Talk:Pigtails/@comment-7706473-20131026143211/@comment-11386456-20131026163726

I'm glad to hear that I inspired you! I also like that there's always a line that serves to be somewhat comedic, without breaking up the overall tone.

And here's a fun fact for you: the narrator never actually sees her face. From the moment he notices her, her back is to him. He stands behind her the whole time, grabs her from behind while covering her mouth and holding her head right next to his. Then, after he kills the cops, he tosses her over the bridge without ever seeing her face. I wanted it to be this way for two reasons: One, he considers himself unworthy to hear her voice or look upon her face. Two, it adds to how creepily insane the guy is for falling head-over-heels in love with a girl for no other reason than her hairstyle (and perhaps her strange decision to remain motionless in the middle of a crowded city street).

That was another theme of the piece, but you probably already knew that. The idea that this world moves around at a mile a minute and people only care about getting wherever their going. The narrator finds beauty in the idea of standing still and admiring the view of the river from the bridge, and disregarding the people who become angry at him for being "in their way". Even though I wrote him to be insane, I have to agree with this particular sentiment.

Finally, I'm working on the video for my YouTube channel as I type this comment. When I post it, I urge you to watch it. I tried to give a chilling voice performance as the narrator and I added some audio at the end which clarifies something that I couldn't make clear in the text from the narrator's point of view. At least not without ruining (in my opinion) the impact of the closing lines. After all, I like my creepypastas to close with something powerful, like a twist or some kind of crazy climax.

A daisy-chain of inspiration for a sweet storm lilly. And a strawberry tree branch for me because I like strawberries. ;-)