Permissions/Info/Opt-out

[forcecalls]

OOC

Tagging pace: I range from boomeranging the hell out of things to not responding for a week, and I'm generally fine with anyone else being the same. In a game, I try to keep things moving so I know how to proceed onto later things, so if it's going slowly, let's talk out what happens so I have that for reference.

Backtagging: I will happily backtag forever, but if it's in a game setting, let's talk about how to keep an old thread reasonably consistent with newer stuff. If we have an old thread you still want me to reply to, please let me know. Sometimes if I don't get to something for long enough, I end up wrongly assuming the other person won't be interested anymore and drop it, but I'm likely still interested if you are.

Format: I prefer prose, but am also fine with brackets if that's what other people prefer. These days, my brain works in present tense, so I'm going to use that, but I don't mind if other people don't match to it.

Threadhopping: In an open mingling setting like a network post or a big party, go for it. If it's a case where it's less immediately likely for someone to wander in, ask first.

Fourthwalling: I'm fine with it, but also check with other relevant castmates and/or game rules. (and don't expect him to respond well if you try to tell him he's fiction)

Triggers: Nothing that unilaterally applies. I'm usually okay with anything that happened off screen being mentioned, however dark it might be. I have more limits on what I'd want to actively play, but that's very situational, so just make sure I'm on board if you think it could be an issue.

IC

Shipping/Smut: Rey is always a yes for shipping. Anyone else is going to have a hard time getting that close to him, but I'd be willing if it happens. By and large, he's not interested in sex unless a hell of a romantic connection exists first. Again, I'm willing if it happens. If he doesn't already have that connection, expect him to not react well to being touched at all. It's very debatable whether he'll even recognise if someone tries to flirt with him.

Fighting with/injuring him: Go right ahead, though he is very skilled and powerful so good luck landing a hit in most cases. That said, if it makes sense in context, I am totally fine with him getting hurt. If you want him to be injured in a way that's more permanent/would take a while to heal, let's talk first.

Mind-reading: He does have the ability to shield against that, and if he notices someone trying, the walls are going to go up hard. I think someone trying might still get some surface thoughts but wouldn't touch anything he'd want to keep private, unless they are very good at this, in which case, let's talk, I am interested.

Other magical effects: He potentially would sense the intent and be able to do something to counter whatever someone might want to do to him, but not necessarily. I'm generally open to him being affected by things, especially in a setting involving unfamiliar magic sources, but if it can be countered by just having sufficient willpower, he'll probably counter it.

PERMISSION/OPT-OUT

Abilities: Kylo uses the Force, so he can do a bunch of telekinetic and mental manipulation things and is sporadically clairvoyant. Physically, he can immobilize people, put them to sleep, lift them off the ground, and choke or shove them telekinetically. Mentally, he can influence people's thoughts if they're sufficiently susceptible to that kind of manipulation, pick up on people's emotions passively, pull information out of people's minds, notice when people are lying, and generally read their intentions to some extent. The clairvoyance part isn't likely to affect people, but if you ever want him to have some kind of vision involving your character, let me know. He gets occasional not entirely clear snippets of both past and future.

Warnings: Kylo is very traumatized. He was subject to a whole lot of abuse and manipulation on the part of Snoke, and he's normalized most of it. His childhood was troubled; his parents weren't around as much as they ideally should have been and had a tumultuous relationship themselves, and Snoke spoke to him telepathically for most of his life, exacerbating that rift, so Kylo has a lot of opinions about his upbringing, some of which are justified and some of which are entirely unfair. His uncle briefly thought about killing him and Kylo is convinced he actually tried to. He will likely think about things Snoke said or did to him that were very physically or emotionally abusive, often done in the name of Dark Side training, and intermittently think it was okay. (I waffle on whether this may have also included sexual abuse, but for the purpose of a game setting, I will say no. I am willing to go there in PSLs if someone wants to play with it.) He has a whole lot of self-hate that he deals with badly. He is highly volatile and can react violently to things that may not have been intended to provoke him. (He doesn't tend to try to inflict damage on people as a part of that, but he might immobilize someone or shove them away, or threateningly destroy a nearby inanimate object.) He has a habit of observing out loud what people are thinking and pointing out what they're not saying, which isn't generally intended to be manipulative, but can come across that way.

I know people have a lot of different opinions about this character and might not want to deal with all of his messiness, so if you'd rather I not tag you or if there's some particular aspect you're uncomfortable with, please respond with this form to let me know:

<strong>Your character name/journal:</strong> <strong>Would you prefer not to get tags from this character at all?</strong> Yes/No <strong>If you would still like to interact with this character, what specifically would you prefer I avoid?</strong>

If you do want to play with him, please fill out this one to let me know how to handle abilities:

<strong>Your character name/journal:</strong> <strong>Are you okay with him doing the following to your character? -Physically manipulate them with the Force (immobilizie, lift, or push them): y/n -Force choke: y/n -Put them to sleep: y/n -Mentally manipulate them with the Force (planting a suggestion): y/n -Read their emotions/surface level thoughts: y/n -Dig for deeper thoughts: y/n -See whether they're telling the truth: y/n </strong> <strong>If you said no to any of the above, is there something about your character that prevents it?</strong> For example, they have built in shielding against mind-reading, etc. If not, that's fine. I can just avoid the more active ones and we can make up a reason his more passive abilities aren't working right. <strong>Is there anything specific about your character that you would want him to pick up on?</strong> <strong>Anything else you want to know or want me to know?</strong>

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