Drop meme.
Raphael
IC: Is in a weird place. He and Mika have made up, but they've resolved to keep their relationship platonic. Surprisingly, Raph is determined to do this, despite the fact that maintaining his resistance to touch Mika is difficult and unpleasant. He still feels like an asshole and a douchebag deserving of scorn, which isn't helped by knowing that Axel could, in theory, return his affections, but he isn't, so that makes Raph feel like even more of a tool. Right now, Raph wants some kind of relationship where he doesn't have to feel guilty or worry about crossing a line. He wants something where he can be himself, and that's where Raikou comes in. With Raikou, Raphael doesn't even bother with worrying that much. He has a surprising amount of faith in Raikou, which leads him to overlook the fact that Raikou tends to hide his true feelings.
See, what was supposed to happen with the CFUW carryover is that their bond was going to fade gradually. Raphael chose to keep the bond -- Raikou chose not to, but did this secretly. The problem that's happening now for Raphael is that he's seeing Raikou as the only one of his friends he can feel fully comfortable with. He's depending on Raikou to be uncomplicated, which is not to say that their relationship is casual. Raphael feels very intensely for him, but the feelings of love are going to fade. In their place will be new feelings and a new relationship, one possibly more convoluted. That is a relationship of dependence. It's really not much better than what he's got right now. In fact, IT JUST MIGHT BE WORSE.
OOC: I'm definitely in a slump with Raphael. I'm going to put him on the back burner for a while and concentrate on playing my other characters. He's not really in immediate dropping range? But if I force myself to keep playing him frequently he will be. I'm tempted to put him on hiatus for recuperation. Hopefully after a couple weeks of not playing him, I'll have gone so insane from withdrawal that I'll absolutely need to. I'm not sure yet.
Also, I'm going through that phase where I look at my threads and automatically think everything he says and does is OOC. Which. Yeah, idk. :/ I don't feel this bad with any of my other characters! I feel comfortable with their voices, for the most part. But I keep looking back and the year and a half I've played him and all I can think is Wow, I'm Really Out Of Character.
Plans: Mini-hiatus, or work fervently on regaining his voice and my comfort levels.
Dropability: 4/10. Not too high, but high enough that it's a concern.
Eugénie Danglars
IC: Fujisaki left, and she ended up being quite distraught over it. This surprised her a lot, because until that point Eugénie had no idea the kind of emotional dependence she'd put into Fujisaki's presence. Him leaving was a great loss to her, but to her credit, she's dealing with it pretty well. She's definitely feeling a lot lonelier, and any harsh words directed at her are more likely to sting, but she's doing her best.
OOC: A couple weeks ago, I was pretty determined to drop Eugénie. I didn't do it because I'd really prefer she leave with Albert and Franz, and that's not going to happen. So she stays. I feel more than a little burnt out on her, but I keep playing her. Eugénie's voice comes easily and her mildness can be refreshing when compared to my other characters, but it's still a lacking experience. I wish I could get my spark back with her, but at this point, she's just along for the ride. It's not so bad that I feel anguish over it, but it still makes me sigh.
Plans: Nothing, really? I'm so static on her that I honestly can't think of anything.
Dropability: 5/10. I could take her or leave her.
Gale
IC: It would almost pointless to mention Gale's genderswitch because it totally didn't effect anything. HE BLEW THAT WHOLE THING OFF. I-it's kind of hilarious. Anyway.
The biggest thing that happened recently was the Embryon fallout (and subsequent making up) with Kuhn. I could go into a lot of details about how that incident affected the Embryon's motivation as a whole, but really, I'd just be paraphrasing essays that have already been written. :|b Gale was not unaffected by it, but was one of the few it didn't have a majorly negative effect on. Kuhn's actions were not seen as a direct assault on his beliefs and sensibilities specifically, but upon those of the Embryon; and because of the singular nature of the tribe's ideals, Gale cannot turn his head and ignore any pain, whether physical or emotional, that is inflicted on his comrades. It's basically, "you mess with one of us, you mess with all of us." However, he recognized that there's only so much he can (and should) interfere in, so after he and Roland spoke with Kuhn, he stepped back to observe. Gale has no delusions of fixing the situation, because he does sincerely believe that Kuhn has the ability to make things right, but lacks both the courage and the self-sufficiency to try. But, Gale didn't think this would be unexpected. So a lot of his actions in alleviating the pain the Embryon feels in the wake of those fights is to do what he's always done -- support his comrades. On some level, he wishes he could accomplish more to help them, but he also recognizes that they will grow emotionally if they cope with this the hard way.
A lot of his emotional support toward his comrades is like that of a father, particularly Sera and sometimes Cielo.
OOC: Doing pretty good! I don't have any big problems with Gale right now except for the ones I've always had, which are basically that he's difficult to maintain for long threads and I don't get him out enough, but those are things I've also always been working to fix.
Plans: Same as always -- meet new people, get out more, have new experiences. HE MOVES SLOWER THAN MY OTHER CHARACTERS. :|
Dropability: 1/10. Not impossible, but not happening for a very long time.
Delita Heiral
IC: EVERYONE HATES DELITA. Not long after he hooked up with Ashe, Ramza found out and guilt-tripped the hell out of him. He's in a bad place with both Ramza and Ashe as a result. This wouldn't be nearly as bad if his encounter with Sydney hadn't psychologically fucked him over real bad. His guilt over his actions matched with the knowledge that there is a mysterious person in camp who knows every horrible thing about him makes for a mentally unstable and unhappy Delita. It was, in fact, enough to make him kill.
So basically a lot of Delita's sociopathic tendencies are coming to light! :Db
OOC: OH MAN. C-can I just say how much I enjoy having a major conflict in Delita's life to play with? He's a character who gets static quickly, by the nature of his personality and his canon. I honestly believe I wouldn't have had any more fun playing Delita if I hadn't dropped him before, because being able to have him return to Ivalice for the brief amount of time he had did wonders for his emotional well-being. However, he's still antsy and impatient, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. Sometimes he can be frustrating, and lately I've been worried if I'm futzing up his characterization, but overall things look fine. Some canon review will help, I'm sure.
Plans: Pretty much the same as Gale! Get out more, and definitely have more threads with Sydney. I enjoy doing horrible things to my characters a bit too much. :x
Dropability: 3/10. Pretty low, but not unforeseeable.
Vaan
IC: BALTHIER AND FRAN ARE HERE WHOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Yeah, Vaan's pretty happy. He never really realized how much he looks up to Balthier until he was forced into a situation where he feels somewhat helpless and his instinctual response is to rely on Balthier and Fran to come up with a brilliant scheme to spring them all out. He's still, on some level, intimidated by both of them (Fran more than Balthier) but his determination to not only live up to their skills, but to surpass them, succeeds almost any hesitation he has.
OOC: In a shocking twist, Vaan hasn't been getting that much play lately. His threads for March were only second to Maora, but those were mostly at the beginning of the month. I feel kinda bad for letting him fall behind, because my love for him hasn't waned a bit, but I'm beginning to run out of ideas on what kind of things to do with him. Maybe just throwing him into new situations will help. MAYBE GETTING CHARACTERS WHO ARE NOT MAORA AND RAPHAEL OUT WILL DO A WORLD OF GOOD FOR ALL OF THEM. If I can think of a post idea, I'll totally do it, but I haven't come up with any post ideas that I like. So. :/
Plans: SECOND VERSE, SAME AS THE FIRST
Dropability: 3/10. Low, but not impossible.
Ichinomiya Maora
IC: Both good and bad! On the one hand, she's having fun at Camp. She likes everyone she's met, and despite some of the inherently negative things that bother her about the place (memory loss is right up there) she enjoys the place and the people in it. ON THE OTHER HAND, Haine and Koutei and Shiizun are having problems that were apparently a long time in coming and she missed all this development and it pisses her off. She made a promise to always be there for Haine, and the fact that this huge thing happened and she wasn't there for it... really does upset her, though she's been holding it in pretty well. True to Maora's nature, she's been able to bounce back and is determined to do something to help the dysfunctional trio, even if it involves strip-searching, faking deaths, elaborate ninja disguises, explosive pastries, Shakespearean theatrics, and a musical number or six to accomplish. Maora is prepared for all these things. :|b
OOC: I don't know if you guys have noticed, but Maora shot straight into my primary spot the moment I started playing her. Seriously. Look at her threads in comparison to everyone else's. That is just ridiculous. I would be more ashamed of my shamelessness if playing Maora wasn't so much damn fun. I've actually been trying to suppress some of my urges to play her because I don't want her to drown out my other characters. PLAYING SIX IS DIFFICULT FOR ME TO MANAGE, because five is my magical happy number. If I had apped any character other than Maora, they would have been dropped by now because I couldn't handle it. As it is, Maora has become the glue that's keeping my lineup together, though it's a strain. She is incredibly easy to play, to the point that my normal speech patterns change to suit hers after I've played her for an extended period of time. Yeah.
Plans: DO EVERYTHING the dinner party with Peony is on the list, as is finding the right time to pester Ushio and Haine.
Dropability: 0/10. YOU CAN PRY HER FROM MY COLD DEAD HANDS.