Elaina Schill
Posts: 191
2/19/2018
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Whose idea was it to put the Albino Rat? If that wins, I want to be able to marry my Pentecost Ape!
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Main, Phiri Ulfur, the Cunning Shadow. Their heart belongs to a Pirate-Poet across the Zee.
Alt Vermillion Liminate, the Tragic Scholar.
Alt #2,Lady Jacqueline Blackwood, the Savage Beauty.
Alt #3, Veracity Taylor, the Dame of the Docks.
The Dogged Seeker, self explanatory.
I will accept any social actions on Fallen London(unless its a box of live rats. I already got rid of the d---ned things once and am not eager to repeat the endeavor).
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Lavaeolus
Posts: 23
2/19/2018
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I threw my vote in for the Last Constable, and from the looks of it it was a relatively popular choice. I think it's understandable why; this is one of the earliest choices characters come into, and its a choice that finally came back to close in on them, oh, quite a few years later. In its way, that vote also doubled as a kind of vote for the Cheery Man. I know there seems to be a lot less interest there by the poll, and certainly I'm not as interested, but both sides of that content has always kind of doubled -- and after all, it is both the Last Constable and the Cheery Man who you may outright confess love to. I think that a lot of the people who did side with the Cheery Man probably did so for more heartless reasons, given the overall presentation and situation of the initial choice, but love may spring yet and I'd be disappointed to see one path left out by the end. But perhaps the Cheery Man is simply not looking for love.
There's an elephant in the room here, of course. Depending on how this choice plays out, either side may be unavailable -- and worse, they may be unavailable almost solely due to random chance! [spoiler]The one way to ensure your side's survival, after all, is the one that could permanently damage your relationship, were you to be found out. Were the Constable to become a spouse, my character wouldn't be able to woo her on account of her being six fe-- well, further under.[/spoiler] In some ways, this has its benefits: it truly does add a bit of consequence to all this, and a sting to how your choices played out. But at the same time Spouses, I've found, can be a very character-defining thing, and maybe you don't want to tie that defining-ness so much to a random choice event. I suppose it could also feel, if there was a Fate requirement for either spouse, that the true end of the story was locked behind a paywall. There are ways to work around these problems. Make the Cheery Man and Last Constable on the same level of the Artist's Model; or, only make them marriable during the Feast so that they don't constantly gloat about the place. Perhaps they could make it so whichever side is still available, even if you sided against them, now becomes a potential spouse -- would that lead to further story possibilities and outcomes, or still be frustrating? Could it even make sense?
Had it not been for the Constable, my vote likely would've gone to the Pirate Poet. Have less to wax on about here; she's neat and cool, and I like her and her concept. Had she been on the poll, the Quiet Devilless might've been worth considering giving my vote too as well. It wouldn't be an option for my character, I think, but I know a lot of people it'd be good for, and, hey, who can resist temptation? I'd just want to make sure that any spouse choice made sense from the Deviless's perspective. Again, this is kind of a vote for ol' Green-Eyed too -- though I confess he seems to have captured imaginations less. Oh, and shout out to whoever voted for the Albino Rat.
edited by Lavaeolus on 2/19/2018
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Happy to help with any menaces or whatever else you need. Can serve as a Correspondent for Orphanages. Currently a Person of Legendary Charisma, accepting Protégés.
Currently challenging everyone in London to chess.
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Mordant
Posts: 9
2/19/2018
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Lavaeolus wrote:
Again, this is kind of a vote for ol' Green-Eyed too -- though I confess he seems to have captured imaginations less.
To be fair he's not involved in any real story lines aside from the Vicar which I blasted through long before I was aware of the Feast otherwise I might have held off to at least get something out of putting money towards the Green Eyed Devil. I was perfectly aware that outside of RP purposes that I wouldn't be getting anything out of it but as time has gone on I find myself quite annoyed by this fact. Let me marry him. Throw a soul at him. Something to make throwing money at FL for something other than stories worth it.
... Maybe that's buyers remorse, I'm not sure, but it does make me occasionally sour with everything.
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Imperceptible Sovereign, Perplexing Tempter, Apprehensive Scholar.
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