Note to Pirate Monkey: I'm really sorry you think I took your idea. Truth is, I read another fanfic on another site that was about Dib wanting to commit suicide, and I thought it stupid that I hadn't explored the possibility that Dib would get depressed about the whole "nobody believes me" thing. In her fanfic, Dib decides not to kill himself. In mine, Dib tries to go through with it, but he's stopped-sort of. I had no idea your fanfic even existed until I looked up other zimfics. Sorry for the confusion, but I just wanted you to know that both our ideas are (at least mostly) original.
-Raven
Afternote: glad we worked things out, pm. sorry about the misunderstanding. i know how pissed it can make a writer when they think their story has been stolen, but as senri said, this was a well-used plot. you obviously care a lot about your work. keep writing!
Note to Senri: thank you for reviewing. im glad you caught the slip-up, although i meant for it to be in there. when i wrote the story, i realized that i had dib falling asleep on a friday and waking up the next day-to go to skool. that, as you can imagine, had a few problems, so i made a quick fix by having him sleep all weekend. this works because we all know how little attention is paid to the membrane kids. and as for exploring more thouroughly those other aspects of the plot, i dont plan on doing another chapter. im working on a related story that explains why the hell gaz knew zims phone number, though, and it should be up soon. i just have to finish it. that is, if my parents let me. god, i cant wait to move out. . .er, anyway, my thanks again, and ill try to check out both your and pirate monkey's stories. sayonara!
-Raven
Note to NoroLimAsfaloth: Must I explain this again, dear? I had never seen Pirate Monkey's fanfic before. We cleared that misunderstanding up already. You cannot go accusing someone of plagiarism until you've learned all the facts. I am not angry with you, but I just wish you would try not to jump to conclusions so quickly. Besides, that idea has been used so often, one could almost even say that Pirate Monkey may have stolen the story from someone else. I simply took an existing idea-I read an acquaintence's fanfic on her website and thought it was idiotic of me not to have thought of the possibility of Dib going suicidal yet-and used it in my own way. The choice of title was entirely coincidental, dear, but logical. A fanfic about suicidal people is not likely to be called "Sunshine Happiness and People Killing Themselves." I leave you now feeling, I hope, a little childish. Sayonara, child.
-Raven
Afternote: sigh this feud is getting boring. I'd like to let it drop. Honestly. i'm not running away, im just tired of devoting preciousl time to something so trivial. We will obviously never agree on this subject, though I still suggest talking to pirate monkey. Anyway, I really think this whole thing is stupid.
Note to Invader Maz: Sorry, dear, but there's no more. check out me other zimfic, "alien encounters" for a relatively parallel story that kinda explains just how the hell Gaz came to know Zim's phone number. Thank you for the encouragement, though. I appreciate reviews like that.
-Raven