QUESTIONS MEME

[lestatusquo]

THE QUESTIONS MEME

A first big 'n successful round of apps has concluded and the game is getting off to a roll - since there are always brains to be picked and new pals and acquaintances to be made, how's about we all play a little getting-to-know-you game?

HOW TO PLAY:
• Leave a comment below with your name and the characters who you play.
• Respond to others' comments with questions - they can be about their characters, their current in-game plans or things they'd like to play, their CR, RP in general, their canons and fandoms, or most anything else.
• Answer questions you've received! Keep it short or TL;DR to your heart's content, depending on how much you have or are in the mood to say!
• After each answer you give, ask a question back to the person who answered you. Keep the thread of questioning up for as long as both parties are game!
• Go for it - make friends, make new plans, make anything you like!

Comments

[somethingsharp]

Ahh such a good question - it's definitely his vulnerability. I like that you can see him grow to take risks with showing it, since he really does want for genuine affection even if a large part of him thinks it's not really possible. He's suffered a lot, but I like that his character is still so much more than "mages/magic is terrible and I hate it". He can make meaningful connections with people, can tell jokes, enjoys playing cards regularly, etc. He's also not afraid to admit/apologize when he's wrong or afraid (on many occasions, at least), but also has his own prejudices. Overall he's a very nuanced character which opens up a lot of facets to explore, which I love.


I'm actually not familiar with your character so I'm going to take a spin on your question and ask what's your favorite and least favorite quality about Mark?

[sometimespawnskillkings]

That’s a hard question.

I’d probably say Temple’s clinginess/codependency is my favourite because that is the aspect of his character that the things I consider the most compelling about him - like, his canon dynamic with Biff and what he does when Biff dies - hinge upon. Like, if he wasn’t as attached to Biff as he is, he likely wouldn’t have done any of the things he’s done in canon.

My least favourite would probably be some aspects of how far he takes his villainy. Like, the murder fridge is a great concept and it integrates pretty well with the rest of his characterization but... there are some people in the fandom who ignore the rest of his characterization - including his motivations for killing the Freelancers and why he uses that particular method - and fixate on the fact that he is a villain who murders people.

(And I can see why that would matter to them but the murder fridge is really not where the heart of Temple’s characterization is.)

Plus, the murder fridge leads some people to assume that, because I play Temple, I want him to kill their characters - even though my journal and the kinds of DWRP memes I comment to and the DWRP games I’m interested in should make it very clear that Temple Does A Murder is not something I want to play out.