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Originally posted by The Eurostar:
Pro, about you asking to reserve the volcano long ago, I didn't knew, or if I knew, I really forgot it COMPLETELY (ehy, I am really old, what do you think?), otherwise I wouldn't have placed the UFO inside, and I would have felt offendend by your remark (which, by the way, was the thing about ridding off the ufo, not the reserving of the volcano).

Hey, you're old, I'm bald. Together we're Strom Thurman.... [wink] :)

What you have written clearly shows the love you have for most characters and the whole Universe, so I hope you don't stay away FROM THE STORY.

I just really can't say. If I say that I'm gone forever, Chewy will say "suuuure", and I'll have to eat that "suuuure" when I return. If I say that I'll come back, Dan will give me the finger when I don't. Rock and a hard place. Better yet, rock and an annoyed Aussie......

About the thing of writing character like himself (I thing that I ever state), I want to explain why:
first because I wouldn't be able to do it in a different manner [biiiig grin]
and second because for me is the play the most important thing, is the dream of being someone with powers.
I am a child at heart, and I am happy with it.

Whatever floats your boat. But, the thing is, if you all, as writers, like each other, and you all write your characters like yourselves, then all the characters will like each other, too. Thus, you get a boring ensemble of cardboard characters. I like diversity. I like 'different', you know? That's why I enjoy Dirk Bell, and why I enjoyed Dagwood Foreman. Bell and Foreman are as different in personality and social skills with everyone around them, as they are with each other.
Now, no one get their panties in a wad and think that I am talking about Foreman and Bell exclusively. I can recognize differences in everyone's character. But, really, those two have been the most adversarial in their abrasiveness. Grimm, the only other one that I would automatically associate with anti-hero-istic sentiments, is not so much abrasive or adversarial, as he is just disturbingly imposing.

But, I mean, everyone should find their niche' in the team. TOMB, for example, was so diversified in personality and abilitiy, it was almost impossible for each character to NOT have their own niche. Chewy was the scientist/Reed Richards/father-figure-leader. Rypta-Dan was the stoic/Alan Scott/powerhouse-second-in-command. Bibbo was the soldier; determined, honest, loyal, and true. The Time Tryst-Trust was the Data/Time Lord, always striving to find humanity, but never in a cliched fashion. Joker1 was The Creeper/child-like innocence of the group. Nemo was the philosopher; a man passionately driven by his beliefs and ideals. Prometheus was the ex-godling, tortured by his inability to be free from his destiny, reborn over and over to live that pain. Etc., etc.

And that's the point. Not every member will be the badass that faces down the toughest enemy EVERY time. Not everyone has to have such a myriad and complex detailing of every facet of their lives BEFORE they even begin writing the character. Not everyone has to be equal in every situation. For example, I made sure that, while Prometheus could out-think most enemies, he would ALWAYS get his ass handed to him in a physical fight (barring a plot point that was believable and justified). So, like, Grimm is slower physically than others. And he's not going to be quoting poetry. But, by Gob, if he starts moving, it's Cain Marko-style. Mxy is power incarnate. He could burp a dimensional plane into existence inside a lightbulb. But, really, isn't he just to busy being fascinated with us simple creatures to even bother?

So, again, just my perspective. I know this is long. But, it's a rainy day and I'm taking the day off from classes. Sue me. :)