“We have not succeeded in answering all our problems.
The answers we have found only serve to raise a whole set
of new questions. In some ways we feel we are as confused
as ever, but we believe we are confused on a higher level
and about more important things.” -Unknown
Unrelated, but it’s a wonderful quote, no? It’s my favorite. It’s origin has been lost in the sands of time (or the interweb) but its meaning holds true today: that our pursuit for truth will never end. Whoever said this believes in the triumph of the human spirit. Quite inspiring, and why I’ve decided to start with it.
The main question here is probably ‘why Ningyo?’. Indeed, why a username that can only either mean ‘doll’ or ‘mermaid’? It’s not an acronym, and no, I don’t use it for the mermaid definition. Even I’m not that fabulous.
Well, the roots lie in my Pokemon WiFi/ad-hoc battling days. I mostly mained a Sandstorm team, because they’re simply so adept at controlling a match (assuming your weather stays up). My lead was always a Tyraniboah, a beefy Tyranitar with surprise buttsexrange attacks. Substitute, that move that creates a replacement for 1/4th of your health, is a signature move of sorts for Tyraniboahs, and the replacement just happens to be a green doll. A very hardy green doll. Thus I named my Tyraniboah ‘DaiNingyo’, and my player character Ningyo in its sake. Somehow, the name has stuck with me since.
If you need a more grounded explanation, it’s because the Pokemon player characters in the game never speak. NPC dialogue implies you’re speaking, but nothing’s ever actually said. A speechless, personalityless character – just like a doll.
But really, it’s because of the Tyraniboah.
Of course, I’m one of those who believe Meiling is actually a dragon incarnate and can whoop anybody in Gensokyo if the drama really called for it.
I myself am an avid Hong Meiling fan, and have recently taken a liking for Haman Karn, as dictated by my masochistic tendencies. I’ve created several blogs in the past, because of an urge to put my thoughts on topics of my interest in words – I’m aspiring to be an author of sorts, so it’s one of those innate desires. One would think I’m better off writing proper fiction if that’s where I’m headed; but believe me, I’ve tried. Simply, I’ve concocted so many ideas, made so many unfinished stories that I’m starting to feel an obligation to finish the ones in my ‘discard pile’ before starting another. But some say just getting it down in words is good enough.
I wish I could say something of incredible depth about why I chose ‘Baden Baden Lily’ as the site’s name, but really, it’s just because it sounded awesomely cool. It was Rachel Alucard’s only Distortion Drive back in the days of Blazblue Calamity Trigger, and the way she intoned each word while using Nago as a very imposing set of wings was striking, and I fell in love with it immediately. So that’s it, it’s a game super. Have you been disenchanted? Sorry. Of course, I could’ve just as well used the even more awing “CARUNAJIII… SIZAZZU!” but that might’ve scared people away.
There might’ve been some other reasons.
I try pass myself off as a skeptic most of the time, to tackle things from as many angles as possible. That’s not the greatest trait to enforce for viewing anime though I must say; oftentimes it’s just so silly that questioning it would be stupid and unproductive. When the slapstick is flying around like bullets above No Man’s Land, one can only dumb down, shut up and enjoy.
It’s known among non-enthusiasts for its abundance of innuendo, cartoonish atmosphere and erotic doujinshi; but to enthusiasts it’s so much more. Through my writing, I hope to highlight why anime, though unconventional, is another art form of its own. Or something like that.
Oh yes, about the Hong Kong thing, well, I used to live there, but have since been deported to Canada. And holy flying udders do I hate it here. Cold, backwater, painfully unprofessional and impractical. At least, the bank/postage systems. Did I mention soul-chillingly cold? I’ll make it back to the golden city of the orient someday, mark my words.
To conclude, well, take my opinions with a pinch of salt – not because I can count my age on my fingers if I include my toes, but because one shouldn’t take anybody’s opinions as true. Ask questions, challenge the person putting his thoughts out there. Very often I’ll probably be saying something very disagreeable once you ponder about it. Discussion is the life of social networks, so I urge you all to make some of it.
Notice how I didn’t use the word lolicon at all in this entire About page. And yes, I’m not going to be updating Lily Glass Cradle as long as its plagued by 0fees’ stupid ads. I’ll add more here if something comes to mind, but for now, that’s all I’ve to say. Have a cookie, stay a while, let me hear your thoughts.
Ningyo
