Subject: Re: [FFML] [spamfic][El-H]Jinnai's New Weapon
From: Matthew Lewis
Date: 11/26/1997, 1:27 PM
To: Andrew Huang <alhuang@hcs.harvard.edu>, Keith Wood <KWood@metnet.mt.gov>
CC: fanfic@fanfic.com

At 11:33 PM 11/25/97 -0500, Andrew Huang wrote:
	<snip> 
Barney had risen.

El-Hazard would be plunged into a time of darkness like no other.
	Evil. Eeeeeeeeeeeeeevil.

	I think Andrew pretty much hit this one right on the nose.
This 'fic is EVIL.
Also funny. I laughed my ass off (luckily, I managed to put it back
on). (does that mean evil is good? and if so, does that mean that
by doing good deeds I'm sinning? or does this mean that maybe I
should get some more sleep?)

	Continue it, if only to see B'Harne get trashed by the Eye of
God....

	You know, I'm not so sure this would be such a good idea. Has to
do with my thoughts on how the Eye of God works (which has a basis in the 
OAVs actually), and the original purpose of the Eye. 
	Not going to explain these thoughts here, because they're going to be
explained in one of my fics, the third Disk (or Disc, if you prefer), which
takes a look at the history of the Eye of God.

I admit it. I admit it freely. I'm using this as shameless self-promotion for
some of my stories. No questions about that. I know it, you know it, we all
know it. I'm not going to deny that.
	But I ask you, _is shameless self-promotion for fics really wrong?_
(stuff between _ _ would be in italics. There's a knack to it, but one can
_actually talk in italics if one practices enough._ scary, isn't it?)

	Anyway, I liked it, I really liked it. 
Only problem: Harpo. Harpo was OOC. ^_-
Sorry, had to say that. Absolutely imperative to my well-being.



Matthew "Shortfics are a way of life" Lewis
	maybeso@ican.net
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The Second Question:
 What happens when you win?
   When your enemies are at your mercy: how will 
you act then? Compromise is the temptation of the
weak; this is the test for the strong.
What are you going to do?
	-Salman Rushdie, The Satanic Verses
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