More meme
More answers to my previous meme post:
Your opinion on Terra in fanfic: why is she portrayed the way she is,and is it an accurate reflection of the character, and if not, what'sdriving it?
It's amusing that as much as I write fanfic, I tend to read very little of it. I'll usually read ficrecs tossed my way or stuff that looks interesting that they post up at RPGamer, since they have some decent quality control, but I avoid FF.net like the plague because my God, people, who permitted an NC-17 Relm x Interceptor to happen? I mean really?
That being said, I don't have much of a view on Terra in fanfic; the only really clear memories I have of reading Terra fanfic are illogical's half-finished (ok, 1% finished) FF6 novelization, and "Dead Man's Logic" which is more of a Kefka fic, both of which seem to be exceptions to the general rule. My vague impression is that she is usually portrayed as sweeter than the character really is; more like Aeris. I would suspect that this is just another example of the extremes to which people go with characters from that game. For example, most writers cannot portray Celes as a balanced human being with both emotional control and feelings; she must either be a semi-hysterical whirlwind of emotions or a heartless ice bitch. Relm is never portrayed as anything but a punk little kid. With both of these things being true, a Mary Sue type character is needed. Given Terra's mothering tendencies, she fits the bill.
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Where do you see yourself in five years?
I'm not really sure. I would think I'd still be living here, because I like the area and most people I hang with are around and about this area generally. I should think I'd be in a different job by then (I bloody well hope) and I would like to get into the publishing industry, I think. I would also think that hopefully by then I can have found a relationship that at least works reasonably well. It wouldn't have to be permanent or anything like that yet. Of course by then I'd be 28, so maybe. *shrug*
That actually leads me to a whole different ramble. What is *with* people who get married after having only known each other a year or less? That seems so strange to me, and it really seems to explain a lot about why the divorce rate is so ridiculously high. Okay, yeah, I'm a romantic and I'm a big fan of the institution of marriage (regardless of the genders and sexual preferences involved, where "marriage" is understood to mean "a committed and permanent relationship between two people who love each other"). I can't really bend my brain around the concept of marrying someone I've only known for a year. Maybe this is because my longest relationship has been nine months, but I mean, really. It kind of leads to an easy-in, easy-out mentality, I think.
My parents have been married for....it'll be 25 years on May 2. Shit, I have to buy a present. But anyway. They've been married for 25 years. And while I've heard them raise their voices on rare occasions, I've never seen them fight (I mean really fight, not just disagree.) They're vastly, vastly different personalities. My mom is very extroverted, very chatty. She's got a quick temper but she's just as fast to get over it. She loves to travel and see new places - she wants to go to Dublin, London, Rome, Venice, Florence - places where there are a lot of people to see and stuff to do. My dad on the other hand is introverted, very quiet. He doesn't get upset easily. He's very low-key and methodical and patient. He likes travelling as well, but he wants to go to the Grand Canyon, the Australian Outback - places full of space and natural features and no people.
Yet, they've been married for 25 years. They raised me reasonably well, I think, and they're still happy with each other. Occasionally one of them gripes about "it makes me crazy when he does that' or "Sometimes your mother is just..." but they have a good, solid marriage. And I just wonder why this seems to be so rare. I mean, okay, sometimes people grow and change and then they are no longer compatible. I get that. I just don't get why people are so willing to rush into a committment like that. In some cases I definitely do think that divorce is the best and healthiest solution for all involved, especially where there are fundamental conflicts of personality that didn't come out until later. But I think in this quick-service society we have built for ourselves, people just aren't willing to put in the time and effort and energy it takes to really make a relationship work. And I think it's very sad. (I mean, look at Hollywood - people stay married for more than 2 years and it's like a damn miracle from God.)
No one cries anymore
No one tries anymore
They leave the dance far too soon
I'm not walking out that door
I'm staying right here on the floor
With you
No one cries anymore
Your opinion on Terra in fanfic: why is she portrayed the way she is,and is it an accurate reflection of the character, and if not, what'sdriving it?
It's amusing that as much as I write fanfic, I tend to read very little of it. I'll usually read ficrecs tossed my way or stuff that looks interesting that they post up at RPGamer, since they have some decent quality control, but I avoid FF.net like the plague because my God, people, who permitted an NC-17 Relm x Interceptor to happen? I mean really?
That being said, I don't have much of a view on Terra in fanfic; the only really clear memories I have of reading Terra fanfic are illogical's half-finished (ok, 1% finished) FF6 novelization, and "Dead Man's Logic" which is more of a Kefka fic, both of which seem to be exceptions to the general rule. My vague impression is that she is usually portrayed as sweeter than the character really is; more like Aeris. I would suspect that this is just another example of the extremes to which people go with characters from that game. For example, most writers cannot portray Celes as a balanced human being with both emotional control and feelings; she must either be a semi-hysterical whirlwind of emotions or a heartless ice bitch. Relm is never portrayed as anything but a punk little kid. With both of these things being true, a Mary Sue type character is needed. Given Terra's mothering tendencies, she fits the bill.
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Where do you see yourself in five years?
I'm not really sure. I would think I'd still be living here, because I like the area and most people I hang with are around and about this area generally. I should think I'd be in a different job by then (I bloody well hope) and I would like to get into the publishing industry, I think. I would also think that hopefully by then I can have found a relationship that at least works reasonably well. It wouldn't have to be permanent or anything like that yet. Of course by then I'd be 28, so maybe. *shrug*
That actually leads me to a whole different ramble. What is *with* people who get married after having only known each other a year or less? That seems so strange to me, and it really seems to explain a lot about why the divorce rate is so ridiculously high. Okay, yeah, I'm a romantic and I'm a big fan of the institution of marriage (regardless of the genders and sexual preferences involved, where "marriage" is understood to mean "a committed and permanent relationship between two people who love each other"). I can't really bend my brain around the concept of marrying someone I've only known for a year. Maybe this is because my longest relationship has been nine months, but I mean, really. It kind of leads to an easy-in, easy-out mentality, I think.
My parents have been married for....it'll be 25 years on May 2. Shit, I have to buy a present. But anyway. They've been married for 25 years. And while I've heard them raise their voices on rare occasions, I've never seen them fight (I mean really fight, not just disagree.) They're vastly, vastly different personalities. My mom is very extroverted, very chatty. She's got a quick temper but she's just as fast to get over it. She loves to travel and see new places - she wants to go to Dublin, London, Rome, Venice, Florence - places where there are a lot of people to see and stuff to do. My dad on the other hand is introverted, very quiet. He doesn't get upset easily. He's very low-key and methodical and patient. He likes travelling as well, but he wants to go to the Grand Canyon, the Australian Outback - places full of space and natural features and no people.
Yet, they've been married for 25 years. They raised me reasonably well, I think, and they're still happy with each other. Occasionally one of them gripes about "it makes me crazy when he does that' or "Sometimes your mother is just..." but they have a good, solid marriage. And I just wonder why this seems to be so rare. I mean, okay, sometimes people grow and change and then they are no longer compatible. I get that. I just don't get why people are so willing to rush into a committment like that. In some cases I definitely do think that divorce is the best and healthiest solution for all involved, especially where there are fundamental conflicts of personality that didn't come out until later. But I think in this quick-service society we have built for ourselves, people just aren't willing to put in the time and effort and energy it takes to really make a relationship work. And I think it's very sad. (I mean, look at Hollywood - people stay married for more than 2 years and it's like a damn miracle from God.)
No one cries anymore
No one tries anymore
They leave the dance far too soon
I'm not walking out that door
I'm staying right here on the floor
With you
No one cries anymore