The IC Critque Meme!

[lifetothefullest]

Have you ever wanted to tell your fellow cave wasteland-dwellers what you think of them without consequence? Does their cavalier attitude toward murder, or lack of any critical thinking skills, or naive optimism cause frustration? Or is it something even more minor that really irks you, like that your roommate keeps borrowing your clothes or your friend won't use punctuation when they type?

WELL THEN--

THE LOWDOWN
• Post a header with your character's name.
• Comment in-character to other people's headers. With what? Depends on your CR! Maybe they're a good person and really should keep on keeping on, maybe literally everyone can see they need to suck it up and confess already, maybe they'll change their wicked ways if just one extra person casts aspersions on their pompadour. Bring in examples if you want, as with any helpful critique. Be as creative as you like!
• Other characters will comment to yours, no doubt overflowing with well-meaning advice on how to be the best person they can be. Your character is free to respond. Excuse you, maybe despair is still in fashion??
• Feel free to assume there's a compulsion to speak their minds, if your character's not usually the type to give unsolicited advice.
• A probably unnecessary reminder, but just remember, this is not a place for OOC crit! There are other, more appropriate channels for that.

Shamelessly borrowed and modified from empatheias

Comments

Dr. Lance Sweets

[lifetothefullest]

[unheeled]

A shrink who knows fashion is a shrink I don't hate.

[lifetothefullest]

That might be the weirdest reason so far that someone's decided to overlook my profession, but I'll take it.

[synthedick]

It's good to know the city has a fella so willing to listen to those in need, no matter who they may be.

[Or what they may be, in a certain fugitive's case.]

[lifetothefullest]

Thank you. The same could be said for you.

[And not just about their little metal friend; Lance really appreciates that Nick has been willing to listen to him, even when it might be about something he might prefer not to believe.]

[nonscriptum]

You're like the shitty little brother I never had.

[Lance gets a ridiculously fond smile.]

And you do a pretty good job of making people think you're not as clever at manipulation as you are.

[lifetothefullest]

I'll make sure to keep earning that role by being annoying and making fun of your fashion choices.

[But despite the joke, he's really genuinely pleased by this; it means a lot to him when anyone considers him a friend, let alone like family, and he returns the smile.

As for that last comment though, wow, way to call him out.]

I'm going to try taking that as a compliment.

[nowherewolf]

Your taste in music is only okay.

[lifetothefullest]

Wow, and here I thought we were friends.

[nowherewolf]

Hey, I think most of my friends' music taste is shit, so this is technically a compliment.

[lifetothefullest]

Fair enough.

Besides, it's practically a requirement for a music snob to consider others' taste in music tolerable at best, so I can handle it.

[One music snob to another.]

[drabsolutelynot]

You don't take good enough care of yourself.

[Shocker, this is his criticism]

[lifetothefullest]

I'm working on it.

[It isn't defensive, just a statement; at least he isn't denying it this time?]

[drabsolutelynot]

Well that I am glad to hear.

[aroundthecoroner]

You're maybe too fast to forgive people, and maybe too slow to trust them. Which are things I didn't think one person could both have, but here we are.

[lifetothefullest]

[...Huh. He can't exactly argue with that, but it's definitely not a comment he was expecting, let alone from Michael.]

Forgiveness and trust come from different places, and have different motivations behind them, so it isn't quite as contradictory as it may seem.

[No comment on whether this is something he should change or not, though.]

[aroundthecoroner]

I mean, I guess. Sort of like "forgive but don't forget", right?

[He is not going to be the one to force Lance to admit to anything, so the lack of confirmation is fine.]

[lifetothefullest]

Kind of, yeah, though I do try not to hold a grudge or anything.

[Unless it's really warranted, then he'll so hold a grudge; he'd be that guy fifty years later bitching about how his college roommate never returned his CD.]

It's more that... Refusing to forgive usually causes more harm to the person who was wronged; holding onto anger, and hurt, and everything else eats away at you, not the person you won't forgive. Being careful about trusting just helps avoid those situations in the first place.

[tongueamok]

I struggle to tell when he is being professionally polite, and when he is being truly kind. I respect him nonetheless.

[lifetothefullest]

[That gets a little smile.]

I like to think I'm usually both, and it's pretty obvious when I'm just being polite, but I may overestimate how easy it is to tell. And thank you.

[He feels like he's very very clearly cold and distant when he's solely being professionally polite, but he is aware it might not be as simple for other people to discern the difference.]

[ghostlocked]

Hey, loosen up.

[lifetothefullest]

That is so much easier said than done in 'murder is the first choice' wasteland, you know.

[ghostlocked]

Heh. Fair enough. You know you're not responsible for everyone in town, right? I bet we could get you elected mayor or something if you want that role, though.

[dedikated]

Needs to get up earlier.

[lifetothefullest]

Alternatively, you need to stay up later.