meme: reverse questions with a twist

[defenderofdesmoines]

We last did this meme in March and I'm curious how answers have changed as we've had a busy spring here in Fandom!

Pose a question (or as many as you'd like, and they don't all have to be in one comment, so you can come back later and add more if you want) to your fellow players about the game or their characters, and they will Wall-of-Text if they want to, look, I know how some of you are answer them. They can be personal or silly. You don't have to answer all of them! Nothing counts in game, of course and etc.

Questions might include "Which of your characters are you the most like?", "Which BDE was your favorite?", "What music do you RP to?", etc.

Comments

[defenderofdesmoines]

Starting with the classic: who's your easiest to play these days, and why?

[defenderofdesmoines]

Annie, always. Faye comes easier to me now than she used to, but Annie's just super easy for me to write. She has layers without being especially mysterious or hard to read, and now that I've taken her through her canon stuff, I'm really happy with where she is these days.

[defenderofdesmoines]

How'd you choose your characters' usernames?

[alwaysonguard]

AlwaysOnGuard is because Dwight was part of a group called The Guard and due to everything he has been through he literally is always on guard and aware and a bit on edge about things going on around him (Takes a lot to really get him to totally chill and relax).

[defenderofdesmoines]

What inspires you to go back and read old threads?

[alwaysonguard]

Still trying to learn the ropes and learn my way around here LOL

[defenderofdesmoines]

Is there anything in particular that you'd like to see more of in the game as a whole?

[defenderofdesmoines]

More silliness! More one-day one-off events! More everyone-tastes-like-a-flavor-for-one-day! You guys watch it or I'm gonna send in an email about reviving Once More With Fandom.*


*not really, I'm historically kinda bad at it.

[defenderofdesmoines]

What's your favorite thing about the game these days?

[defenderofdesmoines]

I enjoy the lack of drama OOC. For the most part, we're all a lot nicer to each other than we have been in the past. And I know I, personally, let SOOOOOO much stuff go. Back in the day I'd be so hung up on, like, typos, and "wait did she get his drink in this bar thread?" and so on. And nowadays you all are lucky if I remember Annie's supposed to be bartending in the first place. HANDWAVE STUFF.

[defenderofdesmoines]

Favorite random event?

[defenderofdesmoines]

I love weetiny and AU kids, both.

But also I'm new to Random Icon Day, since that's a DW thing, and I want it monthly.

[defenderofdesmoines]

Have you ever almost dropped a character and then managed to pull them together?

[betterthanaplan]

I very VERY nearly dropped Eliot six months in and let Pinkie run Luke’s (CAN YOU IMAGINE??). Then instead I talked Chris into apping Parker and Nu apped Hardison and suddenly EVERYTHING WORKED.

It’s amazing what on-island character connections can do.

[defenderofdesmoines]

Are there any characters you consider bringing back?

[defenderofdesmoines]

I have one from a million years ago whom I have actually gone to the work of making a DW journal for/importing/etc.

We'll see if I ever finish her app.

[defenderofdesmoines]

Of all the characters you've ever played in game, who's been the easiest?

[scarlet_chaos]

Stiles, always. He was easy to play and easy to make friends. Unlike my bad guy characters who are easy to play but have a hard time to make friends.

[defenderofdesmoines]

Favorite character relationships in the game? Both your own and other characters you follow/ship.

[scarlet_chaos]

I love my own ships, especially when Diego and Annie's canons get meshed together because they're similar-yet-different. I really like pinging Wanda against Cap!Steve and Din.

As for other people I really like reading Annie and Rey's friendship, Steve/Tony and Faye and Din.

[defenderofdesmoines]

Tell me something you love about your canon.

[alwaysonguard]

This is going to sound odd- and it is- but in a way I love the missed opportunities and missing details from the canon. There was great character development but there was SO MUCH MORE they could have done. So there's plenty of opportunity to get creative and explore head canon and missing parts of the canon. Its a convoluted love/hate relationship- especially with poor Dwight and what they did and didn't do to him in canon!

[defenderofdesmoines]

And tell me something about your canon that makes you want to throw things.

[alwaysonguard]

The people they killed off for no good reason!!! *glares and writes more fix-it-fics*

[defenderofdesmoines]

Do you 'fix' canon in your catchups? Do you have plans for anything you might tweak if/when you take your character through their canon?

[alwaysonguard]

I am still trying to figure out how the heck to even begin working Dwight's canon into all this- he came to the island during season one canon so there's 4 more seasons of canon to work with... just no clue how to work it O_O

[thatwaslucky]

Do you have any canon developments or plots you're really excited to get to?

[alwaysonguard]

There are some i think could play out and make things interesting, if I can figure out how to work them in LOL

[defenderofdesmoines]

Do you get anxiety sending emails to people? How do you get around it?

[alwaysonguard]

I get anxiety sending an email, text message or anything... heck, I have a mild panic attack anytime I post something in the RP here as it is right now. As far as getting around it- I just do it and hope it gets better with each time.

[defenderofdesmoines]

Do you have a clear image in your head of your characters' apartment/dorm room/bedroom/general living space? Or does it just kind of change as you need it to?

[alwaysonguard]

Drafted up a basic layout for the apartment. Will likely be adjusted and changed with time.

[defenderofdesmoines]

Tell me about a favorite scene of yours and why you loved playing it/going back to reread it/etc.

[scarlet_chaos]

I love Diego going to save Annie in Vought Tower (and then it turned out she didn't need saved anyway). It was just good development for their relationship and fun to play.

[defenderofdesmoines]

What's your smuttiness preference -- playing it out, FTB, handwave, etc?

[stykera]

I'm super self-conscious (this comes as a great shock to everyone, I am sure) and pretty much live a FTB life.

[defenderofdesmoines]

Have you ever planned out a ship, or is it something that happens organically for you?

[alwaysonguard]

Any ship has to happen naturally... once it clicks though, I will plan the crap out of it to make it work and to flush it out and build my own head canon around it.

[defenderofdesmoines]

How'd you get your character's birthday? Did they come with it, is it their first episode airdate, was it random...?

[scarlet_chaos]

Silver: He doesn't have a birthday to line up with his ~mysterious past and I don't plan on him getting one.

Diego: October 1, 1989 is pretty much the first thing you seen in canon. All 43 superpowered kids were born via immaculate conception that day.

Wanda: I've got "early 1989" from Wandavision but I don't have an actual day set. Tommy and Billy, however, are January 29th because that's the date their birth episode aired.

[thatwaslucky]

Has your character type changed over time? How so?

[scarlet_chaos]

I used to be the "plays a horrible yet charming dick of a person" player, but I don't seem to have any of those anymore.

[defenderofdesmoines]

How far in advance do you plan stuff out? Do you have the next year mapped out (guilty) or do you wing it?

[scarlet_chaos]

I've had TUA season 1 planned since January complete with outlines and I have an outline for season 2 vaguely written and plan to spend my vacation next week writing transcripts for it.

Don't question how I have my fun.

[defenderofdesmoines]

Are there any characters you want to app but haven't for some reason?

[scarlet_chaos]

I've got a gdoc labeled "Buck App -- Do Not Open Until October" since I am mainlining 911 and I like to give myself a few months to see if I'm still interested.

[defenderofdesmoines]

Is there a random event that you haven't enjoyed for whatever reason?

[scarlet_chaos]

I totally suck at weetiny and OMWF. It's not you, it's me.

[defenderofdesmoines]

Are there any fandoms you've gotten into because of this game?

[alwaysonguard]

Haven't started watching yet but Station 19 is now on my to watch list ;)