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Ask a Staffer Ep. 9 - No fishing allowed - Sakana
HakureiSM:
How German are you?
Dead Princess Sakana:
--- Quote from: moooo on April 13, 2011, 05:44:37 AM ---How do you feel about tuna sandwiches?
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Onee-san? Is that you, Onee-san? ONEE-SAAAAAAAAAAAANN!
(I won't use those pictures much, I promise. The chance just offered itself so nicely here :V )
Actually though, I have never had a tuna sandwich in my life, or any tuna, for that matter.
--- Quote from: IriZengar Kyouko on April 13, 2011, 05:45:32 AM ---Why fishes?
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My name. As in, my real name. My most common irl-nickname is simply "Fishy", when I went onto the internet at some point I decided to use the Japanese word for "fish" as my name, "Sakana".
I don't especially like or dislike fish. There's a lot of pretty cool fish out there though.
--- Quote ---Why staff?
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Blackmail Conspiracy Slavery
Becoming staff was something I didn't aim for specifically, but after the AFDay incident it just happened. I woke up in the morning, the forums were back up, and I had that salmon-colored tag for Acolyte on my name. Guess I made a good impression on some people along the way for that to happen :V
Being able to see behind the scenes is... an ambivalent thing. On the one hand, being able to know how things are run and being able to bring in your own voice when something is up is nice. I like being able to help out, and this gives me the chance.
On the other hand, I wouldn't wish it on anyone to have to deal with a lot of the issues that need discussion. Frankly, I am sometimes glad that I am "only" an Acolyte, who can take part in the discussions, but isn't responsible for the actual execution of decisions and the after-effects.
--- Quote ---Why no evil?
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No evil? Awww, that's boring. Well, I prefer being "good" in the sense that I try to avoid hurting people wherever possible. But mischief and playful teasing? I sure hope that doesn't count as evil, because else "no evil" won't apply to me :3
--- Quote from: E-Nazrin on April 13, 2011, 05:45:55 AM ---Are you trawling us?
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Yes. And afterwards I am going to sell all of you on the slave-market. You shall be the foundation of my outrageously expensive lifestyle of the future. I hope you don't mind being sold to Alaska :]
--- Quote from: theshim on April 13, 2011, 05:47:00 AM ---TUNA
Why don't you protect your cutting points better?
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SHIM
Have you ever tried to find a fish-shaped armor? Or tried to swim with armor on? Yeah, me neither. And utilizing blacksmith equipment under the sea is a rather tedious task on its own, let me tell you.
--- Quote from: Kips McKipzerson on April 13, 2011, 05:47:32 AM ---What is your backstory?
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Scooped up by Ruro at the side of the road, then trained as a librarian
Actually, the backstory will be in the answer to Iced's question.
--- Quote ---Why do you have a bloody wound in your side?
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Encounter with a whale-hunting ship out in the Atlantic ocean. Stings a bit, but those guys aren't gonna forget the day either. Put some good holes into their ship, mwahahahahaha
--- Quote ---y u so tuna?
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--- Quote from: Magical Moerin~♥ on April 13, 2011, 06:29:59 AM ---...Why tuna, specifically? Why not some other species of fish?
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Coincidence. I don't recall exactly, but at some point someone specified the "fish" as "tuna", and I went with it, and later came the avatar, the rest is history.
Or it could be the other way around, that I made the avatar first and then someone specified tuna. I can't recall, really.
I had the name "Sakana-Katana", "fish-sword", and then made this:
The very first of the vast amount of tuna-avatars I have by now. It's pretty much a trademark at this point I guess :3
--- Quote from: Iced Fairy on April 13, 2011, 05:48:01 AM ---What caused the head trauma that made you want to take up library ownership?
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A falling bookshelf, and I swear Ruro pushed it over deliberately
Library-history, wheee~
Okay, well, where do I start. Probably with that day when somewhere on MotK someone (I think Chao as well as Purvis?) brought up points on the idea of making a proper listing for PSL, which was at that time joined with AAA under the name Creative Fanworks. Ruro was about the only one taking care of the fanfics at that time, and when I saw she was ready to take on that vast task on her own, I decided to send her a PM offering my help on the spur of the moment.
From that came the Librarian Squad Recruitment, and those brave people sacrificed their time and their souls to read every single fic at that time and summarize it for the bit Fanworks Listing. Along the way CF got split into PSL and AAA.
Throughout that process I was pretty much the one in charge of organizing things, making the first list of all fanfics and assigning them to all the helpers.
After the Fanworks Listing was done we got granted the all new Librarian-usergroup. Due to me basically being Ruro's personal slave assistant during the whole thing and being the one to do the overall organization, I later got the position of PSL-Acolyte.
A lesser known fact is that Gappy actually asked if I would accept to be mod of PSL even before that, but at that time it was decided not to take in new mods, so the issue got dropped until Acolytes came to be.
Being PSL Acolyte isn't bad. Writers aren't causing any trouble, so not much to do. And I really like reading and writing, even if I don't get around to it as much as I want to.
As for my Librarian-job though, I've been neglecting that a bit too much. That Fanworks Listing needs some updating :ohdear:
--- Quote from: theshim on April 13, 2011, 06:26:36 AM ---Can you answer this thread in the style of the special round of Black Stories?
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I will do so for some of the later questions, once my camera's batteries are charged. Not for the whole thread though :V
--- Quote ---What happened to those, anyway?
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Interest declined, noone was playing anymore. May get a reboot someday, I still have tons of riddles at the ready, and it's been long enough that people could be motivated to play again :3
--- Quote from: Magical Moerin~♥ on April 13, 2011, 06:29:59 AM ---Rrrrrrrriddle me this, Tuna-tan!
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Knowing you, this is probably from Batman? The Riddler? I barely know a thing about those superhero comics.
...Why tuna, specifically? Why not some other species of fish?[/quote]
--- Quote from: Sanya S. Rurovyak on April 13, 2011, 06:33:57 AM ---Why are you my favourite? <3
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Because the Librarian-uniforms are made in a way that revelas much of the legs? Because I write silly fiction about the Librarians? Because I greatly reduced your workload for the Fanworks Listing? :derp:
Or it could be because I'm doing my best to be reliable and friendly and we get along well because of that? :3
Or is it because I was the first one to sign the contract for being a Library slave?
--- Quote from: TataraSM on April 13, 2011, 06:51:52 AM ---How German are you?
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~80% I guess. According to you I at least *look* German, ne? Behavior-wise I think I'm not too typically German, at least not in all aspects. I would claim I am much less uptight than most Germans, and much more open to the idea of *having fun*. When you go to another country and recognize fellow Germans because of the sour look on their faces (this happened to me in Japan), that says a lot. I myself take care to not be like that but instead go through life with a positive outlook and a smile. That is apparently very ungerman XD
I like to organize things in a bureaucratic way though, I supposed that is typically German :V
Family-wise, there have been family branches in France and Poland, but those were back in the 18th century, so nothing that really left a lasting effect on how I am today.
Zengar Zombolt:
What are your expectations for WuftD Season 2?
Where are the snowdens of yesteryear, today and next solar cycle?
Yukarin:
Tuna?
TUNA?
Moerin:
--- Quote from: Moe Moe Chibikana on April 13, 2011, 07:02:54 AM ---Knowing you, this is probably from Batman? The Riddler? I barely know a thing about those superhero comics.
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You win this round, Tuna-tan! >.<
Also, um... Hmmm...
Being the Acolyte of PSL and all, you must have at least some affection for endeavours literary! So I beseech thee... What are your favourite books, and why?
Relatedly, do you enjoy poetry? If so, any personal favourites (either individual poems or specific poets)?
Aaaaaand what's your approach to writing? How do you get those words out of your skull and down on the screen without having an aneurysm? :ohdear: