Family Matters Poll (3): OCs

[akk]

With chapter 15 (after the upcoming Interregnum 5) Family Matters is going into the final hot phase, collecting and -hopefully- tieing all the lose story threats and building starting platforms for sequels and sidefics. I'm admittedly curious what my readers think about the cast of original characters Family Matters acquired so far. Please let me know. :)


[I consider any character not directly part of Tokyo Babylon or X/1999 an original character in this context, even if he or she stars in a different Clamp work.]
[Poll #1151]

Comments

[corbeaun.insanejournal.com]

I'm not sure myself why I find the same character both the most interesting and annoying. One of the most engaging (to me) part about the story is the underlying back-stabbing office politics that is going on in the Sakurazuka Corp - and it seems obvious given the setup you have for the Corp that Seichan would have someone like Romiro eyeing his back. But there is something about the characterization of Romiro that really gets to me. Perhaps it's the passive-aggressiveness of the man - he's really not all that admirable, even without the evisceration and sacrificial-victim magic. And since I think you didn't write him to be admired, I say your job here is done. :)

[akk.insanejournal.com]

Hm. I wonder if we are talking about the same thing. With "annoying OC" I meant a character who disturbs the reading experience for you and whom you'd like to either have gone or at least decidedly different; I didn't mean an unpleasant or unlikable character per se, since a fic has to have its villains and crooked types.
Since you tell me that Romiro works in that respect - even if you wouldn't invite him for coffee & cookies - I don't see in which way you'd like to have him different. :)