: Why? Folks, as I noted in a chapter of my own fic, I'm a washed up
:worthless old soldier, and a (mostly) harmless hack writer. I've
:re-created myself on the net to a certain extent, and while I haven't told
:any lies in doing so, I can sympathize with Hitomi. After all, after an
:encounter with a piece of shrapnel, I have a face that could make Godzilla
:go 'ick'. I don't mention that, I actively _avoid_ mentioning it. A lie by
:omission? yes. But it helps me to get around on the net without being a
:social cripple.

And here, you've displayed the honesty (i hope! O_O) that Hitomi didn't.
I already like you, man. :)

: If Hitomi want's to recreate herself, that's fine with me. At the
:same time, if others find that offensive, I can understand that, too. But
:isn't this a forum for writers? If Hitomi can write, and write skillfully,
:then what else matters?

The problem was that some people engaged in soul-searching discussions,
divulging private information to someone they felt could understand
and help them.  She'd gone far past being only a writer, for some people.

: Sgt Edward Anthony Becerra, late of the US 2nd Armored Cavalry.

Yeah, well, I gotta say here that I think that soldiers rock!
Sometimes I wonder how things would have been different if I'd
joined up with AFROTC when I'd had the opportunity..hmm..