journalism in a markedly different direction-tabloids. After graduating from college, she accepted a position at one of L.A.'s most infamous tabloids, and she has worked there for a good six or seven years now. It's not a bad job-in fact, Chrissy quite enjoys it-but it's not NYT-level journalism, either. But hey. It could be worse, and all the annoyed celebrities aside, Chrissy loves her job...and more importantly, she's good at it. Give her the tiniest tidbit of information, the merest speck of a rumor, and she'll spin it into a salacious, headline-worthy story in the space of ten minutes. Celebrities may hate her for it, but publicity is publicity, yeah? Chrissy also prides herself on having a very extensive network of informants, from the hairdresser at one of L.A.'s most trendy salons to the manager of the local McDonald's.

Chrissy's life took a turn for the weird when she and one of her colleagues drove out into the desert to spy on a celebrity wedding. The wedding itself was great-tons of juicy material-but on the way back, Chrissy's already super ratchet car was hit by a drunk driver, sending it spiraling off the edge of a cliff. Thankfully, said cliff wasn't very high, but Chrissy's beat-up car wound up skidding to a stop near one of those weird glowy crystals, apparently; Chrissy really doesn't remember much about that night.

In any case, the next thing she knew, she was in the hospital. Fortunately, neither she nor her friend were fatally injured-in fact, they got out of the entire ordeal relatively unharmed, besides a couple of broken bones-but a few weeks later, Chrissy started moving mascara wands with her mind?!

At around the same time, Chrissy's parents asked if she would stay with her great-aunt, in Charity Beach, if only for a few months. Aunt Jess was half-blind, half-deaf, you see, and literally can't do anything without setting the house on fire. Chrissy agreed to go-she needed some time to figure out what the hell was happening to her. Her boss agreed to let her take the summer off...though he also did say that if she caught wind of a scandal while in Florida, she was more than welcome to send it in.

And so here she is, hanging out in Florida. Chrissy doesn't mind-it's a free trip to the beach, really, and she can do without the atrocious L.A. rush hour traffic.

⫸ P O W E R I N F O R M A T I O N ⫷

"If you so much as touch my nails, I'm going to stab you to death with eyeliner pencils. Do you know HOW much it costs to get them done??? What do you think I am, rich?????"

▼ | POWER CLASSIFICATION : |

Type-Blue

▼ | POWER DESCRIPTION : |

Telekinetic-Virus. (shoutout to [@Ruler Inc])
Chrissy was exposed to the Type-Blue energy, and thus it has gifted her with a form of telekinesis that's somewhat more unique than other kinds. She's capable of releasing telekinetic energy into the environment (which appears as a hot pink light) that travels five meters before it dissipates. While this energy is traveling, it "infects" nearby objects, illuminating it in a hot-pink color, and basically allows her to manipulate it like any other telekinetic would. Any object infected with the "virus" can be moved, and she can also exert some advanced techniques such as crushing, bending, etc - basically anything any other telekinetic can do. She can control several objects at once, or several extremely heavy object - long as it's under 650lb she can control it without straining herself. She can, at will, dispell the virus and spread another one, however she can "spread" the infection by having an infected object hit something unaffected - infecting it.

At least, that's the hope. Right now, her power is in the very basic stages of development, and happens to be limited to make-up and beauty products (why, Chrissy doesn't really know. Maybe it's because she feels the most affinity for them, or something wonky like that? Hmm).

▼ | LIMITS : |

Chrissy, first and foremost, can only use the virus to infect make-up and beauty products...at least, for now. The virus lasts around ten minutes before it dissipates and she has to create another one - also she can only have one "infection" at a time (which is really damn inconvenient when she's trying to do her lipstick and mascara and nails all at once, and she is about to be late for work!!!). In addition the infection doesn't follow her, so if she moves she'll leave the infection behind (though she's gotten around this by getting into the car, first, before activating the virus). Attempting to move anything over 500 pounds will cause severe mental strain on her, however she can manipulate anything infected with the virus long as it's within her line of sight.

▼ | WEAKNESSES : |

Chrissy's power is connected to her body, mind, and spirit. Using it causes injuries to her body in the form of your garden variety nosebleed, to horrific headaches, and strained muscles. She'll basically have one hell of a hangover after a particularly drawn out battle, the typical telekinetic weaknesses. A counter to Chrissy's virus, or a way to dispel it, is high intensity energy - given that it's an energy of a mental sort, once the two collide they'll cancel each other out.

⫸ O T H E R ⫷

"Look, stop telling me to be the bigger person. I'm 5'2". It's just like, not physically possible."

Chrissy loves sweet things; bubble tea, cancer-inducing Starbucks fraps, ice cream, Oreos, doughnuts...as long as there's sugar in it, Chrissy will probably eat it. Her aesthetic consists of bright pinks and yellows and glitter and floral-print interspersed with edgy combat boots and rhinestones, topped off with a pair of suicidally-high heels and one (1) perfectly manicured middle finger flipping you off.

"Legally Blonde", "Clueless", and "The Devil Wears Prada" are three of her all-time favorite movies. Though "Tangled" and "The Princess and the Frog" are wonderful as well. TL;DR Chrissy is a extra as hell and completely prepared to take on the world in a short skirt and glitzy heels

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Thoughts on pre-made characters/roles?

I actually love the idea. Too often are roleplays scattered and not coherent enough. I love themes, foils, alllllll that good stuff. I love characters representing different ideas, I love concepts that have been shown in interesting ways through characters. To me, I wouldnt mind this at all. Sure, give some leeway for people to be creative with their character, but i love the idea of characters filling out story roles and having their roles relate and deepen the story and show something. With most groups rps you just don't get that cohesion and charqcters working off each other tbh. That's why they end up boring me so much. I actively ask my 1x1 partners to create characters that are foils to mine. Or i ask, 'what sort of themes can we tackle in the roleplay? How will the characters struggle or show their theme? How can it tie in different ways?' For a gm to have this insight beforehand, while also working with the rp'er to make a fulfilling arc with their character and development, is ideal. You can do it without the pre made roles too, but people may abide more to the theme of the story with their pre made roles.

It also makes rps a little more diverse i would say.

@cosmicsherbert

I mean yeah I like the idea in principle but how would you go about making the selection process fair??

Thoughts on pre-made characters/roles?

It's an interesting concept. From the Gm's perspective, it helps weed out willy-nilly roleplayers. That is to say that one needs to want to participate in the RP badly enough that they are willing to face rejection. On the other hand, I like seeing my players come up with their own ideas with my guidelines being the only restriction. I've had good luck in that most of my players have been fairly creative.

I don't think the system works for every RP, and it does limit the players to choosing only what the GM will allow them. I suppose you could make a light version of the system. You could divide the rolls by RPG classes or their rolls. But this creates other problems. When I recruit for my RP, I genuinely expect 20% of my players to leave just as things start, and another 20% in the months to follow. If I have plans for certain characters, I might not have them once things get going.

I also don't feel it works for every player. I tend to get excited about the prospect of jumping into a world with a character I created. My story might not work if I was denied a particular archtype, and I would lose interest rather easily. But if someone is more interested in the idea of the RP than actually making a character for it, it's not an issue.

It can work, but it does require a different approach. I don't think it would work for the type of RPs I like to run.

@BrokenPromise

I agree with this-I really do love seeing what people can come up with. I don't like the concept of facing flat-out "rejection" when joining an RP, though. If I know there's a 50% chance that I won't get the character (in instances where there are 2 people going for the same one), I find that it makes me less likely to want to join.

For a GM this is a delight. You can create characters types and roles that need to be filled and simply let others work within a boundary to sell the character right and boom you've got a coherently directed story. But for the player you'd have to be down for seeing the story and characters the GM is making come to life without intruding beyond the subtle actions and turns the characters can make.

Maybe to bring a medium you could have the GM lay out roles that need to be filled and character archetypes and such. Have people apply with a brief summary of their idea of a character. You choose the one that you like the most as GM THEN you let them make a CS, and work with them on it also so you both are happy with it. As the story progresses as long as the players feel like they are making a change in how things progress then its fine to keep it rather narrow in progression. You want to get to point a to b and so forth with the in between being something everyone can agree on would be fun and work with the story.

@Rai

This seems like a sensible idea, although I will say that as a player, I've changed my mind about where I wanted to go with a character quite often during the character-creation process. So I dunno if it would be the absolute best way, but I think it's definitely something worth considering!

I think pre-made roles are a way to guide the rp in the direction the GM wants. Not too big a fan of pre-maded characters unless maybe the GM has something very specific in mind, but it could be cool.

@Hero

I've not had many problems with the concept of a pre-made character as a whole besides the "audition" system. I don't particularly mind it, and sometimes it just makes sense (ie when characters are based off of Greek gods/goddesses). It's also nice when the lore/world is rather complicated, because then you can sort of get a feel on what's allowed and what's not.

A GM does the hard work for me? Where do I sign up?

(context: I hate trying to come up with character concepts)

@Mara

Assuming this is a rhetorical question, but...

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I've done this for the first time (well, half-done this) where I basically made players follow a certain theme for the team they'd be on in the IC. I can tell from the lessons I learned from that that this is something I will do in the future as well (and possible double down, pre-selecting themes I want to see and/or character types).

One thing I worry about is that, with certain niché RP's, you might force people a certain way that they don't want to go in and thus diminish the already small playerbase. Could be (easily) offset by just having smaller invite-only RP's, but people don't seem to like those.

@Odin

Ooh the idea of following a theme is pretty interesting! I also do sort of like the character-type idea as well, like (cliche example but bear with me) if it's a superhero RP you could do "leader: x people, technician: x people, etc etc". My only question is how you figured out which people would be in which team (and subsequently which theme they would get).

My overall opinion is that while I don't mind pre-mades, I don't think the most common selection process on the other site ("auditioning") is that great. People put in so much time and effort into a CS there-it's not just typing stuff up, people usually have to make associated "sets" or "collages" (b/c that's what the site is primarily for lol), which is hella time consuming. So it's really really frustrating when you don't get the character you want, and none of the ones that are left interest you at all. Plus just waiting for the GMs to make a decision and wondering if writing everything up is worth it at all is just too much stress and frustration for me. I don't think that RP should be super duper stressful (it's something I do for fun, after all), but that system of character selection kinda...is.

(sidenote: I've also heard stories of GMs playing favorites and just giving their friends the roles, although this hasn't ever happened to me, thankfully)