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Island of Moreau
Captain

PostPosted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 12:56 pm


[ astra ]
Official Critique Request
Gaia Username: [ astra ]
Character Name: Thanatos Lagurs
Serum Animal(s): Cannibal Spider
Quest Thread:
Quote:
http://www.gaiaonline.com/guilds/viewtopic.php?t=2475053


Okay, I was going to comment on his name until you mentioned it wasn't his real name. Though I would be interested to know his birth name for the record.

As for his past, its grissy but nothing that should need to be changed or altered for the island.

My only real concern is why he was chosen. I don't really buy the idea of a Feral Labs employee "interviewing" people while on truth serums. Mostly likely Feral Labs have eyes and ears on the streets of many major cities. They would sponsor homeless shelters and free drug rehab clinics. Perhaps Than could have been dropped off in one of their clinics after a particularly rough night of clubbing. He might have been approached, along with some other druggies there, about interest in a rehab set up like a resort somewhere.

Just an idea. Kick some ideas around and come back. We should hopefully have more info on Feral Labs up in the guild sometime soon.
PostPosted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 1:03 pm


Desna

I've been trying to think of a way for him to get on the island in case there wasn't already a set way in a contest or something. A few things have come to mind, but I don't know how well they'd work. Some were kind of flimsy or silly.

Maybe Lucas writes an article for a magazine about the rumor of the island or something about experiments similar to what Moreau is working on (or even what Moreau's grandfather tried to do decades ago). Whether the magazine/tabloid decides to publish or not is up in the air, but perhaps through a scout Moreau finds out about the article and decides to bring Lucas to the island. *shrugs* The reason Moreau could use to lure him to the island could be just about anything.

Moreau: We've had reports that our forest has a... *looks at sheet Sabin gave him and raises an eyebrow* -a Chupacabra in it. We've invited other investigators, but we'd also like you to take a look. Would you be willing to come to my island? All expenses would be handled by myself, of course.
Lucas: WOULD I?! *picks up already packed bags*
Moreau: ... O_o;


If you have any suggestions I'd love to hear them.

And yes, dholes are cute. whee xd Poor, Lucas, he won't like being called cute.


These make sense to me smile . I could definately see Moreau's staff shoreside making sure to keep rumors of the island down to a minimum, and if Lucas was suspected as being a leak, to try to patch that as soon as possible.

The excuse to get him there is also entertaining, as it could be an interesting frame of reference when he encounters some of the other islanders for the first time.

Island of Moreau
Captain


its me debz

Wicked Shadow

PostPosted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 1:25 pm


Island of Moreau
[ astra ]
Official Critique Request
Gaia Username: [ astra ]
Character Name: Thanatos Lagurs
Serum Animal(s): Cannibal Spider
Quest Thread:
Quote:
http://www.gaiaonline.com/guilds/viewtopic.php?t=2475053


Okay, I was going to comment on his name until you mentioned it wasn't his real name. Though I would be interested to know his birth name for the record.

As for his past, its grissy but nothing that should need to be changed or altered for the island.

My only real concern is why he was chosen. I don't really buy the idea of a Feral Labs employee "interviewing" people while on truth serums. Mostly likely Feral Labs have eyes and ears on the streets of many major cities. They would sponsor homeless shelters and free drug rehab clinics. Perhaps Than could have been dropped off in one of their clinics after a particularly rough night of clubbing. He might have been approached, along with some other druggies there, about interest in a rehab set up like a resort somewhere.

Just an idea. Kick some ideas around and come back. We should hopefully have more info on Feral Labs up in the guild sometime soon.


oooh. i like that idea better, i was really struggling with how to make it work. <3 *spent like ten minutes staring at the screen, seriously.*

i'll also go add in his real name <3 thank yooous very much :>!
PostPosted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 8:33 pm


sailornorthstar
Official Critique Request
Gaia Username: sailornorthstar
Character Name: Aurora Eveningstar
Serum Animal(s): Golden Lion Tamarin
Quest Thread:http://www.gaiaonline.com/guilds/viewtopic.php?t=2478101


As far as her appearance, please keep in mind that this is a real-world setting and that white-hair is not a natural thing unless you're albino. Bleach/dye could get the white with purple shading, but I didn't see any note on the character to say that the hair color was not natural.

Given Aurora's and her sister's names, you might want to go into why their parents gave them such 'hippy' names - what was the background that led to this?

While I know that there have yet to be any islanders that have amnesia, I caution you to be careful and do your research on the condition - because it is one that tends to be very overdone/misplayed in many situations.

Additionally, the twin sisters - one being involved with super-secret spy stuff is a bit on the over-the-top end, but it can be worked with in the right light.

As far as the way to the island, I find it unlikely that if she was kidnapped and though to be her sister the spy, I seriously doubt that they would leave her alive and on a raft instead of just killing her outright. They were an organization that was that sought-after by the government, I don't see them leaving the loophole of possibly leaving her alive.

In essence, it seems like at the core you have a good concept - there's some intrigue in her being mistaken for her sister and ending up in the wrong place at the wrong time. She might even have, say, been shot and thrown overboard their boat in the middle of the ocean and left for dead when Moreau picked her up. This could very easily have had a very traumatic experience enough to have her block out memories - giving her the situation where she can't remember a signifcant portion of recent events if not total amnesia. contrary to popular belief, Amnesia as a syndrome is VERY rare. Just a bump to the head will usually give a concussion - not total loss of memories. Amnesia is normally a psychological effect, not a physical ailment. It is when something so traumatic has happened that the mind refuses to acknowledge the past.

However, keep in mind that her extreme appearance with the white hair is not a normally-occuring situation, and if it was dyed then it wouldn't make much sense for both sisters to have/maintain it. ESPECIALLY if one was a covert agent. Espianage agents are supposed to look average, and not stand out in a crowd.

Island of Moreau
Captain


sailornorthstar

Generous Giver

PostPosted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 12:20 am


Now that i think of it White hair was a bad ideah in the first place especialy in california though I have seen it I think I will go with a more natural color also.

Quote:
While I know that there have yet to be any islanders that have amnesia, I caution you to be careful and do your research on the condition - because it is one that tends to be very overdone/misplayed in many situations.


I know that that is why I have been doing resuch all the time to find out as much as I can about the subject though I know it will be a hard thing to role play but I am up to do it.

Quote:
Additionally, the twin sisters - one being involved with super-secret spy stuff is a bit on the over-the-top end, but it can be worked with in the right light.


I was thinking over that and how I figured it in was that this was Athena's first Feild mission and she is only a rookie so she coujld have been spottied easly by the captors and Seeing Aurora alone could have easly mistaken the two of them.

Also the shooting and trrowing overboard ideah is great I never thought of that. I mean A fresh gunshot wound and salt water ahh that would Hurt like hell. Though right now I am trying to figure out how the pick up would happen

Thank you for the help
PostPosted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 9:37 am


Kimie Kitty
Official Critique Request
Gaia Username: Kimie Kitty
Character Name: Nita MacNeal
Serum Animal(s): Red Panda
Quest Thread: ]http://www.gaiaonline.com/guilds/viewtopic.php?t=2475119


Nita seems pretty much ready to go. Yay for lesbian/bisexual women characters! She seems bookish and cute.

I noticed you have two different ideas for how she got to island. Personally, I want to avoid castaways/rescues/plane crashes as MUCH as possible. Just because realistically speaking, those would be pretty rare. Its kind of the "cop out" way we can default for characters that we can find no other way to reasonably get them here. Since Nita is a college student, I can think of many other ways that could work, including something very similar to the idea you had about a study abroud program. We've had several of those already, like Timothy and Hargun.

My only question would be what is her current relationship with her parents or brother like? Generally Moreau tries to take people with no strings, unless there is something terribly unique abuot them

Island of Moreau
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Island of Moreau
Captain

PostPosted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 9:42 am


Ves
Official Critique Request
Gaia Username: Ves
Character Name: Kaveri Porter
Serum Animal(s): King vulture
Quest Thread: ]http://www.gaiaonline.com/guilds/viewtopic.php?t=2516418


Very interesting. Its refreshing to find a character that's just not a nice person. I really like the dumpster-diving homeless angle, and the "commune" that she thinks she's going to. I'd be interested to know if Moreau even gives her a duplex when she gets here. wink

She looks like a very fleshed out character, with a personality thats different but believable. Something tells me Ambrose and her wouldn't get along very well blaugh

So, everything looks set so far. *stamp* Island Ready!
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 9:57 am


Evan Yorke
Official Critique Request
Gaia Username: L e o n / Evan Yorke
Character Name: Evan Yorke.
Serum Animal(s): Fossa.
Quest Thread: http://tinyurl.com/egw6x

I know the history is a bit shifty. I'm still trying to re-write it. Some suggestions are mucho appreciated! So's the crit! heart

[Edit] And uh, the mentioning's of Sabin is cause he seems the best one suited to making Evan go whacky, and stuff, since he doesn't seem bothered with "torturing" the islander's. I was gonna adds notes on that, but I can do that after the crit, and resubmitt the revised bio when everyone else is done. :3


Generally everything seems fine with her background/personality. I would like a little more insight as to way she dropped out of aschool so close to finishing it. She doesn't seem like the kind of character that would normally just drop out because some guy was spreading rumors.

Also, I would like a name for "the boy" blaugh

As for how she got to island needs some work. Sabin Duvert would have no direct contact the outside world, and there is nothing particularly singular about Evan that would draw his attention anyway.

There are plenty of programs Feral Labs uses as guises to get people here. If she likes adventure, perhaps she signed up for one of the "free" vacations Feral Labs hosts (charitable fundraisers, of course ^_~). Maybe there was one that was advertised more like a safari than a cruise that seemed "adventurous" to her?

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