We've discussed that it is okay for characters to<strong>occasionally </strong>misinterpret the motivations of other characters IC.  But for the sake of OOC I would like to clarify, as I think Bo's statement has been misinterpreted.  It was not a knee-jerk reaction with all the negative connotations associated with such reactions.  In that post in which he made his remarks, he took some time to consider the conversation that was taking place before speaking.  It was his intent to change the direction of the conversation, which he did, and to affect the mood in order to encourage a dialogue that he felt would be more productive toward building real relationships, which is yet to be seen.   If I wasn't clear enough in my posts regarding his motivation and thought process then I apologize.  I thought I had been.<br/><br/>If a character wants to think he is behaving in an unthinking manner, or "spoiling" the mood, then that is of course fine.  But it seems as if these judgments have been brought into OOC.  The effect can be that of turning your character's thought process into a personal critique.