the | in character | critique meme

[dedikated]

Have you ever just wanted to tell someone flat-out what you think of them as a person? Does your roommate have this one quirk that drives you up the wall, like dripping apathy all over the kitchen sink? Sometimes all it takes to be the best person you can be is a dose of self-awareness, sometimes what it takes instead is a cluebat to the head... and sometimes they just have a stupid name you can never quite spell right.

For all this and more, have I got the meme for you!

THE LOWDOWN
i. Post a header with your character's name.
ii. 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!
iii. 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??
iv. A probably unnecessary reminder, but just remember, this is not a place for OOC crit! There are other, more appropriate channels for that.
v. Here are quick links to the Dreamwidth inbox and recent posted comments page if you want them.

Shamelessly borrowed from empatheias

Comments

[circumitus]

That's their problem.

[Rey, stop.]

[synthedick]

Problem? You call that a problem?

[circumitus]

They're worrying over something that they shouldn't have to.

[Implying that Rey is a "something" and not a "someone" -- acknowledging her own place in society as a person is going to take some time.]

[synthedick]

[Don't think he doesn't catch that, Rey.]

They're worrying about someone.

[circumitus]

Whatever. Am not responsible for people wasting their damn time.

[synthedick]

Hey now. You might not agree with it, but there's no need to be disrespectful because people worry about you.

[circumitus]

Don't care.

[Which is the problem.]

[synthedick]

You mind telling me why?

[He's trying really hard to not sound so stern and disappointed, but let's face it: this turn of events isn't sitting well with him.]

[circumitus]

Because it's better this way.

[So she thinks.]

[synthedick]

Is it? Is it better to just give up on folks? Or on yourself?

[circumitus]

...

[Le shrug.

[(I'm so sorry, Nick.)]

[synthedick]

[Sigh. He'll get to you yet, Rey.]