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[Sep. 30th, 2006|12:40 pm] |
Apologia
I dearly adore Arthur Trine and I feel bad about dropping him, so I thought I would explain why here, in part to assuage my own guilty feelings...
I thought Arthur would be fun to play in camp because he's kind of a light-weight, fluffy character, and a lot of the counselors especially seemed very grumpy, sarcastic and bitter. So I thought throwing somebody goofy and upbeat into the mix would be fun.
I knew going in that Arthur had very little depth to him in the anime. He is a side character without any personal history or background to work with. Now, I am not comfortable making up lots of detailed back story about a Gundam Seed character. The universe is too detailed for me to just go in there bullshitting. I even try my best to avoid doing so with Emilio, who comes from a much flimsier canon for which I doubt we will ever get that sort of information, because to my mind it strays too much into the terrain of "I want to app an OC and will just pick somebody with no characterisation/background so I can do whatever I like whee." I decided that since I would be using Arthur as a "side character" in camp, as he is in canon, it would not be a big problem to sidestep questions or concerns relating to that lack of background.
However, as soon as I started to play Arthur in camp I realised that I did not want to play him just as a "side character," only used for the occasional reaction shot or goofy facial expression. That IS pretty much all there is to him in canon, but it's easy for me to read into that a little further and find a good man behind the silly front. I wanted to bring out that three-dimensional character, but in order to do so I would have needed to devote more time to him. He would have required more solid relationships, and I was starting to build some of those with other counselors, but it is very hard to do when you are really only able to play two days a week and when you feel unsure about the voice, which slows down the spam-fu. I also ran into trouble with having characters who are too close in canon; Rey and Lunamaria I can handle because I have been playing them a while and can usually balance them in one post, but throwing Arthur in as well is just too much. So Arthur should certainly have responded to Rey's most recent post, but it took over six hours for that post to die down and I just did not have the mental energy to playercest it out at that point.
Besides the concern about voice in terms of "how can I bring out something beyond 'retarded spazzing' but stay IC?", I also had some concern about word choice and rhythm, because I really like the British accent used in the dub but, I don't think I can stomach actually WATCHING the dub, and so I was basing my voice off very minimal conversational exchanges in Japanese in the original show, which made it hard to feel like I had a good grasp of his voice in various situations that would never have arisen in canon.
So basically, the lesson learned is that no matter what, apping somebody without a concrete idea of how to play them is a very poor choice. I thought I had that, or I would not have apped, but it turned out that there were some big flaws in my thought process. F-fail. :( I am sorry, Arthur. |
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[Aug. 22nd, 2006|07:59 am] |
LJ Interests collage, stolen from Haru!
( ehhh? ) |
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[Jul. 29th, 2006|09:37 pm] |
July 24-30
Panics over the Oatsicle! Meets Bailey and is soothed somewhat by Jak. Will warn Anko! D:
Meets Buffy and finds out that Yzak is not going to have babies although he is in a relationship. This is troubling!
Goes to talk to Yzak, who is FANON WEEKEND'd into trucker-mouth Yzak. Fucks off. ;o; |
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[Jul. 9th, 2006|06:46 am] |
Pep Patrol!
Rinali [R]
Swift [R]
Lee [R]
Brock [R]
Tomo [R]
Ranking
[R] Recruit ・ [C] Cadet ・ [S] Soldier ・ [O] Officer ・ [!] Captain (women only)
To Become a Cadet:
To earn the secret rainbow badge, you must do all three of these things:
1. A rousing sing-a-long. Must include more than 2 people singing.
2. Make a balloon animal and give it to somebody to brighten their day.
3. Organise a picnic. For the picnic, make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and cut them into fun shapes! Eating all of the sandwiches yourself before the picnic does not count. |
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[Jul. 7th, 2006|06:39 pm] |
Counselors and Job Descriptions
Aziraphale - Camp Librarian
Dr. Miranda Bailey - Surgeon
King Bradley - Counselor Supervisor
Jayne Cobb - Sensitivity Trainer [same as House?]
Izumi Curtis - Camp Cook
Dark Helmet - Schwarz Instructor
Albus Dumbledore - Counselors' Coordinator [same as Bradley?]
Hal "Otacon" Emmerich - Moral/Tech Support
Mwu La Fllaga - Motivational Speaker
James "Sawyer" Ford - Wildlife Expert
Constable Benton Fraser - Forest Ranger
Maito Gai - Hot-blooded instructor of physical fitness [etc.]
Lisa Garland - Nurse/Drugs Counselor
God - Prohibition Enforcer
Sha Gojyou - Sex Ed
Greed - Career Counselor
Akiha Hara - Camp Photographer
Jean Havoc - Janitor [wtf...???]
Riza Hawkeye - Pet Trainer
Gregory House - Sensitivity Counselor
Maes Hughes - Grief Counselor
"Uncle" Iroh - Relaxation Counselor
Dr. Ryuuken Ishida - Doctor
Daniel Jackson - Language Teacher
Jay - Contraband .. stuff
Stanley "Ray" Kowalski - Safety Inspector [You can dance if you want to!]
Dee Laytner - Activities Coordinator
Komui Li - Head Mechanic
Livio the Double Fang - Mental Health Advisor
Arsène Lupin III - Lost and Found Booth
Hifumi Minagawa - Chef, Voodoo Practitioner
Anko Mitarashi - Enforcer of the Dress Code
Roy Mustang - Disciplinarian, unf
Il Palazzo - Grief Counselor [wtf XD]
Harley Quinn - Camp Psychiatrist
Malcolm Reynolds - Relationship Counselor
Genjo Sanzo - Chaplain
Miko "Jennifer" Shibuya - Home Economics
Solid Snake - Wildnerness Survival
Ayame Sohma - Guidance Counselor
Spike - Night Watchman
Seiichirou Tatsumi - Business Advisor
Yukari Tanizaki - English Teacher/Tutor
Arthur Trine - Pep Coordinator/Camp Mascot
Asato Tsuzuki - Food-Taster
Constable Renfield Turnbull - Camp Secretary
Dr. Hokuto Umeda - Doctor
Atsuko Urameshi - Babysitter
Vash The Stampede - Localized Disaster
Vlad - Make-Out Instructor
Cecilie "Cheri" von Spitzberg - Babysitter [same as Atsuko], girls' advisor
Gwendal von Walde - Relationship Therapist
Hogan Washburne - Endurance Coach
Nicholas Wolfwood - Counselling/Firearms Trainer
Kenpachi Zaraki - Self-Defense Instructor
Inspector Koichi Zenigata - Security Detail
[major thanks to ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) blue_blunder for your help ♥] |
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[Jul. 7th, 2006|06:15 pm] |
Character: Arthur Trine
Series: Gundam Seed Destiny (http://www.gundam-seed-d.net/)
Age: 26
Job: Pep Coordinator/Camp Mascot
Canon: Arthur Trine is the oft-flustered second-in-command of the ZAFT battleship Minerva, serving with pleasure under the bodacious Captain Talia Gladys. His duties on-board include standing behind Talia, occasionally spluttering uselessly at Shinn, doing what Talia says, bouncing, spazzing, fanboying Lacus Clyne, yearning for Talia's smile, daydreaming, squealing, frowning, panicking, being jealous of Gilly, and generally being Number Two. At the bitter end, Talia hands over the reins of the ship so she can go to Gilbert Dullindal's side, and Arthur just kind of goes "ehhh!?"
He is probably a virgin.
Sample Post:
Friends, campers, gorilla-men! Lend me your ears! I, Arthur Trine, your counselor henceforth, bring you tidings of your beloved Director!
You'll be delighted to know that I have been hired to do a fine woman's bidding, to serve and honour her will, to muster pep and vim and other three-letter-words of joy! Why the get-up, you ask? Well! I am more accustomed to a military uniform, it's true, but with careful steam ironing and perhaps the addition of epaulets - if the Director approves of my humble petition - even a hamster suit can command respect! More importantly, a hamster suit given to me in a little pack that said "Arthur, wear this" written, perhaps, in her own ladylike script, as ladylike as one could possibly be when writing in purple crayon-
What?! Do not assail me with rocks! They really, really hurt and some of them are pointy.
I'll just clarify my orders with this handy laptop. Ma'am - if I may have a word, your guidance? Jump, ma'am? I can only respond, "how high?" Dance, dance, 'til I can't dance no more? It is an honour to do so!! Oh!! I did forget the cookies! I shall persevere, Ma'am!
Campers! Your attention please.
... FREE COOKIES! FREE COOKIES THAT LOOK LIKE A FINE, HONORABLE WOMAN'S BOSOM!
Ah, that worked. I have brought all the campers to the yard. Now, in order to get cookies, you must simply pay homage to your beloved Director. Me first!!
Dear Madame! We have never met face-to-face, but I- ow! feel somehow emboldened just knowing that this place is - CEASE THROWING ROCKS, IF YOU WOULD - managed by a woman, an undoubtedly beautiful and - You shall pay for my laundering, pie hurling fiend! - strong-willed, dominating - Sir, this is not a bathing suit and I don't feel like swimming, so I would appreciate not being dragged into the lake - I shall greatly enjoy serving beneath - ehhh??!? What's this? Who stole the cookies while I was paying tribute?
Ma'am, I believe a strategic retreat is called for at this time. Is there some trick to the removal of the costume?
... Ma'am!? Ma'am not found? I'll - once I get out of this hamster suit I'll have WORDS with this dastardly laptop!
For now, I shall continue to muster pep. And vim. Orders received, Ma'am, yes Ma'am!!
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