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GETTING  TO  KNOW  THE  MUN :

NAME :   Rae Ann NICKNAME :   Rae FACECLAIM :    Jane Lane HEIGHT :    6′ BIRTHDAY :    it’s in October AESTHETIC :    anything 80′s related; Vaporwave; Neon; anything brightly coral colored LAST  SONG  YOU  LISTENED  TO :   New Rules - Dua Lipa/ Initial Talk Remix FAVORITE  MUSE (S)  YOU’VE  WRITTEN :   Wow. I’ve only had 2 OC’s and it’s near impossible to choose between the both of them. I was only used to writing canon characters in the past, but with both Mae & Abe I’ve been incredibly happy and lucky to be a part of their story.

GETTING  TO  KNOW  THE  ACCOUNT :

WHAT  INSPIRED  YOU  TO  TAKE  ON  THIS  MUSE :  You know - I didn’t really have Blade Runner in mind when I created Mae, I only knew that I wanted her to be synth or AI. There is this episode of Mad Men where Joan (Christina Hendricks’ character) is, pretty much, raped by her husband. I know that sounds a little... well, awful to build upon, but the part I really wanted to explore was the persona Joan had (she was like a classier, vintagier Samantha Jones) and how she used it so incredibly and powerfully to her own advantage. I wanted Mae to be like Joan: simultaneously this kind of Jessica Rabbit-like cartoon of a woman, and also a very real woman who felt very real things. Like Joan, Mae’s power is pretty much dependent on pleasing powerful people, but ultimately, she is abused. I mean, she is a prostitute, and not even a free citizen at best. Yet, she sill finds a way to hold her head high, and still somehow seems “free” at the same time? That scene ends with Joan staring off with this disassociated gaze while her husband pins her down beside a coffee table and it’s so incredibly hard for me to watch and not have this HUGE wave of conflicting emotion about it. In the same hand, I want Greg (Joan’s husband) to choke on the hugest fucking sausage and die, but I also want to see how Joan can better this situation for herself in the end. Because ultimately, that was how she worked things in the unfair system - it’s so freaking heartbreaking, but I write Mae with this scene in my mind during every thread. That ‘dead gaze’ - i felt like it held so much more and I wanted to explore that with Mae. Like it’s her against the world and she’s gonna come out on top - despite having to endure this horrible kind of life.

WHAT  ARE  YOUR  FAVORITE  ASPECTS  OF  YOUR  CURRENT  MUSE :   I really love her curiosity. Experiencing things for the first time: like love, family, friendship. These things are fascinating to her and although she didn’t have a childhood, she isn’t childlike. The idea of being treated like a child makes her really angry and uncomfortable - this is something I really wanted to instill within Mae’s core. I hate that whole Synthetic being-childlike trope, especially if the synth is being sexualized because, like ??? It’s soooo sooo soo wrong. I love that she is comfortable within her own skin, and comfortable with her sexuality - she likes to make people feel good - she loves being touched. She’s warm and inviting, and soft and quiet... I imagine that her gaze is penetrating in the way that it makes you look away, but you always want to look back because you just have to see it again & feel what it made you feel again. WHAT’S  YOUR  BIGGEST  INSPIRATION  WHEN  IT  COMES  TO  WRITING :  I’ve been having a lot of problems with this lately, because I feel like I’ve strayed a bit too far from Mae’s canon world. The old Blade Runner gives me SO MUCH FUEL for Mae - but for some reason, since I’ve watched 2049... I’m just stuck? MUSIC usually helps me find a good rhythm for writing. 80′s and modern electronica. Anything by Trevor Something is pretty much Mae’s soundtrack (forever thanks to @bi0w0lf) and gives me good feels for writing her story. FAVORITE  TYPES  OF  THREADS :    God. I don’t know. I’m weird. I love exploring intimate action in painful detail - I tend to get a little too focused on this in my threads as it is - and I really love writing these threads that are full of tension. Good vs. Bad, contrast, dark mixing with light, weird stuff that makes you feel uncomfortable. People who question their sanity. People questioning their motive in a situation.   BIGGEST  STRUGGLE  IN  REGARDS  TO  YOUR  CURRENT  MUSE :   Like I said before: jumping over that 2049 hump. For some reason, I can’t get the story out of my mind (bc it was fucking great) and I am having problems getting back into Mae’s world. She interacts with a lot of other characters who are not in BR fandom, but they are all super wonderful and I’m trying to integrate her into their life while still staying true (somewhat *sweats*) to the BR world.

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