STATE OF THE UNION MEME THING blatantly stolen from Tmoo
Raphael | Posted: 15,494
IC: Raph is... well, I never want to say he's content or that he's zen because come on guys this is kaori yuki that's not how we roll there will always be SOMETHING no matter how insignificant, bothering Raph. But things are not terrible. He's steadily dealing with... various things happening lately that are effecting him and his important people and he's deepening relationships and learning how to adapt to human emotion, etc. etc. He's still an idiot sometimes and that won't change, probably. uh. ever. :Db For now, his personal goal is to Learn How To Be Human, in a sense. Because he's realized now that he and Mika have pretty much gone native, and that they can't continue to deal with what happens in their lives in angel terms anymore. They have to do the whole when-in-Rome thing. And that's a lot more complicated than it sounds, I think. But people aren't dying horribly, he and Mika are... decent, even if Shigure's comment about them breaking up put him in a depression tailspin for a few days, and he's deepening his relationship with Axel which MAY OR MAY NOT BE A GOOD THING lolololo but it's some progress, at least. So I think he's okay.
OOC: Funny thing -- in a recent thread with him I had to stop and ask myself if I was threading in Raph's voice or a voice completely seperate from the character and one that I had just adapted to sound similar to him. Because his voice comes quickly to me -- he's my easiest character to thread with, almost all of the time. But I have to wonder if I'm straying away from his canon voice out of having him for so long. It's a month away from his one year anniversary and I've been thinking of how much he has changed in that time. However, I'm not too worried; generally, I think I have a good grasp on his voice, even if it does sway here and there every now and then. Periodically I re-read canon just to get a general sense of what may be missing in his threads. I love his relationships, I love him utterly, I love my canon, it will always burn within my heart, etc. So he's the least likely to be dropped, ever. The day I drop Raphael is the day I drop CFUD entirely, and ah can't quit yew yet.
Plans: I SUPPOSE I SHOULD GET HIM OUT MORE, HUH. Thing is, I'm generally okay with him being a backburner, because that's just his nature. He tends to be antisocial and unfriendly in most circumstances, but he has strong camp relationships, so a lot of times if I want to get him out, I can tag onto those people and it'll go from there. I like him meeting new people, though! I think there are a few folks that he's recently met that could develop into something. I don't have any posts planned with him at the moment, but that always changes.
Jizabel Disraeli | Posted: 4,118
IC: Oh, Jizabel. Jiz is... NOT SANE AND NOT A GOOD PERSON AND VERY VERY CRAZY and really the only thing on his mind is Oz and Ari. Oz intrigues Jizabel because he reacted rather strangely to Jiz killing him (and also his bitches are HILARIOUS and DELIGHTFUL) and Jizabel does have a thirst for knowledge so to him, Oz seems like a mysterious entity that he wants to dissect and study. His other concern is Ari; strangely enough, his attitude towards Ari has changed. Recently, Ari said something that actually, deeply upset Jizabel -- he said he hates him. Which. Okay, Jiz, stop being a drama queen. But in Jizabel's mind, he has made the mental connection from Cassian to Ari. This means that he is now pretty much Ari's bitch forever. So he takes everything Ari says very personally now, and is very aware that this is a bad bad thing to do but he honestly does think Ari is a bright young boy with so much potential and is so much better than he thinks he is. And he would think that Ari doesn't deserve to have psychotic killers like himself and Nii as guardians/stalkers, but Jizabel is also crazy. He may think that Ari deserves better, but at the same time wants to keep him for himself.
TO SUM UP: Still crazy, but having fun.
OOC: JIZ WILL ALWAYS BE MY PROBLEM CHILD, I THINK. However, I'm working on fixing him because I do love him v. much and I love his experiences in camp and I look forward to creeping more people out in the future. ♥ Sometimes I just cannot bring myself to play him, however -- I have to be in a specific mood to play him, so sometimes when someone asks me for a thread I will flail like mad. But usually I can get it together.
Plans: There is a post in Jiz's journal here with a list of things I want to do with him, but to sum up: I have a few posts planned (one with Badou and Haine, definitely) and some people I want to tag. Jiz and Oz need to have a sekrit meeting because their interactions keep getting cockblocked. :|b ALSO JUMP PANDORA HEARTS CAST WHENEVER POSSIBLE. \o/
Eugénie Danglars | Posted: 2,909
IC: Eugénie is... not 100%, actually! Usually I can count on her to be one of my more stable characters, but she's feeling very mixed up about a lot of things. Two things happened to her recently that started to mess her up: The first was her meeting with Peppo on naked day, where she found out Peppo's true gender. She was very shocked, and felt a little betrayed; to some extent, she still does. But she forced up her masks and told Peppo she was alright and that they are cool and that they are still friends and everything is fine we're fine nothing is wrong adfenrth4tdfgdfbfg. Okay. She can't shake the feeling that A BOY SAW HER NAKED and other things because she and Peppo are roommates and Eugénie changed in front of him and basically acted like a teenage girl does with her girlfriends. She comes from a society where gender boundaries tend to be strictly enforced -- so the idea of Peppo secretly being a boy all along is very jarring for her. And deep inside, she is wondering if Peppo is keeping other secrets from her, and so her trust is... shaking, slightly. That's something she's very not comfortable with, but she keeps trying to push it down because she knows she cares about Peppo, she knows they are friends and that she should trust her so she's going to keep her calm about her as best she can.
Or at least she would, if it hadn't been for thing number two: She found out about the Sohma curse from Yuki. And that -- shook her. She ended up showing him a part of herself that she tends to keep hidden, and in doing so, he returned it by showing her something secret about himself. And she realized that she keeps secrets, too -- she has one in particular that she hasn't told anyone about that she's afraid to tell because it still hurts and she's still not over it and it IS a delicate subject, and Yuki seeing her vulnerability and responding to it in kind... that really touched her heart. So she's starting to re-examine her life (more than she was before) and re-examine her feelings and starting to think of moving forward.
OOC: NOW THAT THAT'S OUT OF THE WAY o-orz. Eugénie is generally not a difficult character for me to play! I like her, I like her relationships -- but I do want to get her out more. I want her to post more because she is the kind of character who can do posts well, but I have no post ideas. :x I will fix this. I need to re-watch Gankutsuou since it has been a while since I have, and I don't want to get too shaky on her voice. Other than that, she's good.
Plans: Like I said, moar post. Maybe just doing a general music post would be good. Definitely meet more of the Sohmas and the rest of the Gravitation cast. And more threads with Albert and Franz, too. One of these days, I plan on having her approach Tohma and asking him for a job.
Ten-chan | Posted: 1,450
IC: TEN-CHAN IS ZENNNNNnnnnuh. He is always zen. Everything in camp rolls off his back like water on a duck. A very slippery duck. He likes talking to people, having fun with them, playing with them, making friends, annoying the tsunderes, and just chilling out. I adore Ten-chan and his ability to be involved with everything and nothing at all. \o/
OOC: ... I'm good! I have fun with this guy. I am fully prepared for the idea of dropping him and having admitted that to myself, I think it makes him easier to play. He's fun, he's carefree, he can be a little godmodey when he wants, and it's all good because he's just that smooth.
Plans: Have more threads like this one. I am proud of myself. T^Tb Poke Tsuyukusa and other people who have nicknames for him. HAVE A BLAST POST COUNSELORS WHEN HOPEFULLY I HAVE A COUNT. Also, read Genju no Seiza.
Gale | Posted: 571
IC: Jesus Christ that comment count is pitiful. ANYWAY. Gale hasn't gotten broken into camp enough to really warrant too many things. At the moment he is still wondering about that strange look he noticed between Serph and Heat, but generally he approves of camp despite the whole trapping innocent people within its clutches... thing. That he still gets kinda pissed off over.
OOC: Sob, Gale. Sooooob. Gale has been on the dropping line for too long and I am very unstable with him and it PISSES ME OFF RAAAARGH because I really love him and he's a wonderful character, and when I get him right it's fantastic, I just. don't get him right too often. I don't want to drop him and I'm going to give him a fighting chance and to do this I need to get the hang of his voice and stop worrying so much and just go with the flow because I have noticed that I seem to be having similar OOC problems with him that I had when I first got Raphael. Because Gale is antisocial and doesn't really do small talk... at least, not regular small talk. Gale wants to ask you strange questions about your behavior and that does not a comfortable conversation make. I don't plan on letting him go until after counselors if I drop him at all; I want to give him a fighting chance. I want to be able to do those posts I have planned with him before he goes. I realize this all sounds rather defeatist, but I... okay, I have to say something. I have noticed, ever since I got in with Gale, that people have been shoving things down my throat. I'm not going to name names, but the gist of it is this: Please don't link me to DDS porn. I try to put on a happy face and smile and accept it and say that's nice oh yes very nice but the truth is, I really only like porn in fandoms that I'm comfortable with. And DDS is one that I've only recently gotten into and considering Gale's voice is shaky, it feels like it's adding to the pressure of doing well with him. I do have DDS ships, certainly! But I'm just. not entirely comfortable with these characters in porn. It bugs me on a level I cannot describe. It really honestly squicks me, at this point in time. When I'm more comfortable with Gale's voice and have him broken in as a character, these things will probably not bug me nearly as much as they do now, but when I've just gotten into the series relatively recently, it does make me uncomfortable. I mean, I'm not saying I don't see the connection between DDS characters and sexual situations; I love examining that weird line. But having it blatantly pushed into my face when I'm still getting my threading shoes on makes things difficult for me.
I wish I would've said this sooner, because I don't want people to get the wrong idea, but I guess it took the threat of losing Gale (who is a character I love dearly) to bring this out. I apologize.
Plans: Co-Post with Argilla in the future when aviy is not ded of moving, thread with castmates more, thread with small children more, adopt puppies, and start Gale's Babysitter And Daycare Service. You know you're intrigued.
In summary: OTL OTL OTL