I feel this is a relevant clip for this discussion:
[youtube]sFBhR4QcBtE[/youtube]
In all seriousness, though, I like to believe it's simple enough to give general emotes that can kinda-sorta tell what your character is thinking for others to pick up on. However - and I've seen people do this - when you're doing paragraphs of what's going on in your character's head a la a film noir scene, it might be necessary to trim it down some and remember that, as mentioned, most other characters are not mind-readers and a lot of that would be impossible for them to pick up on. I think a hard-and-fast compromise is adding just enough to provide enough context for the message you're trying to convey to your partner in the RP scene.
* She hesitated, having been burned once before by something like this.
* He cast the line with the experience of several cycles experience at fly fishing.
* He took in the scent, closing his eyes as memories of grandma's home cooking flitted across his mind.
... I dunno. Something like that.
[youtube]sFBhR4QcBtE[/youtube]
In all seriousness, though, I like to believe it's simple enough to give general emotes that can kinda-sorta tell what your character is thinking for others to pick up on. However - and I've seen people do this - when you're doing paragraphs of what's going on in your character's head a la a film noir scene, it might be necessary to trim it down some and remember that, as mentioned, most other characters are not mind-readers and a lot of that would be impossible for them to pick up on. I think a hard-and-fast compromise is adding just enough to provide enough context for the message you're trying to convey to your partner in the RP scene.
* She hesitated, having been burned once before by something like this.
* He cast the line with the experience of several cycles experience at fly fishing.
* He took in the scent, closing his eyes as memories of grandma's home cooking flitted across his mind.
... I dunno. Something like that.
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