(Well folks, I felt in a mood to revel in my Chill fandom in the wake of the release of two Chill videos on Youtube. Suffice it to say, I've come up with enough data for some one-shots but not enough for a major story. In case you were wondering, this first story is a response to my dissappointment at the reviews I got for Jill Vs. The Wedding. I'm not complaining about the flames. I was expecting flames. My dissappointment stems from the fact that they were uncreative flames. A very apparent theme of Jill Vs. the Wedding is simply asking WHY? Why do people think Chuck and Sarah really belong together? Unfortunately none of the reviews I received gave much of an answer to that question. The lack of an answer means that my personal answer for why people think Chuck and Sarah belong together remains unchanged. So...)

Chuck and Jill Vs. The internet fandom

One morning Chuck got out of bed to see Jill at his computer. He could see that she had his web browser open. He got out of bed, kissed her on the head and said, "What are you reading, sweetheart?"

Jill replied, "Phoenix Wright fanfiction. Some of its good but I'm a bit dissappointed in some. There is just too much fanfiction where Phoenix and Maya hook up. Do you know why the series has a lot of fans who insist that Phoenix and Maya are soulmates who can't possibly be happy except with each other. I'll tell you why. Because they are the main characters and that's it! That's the only reason."

Chuck replied, "You don't think they belong together?"

Jill spinned around in the chair to face Chuck and said, "Scene: Tres Bien restaurant. Examine the cash register. Maya says, "Look Nick! It's one of those magic boxes that makes money!" Pheonix thinks, "You're the only one I know who would ever describe a cash register that way." That exchange between Phoenix and Maya pretty much sums up their entire relationship. Fans thinking characters are soulmates solely on the fact that they are the most notable characters in the series despite how incredibly mismatched they are, I've seen a lot of that in internet fandom."

Chuck said, "Give me some examples."

Jill pulled Chuck over to the screen and navigated around the fanfiction website. She said, "Now check this out. Here is the fanfiction listings for the show In Plain Sight."

Chuck scanned the page and said, "I've never seen this show, but there seems to be a lot of fanfiction pairing these guys called Mary and Marshall."

Jill said, "FYI, the character of Mary is a person who approaches her job and most areas of her life with a decent amount of honor, but other then that, she's just a generally angry person who almost never seems happy about anything. I wouldn't wish her upon anybody. At the end of the series, Marshall was engaged to another woman. There was nothing wrong with his relationship with his fiancee."

Chuck turned back to the bed and suddenly stopped. He called out as if realizing, "OH GOD!" He stopped and grabbed Jill and swung her around, "PENNY AND SHELDON! Penny says, "I'm just a blonde monkey to you, aren't I?" Sheldon replies, "You said it, I didn't."

Jill turned and navigated the browser to The Big Bang Theory section of the sight. As she looked the page over she said, "You're right, that's a good example."

Chuck said, "So what does it matter what other fans think?"

Jill replied, "Well, I think that if writers were trying to make a series a romance, they could take unfair advantage of this, by clearly establishing the man and woman as main characters, they could seriously sluff off on properly developing the romance. For example, they could leave out elements that separate a good couple, from, say, the way you and Sarah were for example."

Chuck said, "You had to remind me that you think Sarah and I were a bad couple."

Jill shrugged and said, "Sorry, babe. I couldn't think of a better example."

Chuck asked, "You really think that if you hadn't shown up and prevented the wedding, Sarah and I wouldn't work out?"

Jill replied, "I think that you were being premature, making long term plans around her before she told you her real name."

Chuck took a long pause. It was obvious to Jill that he was having trouble coming up with a counterargument. He said, "I just never thought it was that big a deal with her."

Jill said, "That was just one incident. Chuck, when you first met her, she was a woman of secrets. A requirement to say you had a deep enough personal connection to make a long term relationship last is that in the three years you knew her she had to get better at letting you in on her secrets. She didn't have to get perfect, mind you, but she did have to get better. I don't think she did. Not really."

Chuck sat down, clearly showing his defeat in Jill's argument. "I just was so sure she was the one."

Jill replied, "Oh Chuck. All people who get married for love think they've found the one. Even the ones who end up divorced. Look, I can see that I've upset you. What can I do to make you feel better."

Chuck thought for a moment. He then got up and passed Jill her guitar. He said "I Want to Hold Your Hand, Please."