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GREAT character building work with this, btw! (in multiple senses of the phrase, even)
Thank you. :) I was just going to do a simple profile, but I became fixated upon the idea of the Playboy interview, which at one time was extremely significant, culturally-- very influential people baring their all --and it expanded into a whole thing where I fleshed out (ahem) her setting.
it's a great framing device for digging deep into backstory while also indicating how a character feels in the present day about those memories! you KNOW i only read these for the articles ✨
[phin] Oh my glob, this has been a magnificent read. We enjoyed it thoroughly and the pacing was such that every time we felt the strings of meatspace tug at our mind, there was yet more promised, if only we would read just a couple more words.
Over and over. Until we reached the end. Positively wonderful! Thank you so much for sharing this!
You're welcome. :) It was a long write but I'm glad I put in the effort. n.n
Stunning, to an exemplary degree. A phenomenal display of character, and more than a few items that gave me some significant pause for thought.
I wish I had better words. But I will say, this is extremely fantastic, and I felt it resonant on a level I wouldn't have anticipated. Well done indeed.
And thank you as always for sharing with us. It's always a privilege to behold your work.
Broadmoore's current history came out of a desire to resurrect an RP character whom I hadn't played in ages; I felt I should have an explanation for her absence, and that explanation, that her adversarial relationship with humanity brought her to a bad end, set the stage for further character exploration. Shortly after her return, she realizes she has simply reassumed the behavior and mindset which were ruining her, and resolves to change. What options remain to a reformed supervillain with an unparalleled talent for body modification? Let's find out! n.n
As I was putting this together, I realized there were parallels between her synthetic nature and being trans, and that the pervasive theme of wishing to be remade into a different person also had a metaphorical similarity. I decided to push these comparisons firmly, but tried to keep it tongue-in-cheek rather than have it come across as preaching... more of an inside joke for us. :)
I'm happy that you enjoyed it. :) I hope it will inspire you to further writing.
I enjoyed this so much. It's wonderful to read a synthetic (synthesized?) character who doesn't feel as though she must grapple with questions of humanity. She's defined herself in her own terms and her artificiality is just who she is. The tension of style and capitalism feels like such a natural fit for mad science gone mad fashion. :)
That reactor sounds like hearth and home all in one.
That's kind of the crux of her character as it stands now, that she spent a period defined by her opposition to humanity, by her fear and contempt, and it left her miserable; changing direction made her reconsider her options, and she realized she could attempt to be a person like anyone else and find her place among them. But there weren't really any 'what am I?' moments, so much as 'who am I?' and 'who could I become?'
Once I decided what she'd be doing with herself post-conflict, I had to craft a setting in which she could flourish. So much research!
The reactor was filthy but it was home. n.n
This is so good. I need to read it again and come back when I'm more coherent. But I had to at least say something
Using the interview format to establish so much backstory and character depth with such deft and grace is just brilliant. Incredibly entertaining, and inspiring truly. Thank you for sharing this with us!
Thank you. I had quite a bit to say about the character so that she wasn't just a model sheet, and to do that I needed to talk about the world she lives in. What's a little scary is that this isn't all there is to her; this is just what she will say in public, on the record. So as a character exploration it's limited, but as a snapshot of someone's life I suppose it's quite detailed.
I'll have to pick your brain about the less shiny spots then. I am absolutely enamored with her darling, and I'm not scared off by a few old stains.
Some of the omissions are unsavory, but others are simply information that I couldn't fit gracefully into the format. Which is funny because in some cases the questions Broadmoore is asked are very leading, in order to include a particular detail or vignette; enough that I was concerned by how obvious it was. But sometimes you have to go for it even if the literary device is shaky, because that's the best option you've got so far and you've already spent way too long writing the story. n.n;
I admire plowing ahead and setting your own rules. Well done indeed.