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Doug Millington-Smith ([personal profile] magicaddict) wrote2007-06-17 01:44 am

I Am A Prick...

...and so are my characters.

With full knowledge, intention and ability to stop myself, my characters keep coming out with the nasties. Putting people down, taking the piss and either finding ways to get out of it or shrugging and letting someone else handle the problem.

It doesn't matter who the character is, it seems to be a mirror for everything about myself I truly hate, whether it's boring, insulting, offensive, or just unwilling to consider other people's feelings. This makes them pricks. The fact that despite the fact I don't want them to do it, never designed the characters to do it, and given the choice wouldn't do it, I do it, and offend people, makes me a prick too. I don't care that's it's in character, and that others may not be offended by it on an OOC basis. I bloody well am, and every time I realise what I have done it changes my opinions of myself and what I portray.

I don't want this. I don't want any of it. I want to be so far away from what I do every time I show up and time in, and yet I am told it's great.

What. The. Fuck.

[identity profile] graifox.livejournal.com 2007-06-18 10:11 am (UTC)(link)
from someone who doesnt know you very well, but some times thats what's needed I have never seen you be a prick. And if you dont come across as one on first impressions or even later impressions chances are you dont in general. I know reb thinks very highly of you.

[identity profile] magicaddict.livejournal.com 2007-06-22 11:18 pm (UTC)(link)
The home system is more insular than the LT. Your under your own microscope a lot more, rather than being able to shrug and put yourself half a mile away. Makes it a little more difficult to deal with making mistakes.