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I'm semi-up there with the wrong-doers.
Siobhain makes a... lot... of... faces. Her facial expressions and body language are 80% of what makes her, her. Some people who have known her for a while now, as PLAYERS may not read what their CHARACTERS would recall. Like, they've seen this behavior before, several times, but they had a hard work day IRL so they're just taking things at face value. I don't write 'This is ridiculous' she thinks to herself, very often simply because Sio is hard to read.
Siobhain goes rigid, her shoulders squaring at the stranger's touch on her bicep. Immediately, the muscles of her jaw begin to work, her teeth grinding audibly behind a tight-lipped scowl.
This is what she does when Miqo'te touch her. It's intended that Miqo'te who don't know her will take this as intimidating or threatening behavior, a negative response, when in fact this is her embarrassed face. If there are people around who -are- familiar with her, I might add:
This familiar expression belies her otherwise unvoiced discomfort.
Now. A Miqo'te might somehow be able to tell that she was embarrassed rather than anger and menacing, which isn't how it's supposed to be. Some people dun see that line. I leave it open to interpretation and roll with it however I must. I don't mind seeing people pop up 'blahblahblahthoughtbubbleblah' because they're usually doing it in conjunction with a facial expression that already shows they've got a problem.
Simply narrows down the cause.
If Siobhain knows someone well, and they do something like
Blah grimaces faintly.
In response to something else, she'll have generic concern. If they go the route
Blah grimaces faintly, thinking to Blah's self 'This is embarrassing.'
That grimace would vastly differ from
Blah grimaces faintly, thinking to Blah's self 'Gods, my ribs are killing me.'
Could handle it differently, yes, by going into detail about favoring on side or blushing. OR you could use the thoughts for direction rather than detail. I, personally, don't mind either way.
I will say though, I find it difficult to adapt to constant thought-bubbling with little to no detail or context otherwise.
Sio's not a psychic.
Siobhain makes a... lot... of... faces. Her facial expressions and body language are 80% of what makes her, her. Some people who have known her for a while now, as PLAYERS may not read what their CHARACTERS would recall. Like, they've seen this behavior before, several times, but they had a hard work day IRL so they're just taking things at face value. I don't write 'This is ridiculous' she thinks to herself, very often simply because Sio is hard to read.
Siobhain goes rigid, her shoulders squaring at the stranger's touch on her bicep. Immediately, the muscles of her jaw begin to work, her teeth grinding audibly behind a tight-lipped scowl.
This is what she does when Miqo'te touch her. It's intended that Miqo'te who don't know her will take this as intimidating or threatening behavior, a negative response, when in fact this is her embarrassed face. If there are people around who -are- familiar with her, I might add:
This familiar expression belies her otherwise unvoiced discomfort.
Now. A Miqo'te might somehow be able to tell that she was embarrassed rather than anger and menacing, which isn't how it's supposed to be. Some people dun see that line. I leave it open to interpretation and roll with it however I must. I don't mind seeing people pop up 'blahblahblahthoughtbubbleblah' because they're usually doing it in conjunction with a facial expression that already shows they've got a problem.
Simply narrows down the cause.
If Siobhain knows someone well, and they do something like
Blah grimaces faintly.
In response to something else, she'll have generic concern. If they go the route
Blah grimaces faintly, thinking to Blah's self 'This is embarrassing.'
That grimace would vastly differ from
Blah grimaces faintly, thinking to Blah's self 'Gods, my ribs are killing me.'
Could handle it differently, yes, by going into detail about favoring on side or blushing. OR you could use the thoughts for direction rather than detail. I, personally, don't mind either way.
I will say though, I find it difficult to adapt to constant thought-bubbling with little to no detail or context otherwise.
Sio's not a psychic.
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