My assorted updates

[SharkBait]

Hey guys, I'm not very active on the forum here, but I check the IB every day, and I'm on the fiction site a bunch. Just wanted to create a thread to dump (no pun intended lolol) my updates, let anybody who cares know things....etc.

Like for one I've got a blog set up to keep my fics. (http://thesharksfin.blogspot.com/) I'll still be posting them all here, but I'd just like a place to keep them all organized.

THAT IS ALL. AWAY, CRETINS.

[Jimmy Olsen]

Why don't you enter a story in the contest?  Anything with peeing or pooping qualifies.

[SharkBait]

Why don't you enter a story in the contest?  Anything with peeing or pooping qualifies.

Why sir that is a SMASHING idea...if I could think of anything. I'll sleep on it.

[Jimmy Olsen]

You could enter a story you've already got.  I don't think there would be objections, so long as it's new to this site.

[SharkBait]

Sneak preview on my blog. Just thought I'd mention it.

[Jimmy Olsen]

I like that scene!  Looking forward to the rest.

[Zee_phyro]

Sneak preview on my blog. Just thought I'd mention it.

Absolutely love it! When are you going to release the full version of it? 

[SharkBait]

If all goes well I'll post it this weekend. If not...well I'll post it later, then, I guess.  ;D

[Jimmy Olsen]

What does "not moe" mean? 

[OrpheumZero]

Moe, if I remember right, is the term for cutish anime girls who are kinda like the emotional punching bags (heck, I think moe is even an anagram of emo or something, lol). It's been used for characters like Mikuru from Haruhi, and others like her. So I think "Not moe" was refering to the fact the girl in question was doing something very dirty and hentai-ish.

[Toasty]

Uhhh, sort of, I'm about to go on a Japanese nerd rant here so bear with me.

Moe refers to (almost always female) characters designed to be as adorable as possible, in a sort of endearing as opposed to overtly sexual way. "Moe" shows are ones that feature a group of these characters hanging out together and doing adorable things, such as Azumangah Daioh or K-On!.

Also, apparently no one knows where exactly the term moe comes from, but some people think it comes from the Japanese word for "budding". That probably refers to the fact that these characters are usually pretty young and try to evoke a fatherly sort of feeling in the viewers. It's actually a pretty fascinating concept because there's really no perfect Western equivalent. People have written whole articles and stuff about it!

In No More Heroes, Travis is obsessed with moe anime, so when Shinobu is beaten by him and sees herself as his student, she tries to become as moe as possible. When you play as her, she sometimes randomly yells "MOE!!" as a battle cry (even though she doesn't really know what it means exactly). It's kind of hilarious, actually.

[Jimmy Olsen]

Okay, so I'm guessing Moe-chan's name on Love Hina is a joke reference to this.  Thanks for the info.

[SharkBait]

Oh my god, when Jimmy asked what "not moe" meant, I laughed out loud. Shinobu actually asks herself what moe means in the game, almost WORD FOR WORD what he said. For some reason I thought that was side-splitting.

/loser

[BlueSniper]

I myself thought that was somewhat funny.

So I guess great minds think alike? I was planning to introduce a character slightly based on Shinobu and other sources (mostly Christie Monteiro) in my Axon fic. Seems like the character type (short light hair, dark skin) is becoming a bit more popular.

Also, about the action itself, I pretty much loved the descriptions. The only thing I'd say is watch your tenses. Also, it looks like you have some other stuff around this site...going to have to grab a box of popcorn and a drink now.

*scrolls down*

[SharkBait]

So yeah, I started this thing: http://gurochan.net/lit/res/3133.html

The thread explains it, and of course I wrote a new (very brief) story for it.

UPDATE COMPLETE