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[pikapikajankenpo]

I just checked the kids levels today and to my surprise, all that casual leveling has paid off! Pikachu's now 100 and I'm really excited for her.

So I'm going to probably get her something cute, any suggestions?

[She taps her chin thoughtfully for a moment, before adding,]

Oh yeah, and if anyone wants to come over, I'll be in Goldenrod today.

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[pikapikajankenpo]

Seems like we've got similar histories, at least in various ways. That's pretty cool.

Same here.

[queen_stabbity]

Yeah.

Which is cool. No one back home at least near where I live gets what it's like. There's other families out there but they're off in like Gaul.

[pikapikajankenpo]

Gaul, Gaul, I know this from history class... I think that was the ancient name of France.

[queen_stabbity]

... I guess? Do they eat snails and frogs there a lot?

It sounds like my world's names for places are similar.. or at least sort of exist on your world but not mine. You recognized Eire, but I'd never heard of Ireland since coming here.

[pikapikajankenpo]

Ah yeah, I think so. I did a lot of history in school when I was working on my manga so...

[queen_stabbity]

I tried snails once. I'll do a lot of things but never that again.

[She wrinkles her nose a little but then brightens a little.]

You did a manga? Cool!

[pikapikajankenpo]

I don't even know if I would like it either.

[She grinned, nodding.]

I'm a fully licenced mangaka back home.

[queen_stabbity]

My cousin Nat promised they'd taste good. I gave him a good kick for that one.

[A brief frown.]

That's someone who can make manga?

You need a licence for that?

[pikapikajankenpo]

Hehe well that's cousins for you.

Well, when I say licenced I mean, basically anyone can do it. But you need a team, a publisher willing to take on your books, it's a whole lot of work.

[queen_stabbity]

They can be very irritating.

[She gets a bright and impressed look.]

You've got an official publisher and everything?

Do you have fans? Have you done the con circuit?

[pikapikajankenpo]

[Nodding, she grinned at the questions.]

Yeah, Tsuburaya Publishing! They're really old school but they're the best.

And yeah, I have fans, I've met several during meetups and I've done the con circuit too even when I was starting out.

[queen_stabbity]

Never heard of them! [She laughed] But if they're the best then it doesn't matter.

Get any weird fans?

I've been on a tour with my mum - she's a singer - a few times and met a lot of weird fans.

[pikapikajankenpo]

I've met a few fans who've sent me love letters before. Being young and single doesn't usually come in the process of being a mangaka.

Not that it helps, the hours are grueling.

[queen_stabbity]

I'm not surprise you've gotten love letters. You're rather pretty and authors and artists are mysterious.

I hope they were respectful.

Mum's gotten quite a few love letters over the years... and some stalkers.


Those tend to end up in the hospital.

[pikapikajankenpo]

Ah, yeah, that's true. I did the con circuit too when I was starting out as well, so a lot of people know that I'm uncommonly attractive for a Japanese girl. Blonde girls aren't common back home unless we dye our hair. I don't.

Well, kinda. I had to burn a couple but I tend to answer fanmail.

Haven't gotten those though. Thankfully.

[queen_stabbity]

There's novelty value, sure, but you'd still be pretty with any colored hair.

Aunt Maeve burned one, once, when they snuck into a party and mistook her for mum.

Mum usually just breaks something, but she's always nice to the not crazies and tries to answer the fan mail.

[Funnily McCallums injuring stalkers etc is taken, by the authorities, more like the person sticking their hand in a bear trap while saying, "Look, I'm sticking my hand in a bear trap!" and then complaining they got injured.]

[pikapikajankenpo]

Ah, thanks! That's nice of you to say. My friends have crazy hair too but yeah, it's nice to hear.

Wow, your family doesn't do things half way huh?

[queen_stabbity]

Well, if you're going to do something why do it half way?

Put it all in!

[pikapikajankenpo]

[Yayoi laughed at that, giggling merrily as she nodded.]

I like that. It helps remind me that I've still got a lot to learn about manga production too.

[queen_stabbity]

Have you been doing any here?

[pikapikajankenpo]

I've been developing a story, nothing concrete yet, but I'm thinking of making a superhero story set in this world.

[queen_stabbity]

With their brave pokemon at their side?

I'd read it.

[pikapikajankenpo]

That's the plan. It'll be a lot of fun to plot out and draw again.