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Okay, so there was a Tutu event (that I…sort of went MIA for a lot of, SORRY EVERYONE), but it has presented me with the opportunity for UPDATING. Really you have no idea how shiny this is for me since Mytho is, canonically, a static character unless acted upon. But the problem is: 1) I do not know if I should keep these updates, and if I should then 2) I do not know what I should update on or if anyone cares/prefers something.
This is where the people who might have an opinion come in. Because I like to have fun with new things but I also don’t want to make anything weird or OOC to people who participated or play with me regularly. I’m sure most won’t mind either way, but this is an interactive game and I really feel that a better decision could be reached if I got second/umpteenth opinions on it. Plus I am slightly neurotic about details.
Anyway, here is the list of heart shards of the weekend and what I remember of it. Anything obtained I am already including in Mytho’s emotional state in my current threading. Anything played and should have otherwise I’m most likely going to include, but haven’t yet for reservation purposes. Anything in ?? and should have otherwise means I would like to give Mytho this emotion but I’d prefer to know if someone actually did something with it rather than just have him pluck it out of thin air.
So here we go:
Gumshoe/Duty --------------------------------------------------- Didn’t play/should have otherwise?
JJ/Stalking ----------------------------------------------------- ??/Akio’s
Lina/RAGE ------------------------------------------------------- ??/should have otherwise?
Katou/Ginshu/Addiction ----------------------------------------- Didn't play/should have otherwise?
Mac/Sugar High ------------------------------------------------- ??/Akio’s?
Ash/Hyper Competitiveness -------------------------------------- ??/Akio’s?
Gokudera/Straight ---------------------------------------------- OBTAINED/using
Yamamoto/Guilt ------------------------------------------------- OBTAINED/using
Kyon/Bitter Sarcasm -------------------------------------------- ??/Akio’s
Stork/Trust ---------------------------------------------------- Played/should have otherwise
Juri/Bad Taste ------------------------------------------------- Played/Akio’s
Dino/Fail ------------------------------------------------------ ??/should have otherwise
Shuichi/Vanity ------------------------------------------------- Played/Akio’s
River/Lucidity ------------------------------------------------- ??/should have otherwise
Stacy/Ambition ------------------------------------------------- Played/no idea
Kouno Tohru/Gay ------------------------------------------------ ??/should have otherwise >.>
Kurono/Groping ------------------------------------------------- ??/Akio’s
Hideki/Panic --------------------------------------------------- ??/should have otherwise?
Kousaka/Happiness ---------------------------------------------- ??/Akio’s
Mitsuru/Vehicle-as-a-Metaphor-For-Rape ------------------------- Played/Akio’s
Canaan/Mothering ----------------------------------------------- ??/...no idea
Robin/Paranoia ------------------------------------------------- Played/should have otherwise
Citrine/Compassion --------------------------------------------- Played/should have otherwise
Tim/Hyper-Competence ------------------------------------------- Played/should have otherwise
Dan Hiri/Hitting On People Younger Than You ------------------- ??/...probably Akio’s
Jennifer/Watching Children Fap --------------------------------- ??/Akio’s (NOT MINE)
Renge/Moe ------------------------------------------------------ ??/Akio’s
Livio/Dork ------------------------------------------------------ ??/should have otherwise?
Suzaku - JUSTICE!!1! ------------------------------------------- ??/should have otherwise
Mr. Cat/Masculinity -------------------------------------------- OBTAINED/using
Etna/Femininity ------------------------------------------------ OBTAINED/using
Spoiler/Hating Willingham -------------------------------------- OBTAINED/...using
Anyone who thinks I got something wrong/missed anything please feel free to correct me! But this is what I’m working off so far.
The other part comes with just telling myself how I’m going to play it (or justify the lack of change). Some of them look like they would be used a lot for drama, some I see potential as crack, and any of them judging the pitfalls therein. So here’s a tl;dr list of how they could/may be used in camp to note whether or not they’re playable. Downsides to all of the questioned ones are whether or not to play them if they weren’t introduced in camp.
Femininity/Masculinity - Mytho returns to his androgynous state with no real change because he is in balance. He simply finds a greater understanding of them. Downside: none?
Hating Willingham - completely crack shard, may have potential for a Fables post on it though, not that the mun is showing bias no. Downside: lol continuity lol
Guilt - very helpful/pertinent to Mytho’s natural state, it would be IC to get some angsty threads over his new feelings of having others suffering while he fails. Can you imagine his meeting Ritsu Sohma? Downside: might be too emo/take away a lot of his oblivious toolishness
Straight - Mytho finds females attractive in a physical way. Still has no hormonal urges. Can justify it not being used a lot as being tied into his infected love shard. Downside: needs gay to balance out into proper playable manner (he does love *everyone*) and make Fakir flustered
Trust - Mytho is already easily enabled to doing things but hey justification and more opportunities. Downside: …he might possibly gain more emotional competency. Needs paranoia for balance?
Paranoia - …okay I just want a Bat!Mytho heart shard. This is easy enough to play only a little since he has fear and doesn’t actively show except for rare instances. Downside: No parents for the MY PARENTS ARE DE-okay maybe it’s not princely enough?
Compassion - Mytho already has a non-emotional response like this but compassion is right up his alley. It doesn’t have to be played a lot if it ties into Love. Downside: …can’t think of any.
Hyper-competence - Um. On the one hand it makes sense and he can use it for ballet. Downside: Mytho can’t be too competent. Maybe needs fail to balance out?
Gay - I...really want this shard. To balance out the straight and for reasons already given. Legitimate ones like it just makes sense that Mytho would love everyone. And less legitimate reasons like “ha ha this will make Fakir cry inside” comedy.
Lucidity - Excuse to break the fourth wall at times. Mytho is already played as pretty self-aware given my canon for him so it wouldn’t be too much. Wouldn’t use it to touch on Drosselmyer things. Downside: awkward for him?
Justice - Another shard that already suits him meta-wise. I won’t comment to the effect of a Geass’d heart shard going “I must live no matter what” would be funny but that’s not the point I’m sure.
Panic - Can be shuffled in with paranoia and fear if decided to use.
Dork - It is totally a legitimate feeling. You know when not written dashing and brave Mytho was that goofy guy in tights playing with animals.
Fail - Yeah. Also very much intrinsic to Mytho otherwise, and I think it works well with the competence to bring him back to “normal.”
Others - I don’t know whether or not they should be used or fit Akio better (competitive nature) or just go against Mytho at this part of canon I’m taking him from (ambition) so I’m more likely not to include them.
If you got this far thank you for reading my blather and I hope that gives a good idea of what I will/want to do. Because I don’t want to change something this big and intrinsic to the character on my own or without consultation. So even simple lines acknowledging there is stuff will help me with alkdjas. I’ll just be quiet now...