SOTRP .

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state of the union.
	TOSHIZOU HIJIKATA. hijibaka / ZODION. character strength ★★★★☆ Admittedly Hijikata is the one I feel most secure with right now! His tags aren't too hard to do and his mindset is also not incredibly difficult to get into for me, mostly because it's... hm, I wouldn't say simple, but straightforward. I'm pretty into the canon and he's not a chore to play at all. I guess the only problem I have with him is the fact that he's very curt, blunt, and I feel I may be recycling responses a bit. He responds in very similar ways to different situations, and I don't want to seem... too repetitive. But other than that, he's really fine! His tags tend to be the longest introspection-wise, and also take... the shortest amount of time. chance of dropping ☆☆☆☆☆ Absolutely zero chance! I really like playing him and I feel secure, though not extremely so. He's not someone I really have a desire to let go of, and... he's got some interesting developments. I could stand to make some more cross canon, but he also doesn't have a problem with reaching out. desire to play ★★★★☆ My favourite active character, probably!
	VINCENT NIGHTRAY. gilotine / ZODION. character strength ★★☆☆☆ I honestly have very little idea what I'm doing with Vincent. I understand his mannerisms and motivations easily enough, but this is one of those cases where being able to understand that doesn't automatically translate into a stable character voice. He can get very contradictory at times and I feel like I'm playing off the more manipulative sides of his character as a shallow trololol, which I... don't really like. chance of dropping ★★☆☆☆ I really like his cast and I've been wanting to play Vincent for a really long time, but if I can't really get into things I may need to cut him from the roster. Honestly if I didn't like him as a character so much I would've cut him a while ago, but the fact that I really want to play him kind of balances out the difficulty I'm having with him. desire to play ★★★★★ The thing with Vincent is that I have so much I can see him doing and... he's not a dull character at all! But the voice difficult and overall shakiness means that, while I do want to play him (a whole lot), it's still not working into a solid character voice. :(
	SILVIA DE ALISIA. alittleruff / HOLLY HEIGHTS. character strength ★★★☆☆ She's not... new, but I haven't had a chance to throw her out as much as I would've liked. As a result, her voice is still in the "oh no what am I doing" stages. She's not an entirely complicated character and compared to Hijikata and Vincent very simple in the big-picture side of things, but her mannerisms and tendency to be a more action-oriented character means that she's a little bit harder to get a hold on than my usual brand of "weirdos who think too much" (minus Teddie but it's always minus Teddie). She's really cute though and canon reviewing isn't too hard for her, so I don't think she'll give me much trouble when I get settled into her voice more! chance of dropping ☆☆☆☆☆ I just got her and I love her too much okay. Not to mention that Sib plays a wonderful Apollo and I wouldn't give up their interactions for the world. desire to play ★★★☆☆ A little shaky which means I don't really have a super compelling desire to play her! She's... very much my backburner character, but I like to play her. She's a nice change of pace from Hijikata and Vincent, and I probably won't be dropping her anytime soon. Her tags are usually done... last in my inbox.