Today has been a day of getting stuff done around the house.
Clutter can pile up, and needs to be cleaned out and put away. The longer you
play a character, clutter can pile up for them as well. And just like you need
to turn your old t-shirts from twenty years ago into cleaning rags or a
Goodwill donation, you need to clean the cobwebs away from characters.
Zarnian and I have been together for over 18 months now,
through quite an variety of experiences. Now, some of her plot threads are
starting to resolve and more of her past is becoming present. That is why I
have been taking some of the time that normally goes into this blog to get work
done on not just another short story, but kind of an origin story.
The cool thing about having a character like Zarnian is that
they are very alive and read a rich life – IN
YOUR HEAD. Yes, you know everything about your character, where they grew
up, why they use this weapon, why they dress like that, but if no one else
knows, is it still as cool? Jason once said “If you never tell anyone anything,
it’s only a game in your head.” That was about a slightly different set of
circumstances, but it stuck with me.
So hopefully sometime this week I will get my final edit on
the story done so it can be posted here. I’ll get some more cobwebs cleared
away from Zarnian’s past and get everything ready to show off a little. After
all, having something cool, including a character, is always worth sharing.
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