I prefer to let things unfold naturally so if this happens, so be it...but I have absolutely no intention of seeking out any form of romance RP with Ty this time around. I got lucky in FFXI in that Ty's two most significant relationships worked out very well - with Endinka who made a wonderful foil as the devoted knight to Ty's roguish pirate and the two were often rather unsure around one another. It ended up creating some awesome scenes when those two lives contradicted one another and I recall one written scene which was particularly powerful at the time - everything had basically fallen down around Endi and she'd been illegally imprisoned. Ty's crew rescued her and she was faced with the decision of sticking with him or trying to return to her old life. The crew being camped out, it seemed at first that Endi had left only to find her watching the ocean having decided to stick with Ty. That action had a huge impact on Ty's characterization and affected everything he did from then on.
The last relationship was with Raenef, another knight (Ty seemed to love the complicated ones) who was intrigued by Ty and kicked him in the head a lot, but moonlighted as a corsair. Ty was intrigued by her and determined to get into her head. Things developed and the two wound up together which lead to some of the most fun I've ever had RPing. They were still together when we both stopped roleplaying and I like to think the two of them are still off adventuring and beating up poor Aries (Rae's brother).
I've never met Endi out of game, Rae and I were together for quite a while, but both ones played out well because of OOC communication. But Ty, you dashingly handsome rogue - I hear you ask - if it worked out so well, why are you determined not to do it this time around?
Well, for all the reasons others have given above. Through no fault of her own, Endi often had to leave the game for a while unsure of whether she would return which left Ty kinda hanging - they eventually had a mutual breakup for that reason. It -can- work out really well but it takes a lot of effort...and this time around, I'm not planning on spending anywhere near as much time in-game since I'm way more involved in RL stuff than I used to be. I therefore think it would be unfair to a partner if I wound up absent from the game for a while and left them stranded. Similarly, I've seen far too many issues come up in RL relationships because of IC stuff...I'd rather not a) be the cause of someone else's issues or b) have them come up in my own (when I, y'know, find one again). I've been in both of those examples and I don't care to repeat them.
Bottom line: While they can work with excellent OOC communication...frankly, I don't feel like it would be worth the effort at this point in time.
The last relationship was with Raenef, another knight (Ty seemed to love the complicated ones) who was intrigued by Ty and kicked him in the head a lot, but moonlighted as a corsair. Ty was intrigued by her and determined to get into her head. Things developed and the two wound up together which lead to some of the most fun I've ever had RPing. They were still together when we both stopped roleplaying and I like to think the two of them are still off adventuring and beating up poor Aries (Rae's brother).
I've never met Endi out of game, Rae and I were together for quite a while, but both ones played out well because of OOC communication. But Ty, you dashingly handsome rogue - I hear you ask - if it worked out so well, why are you determined not to do it this time around?
Well, for all the reasons others have given above. Through no fault of her own, Endi often had to leave the game for a while unsure of whether she would return which left Ty kinda hanging - they eventually had a mutual breakup for that reason. It -can- work out really well but it takes a lot of effort...and this time around, I'm not planning on spending anywhere near as much time in-game since I'm way more involved in RL stuff than I used to be. I therefore think it would be unfair to a partner if I wound up absent from the game for a while and left them stranded. Similarly, I've seen far too many issues come up in RL relationships because of IC stuff...I'd rather not a) be the cause of someone else's issues or b) have them come up in my own (when I, y'know, find one again). I've been in both of those examples and I don't care to repeat them.
Bottom line: While they can work with excellent OOC communication...frankly, I don't feel like it would be worth the effort at this point in time.
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