HALP!

[hok-ton.livejournal.com]

I've run into a rather irritating problem. My muses are being problematic, and fading in and out of character (if you couldn't tell!)

So I've got a question: How do you guys keep your muses in check?

I'd love to rewatch their respective animes and reread their books, but I just don't have the time for that. And I'd prefer not to have to go on hiatus. Still, its a problem when you can't tell which of your four muses is talking at any given time.

Suggestions?

Comments

[shunraiken.livejournal.com]

I do the same thing. I'll go through and do all of, say, my Colette tags, and then I'll go do my Guy tags, etc. etc. It's easier to keep their voices distinct that way. When I'm tagging as one character, I'm tagging as that character. Any tags I get for any of my other characters during that time are going to wait their turn until I'm tagging with that particular character.

[sound_council]

Ooof! That would drive my inbox crazy! ^.^;

But you have a good idea. I'll see if I can make it work!

[shunraiken.livejournal.com]

It gets REALLY bad when I've been tagging with four or five of my characters that day, ahaha. But I find it's easiest to just get in one character's mindset and stay there for a while rather than constantly switching back and forth.

[sound_council]

*nodnod* That's what seems to be the common consensus.

Though it's strange...I can play Karakael and The Visitor off eachother with almost no problem, despite them being only subtly different, while playing Kabuto and Himiko, who are almost completely different, is really hard to keep straight!

[shunraiken.livejournal.com]

I find it depends on who I'm threading with, too. There are some characters whom it's just easier for certain characters of mine to thread with and their responses come much more naturally. For instance, I find it easiest to bounce Yuan off of Kratos, Jacky, Jade, Luke, Asch and Peony. For Rin, it's easiest when she's talking with Archer, Issei, Rider or Ban. Some characters just kind of "click" with each other, I think.

[sound_council]

I've found that cannon-mates make it much easier as well. (Which is why I'm flailing so much now that Orochimaru is less active). Its much easier to solidify a characters reactions when you can work with in the confines of how they would act in cannon.

But you're right, Himiko certainly gets along with different characters than Kabuto, though K&V have basically the same friend set.

[shunraiken.livejournal.com]

Canonmates help, but it doesn't always have to be canonmates; just characters your character gets along with well usually work fine for me. Heck, out of the ones I listed for Yuan, only Kratos is actually his canonmate. The others are just people he's struck up various relationships with since joining the comm.

[sound_council]

Hmm. Maybe I should try to solidify some of the relationships that my characters have then. Other than Kabuto, none of them have really made friends here.

[shunraiken.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'd say give it a try! Yuan's practically been adopted by the Tales of the Abyss cast and he's done some great threads with them.

Colette is always willing to talk to people and try to make friends. :3

[poison_puppet]

*bumps muses* Talk more! XD

Himiko's had some fun threads with some of the 'evil' kids...but they aren't really her friends.

[shunraiken.livejournal.com]

I can't get Colette and Guy to shut up, but I need to work on getting some of my others to be more social. XD

[poison_puppet]

Weird that my two characters that *should* be least social are the ones that talk to the most random people...XD

[shunraiken.livejournal.com]

Haha, Yuan pretty much went and got himself adopted by the Tales of the Abyss cast despite being canonically an anti-social jerk. XD

[hok-ton.livejournal.com]

And Karakael has somehow made himself appear 'nice' in the eyes of the community. (Surprising for one who basically is his universes incarnation of evil)

[shunraiken.livejournal.com]

I still don't know how Yuan did it, to be honest. I mean, they're nice to him and he's a jerk right back. XD;

[hok-ton.livejournal.com]

Hmm. Openly having children (and caring about them) is the reason why Karakael is so popular.

Maybe having rude characters is the way to make friends here?

[fontechfan.livejournal.com]

Maybe! But then again, this guy gets around too and he's on the friendly side.

[sound_council]

XD But Kabuto has no friends *at all* and he's rather nice...

[fontechfan.livejournal.com]

I guess it really just depends.

[hok-ton.livejournal.com]

Indeed.