by Cannonshop on Thu Mar 29, 2001 4:42 am
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Genjiro:
<B> <IMG SRC="http://www.kyokipress.com/images/icons/sad.gif"> Oh...you don't know the half of the terrible things he's already done to me, and he won't let me talk about them, either!!! ***throws evil eye at Kaichi*** I am <I>not</I> a very happy man...<P>Oh yeah, and once again, for the record, I am <I>not</I> Kaichi's creation. I exist independently of him. He only writes about me and draws me, though sometimes he doesn't draw me quite as good looking as I really am. Frankly, I think he's jealous of me. <P> <IMG SRC="http://www.kyokipress.com/images/icons/wink.gif"> <P>I don't understand why you writer types always refer to the subjects of your writings as <I>your</I> characters, as if you somehow created us and you own us!!! I mean, how arrogant!! I'm not a pet to be owned! I am my own person, and I think Kaichi will agree that he does not control me. He makes me miserable sometimes -- well, okay, a <I>lot</I> of times -- but he isn't like my God or anything. I had a life before he found me, and I'll have one after he is gone. That is, if he dies before I do. At this rate, I'm not sure he will, though. But even if he gets tired of tormenting me and stops writing about me, I won't just cease to exist. <P>Oh sheesh...I'm really tired, now. I think...I need to go to sleep...<P>Genjiro</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Just for the Record, Gen-Chan:
I can understand how you might feel somewhat denigrated by the "My Characters" reference, however, it comes to be because, for some strange reason, only we Writer Types can interact directly with them in 20th Century America. Everyone else is "JAFO" (ask Max or Illy what that means.) as far as their lives are concerned. For instance, I cannot affect your life with what I write, because I don't have the same key that Kaichi does. Hence, when your life is onstage, I am JAFO, and Kai is the only one able to have an effect. Here in the land of Messages, we can interact, but it won't have any impact on your life "Onstage", Kai, on the other hand, has that ability (if he so chooses to use it.) Thus, you are "His Character". It's all very metaphysical and confusing from here...