HOW'S MY DRIVING: PLAYER EDITION

[taxonmods]

Time again for the triumphant re-return of the HMD!

Please comment here with the names of the characters you play and others will reply with their feedback- and it's obviously a given that this feedback will be helpful, constructive and respectful. Also, as amazing as getting ILU comments is, it's nice to hear why and what we're doing right just as much as criticism needs to be constructive. Participation is also entirely optional, and if you have any issues just let a mod know and we'll help out as much as we can.

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THE MODS

[taxonmods]

Mod-crit is here again, in lite and alien form! For reference, your mods are:

Gidget (taxshakey)
Keri (taxspice)
Rumi (taxfurby)
Sarah (taxshark)

And all four of us share duties between taxcollectors, theextras, and fathertaxmas.

CARLEE

[yourlivewire.livejournal.com]

max guevara; dark angel. (aregulargirl)
elena gilbert; the vampire diaries. (adeadringer)
angela dodson; constantine. (deniedthesight)

i know i've pretty much dropped the ball on activity as far as angela, but if you've got crit regarding any of them, i'd really like to hear it. ♥ thanks for your time in advance!

Kim

[defenestration]

gaveupthesword
verylittlesugar
likealexander

I'm feeling really unsure about the voices for Loki and Mattie especially, so ANY suggestions/concrit would be awesome.

(eta: There's an anon-enabled crit thread on each character journal, for the anon-inclined as well.)

CARLEE

[defenestration]

I've enjoyed talking with Angela, and will enjoy it MORE when I'm less tagfail. I don't know Max's or Elena's canons, and it's been so long since I've seen Angela's, that I can't offer anything useful at all. Except that the little bit I've had the chance to RP with you has been excellent, and I really hope for more in future.

gidget;

[gogogidget.livejournal.com]

River Tam (biverbam) | Firefly/Serenity

My activity has been really horrible lately, and I know there are things I need to focus on more so I'm trying to figure out how to do that now while hoping rl stuff calms down enough that I can concentrate. Basically if there's anything you've noticed in play that seems off for any reason, please please tell me so I can make sure to fix it.

rumi;

[tamitha]

Concrit on my characters and myself (both as a player and as a mod - although, please hit up the top comment for general mod crit) is very much welcomed. ❤

cametolife ⇛ liz parker ⇛ roswell
nofunever ⇛ stefan salvatore ⇛ tvd
tiberiuskirk ⇛ james t. kirk ⇛ star trek xi
undoing ⇛ angel ⇛ the buffyverse

[egregiouslypink.livejournal.com]

Just my usual crew of four!

damon salvatore ♛ allthefunever ♛ the vampire diaries
dawn summers ♛ tothelibrary ♛ the buffy-verse
faith lehane ♛ thesecondslayer ♛ the buffy-verse
sookie stackhouse ♛ lajolieblonde ♛ true blood

MY ACTIVITY WAS SO GOOD THIS MONTH and theeeeeeeeeeen rl got weird. For all tags that have been left hanging (Fourth Wall and otherwise) I am going to work through those this week, with some shadiness while I try to navigate zombie!Jesus weekend with my cray-cray family.

and because I haven't done it in a while, have some HMD free music. ♥!

white rabbit (sucker punch cover) (http://www.box.net/shared/af7j9jckym) | sweet dreams (sucker punch cover) (http://www.box.net/shared/9jpxtl5x8l) | black or white (mj) (http://www.box.net/shared/9uven2jb5y) | slow dancing in a burning room (michael henry and justin robinett cover) (http://www.box.net/shared/7mji3fmvds) | i want it all/we will rock you (sucker punch ~mashup~) (http://www.box.net/shared/splr84t4jl)

[egregiouslypink.livejournal.com]

UM GET OUT I HATE YOU.

Nooooooooo okay. Bear with me, my brain's still all CLEAN ALL THE THINGS!!!

I'll take 'em one by one.

Loki: I know you worry about his voice sometimes, but holy god dude. I adore your Loki, I think you strike the absolute perfect balance between his trolly fuckheadedness and the very serious issues (and years) he's packing. His threads are by far some of my very favorite to stalk, even if they have no bearing at all on any of my characters. He's a true delight, no lie.

Mattie: REALLY NOW, WHY THE DOUBT. I am just... floored at how well you play her. True Grit's got the ~hillbilly Shakespeare~ thing going down, as the Coens put it; you have managed to capture that... stilted lyricism just wonderfully. Her tags are so amazing to read, and I can pretty much see the faces she's making, even without the help of icons. I like how you manage to blend the futuristic elements of Taxon itself with Mattie's very, very old fashioned sensibilities and never lose who she is as a character. (And on a self-centered side note, she and Damon make me crack up.)

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaadrian: UM EPIC? No, seriously. For such a new muse you've taken to his voice so, so very well. I AM IN AWE AND HAVE NOTHING TO OFFER BUT PSC 4LYFE.

[egregiouslypink.livejournal.com]

Every time HMD comes around I wish I had something new to say so I don't retread the same old shit I say every time, but damn dude. WHAT DO I SAY. Your River is the River, for me. You've allowed her to grow and change in Taxon, while still keeping her so recognizably River when I read her tags I remember why I loved the show so much.

Tl;dr? Keep on keepin' on, you're flawless.

[defenestration]

/cries and flounces (which I originally typed as "flunches" so idek)

Um, what can I possibly say to all of that except ADSKFLJDSKLFAJ THANK YOU. You know I'm still feeling things out with all of them and I just....fffff, idk, Mattie's voice especially is hard work for me, and I guess when they don't feel like they're coming naturally then I worry. (And I have been unsure whether Loki is actually balanced or kind of all over the place, so that makes me feel a lot better.)

Re: rumi;

[egregiouslypink.livejournal.com]

YOU'RE THE WORST MOD AND I HATE YOU, GTFO.

No ilu. :( I CANNOT HATE, IT WOULD BE HATING MYSELF.

...Sob your only newbie is Liz and I haven't seen enough of her to make a comment. HERE HAVE STUFF ON YOUR OLDBIES.

Steeeeeeeeeeef I just. When I say I couldn't play off another Stefan now? It's no bullshit, because we've built so much backstory and headcanon another Stef would feel wrong. I love love love love love LOVE him. And I especially love your delicate handling of the Stefan and Kat drama right now; in another rper's hands it could be an utter trainwreck, and with you I find myself nodding along like YES, THIS IS PERFECT. You put so much time and thought into Stefan's thoughts and motivations, it's lovely.

Angel is as always, amazing and again you're the only player I would really want to bounce off. (ARE YOU SEEING A THEME HERE.) You have him nailed as ever, the Angelus glitch was epic and I always love seeing how you have the dual voices down, and the slow burn of Sook and Angel is as always some of my favorite CR.

Kirk is... for me, one of the few I've seen who balance the aspects of his personality well. You see a lot of LOL MANSLUT or LOL ISSUES but the blend isn't there? But with your Kirk, you get all the pieces of the whole. I especially appreciate your depth of knowledge about the Trek franchise and how you apply it to him, because I think a lot of Trek rpers skip over that and end up painting themselves into a corner via not knowing the world. Your Kirk is military (...okay, ~Starfleet~) and you play him as such.

ANYWAY ILU, DEAL WITH IT.

[egregiouslypink.livejournal.com]

...that reminds me I have leftovers and I want to NOM THEM FOREVER.

I think Mattie is def one of those characters who takes work, but for what it's worth it looks effortless on your part, at least from this end. And ffffffffffff lol Loki should be somewhat all over the place, ADD freak he is. :P

[defenestration]

NO SARAH IT SHOULD ALWAYS BE EASY I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO ~WORK~ HDU.

I love characters with unusual speech patterns, as you know. If she really is coming off as sounding natural, then YAAAAAY because that's the best compliment I could ask for. ♥

Also since I left it out of my last comment, ngl I ADORE Mattie and Damon, they crack me up so much.

[egregiouslypink.livejournal.com]

Caaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar bb what do I even say.

I really, really love your characters, dude. Elena is ripped straight from the show, as is Max. I know Angela is the character who tends to be the last on your roster, but when she's around I adore her. (That zombie thread with her and Faith was A+.)

I think my only critique is sometimes... ffffff, how to put this. It looks (from an outsider's perspective) you focus a lot on ships? And lol since I play one half of one of a kind of ship you know I don't mean it like OMG YOU SUCK AND ONLY ARE IN IT FOR BONIN' SO CUT IT OUT but I'd like to see more emphasis on the less romantic aspects, in some cases? Like for example with Elena, this thing with Stef and her and Kat could be a rockin' chance to explore her outside of the 'Elena as girlfriend' role.

ANYWAY you know ilu, man. You're epic, keep it up.

Wyatt Cain =/= Sofie

[hasaheart]

>_>

CB

[eggplantgout.livejournal.com]

Jason Stackhouse eggplantgout
Dan Dreiberg givesahoot
Lex Luthor luthoran

Sob, please be gentle. I never do these. /hides

I know I need to tag more plus I'm still on my slowatus so I'll get to this... slowly.

[selfmadman]

Don Draper selfmadman (Mad Men)

berp

[timecoordinator.livejournal.com]

Coordinator Narvin timecoordinator

NEEDS TO BE DOING WITH THE TAGGING. SO LAZY.

aly.

[herotypical]

[Bad username or site: slaying title= @ livejournal.com] | btvs

my activity has been kinda HMM this month for a variety of reasons but those socks will be picked up soon -- anything you can offer me will be loved and taken on board. i'll also be getting around and commenting to this hmd for others a little late -- going out to the fam's place for easter weekend so i think i'll save my hmding for after i survive that.

Ebs

[ebsolutely.livejournal.com]

bonescientist ● Dr. Temperance Brennan ● Bones

whoneedsrules ● Katherine Pierce ● The Vampire Diaries

Let me have it. ♥

[gogogidget.livejournal.com]

I AM VERY GLAD TO KNOW YOU STILL THINK ALL THESE THINGS! Not flawless, 'cause I know there's plenty I could improve on if I put my mind to it, but knowing you still thing so highly of what I've done so far means a lot to me. ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

Keri

[kseda.livejournal.com]

justaddmarbles → Glitch → Tin Man
fortunate_fitz → Fitz Kreiner → Doctor Who
and
kseda → Keri L. Divaface → Your Mod Team

Burnout, and I fail Fitz forever :( Hopefully since the rl upheaval of the trip is over I'll get my head out of my tush. Will start backtagging in earnest tonight.

Li

[darjeeling]

Ummmm.... (SO UNSURE)

ironfright | Shakespeare OC

[iminmynightie.livejournal.com]

Amy Pond ► Doctor Who ► iminmynightie
Jayne Cobb ► Firefly ► mercenaryacare

Stella

[slayersidekick]

Willow Rosenberg ---> Buffy: the Vampire Slayer ---> slayersidekick

in b4 "tag more." I should technically go on hiatus sob. This week is going to kill me.