MEME MONDAY: FEAR & DESIRE

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Alright, guys, it's Monday, the start of a new week. Hopefully everyone's enjoying the winter season so far, and hasn't been getting too much snow (or too much sun, for those in the southern hemispheres)! To brighten up the Monday blues, here's what'll hopefully be the first of many themed discussion days.

People are, ofc, fully welcome to post details about their characters outside of these! These are just to encourage conversation and help people open up on discussing their characters. :)

For our FIRST MEME MONDAY, tell us about your character's fears and desires! Feel free to do several characters, or to do just one - it's up to you. :] Similarly, feel free to answer whichever of the questions you prefer, or all of them.

• What's their biggest fear? Is there anything that makes them scared? Why? And if not, what inspires their bravery?

• What's their greatest desire? Do they have a goal in life, or are they just drifting along? If so, what motivates them in either case?

• And on a player-level: what are your favorite motivations for characters? Are there certain goals that you love reading about - self-serving ambition, trolls that live for their quadrants, etc, etc? Are there any fears that you love to write?

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SLIDING INTO HOME BASE-

[astriferal]

I'm LATE but I wanted to do this anyway! Sorry ;o;

*What's their biggest fear? Is there anything that makes them scared? Why? And if not, what inspires their bravery?

Aleida: Being hated or disliked! Al has refined themselves to be as likeable (or non-threatening) as possible. They work to keep a disarming tone, to move slowly and gracefully, and to keep their temper in check. So "in check," actually, that they end up being kind of a doormat at times, and letting others around them get hurt because of their negligence.

Ghurab: Falling, I think... both in a literal and figurative sense. She's not afraid of heights, because she lives in a tree, on a planet of really *big* trees, but she is afraid of the concept of falling from that height. She's also afraid of falling, figuratively, so if she ever ends up in love with someone (and I hope she will), she's gonna be *terrified* of that. She likes to have everything working function-first, and all her relationships are built that way too, they're all fairly loveless. Losing that functionality, and actually having something to lose, isn't her jam.

*What's their greatest desire? Do they have a goal in life, or are they just drifting along? If so, what motivates them in either case?

Al: Al acts like they're drifting, but in reality, their greatest desire is... well, the inverse of their greatest fear. They want to be liked, so, to achieve that, they try to act like nothing bothers them, and that they don't want anything in particular. They also have a secondary goal of remaining as "free" as possible!

Ghurab: I don't have a *main* plot for her yet, but I hope I will eventually. I need to work on it! But in the meantime, one of her motivations is innovation. She likes seeing how much more she can get out of her machines - how efficient, how streamlined, how ornate, etc. she can make them.

*And on a player-level: what are your favorite motivations for characters? Are there certain goals that you love reading about - self-serving ambition, trolls that live for their quadrants, etc, etc? Are there any fears that you love to write?

I really like playing characters that build out their own world! Aleida set a precedent for their planet and its government, and Ghurab built onto the idea of Alternian colonies. I like finding small niches in worldbuilding and going "what if...?" And then turning that into a character.

Re: SLIDING INTO HOME BASE-

[firedjinn]

Neat! I really like the worldbuilding, and Ghurab's falling thing is some interesting stuff. The mixture of literal and figurative falling sounds like really cool symbolism potential. :)

Re: SLIDING INTO HOME BASE-

[astriferal]

Thank you! :D