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Character Name: Tiffany Doggett
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tucky
Status: Warden
Pairing Information: Tiffany definitely wouldn't be a good fit for every inmate, but she'll try very hard to tailor her approach to the individual rather than being a one-size-fits-all warden - she'll be very big on asking them what they want and need from her, rather than telling them what she wants to give them. She’ll want to approach inmates from their perspective on a situation rather than trying to impose her own, and she won’t get into "wow that was terrible, you shouldn’t have done that" unless she’s point-blank asked for her own opinion. If she understands why someone did something (even if it’s something heinous that she doesn’t agree with), she’ll tell them so, and if she doesn’t understand, she’ll ask why. She's in this for the long haul, and will generally be fine with letting her inmate go at whatever pace they feel comfortable with, even if that means that they progress more slowly then they would if she were challenging them more directly. She pathologically avoids the use of traditional punishments (Zero time, restriction of privileges, etc.) because she assumes they don't really do anything in the long run but embitter people - in her mind, the most effective consequences are the social ones, such as having to deal with ostracism, anger, revenge attempts, loss of trust, and so on. As such, a completely antisocial inmate who could never be convinced to care about any of that would more than likely be a terrible fit for her. An inmate who doesn't care initially would still be a challenge for her, but she'd generally assume that they'd start to eventually (and would do her best to help that along) - it's too small a boat and too tough an environment to not form at least a few connections. A certain amount of ability to self-direct will be good for anyone that she's paired with, because while she'll always offer herself up to listen, discuss, or give advice, she'll be very reluctant to give orders or tell anyone what they should do. Her ideal inmate would be someone who'd respond well to lots of attention and affection (both physical and verbal), and she's historically done well with inmates who are insecure in themselves, their environments, or their relationships. However, she could probably find a way to work with pretty much anyone that she could have some sort of positive relationship with (though again, her compliant attitude might mean she'd risk stalling out with certain types) - as long as they like and enjoy each other at least to some extent, she'll be willing to form her little team with anyone, no matter how heinous. Inmates with a history of being in positions of power, particularly if their inmatehood is related to abusing that power, would be more of a struggle for her than most, but she'd try very hard to work though that (and on the flip side, she has a huge well of empathy for inmates with a history of being ground down by power, especially ones who have become bitter, angry, or violent because of it). The only type of inmate/warden relationship that she'd really struggle with to the point of unhappiness would be one that was consistently negative. Fights she could deal with; constant hatred and scorn she probably couldn't.
She immediately relates to people who are lonely, traumatized, scared, used to being downtrodden/oppressed, and/or have issues with controlling their emotions. She may need some time to relate to people who are haughty, Machiavellian, used to having power over others (particularly if they abuse that power), and/or mired in emotional repression.
What Tiffany has to offer:
- respect
- a strong and genuine desire to listen and understand
- boundless love, affection, empathy, and enthusiasm
- lots and lots of emotional support
- a view of wardens and inmates being a "team" of equals
- long philosophical talks about whatever her inmate needs to think about and work through
- a straightforward and honest approach to wardening
- an opportunity for an extremely close relationship
- at least an attempt at flexibility
What Tiffany would not be good at:
- being pushy with someone who dislikes her or isn't interested in communicating with her
- navigating a relationship with an inmate who is manipulative, plays head games, or lies a lot
- dealing with someone who'd need a heavy focus on logic over emotion
- being a hardass or pulling rank
- doling out punishment
Misc. info:
- she's a graduated inmate, and has herself graduated five inmates
- she has personal experience with prison, drug use, sexual abuse/assault, anger management problems, and being treated badly/looked down on
- she love-hates the Barge and considers it to be her home, but she is very aware of how much of a hell it can be, especially for people who aren't here by choice
- she doesn't have much in the way of a formal education, though if an inmate told her to learn more about a topic she'd do it without hesitation
- she came to the Barge with a whole host of nasty prejudices (most notably related to race, religion, and sexuality), and while she's mostly gotten over them, a few internalized things have stuck around
- her first inmate disappeared, but Tiffany continues to consider them to be paired; if she were permanently paired again, she would see herself as having two inmates
If a character isn't a 100% perfect fit for her, that doesn't mean I'm uninterested! Her first inmate was incredibly manipulative, for example, and Tiffany still managed to do her some good, so don't worry about ticking every single point here. Uncomfortable and triggery subject matter of all sorts is a-okay with me, provided that it's handled respectfully OOCly (IC disrespectfulness is par for the course sometimes and definitely not a dealbreaker for me). Tiffany herself can be an uncomfortable character, and therefore she has a rather extensive permissions post. As a warden, her issues wouldn't necessarily come up as often as her inmate's would, but I'd want the player of anyone she was paired with to at least be aware of this stuff (and to let me know what issues, if any, they want to avoid ICly).
Character Journal:
tuckyStatus: Warden
Pairing Information: Tiffany definitely wouldn't be a good fit for every inmate, but she'll try very hard to tailor her approach to the individual rather than being a one-size-fits-all warden - she'll be very big on asking them what they want and need from her, rather than telling them what she wants to give them. She’ll want to approach inmates from their perspective on a situation rather than trying to impose her own, and she won’t get into "wow that was terrible, you shouldn’t have done that" unless she’s point-blank asked for her own opinion. If she understands why someone did something (even if it’s something heinous that she doesn’t agree with), she’ll tell them so, and if she doesn’t understand, she’ll ask why. She's in this for the long haul, and will generally be fine with letting her inmate go at whatever pace they feel comfortable with, even if that means that they progress more slowly then they would if she were challenging them more directly. She pathologically avoids the use of traditional punishments (Zero time, restriction of privileges, etc.) because she assumes they don't really do anything in the long run but embitter people - in her mind, the most effective consequences are the social ones, such as having to deal with ostracism, anger, revenge attempts, loss of trust, and so on. As such, a completely antisocial inmate who could never be convinced to care about any of that would more than likely be a terrible fit for her. An inmate who doesn't care initially would still be a challenge for her, but she'd generally assume that they'd start to eventually (and would do her best to help that along) - it's too small a boat and too tough an environment to not form at least a few connections. A certain amount of ability to self-direct will be good for anyone that she's paired with, because while she'll always offer herself up to listen, discuss, or give advice, she'll be very reluctant to give orders or tell anyone what they should do. Her ideal inmate would be someone who'd respond well to lots of attention and affection (both physical and verbal), and she's historically done well with inmates who are insecure in themselves, their environments, or their relationships. However, she could probably find a way to work with pretty much anyone that she could have some sort of positive relationship with (though again, her compliant attitude might mean she'd risk stalling out with certain types) - as long as they like and enjoy each other at least to some extent, she'll be willing to form her little team with anyone, no matter how heinous. Inmates with a history of being in positions of power, particularly if their inmatehood is related to abusing that power, would be more of a struggle for her than most, but she'd try very hard to work though that (and on the flip side, she has a huge well of empathy for inmates with a history of being ground down by power, especially ones who have become bitter, angry, or violent because of it). The only type of inmate/warden relationship that she'd really struggle with to the point of unhappiness would be one that was consistently negative. Fights she could deal with; constant hatred and scorn she probably couldn't.
She immediately relates to people who are lonely, traumatized, scared, used to being downtrodden/oppressed, and/or have issues with controlling their emotions. She may need some time to relate to people who are haughty, Machiavellian, used to having power over others (particularly if they abuse that power), and/or mired in emotional repression.
What Tiffany has to offer:
- respect
- a strong and genuine desire to listen and understand
- boundless love, affection, empathy, and enthusiasm
- lots and lots of emotional support
- a view of wardens and inmates being a "team" of equals
- long philosophical talks about whatever her inmate needs to think about and work through
- a straightforward and honest approach to wardening
- an opportunity for an extremely close relationship
- at least an attempt at flexibility
What Tiffany would not be good at:
- being pushy with someone who dislikes her or isn't interested in communicating with her
- navigating a relationship with an inmate who is manipulative, plays head games, or lies a lot
- dealing with someone who'd need a heavy focus on logic over emotion
- being a hardass or pulling rank
- doling out punishment
Misc. info:
- she's a graduated inmate, and has herself graduated five inmates
- she has personal experience with prison, drug use, sexual abuse/assault, anger management problems, and being treated badly/looked down on
- she love-hates the Barge and considers it to be her home, but she is very aware of how much of a hell it can be, especially for people who aren't here by choice
- she doesn't have much in the way of a formal education, though if an inmate told her to learn more about a topic she'd do it without hesitation
- she came to the Barge with a whole host of nasty prejudices (most notably related to race, religion, and sexuality), and while she's mostly gotten over them, a few internalized things have stuck around
- her first inmate disappeared, but Tiffany continues to consider them to be paired; if she were permanently paired again, she would see herself as having two inmates
If a character isn't a 100% perfect fit for her, that doesn't mean I'm uninterested! Her first inmate was incredibly manipulative, for example, and Tiffany still managed to do her some good, so don't worry about ticking every single point here. Uncomfortable and triggery subject matter of all sorts is a-okay with me, provided that it's handled respectfully OOCly (IC disrespectfulness is par for the course sometimes and definitely not a dealbreaker for me). Tiffany herself can be an uncomfortable character, and therefore she has a rather extensive permissions post. As a warden, her issues wouldn't necessarily come up as often as her inmate's would, but I'd want the player of anyone she was paired with to at least be aware of this stuff (and to let me know what issues, if any, they want to avoid ICly).
WARDEN: MERLIN
January 2015 - May 2015
INMATE: LOURDES HIDALGO (ungraduated)
July 2015 - September 2015
INMATE: FRANCESCO CALVIERRI (graduated)
March 2016 - November 2016
INMATE: ASHILDR (graduated)
November 2016 - June 2017
INMATE: HARRY STARKS (graduated)
July 2017 - November 2017
INMATE: NICK SAX (graduated)
February 2019 - March 2020
INMATE: CALLISTO (graduated)
May 2020 - July 2022
INMATE: BILLY HARGROVE (ungraduated)
October 2022 - March 2023
notes for the demotion arc that never happened
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- Tiffany's original PTR involved learning how to develop a concrete sense of self. Now her PTR involves "okay, good job so far, but your concrete sense of self needs to be able to exist independently from Magic Space Prison, and right now it really, really doesn't".
- She's open-minded and generally very willing to consider other viewpoints, but don't take this to mean that she isn't also stubborn as hell or that she will easily apply those viewpoints to herself and her own life. A big part of her original inmate PTR involved learning how to form her own opinions and make her own decisions, and it's a lesson she learned well. Now she has to learn how to come at it from the other end and temper it a bit.
- Living in a place where a lot of the most basic and most important things that she cares about are entirely out of her control has not helped her sense of powerlessness and control over her own life.
- The biggest thing she needs to do now is envision a life beyond the Barge for herself. She doesn't have to commit to leaving it behind entirely, forever and ever, but she needs to form a sense of self that can exist beyond this space hellboat. That fact might be straight-forward, but getting there won't necessarily be quick or easy.
- She needs to be convinced that moving forward with her life is not the same thing as abandoning the inmates who she promised to stick with, but who then vanished. Getting her to come around to this will be difficult, and she'll shut it down with extreme prejudice if it's introduced too early.
- Going to live off-Barge doesn't have to mean divorcing herself from it forever; plenty of people have left willingly and then come back willingly, and/or retain their contacts on the Barge even after their own departure.
- At first glance, Tiffany will be a deceptively easy inmate: she's been a warden before, and she believes pairings, if not in the system as a whole. On second glance, she'll be a tougher nut to crack, because there are a lot of red herrings with her: for example, her penchant for gravitating towards uncontrollably violent and dangerous people easily looks like it might be a part of the problem, but it actually pretty much isn't, though it does reveal that she admires something in them that she doesn't feel she has herself. Still, she does a pretty good job of picking out the good and not excusing or idealizing the worst parts of their behavior, and she's much, much less susceptible to manipulation than she used to be. She's not delusional, and she knows that her methods of relating to people and living life wouldn't work anywhere but here; her response to this essentially boils down to "but that doesn't matter because I'm going to be here forever; it's only a problem if I leave and I'm not going to do that". That is the part that needs to be focused on.
- SHE NEEDS GOALS AND DESIRES THAT AREN’T LITERALLY IMPOSSIBLE.
- She also has low motivation to graduate, what with the whole "I'm going to live here forever anyway" thing. Early on, the only real tactic that would work on her would be "What if one of your disappeared inmates comes back? Wouldn't you want to not be an inmate yourself so that you could be paired with them again?", which is something that's on her mind already, but getting her some motivation that's more self-focused/external to the Barge would be best.
- She'd be unlikely to do well with a warden who leaned hard into professionalism, and she'd have a lot of trouble opening up to someone who she knew saw wardening as a job first and foremost. She's a fan of equal, mutually beneficial relationships, and would take being told "you don’t have to know anything about me, that's not what you’re here for" as witheringly patronizing.
- She does not have to agree to leave the Barge upon graduation. Wanting to stay is fine! But she does need to come to better terms with the fact that there is a world beyond the Barge. Making plans for her life beyond it would be a very good step in her journey towards grounding herself, even if they aren't plans she wants to use immediately.
- Post-Barge, she'd do well helping out a survivor’s group in an apocalyptic setting. Something close-knit would be good!