On RPFs

[just_keep_on]

This is in response to windstar127's post about RPFs but it got way too long ^^; I make a couple references to her post, so let me know if I need to clarify anything.

Let me reiterate: it got way too long.

Comments

[happy_riceball]

"You have to believe in the situation you're creating, this world where Osa prefers winter to summer because she likes to lounge around next to the fireplace, listening bossa nova, all quiet and serene but when a tractor comes crashing into her house, she totally - and justifiably - freaks out." -- *dies* XD That has got to be the funniest mental image ever. I adore you.

And like I felt with windstar127's post, I think you have the issue figured out.

When I first heard about RP fics, it was because a friend of mine was writing one for a Chinese pop band. I thought, "Oh.. okay... that's a little weird, Eunice." and was done with it. I never imagined I'd be writing some myself someday.

There's definitely an issue of detachment. It's hard for me to think these are real people I could bump into on the street. When I write, they're characters like everyone else I write about. If the muse attacks them, I can't help it. D:

This is all YuMizu's* fault. I would not have touched the issue if they weren't so darn adorable.

(*somehow I managed to typo that six times. O_o)

Ah~ and one day I'll have to tell you more about what makes the radiator so weird. The idea it birthed had nothing to do with radiators at all.

[just_keep_on]

I think a glass of wine would complete the image, don't you? And depending on the reaction Osa has, she'd either A) offer the driver of said tractor a glass of wine or B) spill said wine all over herself and thus get even more not laid-back and quiet XD

It's hard for me to think these are real people I could bump into on the street.
There's a part of me that still wonders, "What if I *were* to meet these people?" or - since that would be highly unlikely - what if that person were to read my fic. Would they be completely appalled? Would they be amused? So every now and then, I go into a little panic.

But then I think about what my reaction would be if I was in that situation (again, highly unlikely, but whatever :P). If I read some of the stuff I've written and that it was about "me," I'd be amused. And if it was something that I thought was way off base, I wouldn't get angry but I'd wonder if there was anything in my actions, in the way I've presented my public self that led to this writer portraying me in this way.

But then again, there are also RPF writers that absolutely do *not* understand the concept of characterization. Not to mention, performers very quickly come to understand that there's a point when you've got to stop worrying about your image and just be yourself, regardless of how people take it.

... And I tangent'd again -_-; Geez.

You should definitely write about that radiator => non-radiator story. ^___^

[happy_riceball]

A glass of wine and a book, I think, and she should be wearing a pair of reading glasses. :D

I'd be amused by fiction about me too. (Oh goodness, my sister and best friend have actually written silly little stories starring me. Most ridiculous things ever-- apparently I'm rivals with my fictional love's toy Barbie named Mary-Ann, who he keeps in his hair, and whenever I have fights with her, she calls me Susie Q and tries to kill me with scissors. O_o)

Then again, I think the content of the fic matters quite a bit. As you said, some people just... um... They're not as wonderful as you are with writing. ^^;

I will tell you about the radiator-ness when I have time to type out the whole thing. XD *class starts soon*

[happy_riceball]

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