Unzumi
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Post by Unzumi on Jun 30, 2006 7:13:46 GMT -5
I 'amember when I tried to stick as many lengthy adjectives as I could in every description and post I made when I first started RPin'. Blame Mguu'... I met her when she just created Mguu' and I had only begun to really put Unzumi together into what she eventually became. I modled my posts after her. I idolized her And wonderfully enough, she asked me t'play 'Fihi! It was funny too, because I knew someone who used to RP who said that she took after me the same way I took after Mguu' ^^; I guess we all just build off one another and our experiences. When I found that out, I thought it was the greatest. An' I forget who, but I was told fairly recently that when I played 'Fihi, a couple people thought I was a GOD playing Mguu's mother, since Mguu' was a GOD in her own right when it came to RP. People were scared to RP with me 'cause I was his mother o.o;; Ahh, good times.
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Post by Msasi on Jun 30, 2006 10:24:16 GMT -5
Same with me, Unz. XD Mguu and Ewali were my two first influences. I can remember being terrified to talk to them.. or to Yllan (yes, I was terrified of her at one point.. everyone knew her and knew who she was except me, it felt like!). I was terrified of their awesomeness and that somehow nothing I said or posed could ever match up to them and that they'd just think me a loser trying to suck up to them . XD
I also remember back when I thuoght Wizards (of any MUCK) were some sort of holy beings or some such.. because they had Teh_Power! and could do anything and were just super scary. Aww.. I miss those early days of MUCKing. <3
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Unzumi
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Post by Unzumi on Jun 30, 2006 10:49:24 GMT -5
Wizzes scared me for the longest time I was so.. "Um, mind if I ask you a quick question?" Every time I needed to page one of them for some reason. I remember being terrified of'em, too... though I don't know why. I never had any problems with'em, I dun' think. I do, however, remember terrorizing Pandja *luffs her Pandalion!!* He ruled
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Ewali
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Post by Ewali on Jun 30, 2006 15:56:56 GMT -5
Haha. I remember Katiti/Tafrija telling me she was scared of me at one point, too. I can relate, however, because I was also sort of scared of the "people in power" when I was completely new, especially Kings and wizards. Eager to please, sort of. Everyone wants to RP with a King! I'm glad it got more relaxed eventually, though, it's better when everyone's just friends and isn't scared of anyone. I had a different problem with the big impressive words. Samawati used a lot of them. A lot. Mguu' wasn't as bad, but she had me running to the dictionary sometimes too. As you may know, English is not my first language, and I was only around 16 then and my English wasn't as good as now (though many words would probably still require dictionaries). It was very, very frustrating to be hardly able to understand "my" cubs' poses because of the big "impressive" words, and I felt rather inferior at times. To be perfectly honest, I still think using lots of thesaurus words is pretentious, it doesn't make you a better RPer. But that's a different kind of newbie level, I guess. No offense to anyone.
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Post by Msasi on Jun 30, 2006 17:52:45 GMT -5
I totally agree at the big impressive word thing, Ewali. Taht's one of the things that used to scare me big time; poeple using these big impressive words that mean something so easy and simple.. it still, to this day, makes me feel like an uneducated idiot sometimes. And English IS my first language. XD
And y'know.. you and Yll'.. it took me forever to realize that English wasn't your guys' first language. And it was surprising to me.. 'cause I've always thought your guys' english was great! XD
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Ewali
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Post by Ewali on Jun 30, 2006 18:11:57 GMT -5
When I first started RPing I did things like spelling 'which' as 'witch'. >D RP and other reading/writing English online is what made my English good, really. But Thesaurus poses was a bit too much for me. >D
I still can't stand the words 'optics' and 'alabaster'.
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Post by Msasi on Jun 30, 2006 18:32:17 GMT -5
'Optics' bugs me from time to time.. it's just a WEIRD word to use, I think, when talking about the eyes. I mean.. in normal, everyday english I wouldn't go up to someone and say, "Wow! I LOVE the color of blue that your optics are!" XD
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Post by Yllan on Jul 3, 2006 13:08:05 GMT -5
Why yes.. belated.
In response to what Anubis and Ewali were saying...
I can't remember if I had a specific trouble with a word.. I just know my poses were short, but shortly after I joined TLKM I started using online dictionaries to get more vocabulary and whatnot. I remember this one RP, where I wanted to say something like 'Shahila doesn't know what the other lioness is wondering'.. but you know how online translators are, so it translated to 'sailing'. NOW, I can laugh at that.. but I remember being incredibly embarrassed afterwards.. when I translated SAILING to spanish. I was like OHMYGOD may the earth swallow me now. XD
And well .. truth to be told, my RP started improving big-time some months before African Tails went down. I think sometime before Shahila (the first one) became Kimondo's Queen. But before that.. I was lame. XD
As far as fearing people go .. I still behave 'respectfully' to wizards, especially HEAD wizards, I don't know in a MUCK. I had a bad experience back in TLKM with their wizards .. so, yeah. But it isn't a huge deal now, since I stick to the same places and know everyone.
Yes, Annie.. you had told me you once feared to talk to me. I remember I laughed a bit.. since I don't consider myself an important person, nor an incredible artist or RPer. Just average. XD But I -KNOW- new people over Sunrise tend to be EXTREMELY shy and submissive when I speak to them .. and some players are frightened by my uberly-friendly attitude. XD I¿m not good at first impressions.. that's for sure. XDD
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Post by Msasi on Jul 3, 2006 13:41:05 GMT -5
You were SCARY to talk to, Yll. XD It's like you were FAMOUS or something. Everytime I talked to people, they knew you and would go on and on about how wonderful you were.. and Tilly especially was such good friends with you and I just didn't know you at ALL and I felt so weird trying to talk to you, like you would be looking down your nose at lil' old me or something. XD But! I am VERY GLAD I got past that because you are an awesome friend. And the whole Xi/Annie/Ronnie thing has so totally rocked. XD
I still behave respectfully to wizards on MUCKs I don't know too. Not that I visit new MUCKs much anymore - I staff on most of the MUCKs I hang out on anymore, it feels so WEIRD being just a normal player! - but still. I have a new respect for staff now, knowing what they have to deal with at times. XD
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Unzumi
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Post by Unzumi on Jul 3, 2006 13:49:07 GMT -5
On a slightly different note.. isn't it interesting how you can almost always tell a person's new alt because of the emotes they tend to use...
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Ewali
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Post by Ewali on Jul 3, 2006 13:49:45 GMT -5
Haha. I've revealed a few alts that way, yeah.
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Post by Msasi on Jul 3, 2006 13:50:15 GMT -5
YES. XD
Which is why I don't try to have "secret" alts anymore. I'm too easy to find. n_n;
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Unzumi
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Post by Unzumi on Jul 3, 2006 13:50:19 GMT -5
I have such an easy time picking out Tilly ^^;;
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Post by Msasi on Jul 3, 2006 13:52:00 GMT -5
Tilly and Subi and easy to find. XD
And I also hate the :) emote because of one certain person.
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Post by Yllan on Jul 3, 2006 14:03:35 GMT -5
Yes, some people are easy to find.
Tilly can be discovered by her typing, mostly. Annie .. she uses smileys I (and other people) use .. but by only seeing a phrase or something she writes, I know it's her. She's so level-headed and stuff. <3 Subs' typing is awesome, and she often uses 'burps' or 'hiccups' that give her away. Ewali uses the >D .. I think very few peeps use it as often. I know I can be recognized by the double-spaces between sentences, the excessive use of XD and 'XDDDD' and O.o o.o o.O. Even sometimes o__________o, too. XDD <-- SEE?! Though ONCE I got a new alt on another MUCK, used different emoticons.. and nobody thought it was me. XD
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