Is it me or is it you, with that sense of deja vu?

[lizblackdog]

Listening to Thud! last night/this morning, and woke up realising that one of my RP characters is so very nearly (pre-Sybil) Sam Vimes that it's - totally not funny.

She doesn't much resemble him either physically (except for a certain, er, stonefacedness) or professionally; in fact she runs a pub (though she doesn't drink either). I think the differences are sufficient that I can avoid feeling like a plagiarist, and the other player isn't familiar with Pratchett's writing yet, though I've recommended it. Still, it's unsettling to have done that without realising it. Right down to the bloody cigars.

Comments

[the-real-adamj.livejournal.com]

Yes, but Sam Vimes is one of (if not) the best Discworld characters... :)

What is this RP you're talking about? I'm curious...

[lizblackdog.livejournal.com]

It happens on AIM and email, and the results are eventually posted at neocrack_rp. Yes, the characters are Neopets. I couldn't help it. They came to life on me and demanded to be a. taken seriously and b. given an outlet for behaviour that would never be countenanced on the Neopets site itself.