Post by Irk on Mar 11, 2008 19:00:18 GMT -5
Or do you think someone's messing with my head?
I wasn't sure whether to put this in fiction or here... well, it's not a story, but it is related. And I just have to tell someone about what's happened. Recently, I've been kind of... iffy about my stories. Rereading them, thinking they're total crap that should have never seen the light of day. Then I got this IM. Paraphrased and condensed:
Person: Hello. Is this Irk Splee?
Me: Yeah, that's me. Hey! Who is this? A BGDer?
Person: Nah. I read your fanfics.
Me: Oh... really? (*not getting excited just yet, waiting for "here's how to make them not suck* or something)
Person: Yeah. Wow, I feel pretty starstruck talking to you...
Me: Really? You like them, then? ^_^;; Oh, wow... this has never happened before...
Person: I don't normally like reading... but I really liked your stories! Well, mom's telling me to get off. I just wanted to tell you that. Bye!
Well, my ego swelled up quite a bit over it - someone likes me! I should keep writing, then! Awesome! In my prideful swelling, I told a friend about it.
Friend: Oh, seriously? You've got a STALKER. XD
Me: Heh, yeah.
Friend: So, how'd the conversation go, exactly? I wanna see!
Me: *sends the log*
Friend: ...he didn't actually mention anything about the stories. Are you sure he read them?
Me: ...you really think it was a joke?
Friend: And I have a friend who uses that same display name... I've told him about you and that you write, but didn't show him where your stuff was... I don't know if he'd do something like that, though.
Can I get a verdict...? While I was typing this the title was "how the smallest things can cheer someone up," and was a little uplifting thing about how much good kind words can do and all that pointless fluff, but then my friend said all that, and, well... second guessing. =\ If this turns out to be a stupid prank... all of a sudden I feel sick. *sigh*
I wasn't sure whether to put this in fiction or here... well, it's not a story, but it is related. And I just have to tell someone about what's happened. Recently, I've been kind of... iffy about my stories. Rereading them, thinking they're total crap that should have never seen the light of day. Then I got this IM. Paraphrased and condensed:
Person: Hello. Is this Irk Splee?
Me: Yeah, that's me. Hey! Who is this? A BGDer?
Person: Nah. I read your fanfics.
Me: Oh... really? (*not getting excited just yet, waiting for "here's how to make them not suck* or something)
Person: Yeah. Wow, I feel pretty starstruck talking to you...
Me: Really? You like them, then? ^_^;; Oh, wow... this has never happened before...
Person: I don't normally like reading... but I really liked your stories! Well, mom's telling me to get off. I just wanted to tell you that. Bye!
Well, my ego swelled up quite a bit over it - someone likes me! I should keep writing, then! Awesome! In my prideful swelling, I told a friend about it.
Friend: Oh, seriously? You've got a STALKER. XD
Me: Heh, yeah.
Friend: So, how'd the conversation go, exactly? I wanna see!
Me: *sends the log*
Friend: ...he didn't actually mention anything about the stories. Are you sure he read them?
Me: ...you really think it was a joke?
Friend: And I have a friend who uses that same display name... I've told him about you and that you write, but didn't show him where your stuff was... I don't know if he'd do something like that, though.
Can I get a verdict...? While I was typing this the title was "how the smallest things can cheer someone up," and was a little uplifting thing about how much good kind words can do and all that pointless fluff, but then my friend said all that, and, well... second guessing. =\ If this turns out to be a stupid prank... all of a sudden I feel sick. *sigh*
It's hard to tell anything about this person.
