Check out this awesome Gloria jacket:
http://www.modcloth.com/store/ModCloth/Womens/Outerwear/Jackets/Revel+Without+a+Cause+JacketThere are a few things we will have to work on;
- Fluid Seating arrangements; there was a fair amount of cross-talk which was good as it kept people busy talking and exchanging info but it made it hard to hear. For future reference it'll be easier if those that need to talk independently step away form the table to cut down the confusion and volume, I'm more than happy to go with if needed and I may occasionally take folks aside for private discussion.
For future games at my place, by the way, you are welcome to invade the room next-door (my office / TV room / project room) for side-conversations. You guys didn't get to see much of it, but it's got a large sofa and a countertop with bar stools. Also, there's another bathroom back there.
- Tess, I'm going to go ahead ahead suggest a change of Trouble for you. Being constantly broke does not reflect well on Gloria's professionalism and given the number of high-profile and rich clients there's really no way she'd be broke unless she has a gambling addiction.
Oh, I can think of
lots of ways she could be broke, that have nothing to do with gambling, but I was never very enthusiastic about that Trouble, anyway. Her professionalism is turning out to be a far more dominant character trait than I was expecting, when I was first devising the character.
I think that a good Trouble aspect for her would be something related to her lower-class upbringing, during her teens, since that dogs her in multiple ways, now that she is moving in more sophisticated circles. She lacks the education to keep up with her more intellectual clients and other acquaintances. Moreover, her poise and polish are largely artifice, and can slip up when she's under great stress (or when she thinks nobody is listening). Finally, various loyalties and connections from her past (particularly rakish Cousin Orfeo and his
amigos deshonrosa), can invade her life, tap her resources, and become obstacles to her.
Now, I just need a pithy (or at least concise) name for my Trouble. Hmmm...
And here I thought you were going to go after my "Don't ask too many questions" aspect! The source of that aspect was that when her parents were put in prison, she learned the value of being sheltered from the knowledge of their criminal activities, since she was neither a useful witness against her parents in court, nor in any sort of trouble, herself. Likewise, as a neutral driver, she prefers not to know about the criminal activities of her clients (and their potential activities against one another), so that she bears no culpability for those activities, and so that her knowledge can't be used against them. The positive side of this aspect is that she has a reputation for keeping her mouth shut, and staying out of peoples' business -- which opens doors for her which might otherwise be closed. The negative side means that she's left in the dark about some information that might be useful to her.
It turns out that it's remarkably difficult to play this aspect, in practice. Moreover, I think she might have too much curiosity (and hunger for an interesting life) to pull it off. It would probably be wise to replace this aspect with another aspect relating to discretion and/or professionalism. I'll give it some thought.
We also need to work on some way to get you more actively involved in the group and I think I may have a way to do that.
Cool. I think Marty is (already) turning out to be an important lynchpin in the group, and he'll help a lot with the cohesiveness, too.
- Tess and Jason, if you all like we can either get together or talk via mail etc about what your characters will be doing while you all are gone this weekend and maybe during the following week get together and play out what you did so you will be caught up. I'll plan to do the same for others that miss sessions as well.
Sure thing.
Note to All: Starting in the middle of February until the beginning week of march I will begin moving out of my current apt into a friends house so there MAY be a weekend we will not have a session, we'll have to see how it goes. Help is welcome too...
Are you going to compel my "Friends help you move..." aspect?
-Tess (Gloria)
