Learn about your character. It takes time for me to actually learn about my character's 'real' traits. I can write outgoing and bubbly but, when put in a thread, they might sink into the background. Doesn't necessarily mean I have to change their traits. They might just be shy in a certain setting, more talkative in another. The more you play a character the more you learn about them.

Also if your character is generally quiet and anti-social don't put them in a social thread with another quiet, anti-social character. You'll be forced to break their character to,, as you said,, adapt.

also! i think a thread between two introverts/anti-social characters could work if you force them into interacting...very extreme example here, but what if the place they're coexisting in happens to get robbed? what if a kid walks up and wants them both to guide 'em back to their parents or whatever.

this isnt rly answering the question so much as expounding on the importance of character consistency but i thought it could be fun/useful to slide in regardless. straight from the huss's lips:




u can actually do this and stick to ur guns but prepare to thread at least 5 posts of awkward silence each btwn u and ur partner before ur characters say anything. not speaking from personal experience of anything

(it was kinda funny actually, but also ur characters dont have to speak for things to happen)

i'll take sentences that trigger my fight or flight for 500 alex

ok but to respond to this topic (and ig the post i'm quoting from in a sense) -- it can also help to turn those out-of-character instances into "consistent inconsistencies", aka try and find a concrete reason why your character is behaving like this and stick to those set parameters in future interactions. ur character is weirdly open while talking to this random chick who approached him at a bar? okay, they're doing this because the girl has blue eyes and is 5'5" and she says a phrase that reminds them an old crush from high school and that makes them soft bc nostalgia. you've now established a precedent, and the next time your character is in a situation w/ a character with any of those traits, you can tie it back to this consistent inconsistency in their characterisation.

people in general are flawed and inconsistent and hypocritical with how they interact w the world IMO, and i feel like establishing a way to play around w that can go a long way with making a believable character

re: getting threads going w/ introverted characters, i find establishing an external conflict helps a lot tbh. like im quiet as FUUUUCK and if someone tried 2 start a conversation w me in line at the grocery store thatd be done in the rp equivalent of like 3 posts. but if, say, i get a flat tire on the interstate and someone pulls over to help me? ya bich im gonna see if i can sweet talk them into changing my tire so i dont have to call AAA. basically i think id just say "find external factors/conflicts to force your character out of their shell, rather then trying to figure out why they're choosing to behave this way"