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I've read most of the information by now, and I have some more questions if you don't mind. :'D
1) no personal belongings/weapons are allowed, right? But what about scissors, can a character keep those plastic-for-art ones? Or maybe try to steal scissors/syringe from a doctors' closet whenever opportunity arises?
2) from what I understand, patients are roomed randomly; however we're interested in bringing in two brothers and they definitely wouldn't react well to being separated ICly (they'd likely be 'related' even by their "real" names, too). Well. Mass hysteria which just never ends for one would be guaranteed. Assuming the doctors are (somewhat) working for the patients' "good", they'd probably want to avoid that, and, haha, yeah. The other option would be sedatives so strong the character can't move or something. We wouldn't mind to display all that onscreen (time for some truly psycho screaming in the asylum's lobby!), but bottom line is, is it possible for them to stay together?
3) "Characters who consciously keep their identity a secret may use their true name or a canon-based alias." In other words, they would believe their actual name is what the Institution lists it, yes? How would they even know their canon name then, or would they not? How would another character from the same canon who remembers them address them?
1) Something potentially dangerous like scissors wouldn't be allowed, but a character could try to swipe some from the Arts and Crafts room at night. Or a doctor's office, yes.
2) Our rule for something like this is that we can put them in the same hallway, but characters who are from the same canon can't be in the same room. Hopefully that's a good enough compromise?
3) Oh, it doesn't work like that... The "real" name is just a title that the staff calls them as part of the act that they are, in fact, a mental patient and aren't who they think they are. The character would know their real name and who they are, but that wouldn't stop the staff from calling them something different.
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1) no personal belongings/weapons are allowed, right? But what about scissors, can a character keep those plastic-for-art ones? Or maybe try to steal scissors/syringe from a doctors' closet whenever opportunity arises?
2) from what I understand, patients are roomed randomly; however we're interested in bringing in two brothers and they definitely wouldn't react well to being separated ICly (they'd likely be 'related' even by their "real" names, too). Well. Mass hysteria which just never ends for one would be guaranteed. Assuming the doctors are (somewhat) working for the patients' "good", they'd probably want to avoid that, and, haha, yeah. The other option would be sedatives so strong the character can't move or something. We wouldn't mind to display all that onscreen (time for some truly psycho screaming in the asylum's lobby!), but bottom line is, is it possible for them to stay together?
3) "Characters who consciously keep their identity a secret may use their true name or a canon-based alias." In other words, they would believe their actual name is what the Institution lists it, yes? How would they even know their canon name then, or would they not? How would another character from the same canon who remembers them address them?
Thank you and I'm sorry I'm asking this much ;~;
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2) Our rule for something like this is that we can put them in the same hallway, but characters who are from the same canon can't be in the same room. Hopefully that's a good enough compromise?
3) Oh, it doesn't work like that... The "real" name is just a title that the staff calls them as part of the act that they are, in fact, a mental patient and aren't who they think they are. The character would know their real name and who they are, but that wouldn't stop the staff from calling them something different.
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2) Well, we'll have to think about it. While one would be fine with that the other would probably... kill his roommate? Whoever it is. X_x
3) OH I SEE. Even better in that case.
Thanks!