Good things in Mushing

[Pavel]

@Roz I’m a former smoker, and I only started RPing smokers so I’d have something for my character to do that wasn’t talking. I’m still terrible at flicking between motion/action and dialogue. They’ll talk talk talk talk, break, do several things, then talk talk talk talk some more.

[Roadspike]

@Roz I think its the same reason that so many great stage and screen characters smoke, and the same reason @Pavel mentioned – it’s a great thing to do with your hands. You can alter how it’s done to indicate emotion, distraction, pain, or something else, and it’s something to //do//.

I remember hearing somewhere that people on stakeouts or casing a joint often smoke, because no one questions (questioned?) a smoker standing outside in front of a building, but if you’re lingering around doing nothing, it’s suspicious.

[OnceWas]

@Roadspike
A few other reasons why smoking is handy for stakeouts:

• Nicotine works as a stimulant that’s easier to maintain than coffee, with fewer trips to the bathroom needed
• It works to keep hunger pangs to a minimum, which means even fewer bathroom trips and support mechanics for long hours
• By covering the “cherry” you can cut the visual profile down to nearly nothing, although the smell is sometimes a problem
• Most smokers ignore other smokers unless they need a light
• You can use a cigarette balanced between two fingers lengthwise to keep yourself awake; the cigarette, upon burning down, scorches into the meat of the finger and jolts someone awake
• It’s an easy reason to hang out by loading docks, security doors, and major entryways, while spare-changing will draw unwanted attention

To name a few reasons of the many.

[Snackness]

I used to date a smoker and while I never smoked myself, I kinda enjoyed the culture of it.

Then I married him and he quit

[[[global:former-user]]]

One of my favorite, most fun characters I ever RPed was my bulldog prosecutor lady who was an unrepentant chain smoker.

[RightMeow]

We are obviously overlooking the main reason to play a smoker… the ability to set your annoyance’s stuff on fire.

Right?

Is this just me?

[Testament]

I played smokers because that was during the time where I was still smoking myself. And man…I really miss smoking and RPing sometimes. It really helped me think. Holding a pen while I construct a pose just isn’t the same.

[Livia]

@Testament Yeah, I am with you on this one. I used to RP smoking all the time as a former smoker. Now I find that RPing smoking is one of the few things that gives me big cravings again so I just stopped, but I kinda miss RPing about it, weirdly.

[Wizz]

I loved RPing smokers but fuckin’ hated smoking cigarettes the few times I gave them a try as an adult, so I was genuinely baffled the entire time even as I had fun with it.

truly, we are a diverse lot, lol.

[Kestrel]

@RightMeow said in Good things in Mushing:

We are obviously overlooking the main reason to play a smoker… the ability to set your annoyance’s stuff on fire.

Right?

Is this just me?

You make me want to take up smoking.

[Ashkuri]

I’m here for the other RP smoking

[ten]

@imstillhere

literally my favorite gif.

[Testament]

@imstillhere Bruh

[Rinel]

Someone sent me an unsolicited message saying they liked my RP and

it’s nice

[Snackness]

Connecting and reconnecting with people

[Kestrel]

I saw a tweet today about the historic MUD genre and laughed.

I think people don’t know that we’re still around.

[Gashlycrumb]

@Kestrel I was there for this groundbreaking development in online fuckery and even friends, of a sort, with Mr_Bungle, and quite good friends with the guy who responded to the whole thing by coding objects so you could text-assault people anywhere on the MOO with a two-word command.

We are historic indeed.

[spiriferida]

Getting past inertia/nerves and just reaching out to ask people if they want to RP

[Kestrel]

Seeing friends who were mistreated on other games go on to start their own creative projects, and join staff teams where their labour is appreciated & admired, gives me immense contact joy.

[ten]

made my whole gd night.