I try to stay in character as much as possible up until IÂ start feeling uncomfortable. I've had myself pleasantly surprised by some people that have turned a potentially skeevy situation into something fairly entertaining! Or I get to learn something about my character.
However. The moment that I begin to feel uncomfortable with the situation, I'll break character in such a way that allows my character to refuse a situation they might not otherwise. After all, I'm the one controlling them and I ultimately get to dictate what is and is not allowed to happen to them.
It's a tricky thing to communicate on an OOC level with someone you've just met despite what people always say about communication being key. Hell, 9 times outta 10, if my character storms off or leaves a situation I end up getting a whisper from the person asking if everything is alright. At that point I'll politely tell them that I wasn't comfortable with the situation.
In extreme scenarios I'll put a full stop to the IC interaction and pull the person aside OOC to immediately let them know that I'm not comfortable with this happening. If they can't deal with my boundaries, they aren't going to be worth my time in the long run to begin with.
However. The moment that I begin to feel uncomfortable with the situation, I'll break character in such a way that allows my character to refuse a situation they might not otherwise. After all, I'm the one controlling them and I ultimately get to dictate what is and is not allowed to happen to them.
It's a tricky thing to communicate on an OOC level with someone you've just met despite what people always say about communication being key. Hell, 9 times outta 10, if my character storms off or leaves a situation I end up getting a whisper from the person asking if everything is alright. At that point I'll politely tell them that I wasn't comfortable with the situation.
In extreme scenarios I'll put a full stop to the IC interaction and pull the person aside OOC to immediately let them know that I'm not comfortable with this happening. If they can't deal with my boundaries, they aren't going to be worth my time in the long run to begin with.
