State of Union
If only to poinpoint in words where I currently am with my characters.
Megumi
Megumi's my baby. She's the one I've always felt I could play in my sleep that it's not an effort any more to reflect on her playability when threading. This is not really good, though, since I'm getting too comfortable with her. I used to have a list of things and posts I'd have liked to involve her in, but when I tried the first one after a long while of not playing, it just fell apart, an dnow I'm not really confident about the rest of my ideas. I don't want this comfort to turn into boredom, and aside from putting extra efforts into getting her out more, I'm not really sure how to fix this. On the other hand, I don't want to end up feeling burnt out with her either.
Another thing is that Megumi is the one character with the most relationships in camp, out of my other characters. Once I had taken that break earlier, it felt much harder to connect with these relationships, as if they have already moved on. I'm at the point where I don't want to make that effort of getting my characters to know everyone anymore, and trying to reconnect may bring further exhaustion for playing her.
Soma
Soma's the one character I never imagined I'd come to love so much when I apped her. (I was originally going to app Setsuna, and Soma was completely a spur of the moment thing). Soma's plenty of fun to get out and about, and she has a small circle of people I'd like to concentrate on, but I don't find threading with new people taxing at all.
My issue with Soma is canon. I didn't want to plunge into headcanon, even with the gap between the two seasons, so most of what I've been doing was careful speculation. I don't play her as often because of that, and there are several "can't touch yet" spots I need to work out, such as her relationship with Allelujah. So far, I have been playing her with little memory of her past (due to repression or outside interference). While I've been trying to read what snippets I can of background canons, I can't really confirm yet if she remembers trying to run away at the same time Allelujah had years ago. There is so much potential there that I need to be careful with.
Saki
Saki is a dream, and criminally fun to play. My only concern with her is the point where she's taken from canon. Towards the end of the manga, most of Saki's intense dislike of the otaku culture and the misfitting aspects of it have been resolved, and she's more zen about the Genshiken as a whole. That is the point I'm trying not to get too so quickly. The wonder that is Saki stems from her normal, no-nonsense girl misplaced in an environment she doesn't really understand, and I'll be trying to play with that for as long as it's possible.
Another thing is my discomfort with anime Saki. I'm playing manga Saki predominantly. While I like the second season of the anime, and how subtle it is with Saki's character, the voice I get from the anime is very different, and it makes trying to play from both very disconcerting. While I'll be referring to anime events every once in a while, it is the manga voice I'll be sticking to.
Alto
Oh, Alto-hime. Everytime I think he couldn't get any more tsun-tsun, a new episode comes out and it surprises me orz It's the constant consistency that exhausts me with Alto. Characters change around him, but he's so SKYYYYY-set that it makes me want to scratch for the layers beneath. For Alto, I have a pretty solid headcanon, and I understand the character well, but I'm afraid that it doesn't come through when I actually play him. To be honest, it's not that I feel shaky with him as much as I feel that I'm not Alto-ing enough. He is the one character I really need feedback on.
Sumeragi
I was a little bit terrified of playing Sumeragi (before) and right after apping here... Then I got over it. Surprisingly, she's actually pretty fluid and easy and wonderful. I'm really relieved that she's not being written out of the second season, and even looking forward to it. I've also been hunting down the novels for extra information of her past, and I like what I found so far. There is so much to work with. Now, my issue with Sumeragi is that I don't feel I'm smart enough to play her. She's a genius tactician who graduated at the age of 17 orz It's not like I can't see myself capable of planning for her and using her abilities in posts. I'm just... Lazy. In any case, Sumeragi is one of those beautifully handled characters, so I'm looking forward to playing her serious side more in the future.
Sui
I want to take him home and feed him cookies, aside from that, Sui is good. I think his full potentials are realized when Sou is also there, but he can stand alone pretty well also, which I did not expect. I also did not expect him not to be backburner, so I'm pleasantly surprised. What I have to do with Sui now is catch up on his canon, and see how I can work with the character from there.
Megumi
Megumi's my baby. She's the one I've always felt I could play in my sleep that it's not an effort any more to reflect on her playability when threading. This is not really good, though, since I'm getting too comfortable with her. I used to have a list of things and posts I'd have liked to involve her in, but when I tried the first one after a long while of not playing, it just fell apart, an dnow I'm not really confident about the rest of my ideas. I don't want this comfort to turn into boredom, and aside from putting extra efforts into getting her out more, I'm not really sure how to fix this. On the other hand, I don't want to end up feeling burnt out with her either.
Another thing is that Megumi is the one character with the most relationships in camp, out of my other characters. Once I had taken that break earlier, it felt much harder to connect with these relationships, as if they have already moved on. I'm at the point where I don't want to make that effort of getting my characters to know everyone anymore, and trying to reconnect may bring further exhaustion for playing her.
Soma
Soma's the one character I never imagined I'd come to love so much when I apped her. (I was originally going to app Setsuna, and Soma was completely a spur of the moment thing). Soma's plenty of fun to get out and about, and she has a small circle of people I'd like to concentrate on, but I don't find threading with new people taxing at all.
My issue with Soma is canon. I didn't want to plunge into headcanon, even with the gap between the two seasons, so most of what I've been doing was careful speculation. I don't play her as often because of that, and there are several "can't touch yet" spots I need to work out, such as her relationship with Allelujah. So far, I have been playing her with little memory of her past (due to repression or outside interference). While I've been trying to read what snippets I can of background canons, I can't really confirm yet if she remembers trying to run away at the same time Allelujah had years ago. There is so much potential there that I need to be careful with.
Saki
Saki is a dream, and criminally fun to play. My only concern with her is the point where she's taken from canon. Towards the end of the manga, most of Saki's intense dislike of the otaku culture and the misfitting aspects of it have been resolved, and she's more zen about the Genshiken as a whole. That is the point I'm trying not to get too so quickly. The wonder that is Saki stems from her normal, no-nonsense girl misplaced in an environment she doesn't really understand, and I'll be trying to play with that for as long as it's possible.
Another thing is my discomfort with anime Saki. I'm playing manga Saki predominantly. While I like the second season of the anime, and how subtle it is with Saki's character, the voice I get from the anime is very different, and it makes trying to play from both very disconcerting. While I'll be referring to anime events every once in a while, it is the manga voice I'll be sticking to.
Alto
Oh, Alto-hime. Everytime I think he couldn't get any more tsun-tsun, a new episode comes out and it surprises me orz It's the constant consistency that exhausts me with Alto. Characters change around him, but he's so SKYYYYY-set that it makes me want to scratch for the layers beneath. For Alto, I have a pretty solid headcanon, and I understand the character well, but I'm afraid that it doesn't come through when I actually play him. To be honest, it's not that I feel shaky with him as much as I feel that I'm not Alto-ing enough. He is the one character I really need feedback on.
Sumeragi
I was a little bit terrified of playing Sumeragi (before) and right after apping here... Then I got over it. Surprisingly, she's actually pretty fluid and easy and wonderful. I'm really relieved that she's not being written out of the second season, and even looking forward to it. I've also been hunting down the novels for extra information of her past, and I like what I found so far. There is so much to work with. Now, my issue with Sumeragi is that I don't feel I'm smart enough to play her. She's a genius tactician who graduated at the age of 17 orz It's not like I can't see myself capable of planning for her and using her abilities in posts. I'm just... Lazy. In any case, Sumeragi is one of those beautifully handled characters, so I'm looking forward to playing her serious side more in the future.
Sui
I want to take him home and feed him cookies, aside from that, Sui is good. I think his full potentials are realized when Sou is also there, but he can stand alone pretty well also, which I did not expect. I also did not expect him not to be backburner, so I'm pleasantly surprised. What I have to do with Sui now is catch up on his canon, and see how I can work with the character from there.