Meta: Stuff about Russ
*There are a few things that are always in the forefront of my mind when I'm playing Russ.
1) How he and the other person/people in the thread are positioned and moving. Body language is very, very important.
2) That Russ is a very good liar when he puts his mind to it, and is totally unscrupulous about it.
3) That the good of the Pack comes over everything, including him.
4) "What's in this for me?"
*Nowadays, the good of Gwen the Wasteland comes third in his list of importance.
*He himself is second. ETA: Actually, Gwen may tie with him here. I'm not entirely sure.
*Most of those things come down to the fact that Russ has no compunctions about being a 'wolf. That's why he's dangerous: he has a lot of instincts from a very smart animal, augmented by the ability to reason.
*I really have no idea what Russ' family was like, or much of what his life was like Before. He had a bike, he had a girlfriend; that's all I know. I suspect he made it through high school, and even paid attention more than half the time. He probably took some community college courses, too.
But I really don't know anything about his family, except that they're all dead. With Sarah gone, Russ really has no connection the past.
*Russ is, indeed, perfectly willing to give head, thank you so much, Claire. If the girl's not enjoying herself, you're not going to be enjoying yourself for much longer, either.
. . . See what I mean? It all comes down to what's in it for him. I think, however, even if he weren't a calculating Alpha, he would still be a generous partner.
*Russ, in general, likes women, even when we're not talking about sex. Men are competition. Note that Claire, though she is a woman, is also competition.
*Russ laughs a lot -- usually derisively -- but there are very few times when he's actually happy. He'll tell you he's happy when he's killing zombies, but he's lying. He'll tell you he's happy when he's fucking, but that's only partly true (when he's in bed with someone he loves, it's true). He'll tell you he's happy when he's on his bike, or running on all fours, wind in his hair and smells in his nose, and then he's telling the absolute truth.
*I like Russ 'cause he lets me swear a lot. *admits*
*One thing I would like to play with more in-game is the fact that although Russ loves being a wolf, the change is very painful for him, and it takes him a long time -- two or three minutes. There's no real reason for this; it's just that someone has to be on the narrower end of the bell curve. That means that every time Russ goes from human to wolf, or vice versa, he's extremely vulnerable, and he hates it. Thus, he controls wolf-outs very carefully, and won't do them around other people or without preparation if he can at all help it.
*The most important thing about Russ: Russ is not nice. Do not ever think he is nice. He's charming, and he can be kind, loyal, but he's not nice. Take it from someone who lives with him, he will fuck it up. I love the guy and I think he's a fucking asshole. Roy Cohn in Angels in America nailed Russ' character: Do you want to be NICE or do you want to be EFFECTIVE?
1) How he and the other person/people in the thread are positioned and moving. Body language is very, very important.
2) That Russ is a very good liar when he puts his mind to it, and is totally unscrupulous about it.
3) That the good of the Pack comes over everything, including him.
4) "What's in this for me?"
*Nowadays, the good of Gwen the Wasteland comes third in his list of importance.
*He himself is second. ETA: Actually, Gwen may tie with him here. I'm not entirely sure.
*Most of those things come down to the fact that Russ has no compunctions about being a 'wolf. That's why he's dangerous: he has a lot of instincts from a very smart animal, augmented by the ability to reason.
*I really have no idea what Russ' family was like, or much of what his life was like Before. He had a bike, he had a girlfriend; that's all I know. I suspect he made it through high school, and even paid attention more than half the time. He probably took some community college courses, too.
But I really don't know anything about his family, except that they're all dead. With Sarah gone, Russ really has no connection the past.
*Russ is, indeed, perfectly willing to give head, thank you so much, Claire. If the girl's not enjoying herself, you're not going to be enjoying yourself for much longer, either.
. . . See what I mean? It all comes down to what's in it for him. I think, however, even if he weren't a calculating Alpha, he would still be a generous partner.
*Russ, in general, likes women, even when we're not talking about sex. Men are competition. Note that Claire, though she is a woman, is also competition.
*Russ laughs a lot -- usually derisively -- but there are very few times when he's actually happy. He'll tell you he's happy when he's killing zombies, but he's lying. He'll tell you he's happy when he's fucking, but that's only partly true (when he's in bed with someone he loves, it's true). He'll tell you he's happy when he's on his bike, or running on all fours, wind in his hair and smells in his nose, and then he's telling the absolute truth.
*I like Russ 'cause he lets me swear a lot. *admits*
*One thing I would like to play with more in-game is the fact that although Russ loves being a wolf, the change is very painful for him, and it takes him a long time -- two or three minutes. There's no real reason for this; it's just that someone has to be on the narrower end of the bell curve. That means that every time Russ goes from human to wolf, or vice versa, he's extremely vulnerable, and he hates it. Thus, he controls wolf-outs very carefully, and won't do them around other people or without preparation if he can at all help it.
*The most important thing about Russ: Russ is not nice. Do not ever think he is nice. He's charming, and he can be kind, loyal, but he's not nice. Take it from someone who lives with him, he will fuck it up. I love the guy and I think he's a fucking asshole. Roy Cohn in Angels in America nailed Russ' character: Do you want to be NICE or do you want to be EFFECTIVE?