The deal with Shyla...

Shiori's picture
Ok...so anyone who knows my middle character Shyla might have noticed I don't play her too often anymore. Such is the curse of the middle child I suppose XD

Well because Shyla explains nothing herself and I feel sorta bad for a couple of her friends I guess I'll try to reveal a little of what she's feeling right now.

First I was to start off by saying I feel like I'm losing her as a character. She was never a very popular deer >< her only saving grace was that a few others made fawns around the same time, though these players were already my friends anyways so I think if they werent she still would have been ignored XD Anyways...now pretty much all but 2 of those people from her childhood are out of her life. She does try to make friends but I stay true to her standoffish shy personality and that makes it hard to keep anyone around for long. So I'm kind of in limbo with her, only bringing her on now when Ark and Paavo are on, though even those relationships have their problems...

Shyla's become nervous about being affectionate. The whole deal with Lier and Paavo has left her confused and somewhat afraid of showing love towards anyone, even Ark. She's not the most stable of girls and has about no self esteem so of course she's going to take all this out on herself >< Sorry guys I know it might upset you or make you feel guilty for me saying that but it's just what is ><
Lier seems to be ignoring her..a.voiding her...whatever. I don't know. She's terrified of him anyways now ><
Ark isnt on very often, though I don't blame Rai for this because I rarely am in the mood to ut Shy in these days and Ark is kind of in the same boat as her. He seems to be the only one who really understands her but at times doesnt seem all too sure how to handle it (I dont either so Im with ya buddy XD) which leaves the air kinda awkward...
And Paavo. Whaaat to say about Paavo >< He breaks our hearts, he really does, and he's actually probably the one im writing this for the most.
The problem with Paavo for Shyla is there's no understanding there >< He never seems to have a clue whats she's saying in forest despite the action guides and what not I've put up XD I'm not really sure what the status of their relationship is either and it's always a bit awkward for the both of us.

Lastly the main thing Shyla seems to be having a problem with is...she hates being the center of attention >< And all too often when she approaches a group, even a group of deer she knows, they always seem to turn to her and wait for her to do something. Shyla is the very definition of a follower...she's the kind of deer who is loyal like hell as long as she gets to tag along behind you all day and nothing is expected of her. As soon as something IS expected of her she freezes up and often gets upset. Sometimes her friends do this too, which is why she might sad emote or run away. She does't like being in charge or making any decisions. She's rather pointless that way I must admit, hence why sometimes I just dont feel like bothering.

So...yes. WOW this is freakin long XD Everything I write turns out that way <<

SORRY.
toboe's picture

No worries. Ark's such a

No worries. Ark's such a loser so I don't blame you for not putting her on xD;;
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Laruna's picture

Aww, well I will be sad if

Aww, well I will be sad if you decide to stop playing Shyla.
(*secret fan girl over here*)
But I do understand that it's ultimately your choice, since she's your character.
I believe she's the only one of your deer who even tolerates mine. XD
But besides that, I really do like her. She's very endearing and my deer enjoys her temperament,
even if she (still) confuses him sometimes.
I think the main thing he wants is for her to be comfortable in his company.
But he seems to mess this up easily...
Anyway I thought she was sad now because of another deer in the Forest (we always assume that...) But I suppose it's more than that. :c
Scythe's picture

I really do hope that you

I really do hope that you aren't planning on getting rid of her. Even though they don't interact as much as they used to, Wyvern would miss her terribly. :/ Also, I think I must apologize, as my deer tend to put others in the spotlight with the ever popular scratch ground, head tilt gesture. I didn't realize that it made Shyla that uncomfortable. We'll try to break that habit, I promise. XD Anyway, if there is anything that I can do to help with her character or concerns, please let me know. I would really hate to see you stop playing her.

toboe's picture

I'm sorry I broke them up

I'm sorry I broke them up Shi but we both know it was for the better... ;___;

Shiori's picture

Comments like that make me

Comments like that make me sad Rai :___; -wack-

And thank you Runa...a lot ;__; Him being there was making her feel better. She's a funny duck heh, I go and say she isnt affectionate yet all she wants is someone near her ><

I say making because...me and Rai just decided to split her and Ark up -sigh- I don't blame her for it because I agreed their relationship wasnt going anywhere but Shy's still upset.

But yes thank you for putting up with her. I'm not sure what ill do with her yet, especially now -sigh- Ill wait it out a little while and see if anything gets better. Laruna doesn;t have to still around if he doesnt want to, Shyla knows someone at least cares now ^^' She's content with that at least..

Edit: Gah you ninjad me Scythe XD Thank you as well...and sorry I had to call you guys out on it XD' Again im not particularly happy that she's so confusing to others and it makes her difficult to interact with. I did plan on her improving her demeanor eventually but events have happened that has sort of prevented it ><


Fledermaus's picture

I'd hate to see her go if

I'd hate to see her go if you decided to get rid of her. :C

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Kumiko's picture

Shyla shouldn't let Paavo

Shyla shouldn't let Paavo bother her so much. Sad

The things he said before were things to get off his chest in hopes of being able to move on. It would be a lie to say that he didn't care for her, but he's happy for both Shyla and Ark. Their his friends after all, so why wouldn't he support them? If his recent attitude and updates are the reasons that are getting to her, I hope Shyla knows that none of it is her fault. I guess he's still a bit sore from the incident with Lier. At the time, Paavo last saw him when they were fawns...Then their first adult meeting was to help easy Shyla's pain. I guess he feels that the friendship between him and Lier kind of faded and on bad terms...Then he hardly sees Ark...=\

Much like Shyla, he has trouble making new friends. I've tried bringing him on at times where no one else he knows was in the Forest, but their seem to ignore him or he just drifts off somewhere alone. It's left him feeling quite empty to say the least.

And as for not understanding her, Paavo never was the smartest of the bunch. I always pictured him as one of those "smart, dumb" people. He doesn't have very much common sense and tends to let things clog his mind...Perhaps Shyla and Chianna could hang out; Chianna sees fairies after all, maybe she'd understand Shyla a bit better. XD

Also about the "center of attention" thing, that's more or less my fault. I don't like being aggressive and feeling like I'm forcing someone to do something. So I typically just do whatever they want. Just ask my friends who went to the mall with me; we spent about an hour just walking around be none of us stepped in and took control of what we should do. >_<

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Shiori's picture

Sorry Shy poofed Scythe, I

Sorry Shy poofed Scythe, I minimized @_@ But...I thought it was better she stayed out for a while ehh. I dont want to burden anybody, especially since she'll just sleep. Thanks for laying with her :3

Once again Steph I can't really control how she feels heh. I know you didn't say those things to make us guilty or anything but it doesn't change the fact that she does >< As for Lier...I dont know what to say about him -sigh- I cant even know for sure if what he said was meant to hurt or not @_@' I know he isnt happy wherever he is but doesnt seem to want to do anything to change it so...I'm not sure what to do other than try not to worry about it >< But once again Shyla's a littls slower heh.

Maaaaybe...just throwing it out there...he doesn't make friends easily because he 'does' just kinda stand and wait for stuff to happen? Because usually when deer approach mine and just stand there mine end up shrugging and walking off XD' I know what its like to hang back...in real life Im a lot more like Shyla than I am like Darcy or Kail, but they'll all parts of me in some light. But I also dont go looking to make friends too often...and I dont being the way I am heh. Maybe they both need to try a little bit ><

Fenqua's picture

Maybe you should take a

Maybe you should take a break from Shyla, just focusing your mind on other things. I did the same with Q, he is also my middle character if you look at it (excluding my fawn that is, which makes the number even...). But I didn't know what to do with him, his personality was worthless and I never played him. So I decided to put him on a plane and send him away XD

That way you feel less pressure of playing/developing that character. He/she's gone anyway. And sometimes inspirition comes in strange ways at strange times. :3


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