It was pretty hard to make decisions between some of these. A lot depends on the author. (and what a typical academic "Well, yes and no..." comment this is, to be sure.
Although I ticked the All of the Above box, I think with characterisation, special quirks aren't necessary if the character is properly worked out. Otherwise you just get so sick of quirky whimsical types that you end up swatting them away with a rolled-up newspaper.
Well then? When are you going to tell us about the mating habits of the tarantula?
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Date: 2006-01-06 07:10 pm (UTC)Although I ticked the All of the Above box, I think with characterisation, special quirks aren't necessary if the character is properly worked out. Otherwise you just get so sick of quirky whimsical types that you end up swatting them away with a rolled-up newspaper.
Well then? When are you going to tell us about the mating habits of the tarantula?
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Date: 2006-01-07 05:26 pm (UTC)And as for the tarantulas. I might be... you never know.