It Begins Again
Draconicmaw somersaults onto the scene (simply because she can't do it in real life so why not write herself doing it). "Hey there!" She stands, arms akimbo. "If you're here, I'm going to guess you're familiar with Hatshipping Volume I. If not, here is the list of rules:
"Hat-kami is the name of the hat. I have bits of paper folded up, and all these bits of paper have Yu-Gi-Oh! Character names written on them. I take two papers out, read the names, and bam, we got ourselves pairing.
"It's all up to chance. Or Hat-kami. Whatever you think is funnier. Same thing, really. Some of these pairings are pretty cracky. Some are not. It's hard to get really cracky pairings, simply because this fandom is not afraid to pair everyone with everyone else.
"Please let me know if my ship names are wrong, or if there is already a ship name for a pairing that I thought I had to name myself.
"You, as the reader, may request ONE CHARACTER in a chapter. Hat-kami will decide the rest. Note, if you request TWO CHARACTERS, Hat-kami and I will pick a third person to slap on. I will do a maximum of three characters in a ship.
"It is inevitable that there will be an overwhelming amount of guy-on-guy ships. The males far outweigh the females in this fandom. That being said, I may also genderbend from time to time. I know that that is a little taboo in this fandom (at least on some hemispheres of ffn, it is), but I really don't give a crap about our societal norms.
"No weird incest stuff. I'm not into writing that crap, reading that crap, none of that crap.
"Some characters have not been added into the hat yet. I will add them if they are requested, or when I feel like I am ready to write that character.
"There is the distinct possibility that characters may be removed from the hat. Such as Arkana/Pandora. He was in there. I thought it would be funny. But then I realized that I actually don't want to write him. At all. But he was present for one pairing in the first volume.
"The rating of this collection might go up. I am not afraid to slap some lemons and limes in here. I am that insane. You may get to see some crazy shit.
"These will vary in length between short-shorts (drabbles) to mid-length to long oneshots. As far as I am concerned, there will not be sequels unless Hat-kami repeats a pairing or if one is requested. Also, these stories are unconnected unless otherwise stated in the stories themselves.
"Most oneshots will be by request now. I am going to put a little more focus on my other on-going stories, but don't let that deter you from requesting a character! I will hop right on it as soon as you send it."
Draconicmaw adjusts her glasses. "I think that's all I have to say so far." She tips her head.
"Oh! More request rules/info: 1) you get one redraw if you don't like the character Hat-kami selected, 2) you can vaguely pick the plot and content of the oneshot, 3) you can request the same character over and over, if you want. Just know that I will probably insert a oneshot between your requests to break it up a bit."
"On to the stories!"
AN: This is written in a narrative format because chapters dedicated solely to author's notes are forbidden on FFN. So, I do this as a clever work-around.
Next Up: Rexshipping (Rex Raptor/Dinosaur Ryuzaki x Rex Raptor/Dinosaur Ryuzaki)