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Send 🐶 for a role play related pet peeve. The post @twinleaf-royalty made earlier about antagonistic muses getting the short end of the stick made me think about the fact that a lot of interactions in the Pokémon RPC are... kinda sameish, depending on the archetype the character falls into
As they said very well, antagonists tend to be used as punching bags to prop up ‘nicer’ characters, even if it doesn’t match their characterization. A good example of this would be characters like Chairman Rose and Lysandre, that realistically should have good public images, being approached by people that hate them for no IC reason because the writer knows they’re supposed to be villains.
This also happens with protagonists, though, or at least characters that are supposed to be nice. It’s not discussed that often, but it’s pretty easy to tell that there’s this general assumption that heroic muses are all gonna struggle with self-worth and need someone to take care of them, typically in the form of a Mom Friend™ that will Adopt Them™ and give them a lot of vague praise to improve their mood.
I can see why people wouldn’t mind that, since unlike the antagonistic version it doesn’t really force conflict (and self-worth issues are by FAR the most common character flaw here), but it makes no sense and feels very patronizing when the muse in question doesn’t even act insecure and/or dependent in the first place. I actually think that a plot centered around misunderstanding another character’s needs would be interesting, but most of the time you can tell that the reason why people seem to really want to make their characters take care of people that are blatantly not asking for it is because they didn’t pay attention.
Send 📝 for a rule you think is important when it comes to role playing In general, communication is key. I feel like if you’re not sure about the way an interaction is going, or if you don’t understand a topic well enough to write about it, or if IRL issues get in the way, the best way to handle it is by saying it upfront so you and the other writer than figure out what works for both of you. This is gonna sound very hypocritical coming from a shy bitch like yours truly, but it’s advice I’m trying to follow and it usually works.
Send 💘 for your policy on shipping with your muse(s) I’m shipping trash and if you ask me if our characters could work together chances are that I’m already shipping it
Seriously though after Recent Events (hello Danganronpa fandom land of ship hoarders and stereotypes) I’m being a good deal more selective, but if both characters have good chemistry I’m most likely willing to consider it
