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New AE, Thoughts?
New AE, Thoughts?
Now that I have been on the Chatterbox for a couple weeks I've been
trying to come up with an AE. I was trying to think of a part of me
that would make an interesting character, as well as something I wanted
to explore. So here we are:
Wendy...
She is constantly thinking, her mind drifting. She is constantly
contemplating existence, life, death, morality, free will, psycology and
phislosophy. At random points she spouts out whatever happens to be on
her mind.
Do I do that?
You do now.
Wendy speaks in italics, and her voice is slow, deep, and dreamy in a
way that sounds rather depressed, though she isn't. She also has a bit
of a taste for the macabre. Her outlook is completely disassociative to
the point that nothing phases her, not even death. She doesn't really
have an opinion of me. Wendy forgets I'm
here, I always seem to mildly surprise her whenever I say something.
Wendy holds a stuffed bear , although she has no real attachment to it
or anything else. She wears a flowy cool grey dress accented with
long-tailed pink ribbons. Her hair is fluffy and thick, always worn
down. Her hair, dress, and ribbons are constantly flowing and rippling like there's an ethereal breeze of some kind.
Anyway, is the name taken? Is the personality a duplicate of someone already out there?
I'm putting a picture in the thread, I just got some new pencils and she's my debut picture.
submitted by Marigold, The State of Mind
(September 19, 2018 - 4:02 pm)
(September 19, 2018 - 4:02 pm)
Here it is. It's not great, but it gets the point across!
(September 19, 2018 - 4:39 pm)
Wow! That is an awesome AE, and an equally awesome drawing! Hey, would you mind drawing me if you have the time...? Here's my appearance and personality:
Appearance: I'm tall, about 5'6", with short, wavy electric blue hair that's usually a mess and icy blue eyes. I'm usually wearing an Imagine Dragons t-shirt, cutoffs, and black combat boots.
Personality: I'm reckless, kind of impulsive, witty, and I tend to not follow rules. I try to help people when I can, but usually my "helping" turns kind of chaotic. You know what, I'm kind of like Anakin Skywalker. Or Atton Rand, if there are any Knights of the Old Republic players reading this. (I'm a total Star Wars geek.)
You totally don't have to draw me if you don't have the time, but I really love your style.
(September 19, 2018 - 6:29 pm)
I hope I got electric blue right, I had to look it up. For some reason I was under the impression that it was pale at first. Anyway, I had fun with this! I would do picturings, but there are so many of them right now.
Sorry that the quailty is iffy.
(September 20, 2018 - 4:52 pm)
Thanks, Marigold! Again, you have an awesome AE and I really do love your drawing of her.
(September 20, 2018 - 8:50 pm)
WHOA! SHE'S SO COOL! I think Sriracha has to make an appearance, just for this.
Sriracha: Hi Wendy! I'm Sriracha, and I'm even more insane than Applejaguar!
Me: What? Neither of us are insane! You're not a "crazy AE" cliché!
Sriracha: To the extent that the human race is crazy, I am insane. ANYWAY, hi! You seem super cool! I'm Sriracha! I also love philosophizing, but in a way that is FLAMBOYANT and BRIGHT PINK! I have insecurities that I shouldn't talk about but I love talking about myself! I fall in love easily. I LOVE CLOTHES! I think I'm genderfluid, but Applejaguar hasn't figured that out yet GET ON IT DARLING!
Me: Sorry
Sriracha: Anyways, [random british accent] Nice talking to you, guvna! We'll be pals, I know. [Sriracha skips of singing Consider Yourself really loudly]
Anyway, that was Sriracha, my AE whose voice is a bit rusty. Sriracha is just me, but more flowy and indecicisive and fully in love with the world and having strong emotions and rocketing back and forth from identity to identity. And singing. Your AE (whose name I suddenly forgot) seems awesome, and I love that drawing. She sounds like me in a super relaxed mood when I start just saying stuff that makes sense.
(September 19, 2018 - 6:55 pm)
Thank you! Your AE sounds like a lot of fun without being one-sided. I'm glad that you can relate to Wendy, too. Would you like to say "hi", Wendy?
...
Wendy?
..Hm..?
She's very pleased to meet you as well. Also, glad to meet someone else who loves clothing and color.
Wow, I got that song stuck in my head just from reading your comment. Powerful stuff, there.
(September 19, 2018 - 8:00 pm)
(September 19, 2018 - 5:41 pm)
Wow. That is a really good drawing, and a well-rounded character. I love it! I think she and Maki could...get along? Be weird and contemplate overly deep things together? I...don't even know.
*unamused look* It is...nice to meet you Wendy. You seem to be...better than most here. Funny, most CBers personify the fun parts of themselves...
Stop talking! You get depressing when you talk! I'm Saki, nice to meet you!
Aki. Hello. *leaves*
(September 19, 2018 - 7:13 pm)
Thank you so much! That's a very intersting observation on how CBers present themselves and their AEs, if Wendy paid attention to me I'm sure she'd have some thoughts on that.
Hello there. Do you believe that true alturism exists?
Anyway, thanks for taking the time to say hello! I'm sure that Wendy would love to talk to someone who shares her thoughts. Maki sounds like someone whom she would respect.
(September 19, 2018 - 7:58 pm)
Could it exist? Perhaps. But I don’t think it’s out there right now. I mean, often when a person sees another hurt they feel a need to help that person. That keeps with the beliefs of altruism. But often we feel a need for revenge, to hurt those that hurt. And that desire is not altruism. There is also the point of self-sacrifice for the well-being of others. That is something that exists and I’ve seen it firsthand in Neko. *pauses* I know Saki is the part of her that would readily do anything for someone else to survive. Or at least she thinks. But still, we have an instinct built in that makes us value ourselves over others and that is why most of the time that value of altruism has its limit. So, although true altruism could exist, it hasn’t shown up yet as far as I know.
...that’s a lot of words. Thanks for tiring out my fingers pillisopical artistic side!
(September 20, 2018 - 3:48 pm)
I, too, believe that there are acts of true altruism. But there is the school of thought that all acts are selfish, though unconsciously. I believe it was Jung who said that, although I have to doubt that he was the first. Do you think that there could be a possibility that, not all, but some people are incapable of acts of true alturism? In that they have a deep innate selfishness that can never be overcome? How different are all humans, in foundation..?
If there ever was a purely altruistic person, how could we know? If someone has committed a selfish act, does that invalidate their purity even if it harmed no one? I would not think so, especially if utilitarianism is a valid weighing mechanism. But of course, that is another topic in itself. Are there any truths at all in philosophy if there can never be a baseline truth in the first place?
Well goodness, now I have more questions than answers. I need less time on my hands. My inner Wendy is grateful for someone to be philisophical with, although she forgets to say it.
(September 20, 2018 - 4:23 pm)
For someone to be incapable of true altruism...I find it hard at first to think of it. However, it seems we are constantly surprised by human cruelty. Maybe. And I believe that truely, all humans are based upon the same desires and needs at the end of the day.
I find utilitarianism valid. If someone is in a situation where nobody would be hurt by a selfish act and there is not a selfless act to be done, then I think that person would be pure.
R.I.P computer time. I spent too long thinking about this.
(September 21, 2018 - 5:07 pm)
Have you ever heard the classic utilitarianism problems, Maki?
I know! Whenever I start thinking about things I always end up with dozens of questions.
(September 21, 2018 - 7:07 pm)
I’ve heard a bit, though not in depth.
(September 22, 2018 - 2:37 pm)
Marigold went to a debate camp over the summer where they covered ethical principles. These examples were covered, and I've come across them since.
Say you are on a train. Suddenly, the brakes fail leaving you hurdling towards a crossroad. On one track you have a single person, and on the other there are five. You have the choice to pull the lever and go down one track.. Which do you choose? The obvious answer is the one person. Lose one to save five, right? Which leads to the second problem.
Now you are a surgeon. You have five patients who will all die without an organ transplant, and one healthy patient with enough for all of them. Lose one to save five- same principle still applies... right? Since utilitarianism is the measure of the most happieness.
Society's answer is usually somewhere in between. What do you think, Maki?
I think it's depressing, Wendy.
...did you say something?
(September 22, 2018 - 7:01 pm)