Thursday DE

[needsmoreresearch]

Happy Thursday, everyone!

What makes your character trust someone? What about distrust? Are there exceptions--people they distrust and they just don't know why, or people they trust even though they really know better?

Comments

[i_am_your_host]

All my pups have trust issues, okay.

Emcee is inherently distrustful of everyone, but he gets you to trust him first. Cassidy is the same way. They are both charming and friendly, they both observe and read people, and they get you to talk to them and more often than not you end up liking them, or at least think that they're no threat. With Emcee there's no ulterior motive, he just enjoys people's company, and is only looking to feel safe and accepted. Cassidy is a people person, too, but if he can take advantage of someone in some (mostly benign) way, he would.

Emcee is not that quick to open up about himself, and neither is Cassidy. They both prefer to talk about their hedonistic lifestyles and all the fun they have. It's a mask that they wear. The only time they let anyone have a peek behind the mask is if they feel they've made some sort of connection with you, because opening up about certain things can backfire.

Pam. She trusts absolutely NOBODY, except for Eric, and even that kind of trust between vampires has its own implications. There's a quote from the show, "The only vampire a vampire can trust is the one he made." Which isn't entirely true, as vampires often turn on those who trust them, even their own Makers in rare cases. Humans are not to be trusted, ever. Pam doesn't care if you don't trust her because the feeling is mutual.

I suppose Cassidy is in the same vein (ha) of vampires turning against those who trust them. Whether he's like that because he's a vampire or just an asshole, well, you can't really tell.

[iprotectyou]

Holy crap, you and the vampire puns! That's golden.

[irish_vagabond]

If you play with vampires long enough, you kind of get the fang of it.

oh god that was not even

[iprotectyou]

oh, hell, I'm laughing so hard I'm going to end up with a cramp

[irish_vagabond]

Careful, don't start coffin.

I WILL STOP NOW

[iprotectyou]

ahahaha stoooop

I have the worst headache