Post by Arabella Figg on May 1, 2022 17:02:32 GMT 10
Ok, ok I know this has been a slow start for Mrs Figg, I swear I'll kick up the shenanigans throughout the week ahead.
Due to the limited interactions with Regulus, it's hard to speak too much to the nature of our bond. It definitely could be stronger. I was actually quite happy to have Figg paired with Regulus. Being an old/young character duo can give Figg permission to be a little more bossy/brash and take command over discussion. Regulus is quite a reserved character and so far seems to be showing a lot of restraint, this being the case as well as my busier schedule as of recently probably means that social development between the two of us is going to be a slow burn. Which honestly, I think for me personally is actually a good thing, despite how perhaps on the surface our interactions may look discouraging. The reason I think this works to my benefit is because I have the tendency (both in ORGs and reality) to put a lot of energy into initial engagements with a person which I can quickly burn out from as time goes on. It's actually often been my slower burn relationships that hold truer and stronger as time goes on.
I think earning a mutual ID reveal wouldn't hurt me too much - in most instances I've always felt like people really distrust my open ID presence and in the past both in Stranded and other communities it's ONLY hurt my experiences - but I purposely only put people on my preference list that either are just drastically better players with fantastic reputations (who I get on with) and people who've definitely always seemed to be a bit more vibey from a distance with me. You'd maybe have noted that there was like no one from hawaii on my preference list, no one I've met IRL and no one that I have frequent contact with on there. I think people that have known me for longer tend to put a lot more weight on my past self than my present, and my younger self was a total idiot on multiple fronts. So it's harder to get the benefit of the doubt from people like that, which makes it harder for me to give them the benefit of the doubt too.
In terms of tonight, I have no real expectations for what will happen other than being split into tribes. My attention tonight will definitely not be directed more to episode 2 of Backyard Survivor at 8:30
(which I HIGHLY fucking recommend. Seriously, just like...give up on all other versions of Survivor - international or fan-made. Like Backyard Survivor s4 premiere has some of the most incredible editing, way stronger cast than anything I've EVER seen in Australian survivor or fan-made IRL games. The only passion that rivals their work is your work in these ORGs Peter)
In terms of hope and dreams for this game, I'm coming into this very blank slate. I was initially going to go into this with a high effort schtick, but I realised I could never compete with my Gollum performance and I wouldn't want to restrict myself to achieving shtick greatness and perhaps limiting my ability to attempt a more balanced game in the process. I think playing as Figg gives me plenty of shtick to tap into but it doesn't have to be constant OTT performance. I'd like to think every time I play an ORG I can witness some kind of evolution with myself as a player, even if it doesn't result in a great placement or anything.
I haven't played any ORGs here at Stranded or otherwise since LOTR, the only game of Survivor I've played since then has been Drunkvivor s3 (which I won
) so I'm hoping I won't be super prone to ORG fatigue or anything. But we'll see. This IS the first time I'll be balancing an ORG with like a full-time job. But yeah, good luck to me, I guess
Due to the limited interactions with Regulus, it's hard to speak too much to the nature of our bond. It definitely could be stronger. I was actually quite happy to have Figg paired with Regulus. Being an old/young character duo can give Figg permission to be a little more bossy/brash and take command over discussion. Regulus is quite a reserved character and so far seems to be showing a lot of restraint, this being the case as well as my busier schedule as of recently probably means that social development between the two of us is going to be a slow burn. Which honestly, I think for me personally is actually a good thing, despite how perhaps on the surface our interactions may look discouraging. The reason I think this works to my benefit is because I have the tendency (both in ORGs and reality) to put a lot of energy into initial engagements with a person which I can quickly burn out from as time goes on. It's actually often been my slower burn relationships that hold truer and stronger as time goes on.
I think earning a mutual ID reveal wouldn't hurt me too much - in most instances I've always felt like people really distrust my open ID presence and in the past both in Stranded and other communities it's ONLY hurt my experiences - but I purposely only put people on my preference list that either are just drastically better players with fantastic reputations (who I get on with) and people who've definitely always seemed to be a bit more vibey from a distance with me. You'd maybe have noted that there was like no one from hawaii on my preference list, no one I've met IRL and no one that I have frequent contact with on there. I think people that have known me for longer tend to put a lot more weight on my past self than my present, and my younger self was a total idiot on multiple fronts. So it's harder to get the benefit of the doubt from people like that, which makes it harder for me to give them the benefit of the doubt too.
In terms of tonight, I have no real expectations for what will happen other than being split into tribes. My attention tonight will definitely not be directed more to episode 2 of Backyard Survivor at 8:30
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In terms of hope and dreams for this game, I'm coming into this very blank slate. I was initially going to go into this with a high effort schtick, but I realised I could never compete with my Gollum performance and I wouldn't want to restrict myself to achieving shtick greatness and perhaps limiting my ability to attempt a more balanced game in the process. I think playing as Figg gives me plenty of shtick to tap into but it doesn't have to be constant OTT performance. I'd like to think every time I play an ORG I can witness some kind of evolution with myself as a player, even if it doesn't result in a great placement or anything.
I haven't played any ORGs here at Stranded or otherwise since LOTR, the only game of Survivor I've played since then has been Drunkvivor s3 (which I won
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