OOC Meme stolen from _call_me_snake_
1. What gender of character do you play more of, male or female? Why?
Male, because I generally relate to males better. Usually ones that try to maintain some sort of control in their lives.
2. Is this different or the same as your own gender?
Different.
3. Do you find that your gender makes it easier or more challenging to play your characters?
For the most part, no. Though I do worry about the quality of my play slipping when I'm feeling emotional and need some venue to vent. I try to avoid overloading a single character with that emotional outlet by dispersing myself.
4. What sexuality / gender identity do your characters have?
I lean toward mostly uncaring (in the way they have little or no interest in sex) or suppressed (gay or straight or bi, they just try not to concern themselves with it) males. In females, I lean toward straight or uncaring.
5. How does your character's sexuality and gender identity define / affect their personality?
It's difficult with my Trek characters because in the later series a lot of the ambiguity that was supposed to be inserted was purposefully cut out. In the case of Data and the Monkey King, they have to build relationships out of raw affection because they don't really have a sexuality. Any attraction they feel progresses out of platonic affection. In characters like Spock or Frank Martin, it's a matter that they knew if they indulged it would compromise them somehow, either opening up to betrayal or emotional output.
I actually find the more sexually open the character is, the more difficult it is to explore their personality in RP. Not that I don't enjoy the perverted characters that I play, but I find it more difficult to wring conversation out of the characters unless they're straight and talking to someone of the same gender. Or for that matter talking to someone who is already taken.
6. Do you tend to predominantly play characters of a certain sexuality? If so, why?
As previously stated, the no-interest thing. And for the fact that I do like them being able to have discussions with other characters.
7. To what extent to you write / play your character's sexual or romantic life?
Depends on the character. I have no difficulty playing sex scenes unless they get monotonous. I love going through and reasoning every stage of the romance leading up to it when I can, which really helps the sex scene from becoming monotonous. Sometimes I know I've drastically failed in that department. Pretty much it's more important to me to make that first kiss work more than the first bang.
8. How has the character's romantic life affected his character development?
Sometimes very little. Sometimes a lot. It tends to affect them more when it's the uncaring / suppressed types. The process of drawing the character out of their shell or further jamming them into it is pretty interesting to me. With ones that are very open with their sexuality, usually I have to do character development separate from any relationship and through plotting.
9. Do you set 'ships' or plan for your characters to be together with other characters, or do you allow their relationships to develop organically? Why?
Over time I've become a hardcore supporter of crack pairings. While some are difficult for me to get behind because the worlds of the character are so very different, I've usually found that there's usually a pan-fandom alternative for any canon or intershow pairing. That being said, yes, occasionally I do have a character talk to another of another fandom with the thought that maybe, yes, they could hit it off. If they don't, oh well, the worst I could have done is have a conversation and then I can go find someone else.
10. Do you change the gender identities / preferred sexualities of canon characters? Why / why not?
Usually I don't if it's clearly defined. I have once or twice (oh thank you future canon for biting me in the butt) but I won't commit a character to a specific sexual role. While I do still try to respect a character's established canon, the personality type they're attracted to, and the way they conduct a relationship if they have, I know that people in reality could fall for someone they would have never considered with being with before. I've seen me do it twice. I would never have a character go and do something I couldn't plausibly explain them doing. Most of the time if I think people might be offended, I'm nice enough to put a warning or a cut or something. I understand both the argument of, "This is role-play, I'm doing it for fun, fuck off," and, "I don't know where they got this from, I never want to play with this person."
Male, because I generally relate to males better. Usually ones that try to maintain some sort of control in their lives.
2. Is this different or the same as your own gender?
Different.
3. Do you find that your gender makes it easier or more challenging to play your characters?
For the most part, no. Though I do worry about the quality of my play slipping when I'm feeling emotional and need some venue to vent. I try to avoid overloading a single character with that emotional outlet by dispersing myself.
4. What sexuality / gender identity do your characters have?
I lean toward mostly uncaring (in the way they have little or no interest in sex) or suppressed (gay or straight or bi, they just try not to concern themselves with it) males. In females, I lean toward straight or uncaring.
5. How does your character's sexuality and gender identity define / affect their personality?
It's difficult with my Trek characters because in the later series a lot of the ambiguity that was supposed to be inserted was purposefully cut out. In the case of Data and the Monkey King, they have to build relationships out of raw affection because they don't really have a sexuality. Any attraction they feel progresses out of platonic affection. In characters like Spock or Frank Martin, it's a matter that they knew if they indulged it would compromise them somehow, either opening up to betrayal or emotional output.
I actually find the more sexually open the character is, the more difficult it is to explore their personality in RP. Not that I don't enjoy the perverted characters that I play, but I find it more difficult to wring conversation out of the characters unless they're straight and talking to someone of the same gender. Or for that matter talking to someone who is already taken.
6. Do you tend to predominantly play characters of a certain sexuality? If so, why?
As previously stated, the no-interest thing. And for the fact that I do like them being able to have discussions with other characters.
7. To what extent to you write / play your character's sexual or romantic life?
Depends on the character. I have no difficulty playing sex scenes unless they get monotonous. I love going through and reasoning every stage of the romance leading up to it when I can, which really helps the sex scene from becoming monotonous. Sometimes I know I've drastically failed in that department. Pretty much it's more important to me to make that first kiss work more than the first bang.
8. How has the character's romantic life affected his character development?
Sometimes very little. Sometimes a lot. It tends to affect them more when it's the uncaring / suppressed types. The process of drawing the character out of their shell or further jamming them into it is pretty interesting to me. With ones that are very open with their sexuality, usually I have to do character development separate from any relationship and through plotting.
9. Do you set 'ships' or plan for your characters to be together with other characters, or do you allow their relationships to develop organically? Why?
Over time I've become a hardcore supporter of crack pairings. While some are difficult for me to get behind because the worlds of the character are so very different, I've usually found that there's usually a pan-fandom alternative for any canon or intershow pairing. That being said, yes, occasionally I do have a character talk to another of another fandom with the thought that maybe, yes, they could hit it off. If they don't, oh well, the worst I could have done is have a conversation and then I can go find someone else.
10. Do you change the gender identities / preferred sexualities of canon characters? Why / why not?
Usually I don't if it's clearly defined. I have once or twice (oh thank you future canon for biting me in the butt) but I won't commit a character to a specific sexual role. While I do still try to respect a character's established canon, the personality type they're attracted to, and the way they conduct a relationship if they have, I know that people in reality could fall for someone they would have never considered with being with before. I've seen me do it twice. I would never have a character go and do something I couldn't plausibly explain them doing. Most of the time if I think people might be offended, I'm nice enough to put a warning or a cut or something. I understand both the argument of, "This is role-play, I'm doing it for fun, fuck off," and, "I don't know where they got this from, I never want to play with this person."