So I know I've been rather dormant for the last few months and chapters from me have been few and far between. Some stories like Syn might seem dead because I haven't updated them in months while others are approaching the two month period without an update. Reason for that is, aside from getting into a new apartment last October, I've been rather busy with my job and haven't had time to sit down and write stuff out.
Plus, there's the factor of having that inspiration to do so. Writing these stories is a hobby, so they often take less priority than me wanting to play some TF2, CoC, or something like that; Clash of Clans has Clan Games going on as well so I'm more occupied on that end too. But that doesn't mean I have abandoned my stories. If I ever do, I'd let everyone know; but it's mainly the fact I haven't had much of the will to sit and write 5k words in one sitting. Now, Syn is going to end in like, maybe 10 or 12 chapters and I'm not even halfway done with Stride; plus the second arc of two reflections is maybe 35% done. I'll try to get Syn updated since Lincoln still needs to get answers from his other sisters and this might lead to more drama, especially with Luan. That story has been a brainchild that introduced me to this fandom and I'd hate to see it not finished; but I will admit that over the years, it's gotten tedious to write about and I've poured more interest in my other stories.
Heck, I still have plans for a spin on the Loud House Movie (not the crappy christmas live action, the animated movie we all like). But that can't come until my other work is finished. It takes time, since I'm not like others who are either in high school or have too much time on their hands to write for hours. Being a grown man sucks sometimes, but that's life.
So recently on FF.net, there's been a case of cyberbullying going on for an author who really didn't deserve it. The bully in question was none other than a user known as heavy5commando. If anyone's seen the guy's stories there, he's a big Luna/Lincoln bonding fan; but it also became clear it's to the point it's a literal OBESSION.
So from what I've gathered, the author for story called Resident Lunes: The Mountain was minding his own business with his story and heavy, being the fanboy he was, liked the story at first. But apparently he started berating the author after the most recent chapter because Luna seems to have died and he started going APE over it, demanding the story be finished immediately and threatening to kill himself. It even got a point where heavy had directly PM'd the author of the story with threats to the point where it the author had little choice but to report it to the site staff; who actually DID something for once and deleted heavy's account.
Because of this, most of his reviews were deleted from the story, but thankfully another user I know of had screenshotted the worst of it for all to see.
Heavy Drama comment - Google Drive
And responses from other users can be still be seen on the story review section as further proof of what happened; similar to a hurricane that had moved through an area.
Reviews for Resident Lunes: The Mountain | FanFiction
There's also this little gem that shows how pissed heavy was about getting deleted.
heavy5commandochapter 71 . Aug 18
Well look who it is. The bastard who had me banned! You though you could win. You made a terrible mistake.
And yet, this guy made the stupidest mistake of making a "story" that was in actuality a death threat towards the moderator who banned him, and did very stupid thing like putting is FULL ADDRESS on the message as well (which led to some city in The Philippines) but he soon deleted it because he'd likely get banned for it.
You can check the google drive link for evidence as well as the previous reviews, but it goes to show that this guy (heavy) is a seriously disturbed individual. For starters, threatening to kill yourself over a story not getting updated is one of the most obvious cries for attention I've ever seen; but threatening to make it seem like someone made you do it crosses so many lines that I wouldn't be surprised if his alt account also got axed. I didn't pay much attention to the guy because IMO, his stories were a bit weird and never held my interest. They felt like it was just trying to extend something that should've ended ages ago. But now that he's revealed his true colors...
I feel really sorry for the author of Resident Lunes. I'm not interested in Resident Evil Village (or the games themselves; I dig the movies though); only heard about the game because of one particular character being oversexualized. Not hard to see why though wink wink. But this situation felt very similar to what I went through with regards to WarriorGuy and nosuchluckhater; so I do feel for the author of Resident Lunes who was unjustly bullied because of some Luna fanatic who was in no position to be demanding ANYTHING trying to force the story to end to THEIR satisfaction.
So heavy5commando, I hope the second ban hammer whacks you in the balls, cause you earned it.
Edit: Adding in a couple links to show that the bullying also extended to private messaging.
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So, I had an opportunity to watch the special some time after work and...honestly...
This episode didn't even need to last a whole hour.
So, the 3 main points were that Lincoln and the gang start middle school, Lori's off to college, and Lily starts preschool. The latter two were pretty decent in my opinion, with it being cute that Lily is afraid of being alone in preschool (pretty certain all kids go through this) and Lori trying to adjust to living on campus; though the kind of dorms they have is a big oddball.
Onto one of the main parts, Lincoln and his friends are starting middle school. Some may find it odd they're starting middle school despite being in 6th grade, but there are some schools in the U.S. that operate like this. Mine was only 7th and 8th though. Anyway, so Lincoln ends up in a separate class due to not double checking his 'preferred teacher' section on the registration form (stain he believed was a check mark and not an actual pen mark) which does show that it's important to recheck your work as it can generate unwanted results otherwise.
Some may question why he's in a temporary building outside, and I'll be honest in saying that some schools are so overcrowded they have to teach class in such buildings; one of my high school classes was in one as an example. The segment with Lincoln's issues does show some of the things I'm sure all of us dealt with in middle school: shitty students (this especially), crappy teachers (some of which don't seem to care about their jobs), and trying to adjust to a new environment. Realizing his mistake a little too late, Lincoln does his best to convince the principal to let him change classes. However, there's nothing she can do because it's booked full; this is also a real thing students have to deal with, especially in college where certain classes can fill up FAST. That's why they always encourage students to register early.
Now, the reason why I say the special wasn't very good is largely because of what happens in the second act. After Lincoln is told he will be unable to switch classes, that's it. It's pretty much a done deal. From then, it could've went on to have him adjusting to what he has and making it work. Instead, we get the Canada segment which really came so out of left field it didn't seem to mesh well with the overall plot. Going to a school in a different country is a fact of life as some just have better education systems than where you're living.
But I can't wrap my head around how the principal believed that it was perfectly ok to send a student to a school across the border when all he wanted was just a different class in the school he lived close to. Not only that, Lincoln's seemed perfectly ok with it. Now, originally I thought she was doing this without even consulting the parents, but...really I don't think even they realized the troubling logistics of it all. I know some kids have to walk 40 minutes to school, take a train, etc. and it's mostly because their type of school is the only one within the area. Ideally you always want to go to a school within reasonable distance, because parents have to work of course, and dropping you off is one of their priorities; but then you have to factor in money to pay for transportation if you use the public system.
But, obviously that wasn't on anyone's mind and Lincoln should've just took that opportunity to bite the bullet and just stick with the class he has now. I don't even think the principal 'pulled a lot of strings' as it sounded more like a simple phone call. And again, Lincoln wasn't looking to transfer to an entirely different school, just another class within the same school. And it wasn't like he had a reason to not reject being transferred to an entirely different country.
As far as the Canada segment goes...I'm not Canadian so I can't say much, but I think Canadians might be offended by the stereotypes these writers came up with. There's much more to Canada than just them playing hockey and being extremely obsessed with maple syrup. I'll get more on that last one later.
So, while in Canada, Lincoln does his best to try and get expelled from school; or suspended at least. Instead, the plot does its damnest to ignore everything that would get a regular student kicked out (including ruining a school gym to be used for an upcoming game). Heck, if I was Lincoln, I'd probably accept my fate too and start learning Canadian French while I'm at it. Now, you'd think after ruining the hockey rink that Lincoln would've been out, but instead, near the end, he's banned from Canada for NOT WANTING SYRUP ON HIS HOTCAKES. Like, I'm not kidding, this really happened.
So, seriously? He doesn't get expulsion for destruction of school property but gets booted from Canada over wanting to eat his pancakes plain? That's like me getting banned from eating at Denny's because I didn't want eggs on the side. Or because I don't eat my hotdogs with ketchup. That's how stupid that was.
To cut this rant short, this special was unnecessarily long, and the whole Canada aspect could've been cut and you'd still have a good episode. Five seasons in and it seems whoever writes these episodes hasn't yet learned to cut out excuse plots. It might have something to do with the frequent staff changes since many went to work on the Casagrandes, but this really should've stopped after the last season. You could've just had Lincoln get used to his new class with a rather disgusting teacher, Lori would be equally doing the same with her dorm, and Lily would grow to liking preschool. I'm a bit surprised they didn't just have Lori move in with the Casagrandes considering that the school is near Great Lakes City. Wouldn't have had to worry about the expenses of campus housing. I will also add that Nick needs to stop with the stereotypes before they end up facing a lawsuit over improperly representing a group.
And, as a side note, Lincoln's classroom has little reason to be at 95 degrees F. That's WELL above the temperature considered safe to be teaching a class. If you've ever tried focusing on your work while the room is as hot as it is outside, you'll find that task impossible because you don't have the luxury of moving around to find a better place to cool down. Heck, 2 years ago the building I was taking maintenance classes had to shut down because the AC wasn't working and there was a heat wave going on. If a teacher was found to be keeping his class like that, all because no one 'asked to change the temperature', his ass would've been fired...
But please Nick, if you're gonna do a special with this show, leave the excuse plots at the door. All they have right now is just credit for saying they did a 1 hour special for this show, same like the so-called 'Musical' that was Really Loud Music... I know their target audience is 6-11, but even young kids shouldn't have to fear getting sent to another country if they don't pick the right class...