I get tired sometimes of reading fanfiction where it goes as follows: Self-Insert goes into Host World and diddles around a bit until she makes out with Hot Bishie, who is singularly, automatically, mysteriously floored by the captivating good looks of Self-Insert. Life doesn't work like that. First of all, this plot of SI-visitng-HW is generally annoying as fuck to read, except in a single case I've read—which happens to be on this site, mind you. It's OCxSephiroth, and written by Aloria: Alternate Dimensions. Go read it, it kicks all kinds of ass.
Anyway, here we go. This'll take a while to explain (but still interesting) so get situated.
Everyone here generally knows about Final Fantasy VII: Before Crisis, it's that damned cell phone game that we can't get our hands on because our technology is years behind the Japanese. Well, actually I have some good news for you: They are bringing it out here, only on cell phones—and my cell phone is archaic. I won't be able to play it! You have no idea how distressing this is for me. Cue emo music.
But, even though I have nothing (that I've found, anyway) to explain to me much about the game except for a sketch of the plot and small bios on the characters, I'm going to try. I've found out a few surprising things, and I have enough to make this interesting. Keep in mind: The game doesn't have default names for the Turk characters we're not so familiar with, but the names I've chosen won't grind your gears, and tried to keep with their personalities. I've tried really hard. But, nevertheless, I want to write this story. This leaves me with one option: Improvisation. I will work as well as I can with the information at hand.
I hate emo angst. "Whinge whinge whinge my life sucks omg they're bein mean to me." But I do love to torture characters, and make things hard on them. Why? Because life isn't a walk in the park, and it certainly wouldn't be if deposited into another dimension. There are a lot of questions that have to be answered, situations accounted for—basically, forget your nice computer and precious insulated little world of video games, fast food, school, and suburbia. Hell, forget even having a bathroom at your disposal—even those little menial things get taken away. Imagine your money is suddenly worthless.
Midgar wasn't a nice place even in the game—just look at the term 'slums.' That doesn't just refer to the buildings—it refers to the inhabitants as well. In other words, any naïve newcomer in the slums would find themselves with the seriously short end of the stick. Of course, in the game it was stylized—even Advent Children was stylized for the effect of a movie. It doesn't take into consideration the "other half"—the part of the population you're not summoning Knights of the Round with, the parts that weren't essential to the original story.
Well, my idea is to drop this said poor, unsuspecting victim (ahem Original character) of mine into the world of FFVII: Before Crisis. I should think the whole 'Helping save the world from Sephiroth' plot line has been done to death. Now, as far as personification: I am horrible about sympathizing with the "bad guys." So please expect all different shades of gray.
A little about me, as this is my first fanfiction dealing with this topic: I've been described as a bitter cynic and rampant bastard (well, the last two words were in jest but really were playing off of my tendencies). I love history. I have a fascination with Nazis. I'm in college. I'm studying international politics. I'm really not that mean, whatever you get from this, but I can be extremely stubborn and blunt. I hate mincing words. I can be extremely stiff to talk to, but that's generally because I have no idea what to say to people more than a lack of interest or friendliness. I hate children.
People watching is a hobby. I'm fascinated with detail and characterization.
I will tell you right now I don't do lemon, not because of any moral problems I have but because I don't believe I can write it very well. Let's just say my sex-ed was reading fanfiction—and I was quite confused on the basic mechanics for a long time, because most of the lemons I read (I was a good 10 or 11 years old) were written by people who had never had sex. I won't put myself up for that risk. Then, one day, I read a particularly good fic and I thought "Oh, so that's how you do it."
That all said...I'll be working on this.
I don't own FFVII, but I do own my original characters.
