Sean's Wants and Limits

[Dr. Sean Neville]

PLAYER WANTS

What is your plotting philosophy? I like to talk. Conversations don't have to be very long beforehand, but I like to have an idea of what is going on when I start. I might ask questions about your expectations, and I will ask permission before engaging in something that might change the trajectory of a thread. I like to be asked. Most of the time, my answer is "yes" but I like to be asked first. I tend to assume that anything first discussed is established as canon unless renegotiated otherwise. If you change your mind, please let me know; most of the time, I will have no problem with it, but I like to be informed.
What types of plots are you interested in playing? With students, I like mentor/mentee relationships and I always want more of these. Additionally, I am always available to set up a thread for a student character in need of one of Sean's many hats, be it therapy sessions, advice, or disciplinary threads. For coworkers, I like threads on campus and off campus, and I always want more threads with Sean's peers and friends. He needs more of those.

Also, since Josh is running for office again this year, I desperately want a thread with someone who has strong anti-psychic bias behaving that way towards Sean in front of Josh. If you have a character that would fit the bill, please let me know so we can plan this.

What types of plots are you not interested in playing? Sean is in a committed relationship, so unless you are Dryope, I am not interested in romantic relationships. I'm also not particularly interested in violence or running afoul of the law, except in the nature of a peaceful protest.

How often can you reply to any given thread? My posting times are wildly inconsistent, and I readily acknowledge this. I try to post once a week, and sometimes more, sometimes less.

What is the longest you're willing to wait for a reply to a thread? I am a patient person, and I will wait forever. However, since we archive more frequently forever, I will wait until the archiving, and then, I will reopen archived threads if asked.

Are you open to RPing over instant messengers? If so, what's the best way to contact you and what times are you generally available? I don't role play outside of the board. But I can be contacted on Chatango to plot.

Are you open to post volleying? If I am online and have the time, I am open to this. Sometimes it happens organically, when I am posting for someone and they post back quickly which leads to a quick turn around on my end.

Anything else? I love Time Warp threads, and I will want many when we next have that event.

PLAYER LIMITS

What are you limits regarding powerplay/godmoding? I don't sweat the small stuff. If something makes sense, such as our characters walking, eating in a restaurant, drinking at a bar, it's fine to make that assumption for me. Beyond that, I like to discuss matters beforehand.

As for powers, if your power is something that happens in an instant, you are welcome to use it (e.g. empaths knowing Sean's emotions, anyone with sonic manipulation doing something loud, telekinetics moving smaller things in his office, people with super-enhanced perception remarking on IC matters, etc.), but for things that 1) invoke Sean's mental shields, 2) take longer to use, or 3) have a larger effect on the scene or on Sean's person, I want the ability to respond first. I might not deflect, but I like having the opportunity

Also, if someone can manage to lift Sean off the ground, I am open to having this thread.

What are your limits in regards to romantic situations? Sean is only interested in Josh, so this is not applicable.

What are your limits in regards to sex (within the TOS)? Sean is only interested in Josh, so this is not applicable.

What are your limits in regards to violent scenes (within the TOS)? I have no interest in violent plots, except to have Sean break up student fights, so this is not applicable.

What are your limits in regards to abuse/rape in plots? If someone needs to come to Sean for help afterwards, Sean is available. Beyond that, I have no interest in these plots, as either a perpetrator or as a victim.

Anything else? One of the side-effects of telepathy is that Sean gets songs stuck in his head that he wasn't listening to. I don't get to invoke this very often, but if someone wants to suggest something to me, let us make it happen.


Credit to Rhi-Rhi from Spirits of the Earth for this questionnaire.