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Why do so many characters seem to have nervous twitches?

kittyotixkittyotix Posts: 55 Arc User
edited July 2013 in Fan Base Alpha
Ok...let me explain.
I've noticed a huge increase in rped toons 'blinking' at pretty much anything while rping. For example
*inset name here* blinked a few times before saying...'blah blah blah'.

Now, dont get me wrong, blinking is something that we all do...but when it is mentioned every bloody sentence then it makes your toon look like they have a nervous twitch. Whats next s.s.s.stammering?
Guys, stop this incessant blinking. Its makes you look 'special' and not in a good way :)
Ta Ta
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  • cybersoldier1981cybersoldier1981 Posts: 2,501 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    kittyotix wrote: »
    Ok...let me explain.
    I've noticed a huge increase in rped toons 'blinking' at pretty much anything while rping. For example
    *inset name here* blinked a few times before saying...'blah blah blah'.

    Now, dont get me wrong, blinking is something that we all do...but when it is mentioned every bloody sentence then it makes your toon look like they have a nervous twitch. Whats next s.s.s.stammering?
    Guys, stop this incessant blinking. Its makes you look 'special' and not in a good way :)
    Ta Ta

    But if you do it enough, it's like your own personal strobe light and the WORLD IS YOUR RAVE.
  • kittyotixkittyotix Posts: 55 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    or you have a seizure and fit and dribble on the floor, twitching like you are a street-dancer with cerebral palsy
  • cybersoldier1981cybersoldier1981 Posts: 2,501 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    kittyotix wrote: »
    or you have a seizure and fit and dribble on the floor, twitching like you are a street-dancer with cerebral palsy

    We call that the Harlem Shake.
  • kittyotixkittyotix Posts: 55 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    i may count the amount of times people 'blink' in caprice.
    I think they do it to look 'cute' but people, really? I mean...REALLY?
    Are people cute when they blink to many times? no no no no no. They look r e tar..ded (the forum blocks the word i tried to type by the way, so its a little 'split up' blinks blinks :rolleyes:
  • meedacthunistmeedacthunist Posts: 2,961 Arc User1
    edited June 2013
    I feel deeply offended!
    I demand moderator to shut this thread down IMMEDIATELY, as my delicate feelings are assaulted with this blatant show of disrespect for tastes of other players!
    How you dare!!! *cries*
    :mad:

    Ok, now seriously:

    Deathlark blinks often because it's only machine pretending to be human. She must remember to blink, can't do it at random intervals like real humans do.
    She got better, anyway. Month ago her uncanny valley factor was even higher. :X

    Anyway, robots aside - blink-blink-blink thing is another implement from anime, where it's supposed to be yet another "cute" expression of shock or being surprised, or embarassed.

    But I'm not even going into anime influences in CO playerbase, because:
    1. - I don't want to turn this topic into flame war when someone feels offended (we know that some fandoms can't stand NOT being always liked).
    2. - I don't want to be simply rude, and I can be very rude talking about anime. Lol.

    So I'll be civil and leave it alone.
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  • kittyotixkittyotix Posts: 55 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    Ahhh thats a good point. I never thought about the 'blinking' and anime. Thats probably why all the erp cat girls do it all the time. Its a way of anime-flirting.

    'Come on guys (or more likely guys pretending to be girls) come and get me! Im after naughty chat coz im a cat girl with something wrong with my eyes...im soooo SEXEH!!!!!'
    woooooooooooo meow blink blink
    ta ta
  • kittyotixkittyotix Posts: 55 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    *waves at Cybersoldier*
    You make me go gooey :)
  • kittyanonkittyanon Posts: 80 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    kittyotix wrote: »
    *waves at Cybersoldier*
    You make me go gooey :)

    A good gynecologist can get you treatment for that.

    In all seriousness, the anime argument was exactly what I was thinking. I've also seen it used as filler when someone feels the need to type out SOMETHING in a response to something that has happened, but can't bring themselves to say "-Insert character name here- is at a loss for words" or "-Insert character name here- stares blankly", which appears to me to be the type of reaction they think *blinks repeatedly* is synonymous with.
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  • jennymachxjennymachx Posts: 3,000 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    meedacthunist wrote: »
    Anyway, robots aside - blink-blink-blink thing is another implement from anime, where it's supposed to be yet another "cute" expression of shock or being surprised, or embarassed.

    You know, when I think of "shocked expression" anime style, the following immediately come to mind:

    cit_clannad_tomoya_kotomi_blue_with_shock.jpg

    bth_Shocked.jpg

    tumblr_m92k04UpWa1qfqgb9o1_500.png

    I've watched more than a few anime shows in my lifetime and the common shocked expression has always been one of these templates more or less. I never once saw a "blink-blink-blink" expression as something of an implement from anime.
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  • meedacthunistmeedacthunist Posts: 2,961 Arc User1
    edited July 2013
    jennymachx wrote: »
    I've watched more than a few anime shows in my lifetime and the common shocked expression has always been one of these templates more or less. I never once saw a "blink-blink-blink" expression as something of an implement from anime.
    *shrug*

    Not like I can recognise for what each animu expression is. Shock or not, animu mimics is the same nonsense for me. Those characters don't have any real one, anyway.

    But it's pretty common especially for younger characters, to simply blink-blink-blink and then speak. Or only stare blinking. For whatever reason those things are doing it.

    As for what this expression is - it may be as well for whatever. I can barely stand animu and I'm really not interested in what kind of shallow characterisation is there.

    Inbefore you will start defending animu or whatever - people have rights to not like things and I will ignore any argument for animu anyway, so spare yourself time and don't even start. Pointless.
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  • jellycupsowbugjellycupsowbug Posts: 358 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    Nope.


    /10char
  • jennymachxjennymachx Posts: 3,000 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    meedacthunist wrote: »
    *shrug*

    Not like I can recognise for what each animu expression is. Shock or not, animu mimics is the same nonsense for me. Those characters don't have any real one, anyway.

    But it's pretty common especially for younger characters, to simply blink-blink-blink and then speak. Or only stare blinking. For whatever reason those things are doing it.

    As for what this expression is - it may be as well for whatever. I can barely stand animu and I'm really not interested in what kind of shallow characterisation is there.

    Inbefore you will start defending animu or whatever - people have rights to not like things and I will ignore any argument for animu anyway, so spare yourself time and don't even start. Pointless.

    Yeah okay. Sure. It's fine that you don't like anime, I just wanted to point out the inaccuracies of your claims.
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  • rexcelestisrexcelestis Posts: 194 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    I tend to favor showing over telling in my RP and stories. I'm much more likely to use {blinks} than "looks surprised" and I prefer reading the description of an expression ({jaw drops}) moreso than "Looks stunned." I find the previous more engaging and more likely to lead to follow up questions. "Is something in your eye?" "What? You look a little shocked. It's not like you've never..."

    If I have a pet peeve about chat RP, it's thought balloons. How can anyone in a conversation know what they other person is thinking with that clarity? I prefer a description of a change in pose, some outward expression of the thought. Let it spark more conversation.
    a
  • meedacthunistmeedacthunist Posts: 2,961 Arc User1
    edited July 2013
    jennymachx wrote: »
    I just wanted to point out the inaccuracies of your claims.
    But it's still very prominent in animu, who cares why? And, sadly, many Club Caprice characters are animu influenced.

    *blink*
    Pika!
    *blink*
    Pika!

    :biggrin:
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  • jennymachxjennymachx Posts: 3,000 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    meedacthunist wrote: »
    But it's still very prominent in animu, who cares why? And, sadly, many Club Caprice characters are animu influenced.

    *blink*
    Pika!
    *blink*
    Pika!

    :biggrin:

    Okay, back into your ball you go, noisy little thing :D
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