fic therapy

[xparrot]

In three weeks I leave Japan, moving back to the States. Coming back from Vietnam a couple weeks ago it really hit me, that it was our last time flying back into Kansai International, at least for a while.

gnine and I have been sharing this apartment in Kyoto for over three years. I'm going to miss it. I'm going to miss Japan. I don't know yet what I'm doing in America, but I've got a pretty stable set-up, so I'm not too worried about that. But I don't deal well with change, as a rule, and moving...it's a big change.

Not to mention I have three years of accumulated junk to sort through. Ah, the joys of packing!

So instead of dwelling on that...or getting down to the sorting...I'm writing Gnine ridiculous MUNCLE h/c. And go here for a very silly drabble, concerning Napoleon's particular expression on those occasions when Illya gets the Innocent.

(Also a lovely person recced my lone NCIS fic on crack_van, which means I've been getting new comments on it all day. This has made me unreasonably happy, as recs and comments always do. My ego-monster, she is (briefly) satiated...)

Comments

[winter-elf.livejournal.com]

you know, I can't even imagine trying to move all my junk internationally! Youch! I'd need one of those containers they stick on ships - the whole thing! (yes, I'm a packrat).

Moving is a huge change. You can't stay in Japan? or is what you've been doing time to move on?

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

Yeah, international moving is difficult - we're actually going to be sending most of our stuff by ship, as air mail is too expensive!

And Japan...yeah, it's just time to move on, pretty much. I don't like change, but I need it sometimes, to knock me out of a rut...

[nest.livejournal.com]

I lived in Kyoto for about 11 months last year, and, yeah, moving back home is always a big change. I can't imagine having to pack up and leave after three years of living there. Good luck with everything!

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

I can't imagine packing up myself! oooorgh...thanks for the luck, I'm gonna need it! ^__^

[bluemeanybeany.livejournal.com]

tee hee to the fic!

Oh and if the change gets too stressful and you need some illya therapy we can always send the dear sensitive russian and his therapy playtime accessories across the atlantic by air mail.

http://www.framecaplib.com/mfulib/html/episodes/images/galatea/galat190.htm

...especially if he can help inspire an angsty fic.

Warning- he gets grumpy and pouty when travelling in bondage, you'll need to torture that out of him.

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

Heeee~...oh man, his eyes (well, eye) in that shot...he's so pretty when caged (actually, so is Napoleon; my favorite Napoleon shots are always when he's behind bars. Of course Napoleon + Illya imprisoned = bliss!)

and glad the ficlet gave you a giggle! ^^

[busaikko]

Argh, y'all are leaving! We were neighbours, fan neighbours, and we never even met! *emo tear* Good luck with the move: isn't it scary how stuff piles up? Take care and all of that *waves handkerchief prematurely*

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

AHhhhhhh dangit! I wanted to meet! Time flies like a...fast flying thing flies. It was January yesterday, I swear, and I had *months* left in front of me to do things like meet fan people living practically next door...and now, 3 weeks! *panics*

(are you available on any weekdays? I'd like it if we could work something out... ^^)

[topaz-kat.livejournal.com]

Much luck to you in your endeavors. Please, keep in touch as soon as you get back, I would love to hear from you. Sometimes writing can be very cathartic and helps with moving and planing. It's good to hear from you.

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

Thank you! And yes, will try to be in touch! I'm going to be on the West Coast for now, but will be back East to visit sooner or later...

For now, though, mmm, fic...

[horridporrid.livejournal.com]

Ah, moving... good times! *she says sarcastically* Change is its own special beastie, and I wish you the smoothest of transitions. Or at least complications of the fun and hilarious kind! :D

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

*laughs* Yeah, I'm hoping for no complications, but they do make for amusing stories later...

But in the interests of not jinxing myself - no complications!!! XPPP

[epicycles.livejournal.com]

Ha, I'm heading to Tokyo just about that time. Maybe our planes will cross in the air. :)

It's always hard to leave someplace you've lived for a while, even if you knew it was temporary at the start. Best of luck on the move.

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

We can wave at each other over Fuji-san! ^__^

Love your MUNCLE fic, but must confess I *L*O*V*E*D* that NCIS story -

[(Anonymous)]

- the first time I read it, and continue to love it to tiny little pieces on every re-read.

IIRC didn't you say you might write more Tony/Tim? Pleeeease??

Re: Love your MUNCLE fic, but must confess I *L*O*V*E*D* that NCIS story -

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

Hee, so glad you enjoy that story! I might write a little more NCIS, though it'd probably be OT4 if I did, as no one is writing Tony/Ziva/Abby/Tim, and I...kind of want it really badly ^^;

[naye]

*pets gently*

The drabble was quite hysterically amusing. ♥

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

*snuggles*

Glad you liked it <3

[kirei-seimei.livejournal.com]

Dude, three weeks? I never realised! :(

I go home in three months (with only nine months behind me to accumulate stuff!) and I'm already starting to freak a bit about sending stuff home to Aus. I'm a terrible packer and even worse procrastinator, which is why I've started to think about it already -- I need to plan this far ahead ;)

Do you know about the special price for sending printed matter -- books, notebooks, even some CDs/DVDs, etc? Take it to the Post Office in clear plastic bags (so they can see it's not printed matter, not clothes, etc) and then box it up -- they charge you by the size of the package, not the weight.

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

I know - time flies, frightening fast!! Being an impressive procrastinator myself, I really should've been planning for a while now...instead of actually *planning* I've just been dreading it for a month or two now, which, er, isn't very productive...

Because there're two of us (both with manga and dj to spare) we're planning to buy a cubic meter of seamail shipping, which isn't weight-dependent...but the post office might be a last ditch resort for some things, thanks for letting me know about the clear plastic! ^^