kintire wrote:I'm not offended. I'm bemused! I don't understand howw Alain reached that opinion, and I thought I had a handle on what he was like. But you are of course under no obligation to explain your PC!
Well, now that we are at the end of the game, I have no problem explaining things a bit.
Alain looks at those who are still around from the Staunton Bluffs expedition as very dear and close friends. As far as he is concerned they can really do no wrong. He has come to accept them despite whatever flaws or extremes in personality they may have. He has an ego, although fragile, that comes with the turf of most writers and is quick to label others (how Alain treats IH is a good example of this).
As for believing that Shana is self centered, she is an entertainer who dresses very scantily. She is flirtatious and has a very difficult time considering most peoples views. Regardless, he would trust her with his life at the drop of a dime because he knows that she does have a good heart and will do the right thing if pressed to it.
I really do not want you to take offense to any of this, so in my own defense, as a player, I try to find personality traits in other characters in which for my pc to identify and interact with. It looks like the personality trait I made reference to was something that you where not trying to display through your character, but even in real life, people make assumptions as mis-judge others all the time.