At 12:57 PM 1/5/97 -0500, J. D. Farber wrote:

I was sitting here, reading my back-logs, and I came across one of the rules
for the Self Infliction fic.  It stated that there must be atleast one
verbalized 'Ouch!' in the story.  What about mental anguish, like the otaku
having everything that he desires, only to be taken away from him?  Like an
otaku might fall in love with Ukyo, and Ukyo falls for him, and the two get
married and have a family.  Then, his wife and family get killed some how.
That wouldn't be an 'Ouch!' per se, yet the infliction is still there.  It
would be even worse if they were killed, and the otaku felt that it was
somehow his fault (Wild ki attack, Ukyo commits suicide, etc.).  Those are
everybit as painful as the otaku being beaten sensless by Herb, possibly

moreso.

Have you checked out "Bubblegum Zone"?  Angsting has reached new heights
with this series, especially the last 3 or 4. :)






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