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<blockquote data-quote="ChrisCarlson" data-source="post: 6867529" data-attributes="member: 6801216">Right. Exactly. But my larger point, and why I felt my anecdote was apropos to the debate, is that I never developed any foreshadowing of the reveal. Nowhere on my character sheet did I have a note regarding a romantic interest in the other PC. I never roleplayed any flirting or hints--heck, not even OOC comments at the table--about any of it. Because *I* didn't even know they existed until I said it. The character's had &quot;Schrodinger's feelings&quot;. I just blurted it out in the moment because I thought it would be cool.*Some people would say I wasn't &quot;playing my character as written&quot;. I didn't restrict myself to what was already &quot;established&quot; in play or written down as fact pre-moment.(*We even had entertaining post game/OOC discussions of how various past events could be seen differently given the secret. In hindsight, turns out I tended to be a bit protective of her. But that was because, as the defacto team leader, my character felt responsible for their safety and she tended to get into a lot of trouble. And being a bit of a soldier-gentleman--and because my buddy was playing the female PC, &quot;You don't mess with my friends,&quot; bleeds through sometimes--I tended to be a bit more protective of her than others. At the time, not because &quot;love&quot;, but just because it played out that way. However, looking back it cast a whole new light on those moments.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ChrisCarlson, post: 6867529, member: 6801216"] Right. Exactly. But my larger point, and why I felt my anecdote was apropos to the debate, is that I never developed any foreshadowing of the reveal. Nowhere on my character sheet did I have a note regarding a romantic interest in the other PC. I never roleplayed any flirting or hints--heck, not even OOC comments at the table--about any of it. Because *I* didn't even know they existed until I said it. The character's had "Schrodinger's feelings". I just blurted it out in the moment because I thought it would be cool.* Some people would say I wasn't "playing my character as written". I didn't restrict myself to what was already "established" in play or written down as fact pre-moment. (*We even had entertaining post game/OOC discussions of how various past events could be seen differently given the secret. In hindsight, turns out I tended to be a bit protective of her. But that was because, as the defacto team leader, my character felt responsible for their safety and she tended to get into a lot of trouble. And being a bit of a soldier-gentleman--and because my buddy was playing the female PC, "You don't mess with my friends," bleeds through sometimes--I tended to be a bit more protective of her than others. At the time, not because "love", but just because it played out that way. However, looking back it cast a whole new light on those moments.) [/QUOTE]

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