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How about a brief introduction for yourself?

Oh, yes. My name is Puri Garrickson. I like to introduce myself. It's my hobby.

Fabulous! And what got you into fanfiction to begin with?

Back when Pokemasters.net was still alive, I waddled over to the fanfiction forums and read a fic called Pokemon Jumanji by Growlithe Trainer. Shortly I read her Gym Leaders fic where she went into the backgrounds of the Kanto Gym Leaders in detail, particularly one where it detailed Erika being saved by a Gloom from a Grimer attacking her in the sewers. Puri wanted more. Sister led her to FF.net. There you have it.

That's when I learned what fanfiction was. I actually wrote Disney/Nintendo ripoff crack since I was 8 and younger. XD

I see, so what kind of fanfiction do you like to write?

Lots of things. Mainly character introspective pieces and adventure ~~and smut, especially if it's character driven~~ nomnomnomnomnom~ ♥ Puri loves her yaoi a bit too much. ;D

Do you find writing easy? Hard? What are the most difficult aspects of writing you struggle with?

HARD. SO FUCKING HARD. My biggest problem is I'm constantly distracted, procrastinating, lazy, not "in the mood", and progress is always sloooooooooooooooooooooooooow. My writing is a labor of love, babe. XD

Write a few sentences or so of your favorite pairing or character.

Puri likes the sweet/weird-and-obvious/Beauty-and-the-Beast ships best. :3 More points if it's playful too~ ♥ Anything that fits in the scale of Black Balloon or The Fragile will make me squeal. Some of my favorite pairings include Sonic/Shadow, Jeff/Tony, Poo/Paula, Goombella/Vivian, Geno/Mallow, Teddy/Loid... the list goes on. XD

My favorite characters include Shadow the Hedgehog, Geno, Toadette, Vivian, Jeff Andonuts, Loid, Pit, Meta Knight, Bunnie Rabbot, Mewtwo, Sweeney Todd... hm. What does that say about me?

A. I love grumpy softies. They're such gruff bastards, yet have a heart of gold and do well around kittens and Chao. Albeit, with a displeased expression on their faces, but they don't resist and they know they secretly like it~ ♥ Grizzly from Animal Crossing is the prime example of this. See also: Shadow, Poo, Teddy.
B. The shy ones with the self-confidence of a rock but goshdarnit they're just so SWEET and reliable and they grow and goshdarnit you love them! *__________* Like cute adorable Loid~! ♥ Vivian, Lucas and Luigi also fit the bill, and maybe Mallow hee hee~ ♥
C. The cheerful, fun and playful characters that are so cute~! ♥ Toadette is the best nomnomnom~ ♥ Ness, Sonic and Pit go here too~ ♥
D. Lab experiments, such as Shadow and Mewtwo. And of course, Bunnie didn't intend on being part roboticized. :(
E. People with noble values and ethics, yet carry themselves too far and become a danger to themselves and everyone, eventually causing their own downfall. Kain Highwind from FF4 and Meta Knight in "Revenge of Meta Knight" are good examples of this. :( Shadow, Mewtwo and Sweeney too. And Teddy, to think about it.
F. Characters that question themselves and their morals and/or those who tend to be the philosophical ones whose characters are deeply complex and begged to be explored. Geno, Jeff Andonuts, whoever is fun to pick apart the brains and psychologies of.
G. The smart independent girls who could look out for themselves. Samus Aran is a biggie~ ♥ So is Sally Acorn, Bunnie Rabbot and Paula.
H. The sweethearts! T-T You know who they are! Ninten, Ana, Loid, Vivian, Bunnie, Jeff, Tony, Luigi, Lucas, all the people you want to pick up and carry home~ ♥
I. HI SOMEONE JUST BRAINWASHED YOUR FAMILY AND MURDERED YOUR DOG AND OH YEAH YOUR BEST FRIEND DID IT yet despite all these miserable atrocities that make us want to curl up and die, these guys take it and keep going with a smile, becoming all the stronger for it. Bunnie Rabbot, definitely. And Lucas! ;___________________; Geno, Pit, all the main heroes in the Mother series, Meta Knight, Shadow... emotionally strong characters are my favorite. ;; And not my fandom, but VASH OH GOD VASH. LOVE AND PEACE!@!!1@

Are there any fanfiction clichés or trends you’re sick of or just can’t stand?

High-school AUs DIEDIEDIE. Also ALL-PAIRINGS/Requests fics 'cause you know the author's only in it for the reviews. :P Jeff/Paula fics that are always Ness/Jeff/Paula triangles that end with Jeff (or one of them) being miserable and Ness is an asshole who didn't deserve the girl and Paula is oblivious and SOMEHOW TONY ISN'T INVOLVED IN THIS and YUCK I can't stand them. ~~Me being uncomfortable that JEFF IS GAY aside, that's probably why I can't stomach to think about Jeff/Paula anymore. XD Reminds me too much of Gymshipping.~~

Alternative fic where A is "BUT WHAT ABOUT B!!11!!1" and C proceeds to treat B like shit. See: 98% of Bowser/Peach on the Internet! :D Blech! XD

No more Marth and Link and Roy and Zelda and Shiek and *insert mega popular bishie character here* I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMOOOOOOOOOOOOORE *whinewhinewhinewhine* I never wanna see Marth again. Especially Marth/Roy GODS YOU GUYS CAN ONLY BORE ME SO MUCH *CRIES* ~~Ike's forgiven if he's paired with Pit. Puri likes Ike/Pit nomnomnomnomnom. Everything else is boring except maybe Snake/Ike~~

Uke*Pit needs to DIE a horrible fiery death with SPIKES PLUNGED INTO IT AND NEVER FUCKING COME BACK.

Are you guilty of any fanfiction clichés you hate? Or any other ones?

*cough* Truth or Dare. Things Mario Characters Would Never Say. Puri was trying to be awesome by taking a cliché topic and making it ZOMG SO ORIGINAL when really it wasn't much different than anything else. In the end, those and everything else died in a fire by my hand.

I wrote songfic. Lots and lots of songfic. Songs victimized: Iris (LULZ EVERYONE AND THEIR MOTHER DID THAT ONE), Thank You (SEE LAST ONE), Kaze to Issho Ni (...Not explaining that one), In The End (PURI WROTE DARKFIC OF OOC POSSESSED KIRBY KILLING EVERYBODY IM SO ORIGINAL!!1!1!)

Okay, I'm going back to hell now. *hedgehog hiss*

What was the first fandom you wrote for, and do you still like/participate in it?

Oh yeah. XD I'm pretty much a hermit when it comes to it though. XD

Name your OTPs or most frequently written pairings/characters and explain what it is about them that you love to write.

I already answered this! XD Dang, this was a good question too. Puri's fangirling Poo/Paula and Teddy/Loid right now though. It's fun finding the strength in Paula and Loid and poking at Poo and Teddy's vulnerabilities. :3

What would you call your writing “style”?

Descriptive? XD Darnit, I wish people would tell me. Puri likes getting down to the point though~ ♥

Do you read other people’s fanfic? If so, what do you find yourself reading the most?

Not as much as I used to, but every once in a while, I do. Sometimes I even scroll through badfic for laughs. XDDD!

Name one thing you’d LOVE to write, but have been too afraid or shy to do.

Hmm. Maybe with something involving graphic rape or molestation in a darkfic or how it shaped a character, but... yeah. Rape makes me squeamish and self-conscious. I probably wouldn't make it or just cry halfway through. :(

Other than that, Kirby and Mario smut? Albeit, those are some of my 'forbidden smutdoms' considering YOU KNOW but with some of the characters it's so damn tempting and waaaaaaaah people are going to hate me oh god what's wrong with meeeeeeeeeeeeee

Do you have trouble taking criticism? Or worse yet, do you have the dreaded bloated ego?

I'll have a black raincloud over my head after constructive criticism, but the next day, I know it helps me become a better writer and I come to graciously love the person afterwards~ ♥ So it's a matter of letting the storm of sensitive ego past nomnomnom Of course, if the guy deliberately missed the point of my fic, I'm bound for some face punching. XD

When you write, is there anything that helps? Music? Quiet room?

YES! Both! *_________________* My work is hugely influenced by music. Current inspirations: Tori Amos and Sweeney Todd. Which explains why my Earthbound fanfiction is so disturbing. XD I do work in silence sometimes though, especially when I'm trying to figure out the mood of what I'm writing or find it better to concentrate that way. I cannot write in noisy places at all and I get hugely uncomfortable with other people in the room. Unless it's cafés. I love writing in cafés! So nice and cozy and I love the atmosphere~ ♥

What inspires you?

To quote Scribbler, "Anything and everything, I find inspiration in the weirdest of places." Stories, video games, movies, music, fanart, you name it. Mother series, Super Smash Bros, old Sonic games, retro music, NES soundtracks... AND LET'S NOT FORGET SWEENEY TODD FUCK YEAH. And other musicals, such as Into the Woods, West Side Story, Little Shop of Horrors, Phantom of the Opera, nomnomnomnom~ ♥ But Sweeney's been a major part of my childhood, as well as Roald Dahl's books which influenced a billion things about my writing and identity. Disney. Miyazaki. Nine Inch Nails. Smashing Pumpkins. Tori Amos. Sarah McLachlan. Garbage. Goo Goo Dolls. VNV Nation. Sarah Brightman. MY FRIENDS. 90s goodies. Talking Heads. Queen. Stuff like The Swan Princess, Quest For Camelot and all these movies I used to watch growing up. Butterflies. Spiders. Nature. Animals. Kitties. Doggies. Bats. Polar Bears. Cute things. Baby animals. Bizarre creatures like platypuses. The cool disgusting things insects do like ant slaves. Complaining about fairy-tales. Oh god so many things nomnomnomnomnom.

Lastly, how would you sum up your fanfiction experiences and yourself as a writer?

Puri did stupid things and she's still struggling, but knowing she hasn't given up says a lot about her love for the craft and that I shall continue making it as my way of life~! ♥ Nomnomnomnomnomnomnom.

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