Board Thread:Roleplay/@comment-30225761-20170220075001/@comment-29564364-20170311164415

TheJanadianKing wrote: (Juggling two characters feels weird! How do you guys do it all the time, with multiple characters?)

(It's kinda hard to explain, but I'll do my best. *hum hum*:

What I like to say is interaction is the key. When you have multiple characters to write, have them interact as much as possible among themselves, with the others and with their environment in a way that will show a clear distinction between their personalities. Imagine them as a single character, but with multiple personalities. That's why Alpha and his crew always stick together.

Also, you know that infrared cameras and thermal cameras are the exact same? Infrared waves are the electromagnetic radiations that we feel as heat. That's why it feels warm when we get sunlight in the back, but it doesn't with a light bulb (unless you get really close, but the warmth would be localized), because a light bulb doesn't emit as much infrared radiation as the sun does.)

I watch Jan and Stormi diving toward the big blue: "Did she just not see me? That Sylph reminds me of Ciel (French for sky)."

Tienna: "Who is Ciel?"

Me: "Oh, she's a Sylph I met a while ago."

Tienna: "But I thought I-"

Me: "BEFORE you gained sentience. Besides, Alpha-1993's with her, not me."

Tienna: "Oh..."

Melissa with sparkling eyes: "So that is what they call the Surface... Back in the Center, only part of the ceiling was blue, but here, it's entirely blue!"

Alpha-2668: "It's called the sky. It's actually what you see when there's no ceiling above your head."

Melissa: "No ceiling? How can a place have no ceiling?"

Alpha-2668: "Ceilings are made to protect you mainly against rain, but-"

Melissa: "What is that?"

Alpha-2668: "What is what?"

Melissa: "That word you just used."

Alpha-2668: "Rain?"

Melissa: "Yes, that."

Alpha-2668: "It'S when drops of water fall from the sky."

Melissa: "You mean ceiling tears."

Alpha-2668: "You call that ceiling tears?"

Melissa: "Mhm."

Alpha-2668: If rain could fall through the barrier, how have you not been flooded yet?"

Melissa: "The Waterway and the Depths of the Labyrinth acted as natural drains."

Alpha-2668: "So what will happen once the Depths are filled?"

Melissa: "Well..." she falls silent for a moment. "I... don't know. We never really thought about it..."

Alpha-2668: "Don't worry about your peers. It'll still take decades before the water reaches the Center and Gwen seems to be set on dispelling that barrier."

Melissa: "But she hates us..."

Alpha-2668: "She hates bugs. You are people. I think she was just surprised at first. And why do you think she want's to undo it? Would she intentionally set free a people she hates?"

Melissa: "You are right..." {Thanks, Gwen, for everything you're doing for us.}

Matt, second to last to get out, stretches and takes a deep breath. "Ahhh... Finally! Fresh air, abundant sunlight and place to move around!"

Me: "1'000'000% agreed!" I follow up as I do the same.

Gwen: "Can someone help me out?"

Matt: "Sure." He reaches down for her hand and pulls his friend out "Jeez, how did you gain so much weight in such a short time?"

Gwen: "It's not me! It's that medal."

Matt notices the new object around her neck. "Where did you get it?"

Gwen: "I found it in the chest that that red creature left behind. No one picked it up, so I decided to take it. But it's true that it'S very heavy... Maybe I can do something with it later, but for now, I can't carry it around." She takes it off and casts a small magic circle in which she puts the object away.

[Done] (WIP = Work in Progress)