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Q&A How do I show the confusion my character feels?

I think confusion takes time to portray, and I would do this in dialogue; a kind of argument. He told me he worked at NASA. NASA. He must be kidding. I said, "What? You hated science! Math...

posted 6y ago by Amadeus‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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#4: Attribution notice removed by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-19T22:13:15Z (over 4 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by (deleted user) · 2019-12-08T07:34:01Z (over 4 years ago)
I think confusion takes time to portray, and I would do this in dialogue; a kind of argument.

> He told me he worked at NASA. _NASA_. He must be kidding.
> 
> I said, "What? You hated science! Math, biology, computers ... everything, you were the worst student in high school!"
> 
> "What can I say? They didn't teach game animation in high school."
> 
> "So you do game animations at NASA? It isn't science, I guess."
> 
> "No, I thought I wanted to learn animation, and I discovered simulations, and had to learn physics for it. With a goal, I was an A student for applied physics. Now I do realistic simulations of hostile environments at NASA, and lives depend on it. I'm not a kid anymore, Frank."
> 
> It made him a different person, really, and I wasn't sure what to say to this stranger. I held out my hand. "Nice to finally meet you, Dave. I did not know that is who you were."
> 
> Dave laughed, and shook my hand. "Neither did I, Frank."

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2018-05-11T13:33:59Z (almost 6 years ago)
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