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Hey there! This is just a post I’m using to structure my thoughts on my Rockland OC thus far. Just why I made certain decisions and whatnot. Doing it in a little Q&A style to see if I can practice giving some more concise answers too honestly.

1. Why make Sasha a business major/administrative assistant?

Not exciting I know, but I just felt this would be a realistic career path for her to take if she’s more interested in just being able to work literally anywhere. Any type of business requires this type of management somewhere. I’m not a business major myself, but I know enough stuff about administrative work (orders, emails, meetings, finances, etc.). Doesn’t make it too difficult to imagine stuff she can do, but it also likely isn’t the type of profession people will be super eager to ask questions about. That way, I shouldn’t have to worry about going into depth and being too inaccurate.

Yes, I could have made her study marine science like I did, but part of this creative writing process is practicing with elements outside my expertise. You can’t give EVERY single character you make the same exact job you have anyway. Not unless your stories are incredibly creative. Creators will also put in more research about a field they want to use in a story I know, but I’m being a little lazy here with that.

2. Why is she 23 pre-time skip?

Three reasons. One, I simply like middle range numbers. For instance, I know two of the Misfits pre-time skip are 20 years old, while two more at 25. The Misfits I consider as main cast in the Rockland series, so this puts her closer to their ages. She’s not the youngest or oldest here though.

The second reason is because I thought it wouldn’t be too far-fetched to consider a 23 year old moving out on their own. That’s not an easy feat these days I know, so there are other factors here such as her attending her hometown’s college to save money and just...literally having worked her but off during summers and 2 years after college to save up.

The final reason is because I feel like it’s a decent age where Sasha will view herself as a fully grown adult (especially since she’s performing this move), but forgets sometimes that she’s actually still pretty young. I don’t know if I’m going to be portraying this well in my writing, but what I’m going for with Sasha is a fairly mature character that doesn’t realize she still gets drawn to the unusual. In Rockland, it’s possible she may also be naive enough to believe that making a big deal out of too many things would be viewed as childish. She doesn’t want to be viewed as a child, but she has a strong conscience when it comes to things that are messed up. So that’s supposed to put her at odds sometimes.

3. Were Sasha’s choices the first blind run of both RoR games so far?

Yep! RoR Article 1 there was no debate about my satisfaction with her choices. RoR 2 was a little more difficult to decide whether to go with the first blind run only because there’s so many different things that could happen in that game. In the end I decided to go with the first run because it was still the best fit for her character.

The only thing in the blind run that could have been different, was Sasha could have easily said she got the feeling a lot of drug deals happen vs. people getting away with a lot. That’s just because these two statements actually came off as similar to me. She met Tyler previously, so of course the drugs would have been on her mind. I also considered both the drunks being beaten up and the drug peddling could have been lumped together though with the second choice about people getting away with a lot. So yeah, I just went with the choice that was more all inclusive.

4. Any other people you would have liked Sasha to connect with a little better?

I’m sure getting Tyler’s phone number would have been great just to have a contact around town who knew places, but Sasha won’t do drugs so that was not going to happen, haha.

I actually wouldn’t have minded if she got a little more on Foal’s good side. I don’t know why, I just feel like that would be a smart move. You have to help Callum yourself to have that happen though, and Sasha won’t jump into a fight like that if it’s just her.

5. Any information you would have liked Sasha to learn?

I was so close, and that’s part of why there was a debate, but I passed up on her learning that Tyler is a DOCTOR. You can imagine how insane that would have sounded, and I might have ended up writing the second Life in Rockland post as another conversation between Sasha and Pierce because of that. Pierce would have been ALL OVER the idea of a doctor selling drugs. “So like...does that mean he’s morally obligated to go through all the side effects being he sells you his stash?” “Do his drugs then come in prescription bottles?” Sasha would not have appreciated any of these questions, haha.

But actually MORE SO than learning that Tyler is a doctor, I am super disappointed that Sasha didn’t learn about the Irish Mafia. Now THAT would have really been something to think about at the end of the night. Not exactly the authority figures she was hoping were in charge of the town. Definitely would have made her both super curious but also really nervous. Alas, not only would she not have helped Callum by herself, but even with the second options she would have been more likely to press about Scarlet rather than Sergio (you have to ask about Sergio to learn it’s the Irish mafia running the place). That’s because she would have been a little more curious about beastkin.

6. Any chance of Pierce showing up in person?

Not likely? I’m having Sasha move within the Rumors of Rockland storyline, and there’s only room for one OC there. It’s supposed to be about one character on their own in a brand new place that has a lot of secrets. Throwing another character into that mix would be tricky. Even just visiting might be too much of an interruption.

Pierce has two functions. One is fun banter Sasha can have as well as another person she can bounce ideas off of with. He also gives an outside perspective. Some things that Sasha may be cautious about, Pierce might sway her to be a little more open. There could also be cases though where Sasha might end up becoming compliant about something in Rockland (the longer she lives there) that Pierce might end up pointing out is...very strange or not okay.

The other function is Pierce always serves as a solid lifeline to the outside world. He’s a reminder that Sasha has other people outside of Rockland who will notice if something happens to her. Yes, Sasha has a mother and father that also love her and she’s on good terms with. But I feel like Pierce would end up being the first person to notice or take action if something seemed off. I know it’s not necessary because the main character in Rumors of Rockland is not intended to ever end up in any kind of danger. There will be other games where the MC may not even have the possibility to survive, so RoR serves as the scenario for what it’s like to successfully integrate into Rockland. Still, Pierce is a nice extra precaution ;)

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