Character Chat

I've found this to be a fun little exercise. While talking to others, the conversation is bumped up a notch by not only speaking for yourself, but for your characters as well!

It works just like a chat room, and I've always had fun with it. Your actions are anything in asterisks in your posts, your characters actions and speech are anything said after their names and a colon.

For example;

*kicks in Belle and Tyrone*
Belle: Oooowieee... Brother, I'm getting tired of this!
Tyrone: *sighs* I know, Belle, I know.

(Anything not intended for characters ears or interaction should be said in parentheses, as I have done here. This first use of my two main characters, Belle and Tyrone, will also be the first post. Any questions?)

(Perhaps this should be done in a more role-playesque style with quotes and no asterisks.)

(I intended the feel of it to be that it's more of an actual 'chat room' and giving the characters more a life like role, if that's understandable. Using a roleplay, whole-written style gives it, well, a roleplay feel, which isn't the goal. It's to use the characters in situations they would never particularly be in, and getting a better feel for their personalities, not to really improve writing skill.)

(Oh. I see. I have a lot of characters though.)

(It's your choice on which to use. Like I said, it's an exercise. If you like, you can use just one, or as many as you can. Belle and Tyrone aren't my only characters, either, just the ones I like using more often.)

I realize there is a chat room. However, I realize that is also for the use of all members for quick contact with other members. I wanted to perhaps have something separated, so that the two would not collide.

However, if it is seen as unnecessary and/or unwanted by most, then I suppose it has no real place. I apologize, as I was simply wanting to share an exercise I've grown a bit fond of when it comes to character usage.