(12-21-2015, 03:03 PM)Aya Wrote:(12-21-2015, 02:55 PM)Teadrinker Wrote: People literally feel different about me as a person when I'm on her. Consistently. Guildies, strangers, anybody. I get consistently treated more positively as a person on my other characters.ÂThis is something that I worry about all the time in dealings with other people. Am I being unfair? Is it just the character who is such a jerk? The IC world needs jerks for it to feel immersive, it also needs outright bad guys: but is that bad guy doing it to explore a different angle and enrich the community itself or is he another sociopath? Is it worth the risk of getting to know him better to find out?
We should be thankful for those that do, but it can be so hard to tell. It is helpful sometimes to get that OOC whisper: "I know I am being a jerk but that's just my character". But sometimes you are left never knowing, and in those cases why would you seek that character out for future RP? One of the unfairnesses of life I suppose.
This was a lesson I begrudgingly learned over time. I thought it was a little silly but turned out to be necessary because....well.
The honest truth is no one likes their character to get treated negatively/like an annoyance/brushed off etc.
That just is what it is. Again here, you never see the happy/good characters having to go "Apologies, that's just how she acts!" but...
