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guess who wrote back... XD;;;
my reply to the first mail: (okay, could have handled it better ._.)
>How old are you? You're aware that the stories have ratings for a reason,
>right? I hate to sound pretentious, but if you have to ask why I write
>things like that, then it's very much a "you'll understand when you're
>older" kind of thing.
his/her (rather predictable now that i'm thinking about it) reply:
how old are you then first!!! then i'll tell you how old i am any ways those cartoons are kidlike!!! don't you think!!!!! are you a guy or a girl or what!!!!
-__-; It's pretty much confirmed that s/he's not mature enough for my NC17 fics. But aw, so cute, bruised ego. That reminds me of the old days. (except I kept my discoveries about the world of adults to myself thank you very much)
my second reply:
Heh, sorry if that first mail sounded like I didn't take you seriously. I didn't expect to be asked that, I guess. Usually it's only people who are fans of the kind of stories I write who email me. You surprised me.
Some cartoons have a story that would be good for kids, but they also talk about more serious stuff -- like Naruto is about ninjas and cool fights and funny moments, but sometimes when you think about it, it's also about war and death and very difficult choices, or like Gundam Wing is about boys fighting in giant robots, but is also about political stuff and war. It's okay to like them because the characters are fun and it's just plain cool to watch, but it's not ONLY for kids. (personally, I watch it because the fights are cool, AND because it makes me think. The life of a ninja or a gundam pilot is probably difficult.)
Besides, even older people can have fun watching cartoons. And hey, my uncle is 33 and he plays videogames. ^__^
So, I write stories because I like to think about the characters, and what they do when the episodes don't show us, or show other people instead, and what would happen if something didn't happen like it happened on the show, and just how they live.
Sometimes I write them fighting against other enemies. Sometimes I write them just talking with each other. And sometimes I write them having sex, because people do that in real life, and the characters probably do that too -- but I only imagine stories with sex in them when they're older, like 16 or more. And when I write I forget that younger people want to read about them too, which is why your email surprised me.
I don't think that sex is "nasty". It's private, it should only be done with people you love and trust and only when you think you're ready, and you shouldn't talk about it with just anyone, but it's not a bad thing. It's just not anyone's business but your own. Some people are shy about it, and some people are not -- I'm not, so I write stories about sex, so that other people who like that kind of stories read them. But it still makes me feel uncomfortable to know that people who are shy about it or who are too young to have sex read them.
If you said "nasty" because it has two boys in it instead of a boy and a girl, that's something else. Usually boys like girls and girls like boys, but there are always exceptions. It's just like most people like chocolate, but some people don't. And for that, too, it's a private thing.
I'm really sorry if it sounds like i'm talking down to you. And since you asked, i'm 24, and i'm a girl.
I have a bad, bad feeling that this will be a case of "too long, didn't read", though. Ah well, at least I tried. I really can't handle anyone younger than 14. I am utterly unable to judge what to tell them, what they can and can't understand and what's appropriate and not -- and not knowing the parents and what they're teaching them to adapt my contents to theirs doesn't help.
>How old are you? You're aware that the stories have ratings for a reason,
>right? I hate to sound pretentious, but if you have to ask why I write
>things like that, then it's very much a "you'll understand when you're
>older" kind of thing.
his/her (rather predictable now that i'm thinking about it) reply:
how old are you then first!!! then i'll tell you how old i am any ways those cartoons are kidlike!!! don't you think!!!!! are you a guy or a girl or what!!!!
-__-; It's pretty much confirmed that s/he's not mature enough for my NC17 fics. But aw, so cute, bruised ego. That reminds me of the old days. (except I kept my discoveries about the world of adults to myself thank you very much)
my second reply:
Heh, sorry if that first mail sounded like I didn't take you seriously. I didn't expect to be asked that, I guess. Usually it's only people who are fans of the kind of stories I write who email me. You surprised me.
Some cartoons have a story that would be good for kids, but they also talk about more serious stuff -- like Naruto is about ninjas and cool fights and funny moments, but sometimes when you think about it, it's also about war and death and very difficult choices, or like Gundam Wing is about boys fighting in giant robots, but is also about political stuff and war. It's okay to like them because the characters are fun and it's just plain cool to watch, but it's not ONLY for kids. (personally, I watch it because the fights are cool, AND because it makes me think. The life of a ninja or a gundam pilot is probably difficult.)
Besides, even older people can have fun watching cartoons. And hey, my uncle is 33 and he plays videogames. ^__^
So, I write stories because I like to think about the characters, and what they do when the episodes don't show us, or show other people instead, and what would happen if something didn't happen like it happened on the show, and just how they live.
Sometimes I write them fighting against other enemies. Sometimes I write them just talking with each other. And sometimes I write them having sex, because people do that in real life, and the characters probably do that too -- but I only imagine stories with sex in them when they're older, like 16 or more. And when I write I forget that younger people want to read about them too, which is why your email surprised me.
I don't think that sex is "nasty". It's private, it should only be done with people you love and trust and only when you think you're ready, and you shouldn't talk about it with just anyone, but it's not a bad thing. It's just not anyone's business but your own. Some people are shy about it, and some people are not -- I'm not, so I write stories about sex, so that other people who like that kind of stories read them. But it still makes me feel uncomfortable to know that people who are shy about it or who are too young to have sex read them.
If you said "nasty" because it has two boys in it instead of a boy and a girl, that's something else. Usually boys like girls and girls like boys, but there are always exceptions. It's just like most people like chocolate, but some people don't. And for that, too, it's a private thing.
I'm really sorry if it sounds like i'm talking down to you. And since you asked, i'm 24, and i'm a girl.
I have a bad, bad feeling that this will be a case of "too long, didn't read", though. Ah well, at least I tried. I really can't handle anyone younger than 14. I am utterly unable to judge what to tell them, what they can and can't understand and what's appropriate and not -- and not knowing the parents and what they're teaching them to adapt my contents to theirs doesn't help.
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I bow to your patience and your competent, thorough explanation. : )
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