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HOW'S MY DRIVING?

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Thank you for phrasing this so respectfully, anon! I'm putting this under really serious consideration and I do think it's best in the long run that I dropped someone. I'm just... waffling over who, to be honest. I love all my characters and it's gonna be tough letting one go.

Maybe I should give myself a time limit, because waffling is only gonna get me so far. :/ Hmm... I guess I should drop someone by this summer? And I should know who I'm dropping by next... weeeeek. Someone hold me to this! I have no willpower whatsoever.

I understand that it's probably difficult. I've agonized over dropping characters before and You've had some characters here for a very long time. However it's probably best for you as well to destress yourself by lowering your commitments, rather than posting with one character and realizing you have to scramble to make AC with another one.

some questions I would consider thinking about this: whose voice is coming the most easily? whose tendency to get involved in big-time plots and such requires the most commitment (do you have time for those commitments?)? do you have a hard time coming up with posts for some of them? posts are the basis of AC in para though comment threads can count for passing AC. I think if you give yourself less to commit to you will probably do better with the commitments you have.

Those are some very good things to consider, although if you phrase it that way... It seems like Sora would be the one to go, wouldn't he? lksdf. It might be for the best, future plans aside.

I will definitely think about this. Thank you for the guidance, anon, I really appreciate it.

what it all comes down to too is who you really WANT want to keep. who are you most active with OUTSIDE of paradisa (on sites like dear_mun and such), on memes and things? I would say sora is a plotheavy and demanding character; if you really want to keep him it might be best for him (and your sanity as a player) to consider stepping back on (or dropping) more than one of your other charaacters so you can devote necessary time and energy to him. if you drop one more demanding character, the others might be easier to keep up with, whereas if you drop, say, two characters who are a little less demanding you can commit more to such an active, nosy, energetic character.

again its not that I really want to see you throw any of your guys out. but it might be best for you personally if you lighten the load and focus more on fewer characters.

That's the problem, though - I usually tend to app for the long term. I don't really get tired of characters unless I specifically app them just to be funny. Every character that I've ever apped (except for Tucker) I've had plans for that runs years into their future. There are directions I'd like to take with them, people I want them to talk to, etc. At this point, thinking about which character I'm most enthusiastic about is impossible because... I'm active with and love all of them, equally (even Ken, who has only one castmate!) Thinking about it in those terms, I think, really wouldn't help. :/

I do recognize that you're trying to help me! It's just that this line of thinking probably wouldn't benefit me. Thank you, though, it's an excellent suggestion.

It's cool. really all that's meant to be is brainstorming...

good luck with choosing someone anyway, if you decide to go that route.

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