Hisao Nakai (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
seventeenpills) wrote2012-03-13 09:56 pm
seventeenpills) wrote2012-03-13 09:56 pm
Hisao's Inbox. (Asgard - No longer current.)
Hi. This is Hisao Nakai. Sorry I missed your call - please leave a message.
Beeeep.
Beeeep.
You can come visit him just for fun, if you'd like!
Yeah, I would like that - I wouldn't want to disturb him if he's sleeping or anything though.
He's kind of hard to disturb... Even when I drop things, he stays fast asleep.
[She knows this from experience!]
[She knows this from experience!]
Being a heavy sleeper must be nice. I wake up at just about every little noise some nights. I envy him.
Ah... you do?
[That's a little worrying...! Sleep is important.]
[That's a little worrying...! Sleep is important.]
Unfortunately, yeah. My medication messes with my sleeping patterns so it can be hard to get to sleep and hard to stay asleep. But that's OK! It's something I'm almost used to by now and there's really no avoiding it.
It messes with them? But... how?
[She's still not super clear on all this medical stuff. Really, a lot of the effects of medicine in general went over her head; the most she understood was "if you see this symptom, this is a safe drug to give in this amount."]
[She's still not super clear on all this medical stuff. Really, a lot of the effects of medicine in general went over her head; the most she understood was "if you see this symptom, this is a safe drug to give in this amount."]
Oh, it's called a Side Effect. I take a lot of medications and while they help me, some of them also do things besides what I take them for. A few of them make it hard to sleep. That's all. There's really no safe way for me to get around it so I deal with it alright, and make sure to sleep well when I can.
[He smiled reassuringly - he didn't want her worrying over it, after all.]
[He smiled reassuringly - he didn't want her worrying over it, after all.]
[Hey Hisao, guess what Hibiki is doing right now!]
...And there's no other alternative?
...And there's no other alternative?
[...Aw Hibiki no. Don't do that, Hibiki. It will give you wrinkles.]
Unfortunately not. But hey! Like I said, it's a side effect of the medication that keeps me healthy otherwise so there's really not too much to complain about. If I can't sleep once in a while, that's still better than having heart problems. Just means I can read a few more books.
Unfortunately not. But hey! Like I said, it's a side effect of the medication that keeps me healthy otherwise so there's really not too much to complain about. If I can't sleep once in a while, that's still better than having heart problems. Just means I can read a few more books.
Ah... so you read lots of books then instead?
[Relaxing a little. That doesn't sound as bad.]
[Relaxing a little. That doesn't sound as bad.]
Yeah. I try to read for maybe a half hour and then I turn off the lights and try to sleep. If it doesn't work, I turn them on and read for another half hour. Usually that works after a while.
And you never fall asleep with the light on, either?
Not usually - I generally find it much easier to sleep when it's dark. I've dropped off to sleep with the lights on a few times but hardly ever, and I don't usually stay asleep for long if the light is on.
Oh... Usually when I read at night, I fall asleep with the light still on.
[Embarrassing!]
[Embarrassing!]
Do you manage to sleep right through that way? Or do you wake up a little later like 'Wait, what? Oh no the light' and turn it off before going back to sleep?
I usually wake up... But part of it's because I'm at my desk, so I have to move to my bed instead.
Oh! Well, that's pretty understandable, yeah. I'm usually laying down in bed reading if I drift off. It's relaxing that way.
It usually just happens to me when I'm trying to study... When it comes to normal sleep, I don't usually have any problems.
[With all the activity she gets up to during the day, she's out by 10PM at the very, very latest.]
[With all the activity she gets up to during the day, she's out by 10PM at the very, very latest.]
[That is an appropriate bed time for little children. XD]
Oh, I see. You work very hard a lot of the time, it's not surprising your body tries to make you rest a little more when it finds itself sitting down.
Oh, I see. You work very hard a lot of the time, it's not surprising your body tries to make you rest a little more when it finds itself sitting down.
I thought I was getting enough rest already though... Maybe I should start going to sleep earlier?
[Without any fanfare, you find a link to her expansive Nightlight fanfiction. It's around 300+ pages, and it basically is a much, much darker AU in which she basically rewrote the entire plot from the beginning to involve actual, non-sparkling vampires and three-headed werewolves.
There's also another link to a supplemental guide to some of the new terms and mythologies that she made up just for this fanfiction.
Also, the writing style of these two? There is a ton of purple prose to be found, as well as highly cheesy plot twists at every turn.
Enjoy.]
There's also another link to a supplemental guide to some of the new terms and mythologies that she made up just for this fanfiction.
Also, the writing style of these two? There is a ton of purple prose to be found, as well as highly cheesy plot twists at every turn.
Enjoy.]
[He read it of course - it took him a few days inbetween work and his other responsibilities, and he reread a few parts just for fun before replying. OK, so, the strange plot twists were a bit startling at points, but he really had no problems with overly descriptive prose. Her vocabulary was impressive, to be honest. He knew as fanfiction, it might strike a bit to the left of it's target audience due to it's length and detail. But all in all? He actually liked it.
....the fact that it used far more interesting monsters was a huge selling point. He was a little leery of the idea of requiring supplimental notes to define certain things but could see why they were necessary and they were useful in understanding the work. He found himself cross-checking the two documents a little on that second read through of the main story.]
Hi, Kuroneko!
I immensely enjoyed your work. It's a little longer than I was expecting but a far more satisfying read than the source material. Your portrayal of the Sullens as more classically accurate vampires especially made this a more enjoyable read. Your own mythos was an intriguing extra dimension and I have to thank you for the supplimental notes - Hopefully they can make their way into a sequel or a prequel so the depth of your world building can become more a part of the flow of the story. The creative leg-work you've done in establishing this as a familiar yet different universe is great and I'd definitely read more of it either way.
Of course, I offer this praise as a reader and not so much a writer! Hopefully you didn't find my own effort too terrible!
Yours,
Hisao
....the fact that it used far more interesting monsters was a huge selling point. He was a little leery of the idea of requiring supplimental notes to define certain things but could see why they were necessary and they were useful in understanding the work. He found himself cross-checking the two documents a little on that second read through of the main story.]
Hi, Kuroneko!
I immensely enjoyed your work. It's a little longer than I was expecting but a far more satisfying read than the source material. Your portrayal of the Sullens as more classically accurate vampires especially made this a more enjoyable read. Your own mythos was an intriguing extra dimension and I have to thank you for the supplimental notes - Hopefully they can make their way into a sequel or a prequel so the depth of your world building can become more a part of the flow of the story. The creative leg-work you've done in establishing this as a familiar yet different universe is great and I'd definitely read more of it either way.
Of course, I offer this praise as a reader and not so much a writer! Hopefully you didn't find my own effort too terrible!
Yours,
Hisao
[This really surprised her. Most of her long works tended to be...well, a bit more esoteric than the average reader. Did he really read it all?]
I had originally had higher expectations for the original story than what I had read. This is a general idea of what I would have liked better, especially prose-wise and character-wise. Of course, this is just my opinion. I thought the original Nightlight was incredibly bland and inane in most of its plot progressions.
Still, I shall take a look at your work sometime.
...Thank you.
[Kuroneko felt weird saying that, but holy shit someone actually seemed to genuinely like her stories]
I had originally had higher expectations for the original story than what I had read. This is a general idea of what I would have liked better, especially prose-wise and character-wise. Of course, this is just my opinion. I thought the original Nightlight was incredibly bland and inane in most of its plot progressions.
Still, I shall take a look at your work sometime.
...Thank you.
[Kuroneko felt weird saying that, but holy shit someone actually seemed to genuinely like her stories]
You're very welcome. Thank you for sharing your work with me.
I agree the original Nightlight books were problematic in many ways. There are a lot of interesting elements, but those seem to be the parts that are most glossed over and treated as inconsequential when set alongside the 'romantic' narrative the author is trying to put forward. I think you achieved a much more engaging balance of character driven drama and supernatural elements. And I'm a fan of very descriptive work so I agree with you on the prose, too.
Are you planning to share your work with other members of the Nightlight Club?
I agree the original Nightlight books were problematic in many ways. There are a lot of interesting elements, but those seem to be the parts that are most glossed over and treated as inconsequential when set alongside the 'romantic' narrative the author is trying to put forward. I think you achieved a much more engaging balance of character driven drama and supernatural elements. And I'm a fan of very descriptive work so I agree with you on the prose, too.
Are you planning to share your work with other members of the Nightlight Club?
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