I've written one No-Rec in my life and it was one of the hardest things I've ever done. It was for my cousin...who also happens to be my God-daughter. (Oh, the guilt!)
She was such a sweet little kid but in her teen years she became an absolute nightmare. There wasn't anything scandalous; no criminal behavior or sexual escapades. She just became an unbelievable snob; an arrogant, rude, self-absorbed, brat. She started looking down on her former friends who didn't have "enough" money. She was completly incapable of any sense of loyalty, compassion or decency.
I had cut off any communication with her before she graduated from high school. When I found out where she was going to college I started to panic because I knew she would want to join a sorority and there was a KD chapter at her campus. I really agonized over writing a No-Rec but, in the end, I knew that I'd go ballistic if she became a KD. I really wasn't too thrilled with the thought of any NPC ending up with her. She simply lacked the ability to be a good sister.
What worried me was that she not only looked great on paper (good grades, cheerleader, lots of extra-curriculars) but she's a very pretty girl and it takes a little while to see her true character. I had a feeling she'd be highly sought-after.
After Recruitment, I was incredibly relieved to find out that she wasn't on KD's bid list. She did end up pledging another NPC though. About a year later I learned through the family grapevine that she actually never became an XYZ. She either depledged or they wised up and gave her the boot (probably the latter).
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Last edited by Leslie Anne; 07-16-2008 at 04:13 PM.
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