http://still-strike.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] still-strike.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] gotosleep_idiot 2009-08-19 05:13 pm (UTC)

HEY I HAVE FORTY MINUTES WATCH ME WASTE THEM.

Wow this is... hard? I don't really think about this. It REALLY depends on the s

Prowl:
      - For my initial getting into character at the beginning I just watched a LOT of TF:A. And then later a LOT of Fistful of Energon, Five Servos of Doom, and Endgame: Part II (bawwww).
      - In general? Breathe. Deep long yoga breaths, slowly. I've sometimes even DONE yoga. Go for a walk.
      - Go "What would Buddha do? If Buddha were also a ninja and a motorcycle." If this is young Prowl, ask "What would my brother do, if he were a ninja motorcycle?"
      - Read TF Wiki a lot.
      - Read zen koans.

Vexen
      - Listen to Weird Science by Oingo Bingo.
      - Try to get as cranky as possible. Take everything extremely personally.
      - Say things in my Vexen voice.
      - Read articles about biology on Wiki.
      - Drink iced coffee. Really.

Aaron
      - I really have to re-think my process for him becuase I feel like I've been losing his original voice; his original self was actually a rule breaking doof, but he doesn't take kindly to people breaking HIS rules...? And both he and I have been exhausted lately.
      - ... post as myself, if I were an arrogant, self-centered kleptomaniac...?

Mare
      - Every post, try to figure out how to express something without SAYING it. If all else fails, write it in text, but be as LAZY AS POSSIBLE with the text.
      - Think like I did in high school, only with a bit more zen temperament instead of my grumpiness.
      - Be deathly afraid of getting angry. Due to chardev, this is less important.

Cyrus
      - Is a lot more concrete than Aaron or Mare - I listen to Enya, Azam Ali, the Album Leaf, and other weird hippie surreal music.
      - Read religious texts, riddles, and zen koans.
      - Get myself into a really weird state of mind, sort of halfway between sleeping and waking. Think about everything at an angle. Try to say everything as cryptically as possible.

In general I try to think about motivation; what does my character want in this situation? How is he/she going to get it? Where are they going?

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