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Megu
QUOTE (StevenAngier @ Jun 29 2011, 02:06 PM) *
There is something true bloody smelling on that story. I like your story smile.gif


Thanks.

You know, I think the key to coming up with SR characters is alienation. Any decent cyberpunk character is alienated from his or her social or physical surroundings in some manner, and once you've figured out how that is, you've got most of your backstory right there. In this case, it's that she's neither really human nor really a wilderness creature, she's aging way past her siblings and friends of youth, and she's unable to find legitimate work without being asked to value a large, amorphous organization over those she sees as her pack. That's something that can be worked with, you know?
Daddy's Little Ninja
Well that and any normal, well adjusted person has a normal job and family and does not live as a professional criminal killing and stealing.
Christian Lafay
QUOTE (Daddy's Little Ninja @ Jun 30 2011, 09:00 PM) *
Well that and any normal, well adjusted person....

Luckily those are in the minority.
CanRay
QUOTE (Daddy's Little Ninja @ Jun 30 2011, 03:00 PM) *
Well that and any normal, well adjusted person has a normal job and family and does not live as a professional criminal killing and stealing.
8-8/6 Job. Tiny apartment. Simsense to dull the feelings. And a little something extra to go along with the Nutrasoy.

Yep, well adjusted. nyahnyah.gif
Rubic
QUOTE (Megu @ Jun 29 2011, 03:11 PM) *
Thanks.

You know, I think the key to coming up with SR characters is alienation....

There's two other possibilities: an over-sized ego and sense of entitlement, and sufficient ambition. Running will tend to alienate the person from their peers eventually, so any vehicle that will lead to that alienation will work.
Christian Lafay
QUOTE (CanRay @ Jul 1 2011, 12:29 AM) *
8-8/6 Job. Tiny apartment. Simsense to dull the feelings. And a little something extra to go along with the Nutrasoy.

Yep, well adjusted. nyahnyah.gif

Job? Kitchen monkey. Check.
Apartment? Crowded FEMA trailer. Check.
Simsense? RPGs. Check.
Nutrasoy? Ramen noodles. Check.
.......I'm sad now.
Tymeaus Jalynsfein
QUOTE (Christian Lafay @ Jun 30 2011, 08:30 PM) *
Job? Kitchen monkey. Check.
Apartment? Crowded FEMA trailer. Check.
Simsense? RPGs. Check.
Nutrasoy? Ramen noodles. Check.
.......I'm sad now.


Check... frown.gif
Rubic
QUOTE (Christian Lafay @ Jun 30 2011, 10:30 PM) *
Job? Kitchen monkey. Check.
Apartment? Crowded FEMA trailer. Check.
Simsense? RPGs. Check.
Nutrasoy? Ramen noodles. Check.
.......I'm sad now.

OMG a runner! I pay u $1.50 for lulz. Go poop in mah neighbor's trash can and take pics! nyahnyah.gif
Christian Lafay
QUOTE (Rubic @ Jul 1 2011, 04:10 AM) *
OMG a runner! I pay u $1.50 for lulz. Go poop in mah neighbor's trash can and take pics! nyahnyah.gif

Worst. Johnson. EVER! Haha.
CanRay
QUOTE (Christian Lafay @ Jun 30 2011, 09:30 PM) *
Job? Kitchen monkey. Check.
Apartment? Crowded FEMA trailer. Check.
Simsense? RPGs. Check.
Nutrasoy? Ramen noodles. Check.
.......I'm sad now.
Well, not in a FEMA trailer, but I wish I had those other things. frown.gif
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