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I hope I'm doing this right. D: If this isn't how you do intro posts or something, please let me know, and I'd be happy to fix it.

But, um, anyway! Hi, everybody. I'm Sam, and I've been thinking about joining this game for a while, and I've finally decided to take the plunge. :D But I thought it might be nice to get to know people first, and I had a few questions too.

First question is, what counts as too fluffy/defenseless to be accepted? Because I've been thinking about joining with Nia from Gurren Lagann here, and while I don't think she's too fluffy, considering the canon she comes from, she's not really a combatant and she's got the whole naive faithful princess thing down pat, so I want to make sure. Basically, I just wanted to make sure that she a.) would have things to do, and b.) wouldn't get killed dead. I'm hoping somebody already knows enough of Nia's canon to answer that for me without me needing to get teal deer on you, but if not, I'd be happy to elaborate on who she is/what her show is like! Oh, and um, I do have other characters I could app with instead if people think she wouldn't be a good fit.

My other question-- I'm so, so sorry if this sounds stupid, but-- this is a campaign, right? Does that mean it's played like a tabletop game, but online? And if so, is it a problem if I've never done tabletop RPing?

Anyway, thank you for your time! I really look forward to meeting all of you!

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[so-pregnable.livejournal.com]

Saphie, one of the mods here, just chiming to tell you Zita's assessment is spot on and honestly, Nia sounds great. She could be friends and emotional support for people, she can big sister younger characters, like Yuri, since a lot of the people there don't really have time to, like...essentially raise a child while doing stuff to get them off the boat and going on missions. She could totally be taught to be a medic--like an EMT--to keep folks alive long enough to get them to the doctors. Folks can teach her how to use a blaster--heck, maybe a STUN one, since she doesn't like to hurt people.

There's a lot that can be done, a lot of different roles folks can fill, a lot of people willing to teach the stuff they know, and a lot of social time, too, so being emotional support and helping people through niceness is a-okay. She could basically decide whichever path to take and follow it.

So yeah, let's take a crack at her. If she doesn't work out, you can phase her out and try someone else--it happens sometimes. A lot of players try a character or two before finding one that clicks better--we have an IC way to deal with their disappearing.

If you have any other questions, let us know, and if you wanna hang out in the AIM chat, ping a mod (I'm psychicsaphie for instance) or self-invite to "boardthemeatship." It's not necessary, but it's fun.

[whatexactlyis.livejournal.com]

YAY! I'm glad you think she'd be a good fit! Honestly, all of that stuff sounds great for her-- I think she'd be good as an EMT, or a baby-sitter/child care person, and I think a stun blaster would be perfect because, although she wouldn't want to hurt anyone, she would want to be able to protect her friends if she had to. :D So, yay. I'll mull over exactly what path to send her down some (although that may depend slightly on what actually happens when she gets in the game), and I'll be sending in her app tonight! \o/

Yeah, I read in the rules what happens when they disappear. I really really hope she works out because I love her to bits, but if not, it's comforting to know the other characters won't end up in angstville because of it. :)

I might just do that! I'm a little shy about chats and I still have some stuff to do today, so I'm off and on right now, but I'll try to get in when I get the chance. Thank you, Saphie, and it's really nice to meet you!