Basil Brush Phoenix

[blargtheawesome]

I changed Basil's backstory a bit. Not much of an update at all, but a backstory change... that I shall not put into the character profile. If you want to know it, demand answers of Basil and hope he is in a good mood.

EDIT: Oh, besides for those few tid-bits I forgot I added.

 

[abbeyvie]

Must.. Read.. Before.. Trip.. Must just... One more..

 

[blargtheawesome]

Someone make Basil less apathetic. None of my options are that appealing. I could kill Basil, and start over... but I hate that idea, though not as much as forever being apathetic and emotionless.... I could drop Basil for a long time, and just let my imagination be his development. Or, my favorite option, I get some more creative people to think of a solution.

 

[abbeyvie]

How does one make someone less apathetic?

 

[blargtheawesome]

You see my problem.

 

[abbeyvie]

Most people would shut themselves away from the problem. So what made Basil feel emotion?

 

[blargtheawesome]

Moments of extreme stress. Or moments of extreme... stimulus? Not sure what the proper word for that is, but he would feel emotion if he were put into a situation where it would be inhuman to not feel emotion.

 

[abbeyvie]

Maybe have Basil take himself away from the stress? Is Basil possibly afraid of his emotions or no? Basil could literally flee if necessary?

 

[blargtheawesome]

Basil is rarely stressed, hence he rarely shows emotion. Basil is not afraid of emotion, though his own mental issues makes him apathetic. Not sure if that's a real mental issue or just his own personality. Basil does not flee, he confronts problems. Usually with fire.

 

[abbeyvie]

Can you give me an example of stress?

 

[blargtheawesome]

Great emotional strain. Like when he thought Emegil died, he became an emotional wreck.

 

[abbeyvie]

Well.. With every strength comes a flaw..
Does most strain deal with things like compassion towards someone?
You might want to pass this information to Basil, no one can be emotionless entirely. Someone thinking they could be, and stressing out over the fact is a very interesting RP..

 

[blargtheawesome]

Yes, most strain comes from other people. Personal matters do not upset him the least, because he is, so far, able to ignore them or deal with them. Part of being apathetic is that he doesn't stress over his apathy.

 

[MaelstromPuddle]

perhaps we appeal to basil's sense of family ties

 

[MaelstromPuddle]

perhaps arianna is seriously injured?

 

[blargtheawesome]

Basil's "family ties" is a mild like of the Hawklights because they are respectable, and have given him no reason to hate them.

 

[MaelstromPuddle]

I mean bloodline as in Arianna and her mother

 

[bettemus99]

If you're getting tired of him, I bet Luna would just loooove, for him to come to the East.

 

[MaelstromPuddle]

But shouldn't basil go out with more of a "bang"

 

[blargtheawesome]

I don't want to give up Basil, but being constantly opinionless, emotionless and apathetic is a bit boring.