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

[glacius]

You seem to me a competent individual; I appreciate you returning to fight by my side when you simply could have left.

... Also, I... have always wondered: what happened to your hair?? [Because WHOAHBRIGHT he's only seen one other person who has dyed their hair before and it was not this intense!!]

[dedikated]

[ Awkward shrug ] Leaving people behind never works.

[ And she glances down at what is now a nearly-blonde piece of hair. Thanks, Hadriel, for all the dye. ] Bleach, patience, and semi-permanent colour.

[glacius]

What does... that... [Glacius squints, before her meaning... well, sort of clicks.] ... You put chemicals in it? Why? Does that not make you sick??

[dedikated]

[ utter confusion. Just... H o w. ]

No, it's just... Itchy. I don't eat it or anything.

[glacius]

I should nope not! [Glacius blinks, sounding alarmed at the very thought.] ... So... why..? Is dying your hair of cultural significance? [Thankfully he doesn't ask this out loud, but now he's wondering if she's trying to attract a mate, or something. Some species show bright colors as a sort of courtship, don't they? Are humans one of them?? He has no idea.]

[dedikated]

[ headshake ] Nah. I just... Like it. Life's boring without colour. [ Those words come out a bit too tight, despite not being... Strictly untrue. But explaining that it's a long-held deal with a dead man seems too personal a thing to just blurt out. ]

[glacius]

I... I see. [He thinks he sees, anyways. He hopes.] So it is sort of like... a means of expressing yourself? [Well, why not. His people's bodies have the tendency to change color completely if displaced from ice or snow for too long, so he supposes coloring one part of your body isn't too surprising.]

[dedikated]

[ That gets a nod. ] Aye. Started doing it and... never stopped, I guess.