So tell me, friendslist

[arkster]

What's the first time you ever killed off a character?

One of yours, I mean, one you'd petted and fed and watered and seen grow. One who'd surprised you, multiple times. One you'd grown to love and see yourself in, and - more gratifyingly - see all the ways you're different and always will be. One you'd enjoyed knowing, in all his or her or its imperfect rambling ways.

I'm two martinis in and I don't know how to feel.

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[rizumcbutt.livejournal.com]

I killed Jan off at another game once. He'd been there 9 months, and had lost... well, less friends than he's lost at Riv now, but the death toll was climbing. He grabbed the one person left he liked, carefully put her down (her player was dropping too), and then went on a delighted NPC killing spree in the cafeteria so the heroes would gang up and kill him. It was bittersweet, but I had no regrets right up until I started the log and his new roommate was like WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS?? DDD: and tried to protect him, and then I felt not a little bad.

There's an end to every story, right? Unless, of course, said character pops up again in private musebox adventures involving the Totally Awesome Boat Team Justice Group...

[arks.livejournal.com]

We're still not calling it that, Bart.

[speedintraining.livejournal.com]

But -- but --

[bratwonder.livejournal.com]

No. Come on. At least make it the Justice Pirates or something that doesn't take sixteen seconds to yell in a fight.

[speedintraining.livejournal.com]

Just because you can't yell it in a fight doesn't mean everyone can't.

[bratwonder.livejournal.com]

And there's no point in you yelling it if it's too fast for anybody to hear.

I vote we let Ofelia do it. She's creative.

[speedintraining.livejournal.com]

But what if she doesn't come up with something cool enough? It has to be cool.

[bratwonder.livejournal.com]

It'll still be better than yours.