(Finally updated! More questions can be sent in, this time I'll get to it quicker. Holidays, sorry. Merry Christmas, and stuff. Don't own.)
Lolita raised an eyebrow as she skimmed over the letters sent in. "Okay. Right." She turned to the group of scared teens in the corner. "Relax, people. Last ones died by ACCIDENT. Not my fault." She sighed.
"So, after a longass hiatus, I'm back to kill Sues. So, first question. Can league members switch around?" She shrugged.
"Well, I suppose. Koga did in GSC. So, yeah, if there's a reason, fine." She tapped a pen on her knees. "Next. What about six pokemon to a team; can there be more?" She chewed her lip in thought.
"I suppose... but only six POKEBALLS. Maybe something like; 'this pokemon follows me around; he's not an official member of my team, but he's my friend.' Something like that." She skimmed over the letter.
"Oh, and Kra says that if you authors don't stop making canon characters OOC, he's going to kill someone. And I agree. Drew is an arrogant bastard who flicks his hair. Try to make him somewhat like that. Stupid Grass Ass." She growled.
"Anyways, moving on. How many of you have written pokemon/human romances?" A few raised their hands. She nodded. "Right. I did too, so I figured to cover this. They're gaining popularity. So, Sue-ness in this category... hmmm... it follows the same rules as regular romance, really, and regular fics, except for one special rule; people's reaction. Are they accepting? Pissed? Confused? You could make a statement against intolerance as a whole with this; don't waste that opportunity."
She turned, and the authors noted the girl had a rainbow sticker attached to the back pocket of her jeans, and a pink triangle on the back of her shirt. They rolled their eyes. A girl in green raised her hand. "Um, what about villians? Like, ones that don't take a battle as a sign to go away?" Loli nodded.
"Excellent question. If they take a battle as a sign to run, portray them as buffoons. Real villains are a bit more... psychotic. Have one of them pull a gun on your OT, if they're someone like Giovanni. Or if they're someone closer to your OT's age, have them get into a fistfight." She filed her nails, as they scribbled this down.
"And rivals. No more Suevals, PLEASE. It's pissing me off. What happened to a rival that happened to just not travel with your character!?! WHAT, I ASK YOU!?" The authors inched back. "So, some tips. For one, follow game canon, if you wish. Opposing type starter chosen. And if you want, you can make them like Silver; FOR A BIT. Not always. Remember, Silver stopped being a bitch eventually, too." They nodded.
Lolita petted a Skitty that had hopped up on her lap. "Now, for Pokebots. You know, the random retardedly powerful pokemon... with the personality of a boil. Seriously. EACH AND EVERY POKEMON HAS A PERSONALITY." She waved to a few of her pokemon.
"For example; Vita is an alcoholic. My male Lopunny Frae is a crossdresser. My Vaporeon Deidre is a narcissist. They all have personalities. Pokemon are your FRIENDS. Not tools of war. They have feelings. Assholes." She grumbled angrily.
"Speaking of personalities, nicknames. If you don't like a pokemon's nickname, but it's already entered into the fic, fine. Cool. If you change it, use the Name Rater. If you can't get to him, well... try a distant cousin of the Name Rater. Or Nurse Joy; she might be able to do it. Anyhow, also try putting in how the POKEMON feels. What if someone changed your name? How would YOU feel?"
One boy raised his hand. "What if you had a Sue in the past, but they're better now?" Loli shrugged. "Eh. Fine, fine. At least you improved. Try to go back, and revise the chapters, if possible." She shuddered at the memory of one of her earlier works that SCREAMED Sue. "WHY, LUNA, WHY?!" She shrieked suddenly.
Everyone stared. "Um..." "I CREATED A SUE! WAAAAAAAAAH!" The Skitty on her lap rolled her eyes in exasperation. The authors bowed their head in a moment of silence.
She shoved her glasses up her nose. "Anyway, moving on! If your pokemon is... different, fine. Like a blind Raichu, or an anarchistic Meganium, it's actually really cool, and something I'd like to see. How do you interact with them? Is other's reactions varied? Well?"
She sighed. "Oh, and Gary-Stus. They're the same thing as Mary-Sues, only female. Follow the same guidelines, okay? No 'Hawt!' looks, no fifty girls clinging to his shoulder, no retardedly powerful pokemon." She nodded.
"Okay, and weapons. If your character carries a few weapons, fine. All right. But only one, since Pokemon CAN fight. Maybe your character is paranoid. I dunno. And make it concealable, and age-appropriate. Like, no ten year olds with guns, please."
"And, anyways. Explaining things in fics. If you can't have another character do it, like in dialogue, put it in Author's Notes. At the end of the chapter would be best, since interrupting storylines is NOT a good idea." She finished.
Night falling, the class was dismissed. The second she knew they were gone, she fell asleep. She was friggin' tired, and teaching a buncha brats didn't help.
