Alison shrinked. Umon stepped forward, glancing to
Laach and
Toxiclord,
"Villainy, my friends, is not something anyone can be particularly good or bad at." He gestured broadly to the group,
"However, some villains, obviously, do much better than others. Take my master, Freya Lo (BandoftheHawk), for example. Freya Lo has managed to become quite the villain. In her case, she is taken seriously because she is powerful." The man smirked, glancing to
Lady Rose,
"In fact, if I may step out a moment, may I bring my lady Freya in for a moment to give a small speech of her own?" He didn't wait for a response, going on with his own spiel,
"If you are not being taken seriously, then you are certainly doing something wrong. What that is, I cannot tell you." His pacing stopped, and his gaze focused ahead,
"So let me give you all a brief lecture on fear, instead. Because fear leads to the root of much villainy. People deem others villains when they grow afraid of them in some way -- when they become a threat. Fear, therefore, stems from allowing the other to fill in the blanks themselves." One finger shot up,
"For example: Do not be outright about your actions at first. 'I will push you down the stairs' is hardly a threat. However, 'One would hate to see you fall' allows the person to ask the question how. How will they fall? What on Aloria are you going to do to them?" His smirk turned into a grin, now, and from behind the curtain he withdrew a chair and a loop of ropes,
"Now... on that note, may I have a volunteer?" His eyes flashed dangerously.
Meanwhile, Alison inched around him, turning her gaze to
celticwitch,
"Uhm... i-if you want to enhance roleplay for yourself o-or those around you..." She took a deep breath, summoning her strength, and stood a touch taller,
"Er... I-I suppose I should ask you to clarify. What exactly do you mean by 'roleplay techniques'. Do you, uh, do you mean writing styles? Forum versus in-game? I-I'm a bit confused."