Board Thread:Role Play Discussion/@comment-24304510-20140418222756/@comment-24304510-20140502190133

Amet, I want to say that what's playing out at the moment is probably exactly how it would work in a real situation. It seems a bit unrealistic for a "leader" to have been decided on before any RPing even began. The whole world has come crashing down, and you guys represent the people who are still halfway sane (Nikolai excluded). It's not too much to think that a chain of command might take time to form.

After the end of this Mission, I'm planning on giving you guys more Free RP time than the two days you had between Ambush and Opening Moves. There'll be time for your characters to vent greivances and get to know one another outside of a combat situation. I feel like I've been moving the Missions along too quickly (though I'm sure it doesn't seem like it to most of you).

This is probably one of the largest RPs on the fanon right now (by number of RPers), and that doesn't even include the people who haven't been on a Mission yet, or those who are still creating characters. With all of these different characters and viewpoints colliding at once, obviously there's going to be friction. But that's okay, because that tension is exactly what makes this RP so good.

I don't WANT you guys to all work together straight from the get-go. Teams don't automatically work like that under this kind of duress. The way things are progressing right now is just the way that humans might act under these circumstances...with a few exceptions, but nothing major. I know that these are AU characters, so whatever you do here won't have any bearing on how they're viewed in actual fanon RPs. But I think that there's so much room for character developement opportunities, and Amet having a realization that he might need to lead with his actions instead of his words is only the beginning.

I may play the role of fate, but you guys, and your characters by extenstion, are those who control it. You shape it with your actions. You've already seen that bad descisions lead to consequences, but let that serve as a learning experience for both you guys and your characters. I don't think Silver will use Rain Dance in a building full of live wires again anytime soon, do you?

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tl;dr, don't worry, just have fun. You guys are doing great.