Fandom Star Trek: Vigilance (OOC)

[Epiphany]

That closing line literally made me laugh out loud.

Between you and Jack, this is already the most amusing RP I've been in for the last six months. I see a straight man role in my future...

 

[MechanicalSnake]

That closing line literally made me laugh out loud.

Between you and Jack, this is already the most amusing RP I've been in for the last six months. I see a straight man role in my future...

You can always have Kimberly rebuilt into a man. That would probably also boost the fun factor.

 

[Darkraven]

I will be gone for the weekend too, but I have a laptop with me and might get something in.

I usually find time to post on the weekends these days but likewise my week days are usually more predictable.

Would have posted but Savir's questions are spot on and Kimberly's hoping to find out the answers.

I’m okay to post a little this weekend but, I need to wait for others. Have nice weekend folks.

There's no rush, so it's fine if there isn't much activity for a couple o' days. Take this more as a marathon rather than a sprint, and everything will fall into place...

Anyway, I've posted, but here's the thing. Do you guys want me to push the Turbo lift group all the way up to the bridge, or do you guys want just one more chance to do something in the turbolift / bridge? I could continue writing.

MechanicalSnake Epiphany Inactive User 002 RPLongAndProsper

 

[Epiphany]

As much fun as it is to watch Polito be tortured, I really want to get to our turn for Bradfield's horrendous mood.

 

[Darkraven]

As much fun as it is to watch Polito be tortured, I really want to get to our turn for Bradfield's horrendous mood.

Airight, we'll see what the others say first.

 

[MechanicalSnake]

Yeah bring them up. I think Savir now believes Polito is overreacting ... He needs to see it for himself.

 

[Darkraven]

Yeah bring them up. I think Savir now believes Polito is overreacting ... He needs to see it for himself.

Unfortunate for Savir. All the more interesting for us.

Yeah, I'll bring the turbo lift up. It would have to be 16 hours later though, as it's past midnight here and I've got work early tomorrow.

In the meantime, happy weekends. At least RPLongAndProsper will have plenty to write about, but you guys can always try while you wait.

 

[RPLongAndProsper]

Okay, I am about to post. But I honestly had to give it a day in order to write in character, and not in my OWN character. Because if it was me, my first thought would be "the ship is still docked and I can still get off it", and that would be the end. I couldn´t get past that thought yesterday, I mean I am known for dropping jobs if I see the boss is an asshole. XD

 

[Darkraven]

Okay, I am about to post. But I honestly had to give it a day in order to write in character, and not in my OWN character. Because if it was me, my first thought would be "the ship is still docked and I can still get off it", and that would be the end. I mean I am known for dropping jobs if I see the boss is an asshole. XD

Starfleet is different though from the usual jobs, and the 24th century harbours much different individuals.

EDIT: Since you are about to post, I'll hold off on mine. Thank God I was a little more lazier today. XD

 

[MechanicalSnake]

Hm... My notifications arent working, obviously....

 

[Epiphany]

Holy carp are we in for it. Gonna have to provoke the first officer and gonna have to regret it.

 

[MechanicalSnake]

Holy carp are we in for it. Gonna have to provoke the first officer and go gonna regret it.

You are very adventurous. Very adventurous indeed.

 

[Darkraven]

Holy carp are we in for it. Gonna have to provoke the first officer and gonna have to regret it.

'Holy carp' indeed. But be careful, as there will be very real consequences for every action.

 

[RPLongAndProsper]

'Holy carp' indeed. But be careful, as there will be very real consequences for every action.

Just let her piss him off, it will take some attention off of me...

 

[MechanicalSnake]

I think my mission in this game will be persuading the chief medical officer to declare that Bradfield is not fit for duty.

 

[Darkraven]

I think my mission in this game will be persuading the chief medical officer to declare that Bradfield is not fit for duty.

You can definitely go that route, and you might succeed... But remember that it might set off a chain of events as well. As much as Commander Mercer Bradfield is insufferable, he's efficient and effective, so if you remove him from the command structure... Also, he's probably going to fight hard to stay in his position - he's already well entrenched.

 

[Epiphany]

'Holy carp' indeed. But be careful, as there will be very real consequences for every action.

From what I can see, you are exactly right. Every action and any action will provoke consequences. Might as well do it in character.

 

[Darkraven]

From what I can see, you are exactly right. Every action and any action will provoke consequences. Might as well do it in character.

What do you mean by this? I'm talking about the RP. I'm talking about how there will be realistic reactions for every action in this RP.

 

[MechanicalSnake]

Epiphany
You wanna go next? Should I wait for your post?

 

[Darkraven]

I think we as a group need to talk. I'm starting to notice some things:

- First, we need to have a separation between roleplay and reality. We are not our characters and neither are our characters us. If we are our characters, I should probably be committed to an insane asylum by now. Captain Ke'varr and Commander Bradfield notwithstanding, I would probably be suffering from multiple personality disorder, with about a whole galaxy of identifiable personalities in a single mind.

- Second, I don't want there to be any undercurrents of hostility and ill feelings. If you have a problem with me, we will talk.

- Thirdly, and rather belatedly, the rules were all there and never changed even before the start of the RP. I get the feeling that one or two of you might have skipped that section completely - understandably, but it shouldn't be skipped. That said, it could be adapted for unforeseen issues, and I'll inform you guys whenever I do this.

Happy weekends.

 

[RPLongAndProsper]

Dunno if you meant me as well, but personally I try to avoid OOC drama and I don't have any ill feelings because your character hates mine. I just needed to think for a while in order to come up with something else than what -I- would do if I were there. I am too old for drama. I play RPGs to forget real life issues and it would not be logical to come here and create more issues. LLAP.

 

[MechanicalSnake]

Darkraven I am honestly not sure if Epiphany brought up the Fezzes issue in her comment (I suppose it could be seen that way, but it didn´t occur to me when I first saw it), or if you only think she brought it up, meaning it was you who returned it on the table. But: if you both agree you are past it, we will all be just fine.

 

[Epiphany]

I'm out all evening and thus on my phone, so no post tonight. Also, my posting is typically brief on a phone keyboard and thus I may have given an impression I didn't mean to. I'm good if you folks are.

 

[Darkraven]

Dunno if you meant me as well, but personally I try to avoid OOC drama and I don't have any ill feelings because your character hates mine. I just needed to think for a while in order to come up with something else than what -I- would do if I were there. I am too old for drama. I play RPGs to forget real life issues and it would not be logical to come here and create more issues. LLAP.

- Firstly, I'm only reacting to the possibility that you might be taking in elements of your character, but with you, I think the chances of it is smaller since you didn't give any indication of it otherwise. I'm just putting in a reminder in your case.

- Secondly, they're not my 'characters'. They're NPCs. The difference is that I don't really invest as much as I would into a single 'playable' character. Even if I do have a single 'playable' character, I'm way past becoming him/her. I've created so many characters, both for fiction and RP, and the days when I 'become' my character, I'm afraid, is more than a decade ago.

EDIT: I forgot to explain why I saw a possibility. It's because I saw this:

Just let her piss him off, it will take some attention off of me...

'It will take some attention off of me' implies that you have assumed the place of your character. That's why I decided to give you a gentle reminder in case you really were getting into character a bit too much, so that I can nudge you back out of your J'nnai.

Darkraven I am honestly not sure if Epiphany brought up the Fezzes issue in her comment (I suppose it could be seen that way, but it didn´t occur to me when I first saw it), or if you only think she brought it up, meaning it was you who returned it on the table. But: if you both agree you are past it, we will all be just fine.

With emphasis on this part:

meaning it was you who returned it on the table. But: if you both agree you are past it, we will all be just fine.

- Firstly, please don't make doing my job any harder than it already is. Whatever I'm doing, it's to try to eliminate whatever it is that's holding back the RP. Why are you assigning blame to me and walking all over me?

- Secondly, I don't care if I returned it to the table, because as far as I'm concerned, it shouldn't be on the table before in the first place. I saw a possibility that the issue with Fezzes have resurfaced, and it could be draining the life out of this RP from underneath, so I'm seeking to get rid of it ASAP. I'm not screaming up and down, I'm just trying to talk it out. Talking - that's hardly anti-social behaviour, right? Anyway, I would be negligent if I let the problem fester or the possibility of it go unnoticed and un-investigated.

- Thirdly, as above, if I feel the need to, I will remind you guys of certain etiquette and rules. Because, you know, I'm the GM? I really hate to mention that I'm the GM, so please don't make me do that over and over.

I'm out all evening and thus on my phone, so no post tonight. Also, my posting is typically brief on a phone keyboard and thus I may have given an impression I didn't mean to. I'm good if you folks are.

Now, back to business. I was asking a question and all I needed was a real answer. You provided it and since it's a misunderstanding, let's move on.

MechanicalSnake So yes, that's literally it. If you had just let me do my job, it would have lasted for another sentence and that would have been it. I saw something that might potentially be a problem, I asked about it, I received an answer, saw it as a misunderstanding, and that was it.

If I come across as harsh, I don't mean to. But the facts are hard to put in a softer light.

 

[Epiphany]

So, now that I'm home from an excellent comedy show and my spouse is delightfully off to sleep, I had a chance to post ICly before talking OOCly.

To be clear:

Holy carp are we in for it. Gonna have to provoke the first officer and gonna have to regret it.

"We" in this context was meant in both the IC and OOC perspective. Kimberly's intent is, in all innocence, not intended to provoke him. My OOC observation is that a man with his history and his mental state will find any response provocative, though. I may be doing the regretting, we'll see. Kimberly only emulates regret and isn't likely to keep doing it unless she finds it a useful emotion for influencing proper behavior going forward.

'Holy carp' indeed. But be careful, as there will be very real consequences for every action.

From what I can see, you are exactly right. Every action and any action will provoke consequences. Might as well do it in character.

What do you mean by this? I'm talking about the RP. I'm talking about how there will be realistic reactions for every action in this RP.

My remark on your remark, Darkraven was an OOC observation of how I see the IC unfolding. As mentioned above, I personally cannot see a way for Kimberly to interact with this man in a way that's not going to go badly for her, so I anticipate consequences no matter what. The "Might as well do it in character" remark was intended to say "Since any statement's going to get her in trouble, I need to not spend OOC thought on how to steer her IC behavior and just let her behave as she'd realistically behave when seeing something completely outside of her experience." Which is to say, make an inference based on the only Starfleet species who acts that way and try to collect more data to establish how to interact with him.

Other than that, I'm clear on the distinction between myself and my character (while shamelessly withholding the right to nudge my character in a direction she might not otherwise go if it better serves the plot or keeps the story going). I have no hostility or ill will to communicate, so if anything I said came across that way, I apologize (and let me know what so I can try to phrase things better in the future).

A last remark before we hopefully close this topic. Darkraven you may find it more effective and less disruptive to bring up questions of tone and intent in PMs rather than in public. This is the second OOC interaction to have escalated in part because of the peanut gallery reacting. It's your game, your rules, but private PMs may help to keep potentially touchy conversations from blowing up as this one evidently did this evening.

In the meantime, looking forward to finding out what happens next in the game!