A True Gentleman. Why Aren't You Real...??? *sobs Quietly In The Corner*

A true gentleman. Why aren't you real...??? *sobs quietly in the corner*

I understand enough german and spanish to read about 90%, and context fills in the other 10%. This is the best.

I don’t even know. It’s from a book about languages my friend’s been reading. (it’s creepy that I can understand it …)

*opens document*

*rereads the one paragraph that was written two weeks ago*

"I think I made a lot of progress today."

“MAN THIS STORY I’M WRITING IS GONNA BE SO GOOD I’M SO PUMPED”

“I CAN’T WAIT TO DEVELOP THE SHIT OUT OF THESE CHARACTERS”

“HOT DAMN THAT ONE SCENE NEAR THE MIDDLE IS GONNA BE BITCHIN’”

“THIS PLOT TWIST IS THE SINGLE BEST IDEA I’VE EVER HAD IN MY LIFE”

~one hour later~

We're in good hands. In this time of turmoil, we need a hero with a level head. Florida Man sees a category 5 hurricane coming straight for him and decides this is the perfect time to crack open a beer and get out the grill.

Every country is protected by a superhero who embodies their nation’s values and culture. America’s hero, Uncle Sam, is taking a well-deserved vacation, so his backup has to take over for a week. The fate of America rests in the hands of Florida Man.

*takes notes*

How to make a character's death sadder

 Don’t have them die of old age after a long, fulfilling life. Many people don’t even think of this as sad (note that this can still work if you have enough of the other factors).

 Leave one of their major goals unfinished. The more enthusiastic they are about completing the goal, the sadder.

 Give them strong relationships with other characters.

 Make them fight against whatever is causing their death. Their ultimate loss is sadder if they struggle.

 Kill them in the middle of their character arc.

 Don’t describe their funeral in detail. Maybe it’s just me, but I find that long descriptions of funerals kill the sadness.

Some WIPs I'm working on. I've decided that I want to do a Gunnerr set for every special banner we've had in Heroes thus far. I already did the Summer banner, so now I have to do East-- er, Spring Fesitval, Bridal, Performing Arts, Hallowe-- ehrm, Fall Festival, Ch-- Winter Festival and probably New... Season... Festival?