Zanavy

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WE FORGOT ABOUT CORRIE??? cORRIE ISN'T A MAMMAL OMG

@Crystal Amalgam

Of course I didn't forget about my own character, yo. That's why I said ANOTHER non-mammal. Getting lonely here.

And I won the short contest!

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I see your mouse and raise you poison dart frog!

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Sondra

Sondra made her best attempt to mask any outward signs of just how taken aback she was by this oaf. The dark sunglasses helped, but they couldn't obscure her subtly clenching jaw. She found her gaze wandering away from the boisterous man in front of her. The blonde couldn't help but notice how many undead and otherwise unsavory figures just happened to gather at this particular event. Sondra closed her eyes, took a slow breath, and turned back to Grok with a coy smile. Perhaps all this could be worth it in the end.

"So you say you're an honorable man," Sondra crooned. "That's a rare jewel to come by in this world. But talk is cheap, sweetie. What would you do to prove this 'honor?' What do you do to treat a lady on a first date?"

@Sleeth

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Looks like @DraconiWarlord might be leaving. I would like to wait a few days before calling it official, though. I mostly just put this here so that I wouldn't forget later.

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@RumikoOhara@Zanavy I assumed it meant 3 3/4 ft (3'9"), but clarification probably would be a good idea... so we know who our shortest animal is. =)

@LostButterfly92

Look, it's not like it's a competition or anything, it's just... useful to know... for things other than weird bragging rights...

Also, I'm aware that it's my turn in our interaction. I wanted to wait for the other players to get some posts in so we don't zoom ahead and run out of social batteries.

@RumikoOhara Right now, most characters have wandered over to The Warren. It's a sports bar and mostly frequented by herbivores, though anyone is welcome.

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@RumikoOhara So, you listed Rumi's height as "3.75." Do you mean 3 feet 9 inches, or 3 feet 7.5 inches? ...This is simultaneously a trivial and important distinction.

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When are we getting another non-mammal though?? XD T_T

What character archetypes/characteristics do you gravitate towards?

I tend to go for the quirky sidekick / plucky comic relief characters! I'm not as likely to take on a Main Character / traditional hero sort of role. There are certain traits a main character needs in order to function as such, whereas you can have more freedom and less weight on your shoulders as a quirky sidekick.

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Corrie Strickman

The Warren

Corrie stepped back a pace as the skunk began choking. Oh no! Would she have to do the Heimlich? Did she remember how to do the Heimlich? Was this enough of a mass discrepancy to decrease the efficacy of the Heimlich? And what was that frightening look on that lions face?!

Fortunately, everyone's excessive worry resolved itself in a few seconds. Then the students returned to the query at hand, seemingly trying to return to a normal conversation as swiftly as possible. Corrie thought about her reply for a few seconds.

"Well," the "hen" began, "I have a friend on chess team. Evidently, uh- them folks are holding a living chess match event. Of course, it's not my cup of tea. But my friend says chess can pique your- uhh, can be mighty fun for smart and thoughtful folks when you get past the initial intimidation. It could be interesting, and it would really help out chess team, and if you dislike it, well, it would require only a minute percentage of one's life expectancy."

Corrie blurted out the last run-on sentence at increasing speed and then popped a maggot bite into her beak just to stop it from running. She looked away from the skunk, happened to catch the lion's gaze, and then decided to make eye contact with the salt shaker. It was already awkward to ask the omnivorous classmate to help her out. Surely a lion had better things to do than chess - football, frat parties - and it felt like an insult to even consider including him in the request.

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Found a good photo of Jill and Grok