The suggestion that you made, Yeldir, about dropping out of character and engaging then jumping back into character seamlessly reminds me of the concept of improvisation in theater. Â
In improv you have to be able to roll with the punches and kind of direct the conversation or the scene in the way that you want it. Â It can almost be like you're playing two scenes at once, one in character and one out of character. Â There are lots of different kinds of actors out there. Â Some are better at improvisation and others are amazing method actors who get almost dangerously into character. Â Neither one is better than the other, but they both deal with situations differently, which is not to say bad at all.
I think the people who balk at the idea of acknowledgement towards the trolls and deescalating the situation in that way are just this, they are more focused method actors. Â That's completely fine. But the problem is that the situation that we're in isn't ideal. Â We're street performers. Â We're comedians. Â We have to deal with the random individual who happens to stumble upon us. Â This can be disruptive, or could even make the roleplay better. Â It's just as much about our style as the people who disrupt us. Â
When a comedian is heckled they can react in a couple of different ways, and I think those ways very much parallel the ideas you suggested. Â If ignoring works for you, then go for it. Â I, personally, don't have the concentration to ignore trolls like that (though I can't say that I've run into them that much). Â But if you're able to improvise, then improvise, yeah?
In improv you have to be able to roll with the punches and kind of direct the conversation or the scene in the way that you want it. Â It can almost be like you're playing two scenes at once, one in character and one out of character. Â There are lots of different kinds of actors out there. Â Some are better at improvisation and others are amazing method actors who get almost dangerously into character. Â Neither one is better than the other, but they both deal with situations differently, which is not to say bad at all.
I think the people who balk at the idea of acknowledgement towards the trolls and deescalating the situation in that way are just this, they are more focused method actors. Â That's completely fine. But the problem is that the situation that we're in isn't ideal. Â We're street performers. Â We're comedians. Â We have to deal with the random individual who happens to stumble upon us. Â This can be disruptive, or could even make the roleplay better. Â It's just as much about our style as the people who disrupt us. Â
When a comedian is heckled they can react in a couple of different ways, and I think those ways very much parallel the ideas you suggested. Â If ignoring works for you, then go for it. Â I, personally, don't have the concentration to ignore trolls like that (though I can't say that I've run into them that much). Â But if you're able to improvise, then improvise, yeah?
