∞ sword girls
Plurkpoll: when you're writing about a facial expression and/or gesture your character makes, do you do it yourself as you type?
∞ sword girls
I'VE NOTICED THAT I DO THIS A LOT....
𝐴𝑟𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑠𝑡
if it's an angry/hurt expression, yes....
🌸Springfallen🌸
I do it as I type, and I'll verbally repeat something in a certain tone if they're speaking in a certain way as well
SHI✨NO✨BU
yes
SHI✨NO✨BU
I do it a lot when picking an icon
SHI✨NO✨BU
I also had to stop checking notifs at work because I'd make the face the character would make in response when I'd read it
SHI✨NO✨BU
which is fine when I play a nice character but when I played a smug douchebag it meant I was smirking at my phone a lot
∞ sword girls
jflkds YEAH THAT COULD BE A PROBLEM
∞ sword girls
But yeah it does also happen more frequently if my character is growling or shocked or some other very dramatic feeling....
ghost lecturer
yes
ghost lecturer
most often when my characters are...fake smiling...
☼ zinnia
sometimes yeah! i have more of a problem with repeating their dialogue out loud sometimes
∞ sword girls
oooh that is interesting about the fake smiles
∞ sword girls
Idt that saying stuff out loud is something I usually do but I can definitely see it being a way to like, spot check it!
ghost lecturer
my characters do a lot of that...but also, possibly concerning