FEBRUARY PLOTTING MEME

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FEBRUARY PLOTTING MEME

Welcome to the Return Journey's first plotting meme!

In plotting memes, we share what we're doing next, our dream storylines, and any gentle workshopping on tricky subjects or character choices — essentially a CR Meme with an optional smidge of How's My Driving.

These memes are not mandatory, but they are highly encouraged because it's a place to plan CR and communicate your character arc in a way that can get others involved with yours. They're meant to be low pressure and high yield. When in doubt, ask questions!

Every month, we offer a few different prompts or character-building questions. These are entirely optional; you can absolutely just fill in the base form if you want.

<b>Player:</b> <b>Contact:</b> <b>Notes:</b> Time zone, speed, and/or any other habits you want people to know. What do you like or frequently talk about? <b>Character:</b> <b>Canon:</b> <b>Status:</b> Warden or Inmate <b>Info:</b> Give us a brief rundown on your character! What kind of CR do they offer? <b>Plotting:</b> What have they been up to? Any plans? Recent open posts or threads? <b>Goals:</b> Do you have any goals in game? Topics you want to explore? Desired CR? <b>Etc:</b> Anything else!

Monthly Prompts

This month we're asking questions themed around consequences.

Think about the thing that your character desires most — if they failed to fulfill that desire, what would the consequence be? Does it change how they pursue their desire? Is it entirely personal, or beyond them, impacting others?

What consequences does your character need to grow? Consequences are crucial to telling a character arc for both inmates and wardens. Without them, there can't be stakes or tension, and without stakes or tension, there's no impetus to grow. What's a kick in the teeth your character needs? What are they robbing themselves of when they try to avoid these consequences?

How do consequences affect your character externally and internally? How do they react? What kinds of consequences are intolerable or tolerable, necessary or unnecessary?

Comments

[expectaspectre]

WHAT IF IT'S AN ACTUAL GET-ALONG SHIRT THO

Truly I think the best way to get her to give in is through a third party. Like Lucifer just continuing to do his own thing and clearly Helping People and Doing Good Shit would make her apologize. Anyone trying to convince her might be too pushy and make her go in the total opposite direction out of instinct/stubbornness?? Like if she saw him doing good stuff, not to Be Seen Doing It but just because It's What He Does, if that makes any sense

basically like the less you try to force it the faster it'll happen for her because her own garbage self-esteem will convince her she's wrong faster than anyone else will lol

[dealwiththe]

tbh that makes sense. LUCKILY that is what Lucifer is doing... so he will just keep doing it!!!!

lol she should definitely talk to Theo. "He's TERRIBLE. He SITS ME DOWN and makes me TALK ABOUT MY FEELINGS and then gives me BOOKS ABOUT GARDENING WHICH IS ACTUALLY PRETTY COOL"