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[Desiderya]

I dont see any issue with it, really, as long as they behave.

Sorry its immersion breaking. So are the fucking strawman amarr alts parading slaves about that I cant go kill.

Make that every RPer who parades big claims around but sits in station all day.

[Reyd Karris]

Make that every RPer who parades big claims around but sits in station all day.

But... but... I made 250,000,000 ISK in 3 minutes sitting in station... 

Seriously though, I have no problem with kids in The Summit if it is handled properly. A kid character talking like an adult, yeah, I'm just going to ignore. A child character being able to do so without a parent? Yeah, sorry. The Summit tends towards the PG-13 to R rating, and as such, if I were in charge I would require children to be accompanied by an adult or designated guardian. It's just common sense. This would apply to child players as well, to avoid certain sticky legal issues that may arise if things go a bit too far in the channel.

Now, children can play EVE if their parent makes the account for them. I'd imagine a kid of a roleplayer may want to roleplay as well. As a parent I'd keep an eye on my child/children, and if they were logging in without me present, you could sure as hell bet I'd be cancelling the account (and changing the password and permission settings on my computer as necessary).

As a parent, most child characters break my immersion. Not because they are kids, but because I'd be tempted to hunt their parent down and smack them upside the head and say, "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU THINKING!?"

[Khloe]

What we really need is a ball room. Not for dancing... a room full of colored balls. Kids love those.

[Z.Sinraali]

EVERYONE loves ball rooms/pits.

[Marcus Gord]

The only issue with ballpits is that someone would have to fish small Achur out of it every so often....

[Vieve]

As a parent, most child characters break my immersion. Not because they are kids, but because I'd be tempted to hunt their parent down and smack them upside the head and say, "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU THINKING!?"

WHAT IN ALL HELLS ARE YOU THINKING YOU IDIOT EXPOSING YOUR CHILD TO OTHER MASS MURDERERS SOME OF WHOM MIGHT EVEN DISLIKE YOU ENOUGH THAT THEY WOULD SEEK TO DO HARM TO YOUR CHILD WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO EXPLAIN TO YOU IN GRUESOME DETAIL JUST HOW THAT CAN HAPPEN NO I THINK NOT AND YES UNLIKE YOU THAT CHILD CAN BE KILLED PERMANENTLY YOU DEGENERATE WASTE OF BIOMASS THAT I AM ALMOST CERTAIN BARELY QUALIFIES AS SENTIENT!


That's Celeste's standard mental reaction to children on the Summit.


Yes, there's a reason I don't let her genuinely speak her mind that often.

[Matariki Rain]

The only issue with ballpits is that someone would have to fish small Achur out of it every so often....

I'm sure Aria's training means she'll be able to look after herself.

[Edited for grammatical agreement.]

[Morwen Lagann]

As a parent, most child characters break my immersion. Not because they are kids, but because I'd be tempted to hunt their parent down and smack them upside the head and say, "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU THINKING!?"

WHAT IN ALL HELLS ARE YOU THINKING YOU IDIOT EXPOSING YOUR CHILD TO OTHER MASS MURDERERS SOME OF WHOM MIGHT EVEN DISLIKE YOU ENOUGH THAT THEY WOULD SEEK TO DO HARM TO YOUR CHILD WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO EXPLAIN TO YOU IN GRUESOME DETAIL JUST HOW THAT CAN HAPPEN NO I THINK NOT AND YES UNLIKE YOU THAT CHILD CAN BE KILLED PERMANENTLY YOU DEGENERATE WASTE OF BIOMASS THAT I AM ALMOST CERTAIN BARELY QUALIFIES AS SENTIENT!


That's Celeste's standard mental reaction to children on the Summit.


Yes, there's a reason I don't let her genuinely speak her mind that often.

And this is partly why I <3 Celeste.

The only issue with ballpits is that someone would have to fish small Achur out of it every so often....

I'm sure Aria's training means she's be able to look after herself.

He wasn't referring to Aria.

[Reyd Karris]

WHAT IN ALL HELLS ARE YOU THINKING YOU IDIOT EXPOSING YOUR CHILD TO OTHER MASS MURDERERS SOME OF WHOM MIGHT EVEN DISLIKE YOU ENOUGH THAT THEY WOULD SEEK TO DO HARM TO YOUR CHILD WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO EXPLAIN TO YOU IN GRUESOME DETAIL JUST HOW THAT CAN HAPPEN NO I THINK NOT AND YES UNLIKE YOU THAT CHILD CAN BE KILLED PERMANENTLY YOU DEGENERATE WASTE OF BIOMASS THAT I AM ALMOST CERTAIN BARELY QUALIFIES AS SENTIENT!

What are your thoughts on Jove children that are born full-grown and mature?

/runs_away

[Vieve]

WHAT IN ALL HELLS ARE YOU THINKING YOU IDIOT EXPOSING YOUR CHILD TO OTHER MASS MURDERERS SOME OF WHOM MIGHT EVEN DISLIKE YOU ENOUGH THAT THEY WOULD SEEK TO DO HARM TO YOUR CHILD WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO EXPLAIN TO YOU IN GRUESOME DETAIL JUST HOW THAT CAN HAPPEN NO I THINK NOT AND YES UNLIKE YOU THAT CHILD CAN BE KILLED PERMANENTLY YOU DEGENERATE WASTE OF BIOMASS THAT I AM ALMOST CERTAIN BARELY QUALIFIES AS SENTIENT!

What are your thoughts on Jove children that are born full-grown and mature?

/runs_away

Mine?  "Uh ... didn't Greg Bear do something like that in EON?  Was it EON?  I don't remember.  It was the one with the big asteroid from the future, or another civilization, and part of it was this young physics professor trying to get back home pre-nuclear holocaust via the magic of alternate universes, but that wasn't the plot line, it was the one where the two people from the future combined their qualities into a young AI which then became human, or maybe I'm thinking of the JOEI plotline from  --- why is the refrigerator alarm going off?"


I'll let you know what the others think if they ever run into any.

[Makkal]

The only issue with ballpits is that someone would have to fish small Achur out of it every so often....

We can make a game out of it.

[ArtOfLight]

Azdan's typical response to seeing children in a place like the Summit:

"Do your parents know you're here?"

If no, "How do you think they'd react if they were told?" Inform parents.

If yes, "Really? Fascinating." Engage in pedagogical instruction to parent why this is a bad idea, reaffirm belief that the entire cluster needs to be "educated" in proper Amarr fashion.

 

[Tiberious Thessalonia]

Tibs reaction is to scare that kid the fuck away before someone worse finds them. \o/

[Halete]

Isn't really a problem I've seen. I can see how it would become immersion breaking quickly if it was a common thing. Yeah, your kids wandered onto the feed. It happens, you know? But it's a one-off.

For instance, maybe you accidentally end up nude on camera. Woah, boy. Embarrassing! But it happens to people. Now back when these slips were happening on a daily basis... then yes, it also got extremely immersion breaking.

I'd suggest to lean on the side of - if you think it'll be disruptive and also nonconstructive, don't do it.

[Katrina Oniseki]

Isn't really a problem I've seen. I can see how it would become immersion breaking quickly if it was a common thing. Yeah, your kids wandered onto the feed. It happens, you know? But it's a one-off.

For instance, maybe you accidentally end up nude on camera. Woah, boy. Embarrassing! But it happens to people. Now back when these slips were happening on a daily basis... then yes, it also got extremely immersion breaking.

I'd suggest to lean on the side of - if you think it'll be disruptive and also nonconstructive, don't do it.

The reasons these 'slips' happen on a daily basis is because each individual person 'only does it once'. While it's the first and only time for their character, it's the umpteenth time for the channel. So you have an unrealistic frequency of nudity slips or kids on the feed.

Nothing happens literally by chance in roleplay. It happens by choice.