Benny and Happy Tune's Walls of Text (8/15/13 2:03 AM)

[Benny]

8/13/13 3:01 PM

 

We're gonna start what I think is a new combination of different forcing techniques. It's gonna take some practice to be able do it all at the same time, but I'm gonna try and voxxing a book in her voice, while imagining her "acting" as the protagonist. I tried that without the voxxing once, reading some of the beginning of Les Miserable (Happy Tune makes a silly looking Bishop Myriel). Here goes.

[Benny]

8/13/13 1:54 AM

 

Well, that was spectacular. I took some suggestions from people in IRC about what I should be focusing on, and the prevalent suggestion was character building instead of vocalization (which I had been working on prior) or visualization (my lucidity is something to be jealous of(compliments, yay)). It was suggested that, through introspection, we should focus on something that Happy Tune wanted to learn. The first thing that came to mind after a few minutes was to focus on stairs, which was something we started on during early visualization but never really completed because goddamnit I can't puppet hooves going up stairs (:angry face:).

 

Anyways, that was nearly two weeks ago. I've gotten a little bit of practice since then. A little bit.

 

So, I started out, as per the suggestion, with asking Happy Tune to run around in circles a bit to ensure lack of puppeting and all that jazz. I got bored of that after only a few seconds, to be honest, and I think, subconsciously, I was fairly confident I wasn't puppeting, so we just moved on.

 

There are already stairs in my wonderland literally only a few feet from where she was circling, so we just jogged over there (we were excited) and I thought "Alright, Happy Tune, go up the stairs."

 

And she did. She scurried up the stairs, of her own volition. The best part, though, is that I'm absolutely sure I wasn't puppeting. When she went up the stairs, she did so naturally and easily and with grace and stuff. When I actively tried to puppet her up the stairs, I couldn't have done it, "because goddamnit I can't puppet hooves going up stairs."

 

So then we basically spent the rest of the session watching her run up and down the stairs. A lot. Then hugs. Lots of hugs.

[Benny]

8/15/13 2:03 AM

 

So, it's kind of cool update here. Just like a combination of King of Vandenreich's Prism and the stair jamboree of a night or two ago caused me to completely (okay, like, 99%) abandon any fears I may have had in regards to puppeting, the yes/no system me and Happy Tune have set up as been a resounding success in the communication department.

 

More specifically, there have been a couple of instances in which I asked her questions, and her responses surprised me (which is awesome). But the most fantastic thing is when she /shrugs/. We never set that in stone, like nodding and head shaking, but I never expect her to do it which just cements the fact that I'm not parroting. Or puppeting, since it's kind of "physical" communication.

[CreativeMind]

Congratulations on your latest development. It's so great to get 'random' responses, really solidifies that you're doing it right. I get responses from mine, but they're mostly emotional, what's really nice is when I'm not even thinking of him and he pops into my head with some sort of expression relevant to what I'm thinking/feeling.

 

Tulpae all seem to develop in different ways. I'm glad that you found for yourself that what you're doing is working for you and her and she's progressing. I myself am really looking forward to actual speech, hearing a distinct voice, I hear that's one of the most exciting things. ^^