Questionable Questing

Tesla

I think when having a main character with major issues it's important to have them actually work through them.
Otherwise you run into the risk of having too much "angst" in your story. Unless of course you're explicitly writing a drama.

Widowmaker

It's less angst, and more like having issues without having a psychologist. More likely to be irritated or shove it away. And try to overcome it when you have free time. And can sit down and think. I can't afford a psychologist, so, my SI has experience.:lol:

Tesla

That sucks. Always makes me happy to live in a country where help with serious psychological issues is actually covered by the system.

Widowmaker

I ended up working through my suicidal urges by myself. I had those as a teen.

Widowmaker

End goal includes basically using magic to make dragonlike beasts that will serve as mounts.
And being comfortable with the gender her new sex has over time forced onto her.
https://i.imgur.com/IJli7nr.jpg
What boy hasn't wanted to ride a flame-breathing murderbeast?

Tesla

Heh. So basically she'll be Daenerys but awesome?

Widowmaker

>When you wanted to ride a dragon ever since you were a little boy
>You get the chance. Except you're a woman
Well, still living that dream.

And yeah, I guess so! Though I'd hope her people skills are better.

Widowmaker

... One positive? Nuts won't get squished in the saddle. Women make for better horse riders on average.

Tesla

My very limited experience with horse riding when I was a little kid didn't get my nuts squished. And I haven't heard anyone complain about that problem ever. So I wouldn't be too sure about that "fact".

Widowmaker

Squished is the wrong word for what I was intending. Though at the time I was watching some South Park. So, you know... exaggeration on the mind.

Widowmaker

Anyway, being a little kid and being an adult is different.
I rode a horse last when I was sixteen. After my testes had dropped. Unfortunately, I do not have small ones.

Tesla

Heh. Yeah that might result in some trouble if you're not careful. I once heard that professional bikers can eventuell run into issues due to whatever the part between the balls and the butt is called in English being squished a lot. But then their issues could also just result from lifelong abuse of performance enhancing drugs

Widowmaker

My sister rides horses for fun, and also gives lessons.
I start freezing up when I see a horse up close. You can, uhm, imagine how my SI is going to feel once she gets to major cities.
"That's a lame fear."
"They're massive muscled beasts of burden that could fucking trample me!"

Widowmaker

I had an incident with horses when I was a teen. It wasn't fun.

Tesla

Worst that happened to me was that one stepped on my foot. Bu I was young so nothing broke and it didn't hurt too long. But considering how easily a horse can accidentally kill you some healthy respect is warranted.

Tesla

Actually I used to have some fear of dogs due too a dumb incident as a kid. Fortunately I got over that

Widowmaker

I start to freak out at dogs larger than a dachshund.
Because of an incident from when I was three. It has scarred me for life, figuratively. Another, similar incident, has scarred my sister for life literally. Involving a Rottweiler.

Tesla

Large dogs - espacially the ones bred for fighting - are fucking dangerous. Don't even know why they're still legal to own without some proper licence.

Widowmaker

I finally have a working title for my first few chapters of the story.
"Dungeon and Dragon".

Widowmaker

Also have a name worked out for my SI. She's going to go with Alessia. Since Alexandra just sounds weird.