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Cast of Characters
Mar. 11th, 2005 01:07 pmI would like to introduce you to some of the varied and various people in my head.
Sometimes, I wonder what the hell I'm doing on LJ. What do I have to offer, really, such that I put my words out here, rather than record them on some private medium?* The things I do aren't particularly exciting or interesting. The events in my life, while usually entertaining enough to me, aren't really sufficiently extraordinary or humorous to deserve the perusal of others. My talent for stringing together sounds isn't an especially rare gift in a medium composed of so many talented writers. It occured to me, though, that I have the market cornered on being me. And a large part of being me is knowing all about all these other people, these imaginary quirky folks who have come to life in my mind. I tend to take them for granted, in some ways. I know these folks, and Todd knows these folks (some of them are his inventions, some mine, some we share joint parentage of - but they're all up there) and I actually kind of forget sometimes that other people don't know them. So. Here they are.
Asiri: Hi. I'm the giraffe who does the props. Don't mind me! I'll just be over here, trying to talk Goshar-atan out of his next MGP (Mad Grab for Power, but I told him it stands for "Really Cunning Ploy" so don't let on you know otherwise, ok?) and generally being off-stage. This show is not about me. Really. Carry on. Thank you.
Sasha: ~raises an eyebrow~ Yeeees? Can I help you? Or are you just goin' ta stare?! You could at least wipe the drool off your chin. Hrmph. Some people! What's that? I'm supposed ta introduce myself and such? Well why didn't you say so? Right. Well. I'm Archmagus Sasha Markan-est. <~whispers~> What else am I supposed to be talkin' about here? I feel ridiculous. Right. Uh. Hrm. I guess I'll just be goin' then. 'Scuse me.
Harmony: Hi, I'm Harmony. I'm Sasha's better half. She's really not that bad, she's just kind of excitable in social situations. She wasn't actually raised by wolves, and though she does succeed in making everything in her life so much more difficult, I promise she really doesn't try. How are you? Oh, you want to hear more about me? ~shrugs~ Well, there's not much to tell, really. ~smiles sweetly~ I help Sasha with Elsaeone, and for a while we took care of Caravel. Now that the new senate is in place, though, we don't get involved so much with politics. You and I will get along famously! Just... don't ask me to wear that stupid t-shirt. I am NOT that lame. Am I? Oh dear.
Vicki: Hey. I'm Vicki. I run the Shady Oak Inn in Haverston, so if you're ever in the neighborhood drop on by! We'll have a drink, and I'll try to talk you into leaving town as soon as possible. Seriously. This place is ridiculous. You know, just yesterday Bren - Bren Dobbin, that's the mayor if you can believe it, little dumpy bald guy, you'd know him if you saw him - Bren came in and posted a notice on my board that read "Elayne iz a gud bit o bunni". Seriously. What the hell is that supposed to mean? Something tells me I'm going to be in the market for another waitress soon. Dammit.
Athlien: Um, hi! I'm Athlien. Well, my full name is Athlien Sulia Desantia, and it used to be Sulia April, but um... yeah. It's kind of a long story. I'm an archaeologist! My primary fields of study are early and mid-kingdom human history, though I've actually studied a lot of Sildish history too. Mostly pre-history. Anyway, I do that. Let's see, what else... I'm 54 years old, so far as I can tell. Yeah, I know, that sounds really old, but considering that nymphs are supposed to live forever and all, it's not really that bad. In Sildan terms I'm still a child, even! Of course, I'm not a Sildan nymph. Thank goodness. ~laughs nervously~ Um... anyway. That's me. Nice to meet you.
More coming later on demand! (Trust me, there are a ton of 'em.) So start demanding. ;)
*Yes, I know, standard disclaimer applies. I really do write just to write, to write for myself and to write for the sake of writing. I'm usually not all audience-obsessed and concerned that others are being entertained or amused or enlightened by my antics. Honest. However, in a semi-public community kind of environment such as this, these questions do pop up every once in a while in that silly brain o' mine.
Sometimes, I wonder what the hell I'm doing on LJ. What do I have to offer, really, such that I put my words out here, rather than record them on some private medium?* The things I do aren't particularly exciting or interesting. The events in my life, while usually entertaining enough to me, aren't really sufficiently extraordinary or humorous to deserve the perusal of others. My talent for stringing together sounds isn't an especially rare gift in a medium composed of so many talented writers. It occured to me, though, that I have the market cornered on being me. And a large part of being me is knowing all about all these other people, these imaginary quirky folks who have come to life in my mind. I tend to take them for granted, in some ways. I know these folks, and Todd knows these folks (some of them are his inventions, some mine, some we share joint parentage of - but they're all up there) and I actually kind of forget sometimes that other people don't know them. So. Here they are.
Asiri: Hi. I'm the giraffe who does the props. Don't mind me! I'll just be over here, trying to talk Goshar-atan out of his next MGP (Mad Grab for Power, but I told him it stands for "Really Cunning Ploy" so don't let on you know otherwise, ok?) and generally being off-stage. This show is not about me. Really. Carry on. Thank you.
Sasha: ~raises an eyebrow~ Yeeees? Can I help you? Or are you just goin' ta stare?! You could at least wipe the drool off your chin. Hrmph. Some people! What's that? I'm supposed ta introduce myself and such? Well why didn't you say so? Right. Well. I'm Archmagus Sasha Markan-est. <~whispers~> What else am I supposed to be talkin' about here? I feel ridiculous. Right. Uh. Hrm. I guess I'll just be goin' then. 'Scuse me.
Harmony: Hi, I'm Harmony. I'm Sasha's better half. She's really not that bad, she's just kind of excitable in social situations. She wasn't actually raised by wolves, and though she does succeed in making everything in her life so much more difficult, I promise she really doesn't try. How are you? Oh, you want to hear more about me? ~shrugs~ Well, there's not much to tell, really. ~smiles sweetly~ I help Sasha with Elsaeone, and for a while we took care of Caravel. Now that the new senate is in place, though, we don't get involved so much with politics. You and I will get along famously! Just... don't ask me to wear that stupid t-shirt. I am NOT that lame. Am I? Oh dear.
Vicki: Hey. I'm Vicki. I run the Shady Oak Inn in Haverston, so if you're ever in the neighborhood drop on by! We'll have a drink, and I'll try to talk you into leaving town as soon as possible. Seriously. This place is ridiculous. You know, just yesterday Bren - Bren Dobbin, that's the mayor if you can believe it, little dumpy bald guy, you'd know him if you saw him - Bren came in and posted a notice on my board that read "Elayne iz a gud bit o bunni". Seriously. What the hell is that supposed to mean? Something tells me I'm going to be in the market for another waitress soon. Dammit.
Athlien: Um, hi! I'm Athlien. Well, my full name is Athlien Sulia Desantia, and it used to be Sulia April, but um... yeah. It's kind of a long story. I'm an archaeologist! My primary fields of study are early and mid-kingdom human history, though I've actually studied a lot of Sildish history too. Mostly pre-history. Anyway, I do that. Let's see, what else... I'm 54 years old, so far as I can tell. Yeah, I know, that sounds really old, but considering that nymphs are supposed to live forever and all, it's not really that bad. In Sildan terms I'm still a child, even! Of course, I'm not a Sildan nymph. Thank goodness. ~laughs nervously~ Um... anyway. That's me. Nice to meet you.
More coming later on demand! (Trust me, there are a ton of 'em.) So start demanding. ;)
*Yes, I know, standard disclaimer applies. I really do write just to write, to write for myself and to write for the sake of writing. I'm usually not all audience-obsessed and concerned that others are being entertained or amused or enlightened by my antics. Honest. However, in a semi-public community kind of environment such as this, these questions do pop up every once in a while in that silly brain o' mine.
