Letter Bee

Four Winds

Decided to have Mikhail be a bit of a meanie; I originally wanted him to be a nice guy, but he does better as a deeply flawed one.

Four Winds

Of course it's not a bad thing. I'm just used to people getting mad. Or leaving passive-aggressively.

@Mercurial

I used to do both.

Four Winds

<Snipped quote by Letter Bee>

OOC. I've never seen someone take criticism of their character this well.

@Mercurial

It took hard lessons to learn.

Four Winds

This was a much less heated discussion than I expected.

@Mercurial

OOC, or IC?

Four Winds

Just make him act naturally, man. You don't need to be told how to do that. Just remember, you're RPing a character, an actual human being; not a a mass of various personalities and emotions packed into a single person.

@Scio

All right; I can do this; I've done it before countless times.

Four Winds

@Letter Bee If you look at how Mikhail has been acting so far, you'll see what Banjo means. He was protective and caring of Nico and aggressive towards Don. Then when Alice came into the picture, he was judgmental yet accepted her as a friend, but the way he was expressing himself was cold and wasn't consistent with that he was saying. Then Anna suddenly appeared and Mikhail suddenly turned into such a kindhearted person. He saw Don, then suddenly turned arrogant and aggressive.

The problem I see here is that there isn't much transition occurring in terms of mood. Everything was quite abrupt. It was like seeing three different characters/personalities instead of a single character experiencing various emotions.

Not trying to be mean here, just want to help resolve this habit before it continues. I could be completely wrong though.

@Scio

I want to pre-empt this habit before it continues as well.

So, would taking the time to add transitions between various emotional states help, as well as outlining what exactly I want Mikhail to be?

Four Winds

@Letter Bee

This is just my opinion, but that would make him seem more like a schizophrenic than a consistent character.

@banjoanjo

I see. Hmm, I'm going to discuss what I can do with Scio in private for a while, then...

Four Winds

@Letter Bee

Yeah, as Scio mentioned about Mikhail's demeanor jumping, it feels more like your character is going down a checklist of what the writer wants to do rather than following a natural flow of thought.

@banjoanjo

Would it still be okay if Mikhail's demeanor jumping was at least consistent?

Four Winds

@Letter Bee As Banjo mentioned, please avoid instances that could be perceived as meta-gaming. Its better if it didn't happen at all instead of being told that you're abusing your powers.

Also, in regards to Aura of the Cornerstone and Don's Harmonise, which would be stronger, is still unknown; it would be wise to not assume that Mikhail can resist it. I mean, Mikhail can think that, but you shouldn't.

Anyway, I noticed that Mikhail jumps from demeanor like oil being poured into a heated pan. Not saying that its wrong, that's the way you wanna RP him. Just hope you stay consistent with this type of personality.

@Scio

1.) I'm going to do that. This time, I'm going to analyze what is happening and figure out what I should and shouldn't know.

2.) All right, I won't think that.

3.) Knowing me, I'll stay consistent with it, it's actually funner than my original ideas.

Four Winds

@banjoanjo@Nanashi Ninanai, Okay...how do I avoid Metagaming? More to the point, how do I play a better-written character?