Leliel
2009-10-20, 10:58 PM
Well, if you've played Genius: The Transgression, you'll know about the Lemurians. For those of you that don't, the Lemurians are a group of mad scientists who have thoroughly convinced themselves they're sane ones despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary.
That wouldn't be entirely bad, except they also have an institutional tendency towards misanthropy and inability to accept the consequences of their actions.
Now, they're actually a playable-if inherently morally grey-group, and being the maverick that I am, I decided to think of one-still in his embryonic stage-that would accept working with Peers (the good mad scientists).
So, I thought "why not one who really, really doesn't like other Lemurians, but is too attached to his theories and viewpoint to give it up?"
So, the idea is that he was actually sent to be a Lemurian spy on the Peers, creating a magnificent alternate persona that so happens to fool everyone-providing that you count out anyone with half a brain. He himself is aware of this, but keeps it up anyway because he has to keep up appearances for his immediate superior, who he suspects has been partially lobotomized, given his apparent inability to recognize that his badly-disguised spy has been quietly shifted to self-help courses entitled "Dealing With Other People-Reconciling Your World View".
To be frank, while he is a good liar, he really doesn't care for his mission or his employers, and even if he did, the things they try to make him do on a regular basis make him retch.
Of course, the problem with this is that he still is too emotionally immature to give up and say that the Peers are right and join them already, and given that he's still in puberty-17, to be exact-this disconnect has translated to a perpetually dark and glum mood, to the point where the other mad scientists are creating a Wonder that, upon implantation into his spine, will cause a hallucination of giant neon letters saying "STOP WHINING" in various languages every time his Depression derangement gets triggered.
The problem with that is that while it's perfectly fine to annoy other people IC with stereotypical Linkin Park fan behaviors, it can start to irritate the other players, as well. So, the question is:
How do I adequately portray a guy who hates what he is and does without being completely obnoxious to the other players?
That wouldn't be entirely bad, except they also have an institutional tendency towards misanthropy and inability to accept the consequences of their actions.
Now, they're actually a playable-if inherently morally grey-group, and being the maverick that I am, I decided to think of one-still in his embryonic stage-that would accept working with Peers (the good mad scientists).
So, I thought "why not one who really, really doesn't like other Lemurians, but is too attached to his theories and viewpoint to give it up?"
So, the idea is that he was actually sent to be a Lemurian spy on the Peers, creating a magnificent alternate persona that so happens to fool everyone-providing that you count out anyone with half a brain. He himself is aware of this, but keeps it up anyway because he has to keep up appearances for his immediate superior, who he suspects has been partially lobotomized, given his apparent inability to recognize that his badly-disguised spy has been quietly shifted to self-help courses entitled "Dealing With Other People-Reconciling Your World View".
To be frank, while he is a good liar, he really doesn't care for his mission or his employers, and even if he did, the things they try to make him do on a regular basis make him retch.
Of course, the problem with this is that he still is too emotionally immature to give up and say that the Peers are right and join them already, and given that he's still in puberty-17, to be exact-this disconnect has translated to a perpetually dark and glum mood, to the point where the other mad scientists are creating a Wonder that, upon implantation into his spine, will cause a hallucination of giant neon letters saying "STOP WHINING" in various languages every time his Depression derangement gets triggered.
The problem with that is that while it's perfectly fine to annoy other people IC with stereotypical Linkin Park fan behaviors, it can start to irritate the other players, as well. So, the question is:
How do I adequately portray a guy who hates what he is and does without being completely obnoxious to the other players?