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Tweak says, "Why am I always Lois Lane?"

MarinaNova Mods (marinanova_mod) wrote in marinanova_ooc,
@ 2012-09-01 10:50:00

Entry tags:

mod: hmd, mod: plotting

Game-wide HMD/Plotting!
Welcome to the MarinaNova HMD! This is optional, but encouraged.

• List your characters for which you'd like feedback. We have a form below if you like forms!
[Feel free to add 4th Wall characters]

• Leave your tactful and considered thoughts, questions, concerns, praise, suggestions, etc. for others.

We strongly encourage you to make this a dialogue. Find out what went into actions, decisions, and characterization and you may come to understand it better. Hopefully you'll also be in the best position to clearly communicate your own concerns. Results will be more satisfactory for everyone if one person isn't on the offensive while the other is on the defensive.

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Be constructive and considerate.

• Since there is no plotting meme during months with an HMD, please feel free to do that here too.

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thisiscalm
2012-09-02 09:42 pm UTC (link)

I already gushed about your Hotch and Klinger, but I might have to do that a little bit more just to make sure. They both just felt very spot on from the first tag onwards — Klinger especially, but I think that has more to do with him having a very distinct voice than anything else. I'm forever sad that Hotch couldn't stay, the BAU needs their leader gdit! It was wonderful while it lasted though.

As for Dean, I never got to his canon point but I can hear his voice very clearly in the tags. I'm also loving the recent development between him and Aidan — it was pretty surprising when it happened and I have to say that Dean is one of the few in Marina that actually got him to talk about the grittier parts of his past. Props there!

I get what you're saying with older characters getting too comfortable (I had the same issue with Hawk, back in the day) and it's easy to fall into a trap of just going through the motions. I do feel like Dean is still ic in his laid-back ways so although I understand where you're coming from, I don't really think it's a problem? Giving him a shake to get the blood pumping might be a good idea though, and I'd be happy to help with plotting if that's something you'd be interested in!

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eyeofthetiger
2012-09-05 02:33 am UTC (link)

I'm not going to lie, but if I can handle work picking up again in October with my current load, I may very well bring Hotch in for November. I loved what little bit I played out and while CM is a terrifying show to play from, I'd love to give him a real try! But that said, if you find someone else to enable in the meantme DO IT. I'd love to play off a Hotch as much as I'd love to play one.

And I'd probably app in Klinger instead if that happened. OTL

Ahem, but yes. I'm really amazed that Dean managed to get Aidan to talk so much. It's certainly putting Aidan and Helix in a whole brand new light for him. He just thought that the two of you were rowdy teenagers with too much time on their hands ~~like Dean at that age, but even more so then he thought~~.

And I'm definitely up for plotting! I may see first what Haunt and Eri want to do with TFW things, but this meme has definitely given me some ideas to pursue. I have to admit, I kind of want a game wide silly string event now. Simply because it's so much better then painting the town red. And three times as more difficult to clean up! (Punishment for Dean, yes!)

Also, also. Bren brought up an excellent point. We haven't plotted out that double date with Hei/Saya and Aidan/Helix. We should definitely still do this.

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thisiscalm
2012-09-05 02:41 am UTC (link)

Haha, Haunt kind of sort of enabled me for Hawkeye the other day so if Klinger happens I may have to... follow up on that. CM is a really terrifying thing to play from, but it's so rewarding at the same time and as far as I'm concerned Marina is a great place to explore the dynamics of the characters. If you do get Hotch in, he will be welcomed with so many open arms!

It's really great — he still has so much more dark little secrets hidden away ~~like the fact that he was two inches away from murder~~ so I'd love to see if Dean could pry even more from him without even trying.

Double-date should absolutely happen. I am game for this whenever it works for you guys! /o/

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eyeofthetiger
2012-09-05 03:23 am UTC (link)

lmao, that is golden and you're not making my decision any easier! Because gosh. klinger was just too much damn fun. I can make up all the crazy stories I want and not care two licks for how far the yarn is stretching!

Mou... And I'll take you up on that challenge! Dean stumbles into the most random CR sometimes and one minute, he's happy go lucky and the next thing I know he's rolling in angst and clamming up again. I think that might have been what I've been missing, actually. Not enough angst in his life. /kicks Dean and runs!

And yes. I'll get with Lena and see what she thinks.

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