I don't do "inner dialogue" in role play. Â I can't presume other characters can read minds and I certainly wouldn't want them to. Â And I definitely don't want to read other character's minds.
FFXIV has a number of useful emotes and I have macros for the ones I use most and I have my UI customized for play and for role play. Â One thing that I can't do is through emotes is display the subtle movements of Mia's ears and tail. Â I will write out what her ears and tail are doing if it's relevant. Â For example, if she's getting irritated with someone.
/em Smiles at you weakly using only her lips as her tail swishes quickly from side to side.
If you know cat behavior, that's a sign of getting angry or intolerant. Â If you don't know cat behavior, that's fine too. Â As a role player, I don't expect you to know what I'm about or where I want to go. Â
In fact, I don't usually have a plan. Â It's like meeting and talking to people in real life. Â I don't have a plan for an interaction. Â If, after 20 minutes or so, it's not going anywhere, I might excuse myself and move on. Â My point is, I don't want to use people to further my own plot. Â If our conversation serves to move my plot, that's great. Â If not, that's also fine.
And sure, it can be frustrating for the person I'm role playing with. Â They don't know what I was looking for but that's like real life too. Â If we are getting together to specifically work out a scene or a plot development, that's different. Â But just casually role playing a chance meeting, I don't want someone writing their life story into internal dialogue, expecting me to read it.
FFXIV has a number of useful emotes and I have macros for the ones I use most and I have my UI customized for play and for role play. Â One thing that I can't do is through emotes is display the subtle movements of Mia's ears and tail. Â I will write out what her ears and tail are doing if it's relevant. Â For example, if she's getting irritated with someone.
/em Smiles at you weakly using only her lips as her tail swishes quickly from side to side.
If you know cat behavior, that's a sign of getting angry or intolerant. Â If you don't know cat behavior, that's fine too. Â As a role player, I don't expect you to know what I'm about or where I want to go. Â
In fact, I don't usually have a plan. Â It's like meeting and talking to people in real life. Â I don't have a plan for an interaction. Â If, after 20 minutes or so, it's not going anywhere, I might excuse myself and move on. Â My point is, I don't want to use people to further my own plot. Â If our conversation serves to move my plot, that's great. Â If not, that's also fine.
And sure, it can be frustrating for the person I'm role playing with. Â They don't know what I was looking for but that's like real life too. Â If we are getting together to specifically work out a scene or a plot development, that's different. Â But just casually role playing a chance meeting, I don't want someone writing their life story into internal dialogue, expecting me to read it.
Carne armum ergo sum.