txanne
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« on: March 21, 2009, 08:54:22 pm » |
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In conversation today, I felt the need to mention...oh, I don't remember, exactly, but something related to one of Chaz' recipes. To my surprise, after I said, "I have this friend who..." my first thought was not "...except he hasn't been around much lately." It was "...except he's not real."
Woe! Chaz isn't real anymore. He's just a character now, and I think it's because he hasn't been LJing. Even though chazvillette is gone, standuponit was an interesting person--except he's gone entirely silent. So all I have left is the words on the Shadowunit.com screen, not LJ where all my other invisible friends are.
Ack! PTB, was this deliberate? Were you worried about all the Deltas having psychotic breaks because we all thought he was real? Was it a deliberate artistic choice, to do with angsty plot moments? Did life get too busy, what with moving and book deadlines and all that?
Deltas, am I alone, or do you feel a difference too?
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Alena
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« Reply #1 on: March 21, 2009, 09:52:57 pm » |
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We must be the only fandom to have this problem.
... um. I never ended up talking to any of the LJ'd characters, so my friendbrain has been largely inactive. However, I've recently started watching Criminal Minds and I've been reading Bear's reaction posts, and did a doubletake today when I realized that I was reading Hafs's comment thread. Fictional FBI agent comments on the believability of further fictional FBI agents, all under the loving auspices of the Livejournal of the first fictional FBI agent's author, who's a fan of the other fictional FBI agents. *ded of meta*
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Elizabeth Bear
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« Reply #2 on: March 22, 2009, 06:13:41 am » |
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Maybe Chaz and Hafs and Daphne just aren't finding that there's much in their lives that they can or will talk about online, these days.
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Chaz: "As if puberty weren't stressful enough."
Todd: "See? That's why we're better than all those other law enforcement agencies. Correct use of the subjunctive."
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« Reply #3 on: March 22, 2009, 10:51:11 am » |
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Bear, you really know how to make a girl worry about her fictional friends! *wrings hands worriedly* In conversation today, I felt the need to mention...oh, I don't remember, exactly, but something related to one of Chaz' recipes. To my surprise, after I said, "I have this friend who..." my first thought was not "...except he hasn't been around much lately." It was "...except he's not real."
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Deltas, am I alone, or do you feel a difference too?
And Txanne, I definitely feel a difference. I admittedly am more of a lurker on the LJs than anything else, but there are a number of blogs written by nonfictional people that I also lurk on. When people stop posting regularly, they definitely feel less real to me, even if they *are* real! I wonder what's going on that has lead to all of them posting much less often. . . . |
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MadGastronomer
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« Reply #4 on: March 22, 2009, 12:38:49 pm » |
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I'm there, too, Anne. Plus during the worst of the recovery-from-Refining-Fire period, I really felt like I needed to get some emotional distance, because it just hurt so much. And now he's not posting so much, so there's not enough to draw me back in, emotionally.
PTB: I hate you. Where's my Chaz?
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Elizabeth Bear
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« Reply #5 on: March 22, 2009, 01:27:11 pm » |
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Well, you know, for a long time, most of his lj interactions with non-WTF folks were acutely painful for him.
Is it any wonder he's withdrawn?
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Chaz: "As if puberty weren't stressful enough."
Todd: "See? That's why we're better than all those other law enforcement agencies. Correct use of the subjunctive."
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« Reply #6 on: March 22, 2009, 02:55:14 pm » |
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Well, we love him and miss him and hope that he unwithdraws eventually.
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Cal
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« Reply #7 on: March 22, 2009, 05:07:57 pm » |
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Well, we love him and miss him and hope that he unwithdraws eventually.
This. Daphne's quieter than she used to be too, and I miss her also. |
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"You can't afford to be stupid. There are crocodiles." --Lynda Day.
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« Reply #8 on: March 22, 2009, 07:01:12 pm » |
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PTB: I hate you. Where's my Chaz?
Thanks for the milk-up-the-nose, MG. |
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MadGastronomer
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« Reply #9 on: March 23, 2009, 03:46:16 am » |
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*extra cheery*
You're welcome!
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« Reply #10 on: May 16, 2009, 06:03:30 pm » |
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Maybe Chaz and Hafs and Daphne just aren't finding that there's much in their lives that they can or will talk about online, these days.
I'm cleared higher than they are, and I can think of about 3 people on this site that probably are too.  They can even call me in my office.  |
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I carry a gun because I can't fit Sol Todd in my pocket.
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« Reply #11 on: May 17, 2009, 12:07:19 am » |
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I'm cleared higher than they are, and I can think of about 3 people on this site that probably are too. They can even call me in my office. <pauses to reflect> el_jefe...hmmm, where else have I heard that phrase used? <thinks another minute> OMG! Reyes is totally a Delta! ^.~ |
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Daphne: You can do this. You just have to stand up on it.
Chaz: Can't.
Daphne: Stand up on it, damn you.
Chaz: On belay?
Daphne: Belay on.
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« Reply #12 on: May 17, 2009, 11:01:55 am » |
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Was it a deliberate artistic choice, to do with angsty plot moments? Did life get too busy, what with moving and book deadlines and all that? I keep telling myself that it's just bc the anniversary is coming up, and so he's dealing with that. Bear's comments (and the conversation re: Miami) make me think it's other stuff that's happening, but if Chaz isn't talking, and we're not getting those eps for several more months, there not a whole lot that I can do about it. So I just keep telling myself that he just needs some alone time bc of what happened not quite a year ago. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. Deltas, am I alone, or do you feel a difference too?
I just started interacting with Chaz on lj, so not so much. I kinda flit between worrying and getting impatient for him to come back. |
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« Reply #13 on: May 17, 2009, 07:03:51 pm » |
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I'm there, too, Anne. Plus during the worst of the recovery-from-Refining-Fire period, I really felt like I needed to get some emotional distance, because it just hurt so much.
Somewhere in there is when I started reading. It's actually what got me hooked (it's been *years* since I've been part of a fan community). |
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batwrangler
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« Reply #14 on: May 17, 2009, 09:57:11 pm » |
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In conversation today, I felt the need to mention...oh, I don't remember, exactly, but something related to one of Chaz' recipes. To my surprise, after I said, "I have this friend who..." my first thought was not "...except he hasn't been around much lately." It was "...except he's not real."
Woe! Chaz isn't real anymore. He's just a character now, and I think it's because he hasn't been LJing. Even though chazvillette is gone, standuponit was an interesting person--except he's gone entirely silent. So all I have left is the words on the Shadowunit.com screen, not LJ where all my other invisible friends are.
Ack! PTB, was this deliberate? Were you worried about all the Deltas having psychotic breaks because we all thought he was real? Was it a deliberate artistic choice, to do with angsty plot moments? Did life get too busy, what with moving and book deadlines and all that?
Deltas, am I alone, or do you feel a difference too?
My own LJ reading/participation is erratic enough that my invisible internet friend Chaz hasn't changed status in my mind. Also, May is a painful anniversay month for me, too, so I've been sort of distracted. |
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