Niamh Vibes
@nerdiethings
Wed, May 26, 2021 2:12 AM
[characterization ramble] I think a really hard character trait to really
really
nail is a character who constantly lies
Niamh Vibes
@nerdiethings
Wed, May 26, 2021 2:13 AM
Like, at some point, you want to give the audience satisfaction by revealing the truth
Niamh Vibes
@nerdiethings
Wed, May 26, 2021 2:13 AM
But that also takes some of the mystery away from someone who layers themselves in falsehood
Niamh Vibes
@nerdiethings
Wed, May 26, 2021 2:13 AM
I think a lot about Garak from Deep Space Nine
Niamh Vibes
@nerdiethings
Wed, May 26, 2021 2:14 AM
Who gives three different versions of his backstory in the episode that's supposed to "explain" him
Niamh Vibes
@nerdiethings
Wed, May 26, 2021 2:14 AM
And all of them prove to be false
Niamh Vibes
@nerdiethings
Wed, May 26, 2021 2:14 AM
Bashir: Of all the stories you told me, which ones were true and which ones weren't?
Garak: My dear Doctor, they're all true.
Niamh Vibes
@nerdiethings
Wed, May 26, 2021 2:14 AM
Bashir: Even the lies?
Niamh Vibes
@nerdiethings
Wed, May 26, 2021 2:15 AM
Garak:
Especially
the lies.
(it's a helmet)
@flare_sword
Wed, May 26, 2021 2:21 AM
the easiest way to do it is jedi style, yes
(it's a helmet)
@flare_sword
Wed, May 26, 2021 2:21 AM
have bits of truth in each lie, meaning that for someone to truly understand all they have to do is put the puzzle together from these ten puzzles you've upended all over the table
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Garak: My dear Doctor, they're all true.