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Gooseberry Mods (goosemods) wrote in goose_ooc,
@ 2016-08-13 18:27:00

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! introduction, ! mod post, player: alex, player: cheryl, player: heather, player: josie, player: kas, player: kay, player: madeline, player: manx, player: marin, player: meggie, player: roz, player: sara, x-player: chele, x-player: crystal, x-player: dana, x-player: emily, x-player: emma, x-player: karissa

Pre-Opening Introductions

INTRODUCTIONS

Welcome to Gooseberry High! This is the catch-all post for all character introductions before the game's opening on September 1st. Please comment below telling everyone about your characters, respond to their comments, goof off, plot, all of it! ♥

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morale
2016-08-19 09:32 am UTC (link)

Hi Kas!!! Welcome to the game! I'm Meggie, one of the two mods, and I'm really happy to have you here and back in RP with us. Don't hesitate to let me or Marin know if you need help with anything. Kurt is super adorable, and I'm excited to see him in play. So, I have three characters here...

Diego is a senior Azurcrest, and I think he and Kurt will mostly know one another through the senior Ribbonfins where... it's a mixed bag. On one hand, Diego is on friendly terms with Isaiah and Ravi. On the other hand, he cheated on Tabitha with Anuhea, so if Kurt and Tabitha are friends, he miiight have some complicated feelings about Diego. Diego's in drama and equestrian with him, though, and he's generally a really fun, if attention-seeking, guy.

Then I have Reid, junior Coppertale, who shares a few classes with Kurt, including Animagus Studies. Reid is cold and unfriendly, but via Animagus studies Kurt might have noticed Reid's not actually mean. He's just socially incompetent, and kind of an odd bird (haha). If Kurt puts out even a little effort to be friendly with Reid, Reid will consider him a cool guy.

Aaaaand Calvin, a sophomore Ribbonfin, is in the same house as Kurt. I'm imagining that like most of Ribbonfin, Kurt might find Calvin... stressful? He's whiny and combative, and a (... sort of) redeemed ex-bully. Even though he's diplomatic and articulate, he's often at odds with the rest of his house. Last year he tried to be a cool assertive king of the hill... and failed miserably, and now he gets picked on by Sy Stoker. But during that period he was probably pretty unpleasant to Kurt.

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lovekurts
2016-08-19 10:23 am UTC (link)

Aw thanks, you guys are so sweet! :) I've already learned that a dropbox isn't a public Dropbox folder used for communication, so I'm declaring myself off to a good start. Your characters are great!!

Kurt would probably appreciate the attention-seeking side of Diego from afar because it means less immediate attention on himself, but after he cheated on Tabitha I can see him also finding Diego mildly bewildering/frustrating. Kurt has enough difficulty expressing his own emotions and opinions that he tends to distrust the actions of people that he knows have acted blatantly dishonestly, especially toward his own friends. Kurt may not necessarily let the frustration show very often because 'malice' isn't really in his dictionary, but Diego can probably expect a little more eye-narrowing in Equestrian club, and he may take things Diego says with a much larger grain of salt than before. Redeeming moments include witnessing Diego's attitude toward Estella, because Kurt's extremely close to his own younger sister.

Reid is really interesting, and I can see Kurt being curious about him and actually making some effort towards getting to know him. Kurt cares deeply about getting people to feel great (or at least okay), and although his lack of confidence usually bars him from doing so, he might misinterpret Reid's ice prince demeanour as somebody in dire need of 'help' or 'cheering up,' and thus, risking some potential social humiliation by approaching. Kurt may not be an A-type personality, but I think he'd make small attempts in Animagus Studies (which would actually be huge steps to him) to come out of his shell for this purpose, perhaps by trying to relate to Reid by talking about his brother, a failed Quodpot pro who's trying to make his way as a Quodpot commentator and general Quodpot media personality at large. How many times do I type "Quodpot" before it loses all meaning? Apparently, more than 4.

And haaaa, yeah, Kurt is likely overwhelmed by Calvin! Especially with all the talking, and on top of that, Kurt likely isn't sure that what Calvin says is always the entire truth – that would definitely rustle his feathers. If you're looking for someone who experienced bullying by Calvin at the beginning, I'm happy to volunteer Kurt as tribute. He was (and still is) shy, timid, and has a stutter, meaning he's both low on the food chain and an extremely easy target. If this is a reasonable direction for you, it could even be that Calvin's bullying was one of the things that pushed Kurt towards his New Kurt personal project of asserting himself, oh, at least once a year.

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unresponsive
2016-08-19 12:48 pm UTC (link)

Hahaha, if it makes you feel any better, Marin was puzzled by that exact same thing. ALSO, thank you! x)

Diego's probably going to make it a point to be REALLY NICE to Kurt, because Diego can't stand the idea of people disliking him. He's got a lot of people he has to win back this year, and I suspect he won't be successful with most of them. But since Kurt just comes off as wary, Diego won't smother him too much. And aw! That's sweet. Diego does love Estella, and hopefully we'll soon have her in the game so Diego can dote on her.

Even though "cheering up" isn't really what Reid needs, he'll appreciate Kurt's attempts. I can't say Sy and Roxie won't hassle Kurt for trying to ~save~ Reid, but Reid himself is pretty safe to embarrass yourself in front of. The worst Kurt'll get is stilted confusion. Anyway! Anyone who goes out of their way to liven up Reid's life wins points, because it's hard for him to do it. And while he's not actually sad, he does get lonely because wow making friends is hard and life is frustrating I'm an awkward teenager. He'll definitely have the most to say about sports and Animagus Studies!

Haha, poor Kurt! You can definitely say Calvin was a bully to him the first half of last year, but by now... Calvin's kind of given up trying to be top dog, plus Regan keeps him in line. He's still unpleasant, though, and I imagine even Calvin at his nicest has too many sharp edges for Kurt. Calvin prooobably feels a little bad for sometimes hurting Kurt, but at the same time is like HE'S JUST TOO SENSITIVE, I DON'T KNOW HOW TO TALK TO HIM, IT'S NOT MY FAULT.

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lovekurts
2016-08-19 03:28 pm UTC (link)

I'm kind of pumped to have Kurt make Saving Prefect Reid* into his New Kurt Inaugural Project (Attempt #1), if that's cool with you. It would really just mean more "are you okay"s and "what's going on"s than normal, while others do the hassling because, as you said, Kurt's misinterpreting his attitude and saving isn't exactly what Reid needs.

* ok ok i know he's not a prefect, it's just too perfect an almost-title.

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	unresponsive 2016-08-19 03:35 pm UTC (link)
	Haha, yes, I think that would be adorable GO FOR IT. Reid will be so confused. What does Kurt want?? Why is he doing this??? (Reply to this) (Parent)

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