Lady March Hare
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Hello, and Welcome!
Hi there; welcome to obelisk, my search thread! Thanks for stopping by, and I'm sorry to see that you're as apparently bored as I am. XD I'm in the market for some spectacular role plays that can manage to make it past the first posts; if you're of like mind, then please peruse this here thread and let me know if you want to role play with me!
First off, I suppose a little introduction is in order. As you can probably plainly see, my name's Lady March Hare, but I go by March, Lady, Marchy... along with anything else you feel inclined to call me. I even answer to 'hey, you'. Seriously. I'm 23 and just starting to feel like a geezer of Gaia; I've been on this site since '07, I believe, and though my interests are all over the place, I plan on continuing my involvement with this website for some time to come. I've graduated from college with a major in Criminology and a minor in Art History, and I have a part time job that is keeping me fed while I seek out full time employment. Oh, yes; this means that I am online A LOT. My interests are varied, but favorites include writing, reading, dumb movies, history and archaeology, ancient cultures, theft investigation, folklore, anime/manga, and playing dress up on Gaia. X3 Personality-wise, I'm pretty easy going. I'll never heckle you, get on to you, call you names, or lecture you for any reason. I just don't feel it's my place, and I don't particularly care to. So, no worries about that! I'm a friendly person, but I'm not always the best at remembering to chat. More often then not, I've just forgotten to answer PMs. So, don't get mad or hurt if I suddenly go quiet, m'mkay? Just poke me. With a stick, if that's what it takes.
You didn't really have to read any of that boring stuff about me in the paragraph above. ^_^ I just figured including some babble about myself might either ease the anxiety that accompanies meeting people for the first time... or convince people that I'm utterly mad and give them a chance to ease on towards the exit. If nothing else, it serves as a warning about my terrible awkwardness. Now that that's out of the way, let's get to some more important stuff! ^_^b
Thread Rules
۩ Please be polite. I understand that you may instinctively dislike me, but please don't prove it in my thread. Thank you!
۩ Initial contact for a rp can be done either through PM or this thread, but let's please keep our plotting to the PMs.
۩ PLEASE read through all of the next section, "My Role Play 'Rules'", before contacting me for a role play. I know that it's a lot, but it really makes things much easier in the long run. ^_^ I'll try to make the bolded the 'main point', with elaboration text.
۩ Respect Gaia's TOS and all other rules. I love this site and I assume you do as well. Let's do our best to stay here, okay?
My Role Play 'Rules'
۩ 1x1 and Groups My first love has always been 1x1 role plays. I love them because they're the easiest to progress forward and, in my experience, the most fun. Coming to me with a 1 x 1 proposition? I'll probably accept on instinct. However, a good group role play can be really exciting. The only problem is that when I join a group thread, it tends to die. Horrifically. >_>; So, feel free to leave me a link to your group rp, but I would really appreciate it if you already had a dedicated group of people willing to go on it. I hate getting all wrapped up in the planning process only to have the whole thing die because Persons A and B never post. D:
۩ DITCHING IS BAD Please don't do it. I used to have no problem with this rule; I figured that if you were bored, whatever. No hard feelings. But of the last 8 role plays that I have participated in, I went to the trouble to set up the thread, design post decs, offer to start and write long, descriptive introduction posts......... and then my partner NEVER replies. And I'm the sort that gets heartbroken by that. I know, it sounds dumb... but I can't change it. ^_^; And if you get bored while we're planning? That's okay! Just please tell me so I won't get my kicked puppy face when you never reply again.
۩ Doubling, on the other hand, is GOOD I love to double; in fact, it's somewhat difficult for me to play a single character. Every time I've tried, I end up bringing more characters in almost without noticing. So if we role play, I kinda insist on doubling, unless you have a group play that will give my one character more then one character to interact with (insurance, for when someone inevitably ditches). My ideal is playing with a balanced number of male and female characters; I have no 'maximum' number of characters that I can handle. I give equal attention to all characters I create, and am more then willing to pull my weight with playing disposable NPCs. That being said, I do not expect you to maintain as many characters as I do. I'm a freak, and I know it; I would just like for you to be comfortable with playing more than one character, and to give equal attention to all of the characters you play. As long as you are pulling your weight in the plot with your characters, I will be happy! ^_^b
۩ Limits? Good question... When it comes to limits, I like to think I'm pretty broad. That does NOT mean I'm going to be breaking the Gaia TOS. It DOES mean that I will not be offended by your roleplaying quirks. Cursing, drinking, smoking, drug use... personally, I generally get bored by plots that rotate around these things, but they may be contributing aspects to my characters. Violence and gore are acceptable; I love fight scenes and powering through pain to triumph! So bring it on! As for sex... meh. I love sexual tension; it's both attention grabbing and hilarious, depending on the situation. XD But the actual sex bores me; so time skips to the aftermath of the deed or continuing with other characters are the options I have available for you. XD I am willing to allude to, but NOT ROLE PLAY, rape as far as character development is concerned. But the general bottom line is this: tell me your limits. Don't be shy; if you get my writing itch going, I can more than accommodate your own limits!
۩ Literacy? Gaia continues to confuse me with it's classifications of literacy. Check out my samples, which will be in the big letters at the bottom of this post, and judge for yourself. Do I care about your 'literacy level'? No. Do I care about what you can give me? Yes. I am a big writer; I love to paint a picture with my writing. I do not expect you to match me; after all, this is about enjoyment for both of us, so write an amount that you enjoy writing. That being said, I'd like a minimum of 4 paragraphs a post from my partners, please. Just from my experience, that's a solid amount to provide detail, action, and dialogue enough to reply to. I do understand writer's block, but talk to me about it! Maybe we can brainstorm and get on a new track. But please don't let the fact that I have a tendency to write a lot scare you off from me! At my core, I crave the story and the development of characters more than anything. So tell me what you're comfortable with, because I can always mirror post!
۩ Starting is apparently an Issue And I now know why: because of that ditching thing. I have no problem starting; I have no problem with you starting. Ditching thing aside, this is sort of a non-issue with me. We'll figure it out what character is most logical to begin with through our planning, okay?
۩ Threads are Preferred for Role Playing PMs are great for planning, but one of two things always happens when I try to rp with them. Either Gaia eats them, or I forget they're there and they get washed away by other PMs. I'd rather keep the role play on Gaia (I like earning gold, tehe...), but if you're having issues, feel free to discuss with me about role playing through email. If it's a dynamite plot, I just might be game.
۩ About your Character... I know a lot of people turn up their noses and say 'No Sues!' Well, guess what? I don't care what sort of characters you want to use. They're YOUR characters; just like how I can't control the people I meet, I don't plan to control the characters my character will meet. Just beware: my characters may not react the way you want them to to perfect characters. Which is good -- we can make an awesome rp out of that!
۩ Anime or Real Life Pics? I like character pics; it helps me remember the character. But I have no preference as to whether we use anime pictures or real life pictures to represent our characters. I'm fine with whichever you prefer, or whichever is more logical. I only ask that we both use the same type; no me using anime and you using RL please. It just messes with my sense of aesthetics. Descriptions only? I can work with that too.
۩ Speaking of Aesthetics, Post Decs Personally, I love post decs. I put a lot of effort into mine, and if mine are messed up they really, REALLY bother me. ^_^; However, I don't demand extreme effort from post decs from you; I clearly understand that not everyone is as dumb about that crap as I am. The basic I would ask from you is a picture of your character and the dialogue of your character bolded. Just to keep things a little easier for me. Other then that, be as simple or as elaborate as you'd like; as long as I can read it, I'm good.
۩ Writing Style? In general, I am most used to 3rd person novel style. But I would like to play around with first person; I've never done it before, but it sounds interesting to try. This is another point where I'm adaptable to your preference.
۩ I Play Both Genders Yes, yes I do. I don't see the real issue with it. I can play a guy, even though I'm a girl. And I can play them equally well, paying equal attention to both. My issue is sticking to one character, not sticking to one gender. XD I ask that you too can manage this. I promise, you can do it if you try!
۩ Heterosexual only, please I have no particular issues with gay/lesbian couplings, but I'm not very keen on role playing them. Mostly because extreme yaoi fans at cons have left me traumatized. And when I have tried these pairings in the past, there seemed to be very strongly set, limiting expectations on the story, which makes me antsy. Also, I can't help fangirling about the het couples; I can't help it. <3 You can make the offer if you have a fantastic plot or character in mind... but I can't promise I'll be interested! *head desk*
۩ Plox? I can come up with plots on the fly. I love plotting. I have some plots listed below, but please don't feel limited by them. If you like one of my categories but not the particular plot, just talk to me! We can work our own plot out. That being said, the plots I have listed are also up for debate and change. We can make it our own; just let me know! Communication is key, yo.
۩ Role Playing =/= Srs Bsns I love role playing, and I do take it seriously, but I do not get upset about what does go on in the context of the role play. If your character insults mine, I don't get personally offended. I ask that you do the same. There is a degree of separation between the role player and the character: remember that, and we'll be okay!
Sample Thread Here!
Note:
A large portions of these are intros, simply because people keep ditching me without warning.
I also attempted to include a range of rp abilities and styles of role playing.
Specifics on style and such can be discussed in rp planning stages. ^_^
Note:
A large portions of these are intros, simply because people keep ditching me without warning.
I also attempted to include a range of rp abilities and styles of role playing.
Specifics on style and such can be discussed in rp planning stages. ^_^