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So, I was looking through my LJ this evening and found a most interesting post. Apparently, back in 2008, there was a Hikago meme going around. I can't quite recall if it was a friending meme, or a getting to know you meme, but it is a meme, and it was Hikago-centric.

Having found said meme, I thought I would share it with all of you. ♥ We can maybe use this as a friending meme (I know I don't have everyone friended, and I'm sure that there are other people who don't, as well) as well as a getting to know you meme since there are a lot of new faces around fandom. (I mean, 2008 was five years ago...)

Feel free to answer the questions in the comments or, if you prefer, to post it on your journal and link back to it. Whatever floats your boat.

Also? If you have done this one before c.2008, and you can find it, feel free to link your old responses to your new ones. It's interesting to see how people's thoughts about the series have changed.

<b>1. Beginning with the obligatory question: how did you discover Hikago?</b> <b>2. Manga or anime?</b> <b>3. Describe your Hikago experience, whatever it might have been.</b> <b>4. Are you active in the fandom? What do you do?</b> <b>5. Have you participated in any of the Hikago challenge communities? (E.g. <a href="http://blind-go.livejournal.com">blind_go</a>, <a href="http://ihikago.livejournal.com">ihikago</a>, <a href="http://hng-prompts.livejournal.com/">hng_prompts</a>, <lj user="fifthmus">.)</b> <b>6. Who is your favorite character in the series?</b> <b>7. Why do you like him/her?</b> <b>8. Do you think this character likes those qualities about him-/herself?</b> <b>9. Who is this character's best friend (in your opinion)?</b> <b>10. What do they like about each other?</b> <b>11. Whom does your favorite character dislike most? (Doesn't necessarily have to be a Hikago character.)</b> <b>12. Why do you think that is?</b> <b>13. Who is your least favorite character?</b> <b>14. What do you not like about him/her?</b> <b>15. Imagine this scenario: your favorite character, the best friend, and the disliked person are stranded in a small cabin in the middle of the woods during a heavy snowstorm. They have nothing with them except what they were carrying during their mountain hike. Who dies first?</b> <b>16. Do you support any pairings? If yes, please list them here.</b> <b>17. Which pairing is your favorite?</b> <b>18. Why do you like this pairing?</b> <b>19. Is there any canon evidence for this pairing?</b> <b>20. What do you think they see in each other? What makes their relationship work (or not work)?</b> <b>21. Could their relationship survive something catastrophic (e.g. separation over long distances/time, infidelity, unexpected pregnancy, Touya Kouyo's disapproval, etc.)?</b> <b>22. In your opinion, does the Hand of God exist, and can it be achieved?</b> <b>23. Assuming that it does exist and can be achieved: Which character do you think will find it first?</b> <b>24. Assuming that it does not exist and cannot be achieved: Which character is most likely to die trying?</b> <b>25. Now make up your own question and answer it:</b>

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1. Beginning with the obligatory question: how did you discover Hikago? A former friend (who then turned out to be psycho and stalked me and tried to stab me and anyway, sometimes I think my life is a manga) introduced me to the broken-and-hilarious Engrish bootlegs. I couldn't get enough. The manga came later.

2. Manga or anime? Both! I love the manga for the way the story is told and the lovely, lovely art (and, okay, for the Koreans, shut up), but the anime will always have a special place in my heart. The soundtrack! The seiyuu! The amazing direction which somehow made board games exciting and suspenseful!!

3. Describe your Hikago experience, whatever it might have been. I've been in and out of fandom since BG 1 (though I didn't write until BG 2). At times, I've been pretty well-known (and was once accused of being a BNF, which is frankly hilarious and removed from reality, but that's another story...); lately I think I'm an artifact/obscure. But this is the one fandom I have never been able to quit - every time I try, I come back. It's like gravity. I don't even know.

4. Are you active in the fandom? What do you do? Kind of? I write occasionally, and periodically go to chat. I still beta a lot.

5. Have you participated in any of the Hikago challenge communities? (E.g. blind_go, ihikago, hng_prompts, fifthmus.) Yes on blind_go (I even modded it for awhile, until drama llama duck) and recently fifthmus. One of my fics was recorded for ihikago, I think. I did the very first deathmatch, too, though I fell out in round 1 like a loser XD

6. Who is your favorite character in the series? Ko Yeong-ha.

7. Why do you like him/her? I like his cockiness, because he has the chops to back it up. I also find his desire to troll everyone frankly hilarious. In some ways, he reminds me of me, which is probably not a great recommendation of my personality, but there you have it. Also, he has fabulous hair. The lack of Ko Yeong-ha in the anime is one of its main flaws, imho.

8. Do you think this character likes those qualities about him-/herself? I'm sure he likes his hair XD Actually, I think he's pretty self-confident in general. I think he loves being a troll, or else why would he do it? I sometimes think he and Kuwabara need to have a trolling contest (Kuwabara would win, but it would be a hell of a competition).

9. Who is this character's best friend (in your opinion)? He seems to be really friendly with Su-yeong, and their relationship - what we've seen of it - shows that Yeong-ha can in fact be a genuinely nice person, if he cares about someone.

10. What do they like about each other? They're not far apart in age, and they have go in common, so I think that's where the friendship came from. I also think Su-yeong doesn't take the trolling seriously.

11. Whom does your favorite character dislike most? (Doesn't necessarily have to be a Hikago character.) I can't think of anyone in particular, but... incompetent people are a safe bet. I mean, that whole Shuusaku thing was the result of incompetence, and Yeong-ha expressed great disdain for it (before taking it and running with it, because hey, why not?).

12. Why do you think that is? See above.

13. Who is your least favorite character? I mean, I hate the Mashiba and Gokiso people like the next fan (they're meant to be unpopular). From fandom's pet characters, I find Tsutsui bland and I genuinely don't see the appeal.

14. What do you not like about him/her? Bland, with a side of bland, topped with bland. Also, I'm not fond of Kaga/Tsutsui, and Tsutsui usually appears in fic in that context.

15. Imagine this scenario: your favorite character, the best friend, and the disliked person are stranded in a small cabin in the middle of the woods during a heavy snowstorm. They have nothing with them except what they were carrying during their mountain hike. Who dies first? The incompetent person dies first, natch XD

16. Do you support any pairings? If yes, please list them here. Uh, yeah. So many. The three cornerstones for me are Yeong-ha/Yashiro, Akira/Hikaru, and Saeki/Ashiwara. I'm also fond of Isumi/Le Ping (I might be the only one) and Waya/Shigeko (so cute!).

17. Which pairing is your favorite? Yeong-ha/Yashiro. I can't even hide it.

18. Why do you like this pairing?I don't even know anymore. I read this massive French fanfic once, and the only thing that stuck with me was the Y/Y. I introduced the pairing to English-language fandom. I like the idea of them challenging each other, because Yashiro is brash as hell and Yeong-ha is a troll, and just. Fireworks.

19. Is there any canon evidence for this pairing? Uh, no. This is literally the only pairing I ship in any fandom where I cannot find a shred of evidence. It doesn't seem to matter.

20. What do you think they see in each other? What makes their relationship work (or not work)? I think they would play off of each other, and there would be snark. I think both of them would (secretly or not so secretly) get off on the snark. Also, they're both absurdly good-looking, so that's a plus, right? XD

21. Could their relationship survive something catastrophic (e.g. separation over long distances/time, infidelity, unexpected pregnancy, Touya Kouyo's disapproval, etc.)? Separation, yes. Infidelity? Hmm, maybe yes, depending on circumstances. Pregnancy is kind of a wtf - who got who pregnant? I can't even contemplate this without laughing. And disapproval rolls right off of Yeong-ha, so I doubt something so minor would phase them.

22. In your opinion, does the Hand of God exist, and can it be achieved? I think it has to stay metaphorical. The idea is that flawed humans aren't capable of perfection - but strive for it anyway.

23. Assuming that it does exist and can be achieved: Which character do you think will find it first? See above.

24. Assuming that it does not exist and cannot be achieved: Which character is most likely to die trying? Sai would have, had he not already died for a much more mundane reason. Touya Kouyo seems the most likely candidate.

25. Now make up your own question and answer it:
Are you going to write more Nase/Akari? I'd like to say no, and I don't even ship it, but the truth is...... probably. Sigh.