Q2. Why are you doing this to them?
A2. Spug drew a picture of them and I thought it was interesting idea. I thought it'd make an interesting story subsequently, started writing Vargas, and then things just snowballed from there.
Q3. So much of your fanart is ooc. Johnny would never do that.
A3. They're just pictures. They don't mean anything. All my
SRSBZNS justification for the pairing is in Vargas. The pics are just for fun.
Q4. Is Vargas going to be slash?
A4. I don't know. It depends on how it all turns out.
Q5. Is Edgar going to make Nny all happy and not-insane?
A5. Hahahahahaha
Q6. What's the deal with sidefics? Where do they fit in? Some of them don't match up with the main story.
A6. Any fic I write outside of the main Vargas story I consider a sidefic. Basically, I had an idea I wanted to explore in one way or another. All of them don't fit into the real story, not perfectly. They each kind of branch off into their own version of what happened (or what could happen, depending). Heh, AU's off an AU. HOW LAME AM I. But no, I wouldn't take anything stated in a sidefic as total hardcore Vargascanon, cause oftentimes I'll change my mind later about how things work. A good example of this would be Firefly and how Nny kind of "goes away" whenever he gets touched. I later scrapped that idea, but it's still in that fic.
On the other hand, the sidefics do present some insight into random pieces of Vargas I can't easily explain in the story itself, and often little pieces come into play later on.
Q7. Why "I'm Going to Kill You?"
A7. Cause I thought it was a funny name for it. That and Nny's many attempts on Edgar's life, his bizarre perception of love, and I'm pretty
sure that's how Vargas is going to end.
Q8. Can I use pictures here on my website? Can I use them for icons?
A8. Sure, just credit me. If you're puttin them on a website, use your own webspace.
Q9. Do you hate Devi? Since you like a slash pairing, it means you must hate any and all females in the series! It's a rule!
A9. Of course not, I love Devi. I think she's a great character. I just prefer her with Tenna rather then Nny. Heck, if it's done well, I'm okay with almost any pairing in the fandom.
Q10. Who's Scriabin?
Q10. Scriabin is kind of Edgar's "voice" and kind of not. He's in Vargas. There's more detail on him on the info page.
Q11. Who's Chet?
A11. Heh. When I scanned and posted the little shot of Edgar from the Meanwhile in Issue 2 (here)to CherryDoom, Crow joked that it wasn't really Edgar, but his evil twin brother Chet (she later on gave him the last name of Aguila, I think it was). From there on, random goofing about went on about who Chet was, how he got there, what he was like. Mostly silly talk of him being a womanizer and the black sheep of the family, that kind of thing. There are a few Chets running around in people's stories I think, but mostly he remains a little fandom in-joke. He's shown up in a few fics here and there (SWAN comes to mind, and so does Blender).
Q12. What's this whole Zeitgeist thing?
A12. Zeitgeist is the fake movie that Scriabin comes from in Vargas. Thus the action figure. There's no real Zeitgeist movie or anything (actually apparently there is, but it's not the one this is talking about).
As for the various Zeitgeist-related projects going around, a site will go up soon that'll explain all that.
There is a Yahoogroup though.
Q13. How do I submit stuff to the site?
A13. Just email me anything at Astronia@aol.com. Fanart, fanfics, music videos, icons, screensavers, ANYTHING Vargas-related (or actually, even just Edgar Vargas related, as this has become a pseudo-shrine to just him as well) is welcome here.
Q14. What if I support a strange pairing?
A14. This site IS primarily Nny/Edgar, so you can understand my reluctance to host other Nnypairings. I mean, if this was a generic JTHM slash site, then that wouldn't be a problem. However...
On the whole, I do want to keep this fairly Nny/Edgar centered, although anything involved in the Vargas continuity is fine with me (i.e. Scriabin). Or anything involving Edgar, cough. Edgar/Devi
Q15. If that's the case, why is there Devi/Tenna stuff here?
A15. Because I like the pairing, and it's my site. Also, I'm too lazy ta go set up a second site fer them both.
Q16. What if I have some weird kinky stuff?
A16. That's fine with me, but there are two things that make me seriously uncomfortable. One is pedophilia and the other is incest. Both give me the creepy crawlies. I know that's a personal hang-up so I try not to let it affect this kind of thing, but it'll still make me puttin up yer fic/art a bit awkward for me. It just makes me uncomfortable, you know? To each their own.
Q17. I have a great idea based off of some thing in Vargas/one of the sidefics. Is it okay if I write a fic/do fanart about it?
A17. I consider Vargas an "open universe" in that anyone can write anything they want in it. I don't care, I'm just thrilled that people are inspired by what I'm doing. :D Feel free to write any weird thing based off of Vargas continuity you want. If you DO though, let me know so I can put it up here, and if you're throwing my original characters in there, give me credit for them.
If you have an idea or fanart based on someone ELSE's fic (LYX's SWAN for example), it'd be best to ask the respective author or artist about it before you go doing anything. I am but one person and cannot speak for everyone. :O
Q18. I don't understand what happened in [chapter]. Why did [character] do whatever? I'm confused.
Q18. If you have any questions or anything about any fic I've written, feel free to email me (Astronia@aol.com) and ask. I love answering questions and I am a compulsive talker and can't shut up about anything.
On the same lines, if you have constructive criticism about the stories, email me if you want as well. I can always improve, and other people's points of view on stuff I've written can be really educational.
Likewise, if you catch a typo or any kind of grammatical error in the stories, let me know. I'll fix it right away. Same for broken links or anything like that. I want to be as open to people as possible, so don't be afraid to email me about anything that you're wondering about.
Q19. Where are the other ficlets you mention on some of the fanart pages? They aren't on the site.
A19. Some of the stories I draw pictures from aren't done. Most of the time this is cause I spend frigging AGES EDITING THEM ARRRGH.
Some of the things are from ficlets that I don't feel can stand alone as a real fic, so they end up in my temp directory. Be careful though as most of the fics in there haven't been beta'd and may contain disturbing content (probably physical/sexual abuse, knowing me).
Q20. I somehow got ahold of one of your fics that hasn't been beta'd and all the swear words are censored out! What the heck? They're censored out in your pictures too!
A20. I have personal issues with swearing, i.e. I can't do it. Blah blah I don't know why blah blah blah something something but yeah, that's why fics that haven't been edited are censored. Any fic that has been beta'd has the swear words put back in.
I know how annoying it can be but it's a personal thing of mine that you're just going to have to deal with for my unbeta'd stuff. I don't care if anyone else swears (in fact I find it rather hilarious) but I just can't do it personally.