Young men (or older) what is your honest reaction?

@therosesword The Rose Sword
Wed, 30 Dec 2020 10:17:57 +0000

@therosesword wrote:

Hi, you asked a bunch of questions so I assume you'd like some answers, I'll try my best.

Siromany:

I mean I feel like in that instance, he'd probably be more worried about what happened?

Not sure if you mean what happened that he's trapped or that his hair changed. I'll assume (oh, I hate that) that you mean how he got there. That's not really relevant to the question of what his reaction would be about his hair changing. Although I understand how you would want to know.

Siromany:

You have a character with his own specific background and traumas, so asking for a general reaction for it from people with varying different experiences isn't gonna yield something too uniformed.

This isn't a question you ask but I do have an answer. Think of this as a word association game. I give you a word and you give me the first thing that pops into your head. I have several different reactions that I could have gone with on my own but asking a few people for their ideas broadened my base.

Siromany:

I feel like it'd be better to focus on why this character would be upset with how it would tie in more with his own view and anxieties.

Umm, again, not a question but I'm not sure how to answer it. Sorry.
But that does lead into your:

Siromany:

so there's gonna be just a lot of different answers.

Yup, exactly what I wanted, to get others emotional responses.

Siromany:

Also does he come to this realization alone? Where is the friend he escaped with?

I do say he is with a friend, so I guess I thought the implication was that the friend was there.

Siromany:

Did his friend point it out?

In this case he did but I didn't consider the friend's reaction relevant, I was only interested in the boy's reaction.

Siromany:

Did he find a reflective surface?

Again, not relevant to me for the response.

Siromany:

Depending on where he got the news first can also change his anxieties on how he feels about it, whether he was alone or with someone when he realized.

Again, I did say he was with a friend.

Hope this clears up your questions.

I really was hoping for that quick word associations type visceral reaction. A little like when you're give a one word writing prompt and you have to create a thousand word fiction story about... elephant.

Thanks for your comments. I've learned quite a bit with today's questions and have gotten some great takes.

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