[Aaargh! I just hit the wrong button and deleted my post. So here is the short version, re-written with anger, aggression, self-loathing for not hitting SAVE sooner:]
At times, to my happiness, other players want to write about Albert Hesch and his cab, Maddy. His wife Madeline cheated on him, and ran her over for it. This act of vengeance forced her soul into the cab. That simple.
Hesch is bound to his taxi.
Hesch can walk away from her, but his movement of time and space is limited. He can move up to 59 yards away for a minute, or he can move up to a yard away for 59 minutes. This is the 60 Rule. It’s not an exact science, but it’s more correct than it’s mistaken.
If this rule is broken—say, Hesch is 80 yards away from Maddy, his taxi cab, for 69 minutes—Maddy will become angry. She might come looking for Al. She might even start calling to him: “Ho-o-o-nk!”
Following is a guide for making Maddy talk consistently. Something we can all refer to when writing for Hesch. Maddy talks with the same qualities as human speech: volume, pitch, speed, and accent. Use these qualities to make her say what you want her to say.
Loud: “Hear me!”
Normal Volume: “I’m talking to you.”
Quiet: “Psst! Check this out…”
High Pitch: alarm
Mid Pitch: normality
Low Pitch: contentment
Fast: quick info, timeliness, confusion, elation
Moderate speed: general conveyance of information
Slow: thinking, making sure info is understood.
Rumbling Accent: grumbling, irritation
Roaring Accent: Anger.
Purr: happy.
More? Add to this thread with your own ideas!
Example
Madeline is mad. She might honk her horn:
Loud (“Hear me!”), Mid Pitch (she’s usually mad), Fast (“Albert, I need gas now!”), and rumbling (she’s irritated.)
But change the volume to quiet, and essentially she’s saying, “Psst! Hey, buddy boy. As usual, I’m irritated because I need gas.”
Play around with the combinations, and help me give Maddy a personality. See how Dave handled her in his Season Two posts. (Or was it Midseason 1? Hmm...) Anyway, great job, Dave!
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Albert and Madeline Hesch
One honk means NO.
Two honks mean YES.
Three honks mean MAYBE