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Discussion When to SPEAK, when to THINK, and when to DESCRIBE

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Mia Moui Mia Moui Find all posts by this user Visit this user's website Member Posts:156 Joined:Sep 2015 Character:Mia Moui Server:Balmung Reputation: 13 Timezone:UTC-6 RE: When to SPEAK, when to THINK, and when to DESCRIBE | #22 02-03-2017, 01:56 PM I don't do "inner dialogue" in role play.  I can't presume other characters can read minds and I certainly wouldn't want them to.  And I definitely don't want to read other character's minds. FFXIV has a number of useful emotes and I have macros for the ones I use most and I have my UI customized for play and for role play.  One thing that I can't do is through emotes is display the subtle movements of Mia's ears and tail.  I will write out what her ears and tail are doing if it's relevant.  For example, if she's getting irritated with someone. /em Smiles at you weakly using only her lips as her tail swishes quickly from side to side. If you know cat behavior, that's a sign of getting angry or intolerant.  If you don't know cat behavior, that's fine too.  As a role player, I don't expect you to know what I'm about or where I want to go.   In fact, I don't usually have a plan.  It's like meeting and talking to people in real life.  I don't have a plan for an interaction.  If, after 20 minutes or so, it's not going anywhere, I might excuse myself and move on.  My point is, I don't want to use people to further my own plot.  If our conversation serves to move my plot, that's great.  If not, that's also fine. And sure, it can be frustrating for the person I'm role playing with.  They don't know what I was looking for but that's like real life too.  If we are getting together to specifically work out a scene or a plot development, that's different.  But just casually role playing a chance meeting, I don't want someone writing their life story into internal dialogue, expecting me to read it. Carne armum ergo sum.

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When to SPEAK, when to THINK, and when to DESCRIBE - by Kallera - 01-31-2017, 12:19 PM RE: When to SPEAK, when to THINK, and when to DESCRIBE - by Virella - 01-31-2017, 12:33 PM RE: When to SPEAK, when to THINK, and when to DESCRIBE - by SicketySix - 01-31-2017, 12:59 PM RE: When to SPEAK, when to THINK, and when to DESCRIBE - by Kazukata - 01-31-2017, 01:20 PM RE: When to SPEAK, when to THINK, and when to DESCRIBE - by Jana - 01-31-2017, 02:26 PM RE: When to SPEAK, when to THINK, and when to DESCRIBE - by Aegir - 01-31-2017, 02:42 PM RE: When to SPEAK, when to THINK, and when to DESCRIBE - by Aya - 01-31-2017, 02:50 PM RE: When to SPEAK, when to THINK, and when to DESCRIBE - by Nebbs - 01-31-2017, 02:56 PM RE: When to SPEAK, when to THINK, and when to DESCRIBE - by Esther Iteya - 01-31-2017, 03:51 PM RE: When to SPEAK, when to THINK, and when to DESCRIBE - by Nebbs - 01-31-2017, 04:02 PM RE: When to SPEAK, when to THINK, and when to DESCRIBE - by Gegenji - 01-31-2017, 04:16 PM RE: When to SPEAK, when to THINK, and when to DESCRIBE - by Kismet - 01-31-2017, 04:29 PM RE: When to SPEAK, when to THINK, and when to DESCRIBE - by Verad - 01-31-2017, 04:51 PM RE: When to SPEAK, when to THINK, and when to DESCRIBE - by Kismet - 01-31-2017, 05:14 PM RE: When to SPEAK, when to THINK, and when to DESCRIBE - by Warren Castille - 01-31-2017, 05:25 PM RE: When to SPEAK, when to THINK, and when to DESCRIBE - by Kallera - 01-31-2017, 05:33 PM RE: When to SPEAK, when to THINK, and when to DESCRIBE - by Warren Castille - 01-31-2017, 05:43 PM RE: When to SPEAK, when to THINK, and when to DESCRIBE - by Kazukata - 01-31-2017, 10:28 PM RE: When to SPEAK, when to THINK, and when to DESCRIBE - by Tyndles - 01-31-2017, 07:03 PM RE: When to SPEAK, when to THINK, and when to DESCRIBE - by Ritsu - 01-31-2017, 07:27 PM RE: When to SPEAK, when to THINK, and when to DESCRIBE - by ExAtomos - 02-03-2017, 11:06 AM RE: When to SPEAK, when to THINK, and when to DESCRIBE - by Mia Moui - 02-03-2017, 01:56 PM RE: When to SPEAK, when to THINK, and when to DESCRIBE - by Faye - 02-03-2017, 03:12 PM RE: When to SPEAK, when to THINK, and when to DESCRIBE - by Alderique - 02-03-2017, 05:31 PM RE: When to SPEAK, when to THINK, and when to DESCRIBE - by Marcy - 02-03-2017, 04:34 PM RE: When to SPEAK, when to THINK, and when to DESCRIBE - by Kilieit - 02-03-2017, 04:52 PM RE: When to SPEAK, when to THINK, and when to DESCRIBE - by Kilieit - 02-03-2017, 05:37 PM

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