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This thread is to discuss the continuing RP of The Bashful One, which is the introduction of my personal dinosaur character, Denton.
I have a few good thoughts to share so far, plus some character sketches of the young longneck himself. I hope this thread can also be used to help the RP further into more interesting and adventurous territories!
Okay, where do I begin? Well, so far I've been pleased a bit about how well I introduced Denton to the series, shy awkward and well, you know... the few who have contributed to it so far have done an awesome job portraying their characters and Littlefoot (I can hardly wait to get to the full gang though) I felt some of the conversations and introductions did carry on a bit too long in some areas and it was hard to focus on one thing without another thing getting in the way, but all in all, we were able to pull some things off smoothly, and the long intros maybe could be overlooked as the story grows over time.
I had thought of so many things I wanted to say in this thread last night while on the job, but sadly because I was at work, I simply could not sit and write them all down, but I'll do what I can to dig up those thoughts and feelings concerning the story so far and get them in this post...
I should make a note that where the story is at right now (or where I made my last post) Denton finally declared that he finally wanted to venture out and see the valley. many of you might not see or understand it, but this is a kind of emotional and moving part for me in this story (I was listening to If We Hold On Together, Jordin Sparks version at the time). Its symbolic, pretty much of my own life. Pretty much like Denton, I've lived long sheltered and away from the world by will. And in a way, this is like me saying that I'm sick of it, and that I myself am ready to move on. I'm ready to meet new people, make new friends and see the world for what it is.
Like Denton, I was also hurt deeply by others. Like Denton, my heart was crushed, dreams and hopes were diminished by tragic and scornful moments in my life. And ever since, I decided I wanted nothing more to do with the world, or the people in it. I wanted to be on my own. Denton I've found much like many other characters I've created over the years has some form of symbolism to my emotions and my views on life. Denton represents to me a victory over denial and depression. He's become more apart of my mental image than I had ever thought he would.
And his making new friends has given me the lesson that its important to move on... that I need friends to help me to get past my past hurts. That life continues.
These are my personal thoughts so far, from the development of this character. I've found that I favor him now more than I intended to. and I suppose that is something to be proud of.
Also, I cant get 'If We Hold On Together' out of my head... its such a beautiful song and its fitting to this enlightning mood that I'm in *smiles* a beautiful song. yes.
