how do you view CoH time?
It doesn't stop at 00:01, that's just when the hero diffuses the bomb.
Of course, the villain might cheat
Of course, the villain might cheat
http://www.fimfiction.net/story/36641/My-Little-Exalt
For me, the time is 'now'. As in whatever point my character is at is the modern day. The storylines for the most part are static and so when my character comes across them, they're happening for the first time, at least to him/her.
Beyond that, I roleplay ignorance of the present. So I have a character at level 30 and whilst a level 50 may know what's happened to Hero 1 for example, the level 30 hasn't experienced it yet. Trying to stay static especially with characters who have experienced and taken that into their backgrounds doesn't work. So when it happens in game to that character, that's when it's real.
S.
Part of Sister Flame's Clickey-Clack Posse
I roleplay as well, and it makes it almost impossible to say anything other than "it takes place right now".
I'm only ladylike when compared to my sister.