Talk:Xenophilia/@comment-25021327-20140618193801/@comment-7706473-20140621102622

It's nice to hear nice words about this. Honestly, since it's been awhile since I wrote this and I figure most people who see the episode won't care too much one way or the other - honestly, you've got a good handle on what I was going for. I would call this a satire, but not really a parody. At the end of the day, I write about what scares me - and the kind of person that scares me the most. A lot of commentators on the video mentioned that the narrator is unlikable; this is so. I'd like to hope that the next most common jump, that I uts empathize/be like them, is not the case. ;)

But - I didn't want to write someone evil. Just bored, self-destructive, and self-involved; who can't even derive pleasure from their increasingly elaborate (and likely passing) interest in scary stories. I feel it's more relevent in the wake of certain sad events, and honestly? Between you and I, it was reinforced by some of the comments I got. Since the narrator 'is' SPRITE, you can see how powerless they feel - which is why I think some folks derive so much pleasure in schadenfreude, criticism, and other such things.

But I'm rambling - I'm surprised, and more then a little happy that you enjoyed it. Given that I've really enjoyed your work - if I may second a comment from Sater elsewhere! - that makes it all the nicer to get feedback. I would say that a lot of my other stories are stronger, and more 'creepily' creepy, so do feel free to check them out if you like. And again - thank you for the kind words!