I recently decided I'd have Iris exist on both Balmung and Lamia, and came up with the way those two versions of the character would coexist. For any situation where Balmung and Lamia's experiences do not directly contradict - i.e. romantic entanglements, free company affiliations, that sort of thing - then both sets of experiences would be 'canon' to the character. Just because people on Balmung cannot interact with her connections on Lamia I didn't feel a need to say those connections didn't exist. For the things where their experiences notably diverge, Lamia's iteration of Iris has precedent as the 'main' version of the character, basically making certain facts of Balmung's Iris an 'AU'.Â
I hadn't really discussed this with many people, so I'm sure the community will tell me I'm doing it wrong and am a disgusting RPer, but that's how I saw fit to navigate this problem.
I hadn't really discussed this with many people, so I'm sure the community will tell me I'm doing it wrong and am a disgusting RPer, but that's how I saw fit to navigate this problem.
