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[rp_advice_meme]

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Pavel Chekov - Movie Continuity

[anonymous]

I know I know I'm terrible go watch TOS (I've seen every ep but it's been years and shiney movie is shiney!)

Okay. Movie!Chekov does NOT have much backstory. As in almost none. Help. Much help.

Also, what's that russian phrase he says a few times? What does it mean? And moar helpful russian would be good? How to make the funitek aksent non annoying since it's pretty damn integral to him?

[loltraitorlol]

No, I'm me. :|

So basically I need to start re-watching ToS episodes. Whee! Could be fun at least.

SERENITY ROSE // SERENITY ROSE

[anonymous]

I have a pretty good grasp on her, but I've only played her in open posts so far, and I'm going to be throwing her into a game fairly soon. What do I need to keep in mind? Anything is appreciated, you have no idea.

Exactly how anxious to make her is nice. Tips on how to get her out of the house would be especially awesome.

Obvious anon is so obvious it hurts.

OP - ADDITION

[anonymous]

OH AND I FORGOT TO ASK.

I want to take her from the most recent update from when I submit my app. Since two pages a week are coming out now, this should be a bit easier. Oh my god Merrick is so terrifying. How long should I wait around on this - I don't want to take her while she's, you know, puking in Lois' house. But she's not going to be any kind of steady no matter what - she's been attacked by a witch who might not exist, injured her only friend (who might not be talking to her anymore anyway), and now she's being menaced by the scariest SSI agent oh my god that man will be in my nightmares.

So being dragged into another world right this second might not be the best idea.

How many updates should I wait for things to calm down? Or should I just take her from a few updates back? Is it worth it either way?

[anonymous]

Fucking simple. You get Tess to drag her off to hang out with Tank. Duh.

[anonymous]

ಠ_ಠ

What makes you think that I'll have either a Tess or a Tank.

Suu → Clover

[anonymous]

Clover is a very short series, and not a lot of people know her canon, but I figured I might as well ask. Any thoughts on how she should be played?

Extra thoughts regarding how she should be played in ye olde standard panfandom game where she's surrounded by people a lot would be particularly awesome, though it's a stretch.

Re: Suu → Clover

[sakusha]

I think Suu would definitely be interested in the other people, if perhaps a bit shy. I haven't read Clover in a few months, but I always thought Suu was very quiet, not out of embarrassment or anything, but because she doesn't really have much experience interacting with people. She is smart enough to ask when there's something she doesn't understand, though, instead of making a mess of things. She also has a contemplative aspect of her personality; she internalizes a lot, but she is also looking for a good friend, someone to love.

Good luck with her!

O-Ren Ishii

[anonymous]

GEE I WONDER WHO'S POSTING THIS

O-Ren Ishii

[shit_stings]

1. O-ren Ishii

God, god. I don't even know if I could give any useful advice on O-ren just outta the blue, but I had to peek in here to spread some Kill Bill love. I'm glad to know that folks are still playing from those films.

I'd be happy to discuss anything you might like to discuss about her as a character. Everyone in Kill Bill seems to have a surface and then a deep, deep underside. O-ren is one of the few characters who gets anything even resembling a firmly-established past, and that's some heavy psychological shit. So... Ah! Any advice I could give would probably surface in discussion, but I understand that's really drawn out.

I'm also not sure what kind of environment you're playing her in, so... In most 'you're stuck somewhere' type situations, I guess I'd advise that you try and keep O-ren a proactive figurehead in high-class dirty deeds?

Yeeeah. Best I can come up with. I'm sure that might be interesting to play around with, at any rate.

... I'm long-winded. Sorry.

Walter Bishop || Fringe

[weirdestscience]

Thinking of apping this guy somewhere. Need some advice. How do I pull off the random without seeming too irritating? I mean, urgh

plus any other tips and tricks you all might have for playing mad scientists

[weirdestscience]

Well, try to get into his head. What he does is, of course, not random to him. To him, it makes perfect sense. Plus a little memory trouble, of course.

Okay, so, the food obsessions tend to be a bit random, but he doesn't have to bring them up overmuch.

[weirdestscience]

Yeah, it's just very difficult. But it wouldn't be the first time I've played a mostly insane person, so idk. I guess I am just worried that I will mess up royally.

Booberry!

[daughterinexile]

I think that Walter can be a really really challenging character to play, simply for the reason that you stated because -- at least to me -- even in canon he does ride that line of occasionally being really irritating just because he's being so unhelpful (or seeming so) in any given moment when you just want things to GET DONE. But I personally think what makes him so interesting is the range of tone he manages to move through in a very quick amount of time, that his narrative as well as his emotional state varies explosively from something deranged or focused or frantic to something kind of sweet and absentminded to very serious and almost clear-headed. I think if you've got that emotional weight and variance to the things that Walter says, I think it will keep him from just coming off ass annoying LOLCRAZY or whatever.

I've never really played a character that's his specific brand of crazy, though, so I hope this makes at least a vague bit of sense and is maybe hopeful. :O