Welcome, dear readers!

You may call me Aqua, or Scott, whatever you prefer. I doubt 'Scott' is often used by girls, so you can safely assume that I am a boy.

I am a college student, hence, my update schedule is unpredictable. It can take days, weeks, or even a month. I usually don't take too long for a fic, though to be honest some fics do take me longer than normal to update. Blame Writers Block, or computer lag, or even carpal tunnel, if you will

ATTENTION: As of January 4th I have learned that I have misspelled "cavalry" as "calvary." Apparently in the Christian faith "Calvary" is the area in which Jesus perished. I am a Taoist, so I had no idea of this. For both my Dynasty Warriors and Fire Emblem readers, I will not edit every single fic yet due to this one frequent error, but I will make sure not to make this mistake in future updates. Thanks, Blue Orbi Angel, for the heads up

Disclaimer: I don't own many of the characters in my fic. I'm merely playing with them for a while. No copyright infringement is intended. Please Don't Sue.

If you have any questions about my works, just ask via PM, or e-mail me at redaquadragon one at yahoo.

As for me, well, I'm not very interesting, I think... I have a fetish for history and strategy games, especially anything even remotely related to Chinese. Yes, I'm Chinese American. Yes, my folks aren't the typical types (though I do have stubborn parents, and I'm stubborn, so it's honestly in the genes.)

Other information is as follows:

MY AGE: Old enough to drive. Too young to drink alcohol. Too young to get dentures. Old enough to get mild senility. (Or is that because I'm too absent-minded?)

Ethnicity: Chinese American and proud of it. My folks came from Changsha and Guangzhou. My actual family was forced to flee to Taiwan and Hong Kong. Even so, I'm a pan blue who doesn't hate the Communists... Persay...

Music Preferences: Anything that won't tear my eardrums to shreds. I do like Metal but I'm not a fan of extreme Metal. That, and I kinda dislike Rap for the most part... Mainly for the lyrics, not really for the beat. Otherwise I like a bit of everything, really.

Personal Alignment: Neutral Good, with an emphasis on "Neutral," mainly because I don't think I'm a Good person, or at least I don't actively help others as often as that title would imply. Also, I could care less about Lawfulness or Chaos as long as each is used in a moral context. We should follow the rules in order to maintain order in a peaceful society, but when that peace is threatened or when that order has made us stagnant or complacent or has been replaced by a tyrannical form of order, Chaos must be applied to save us all. That's why I admire both Lawful and Chaotic Good people. I never like playing as an "Evil" faction simply because I don't see the point in actively hurting people to get your own way. Can't we do whatever it takes to meet everyone's needs instead of attacking each other like idiots? So, in essence, perhaps I am Neutral Good.

PARTNERS IN CRIME: My sworn brother, who isn't on this site. He probably wouldn't bother joining anyway. I do have several comrades here and there, but our paths don't cross as often as I'd like... Sigh... Such is life.

But my Partners in Crime on this site are the following:

Arbella Scott, Archsage Soren, Aristea, Beautihul Miko, BlackChaos105, Bronx Shogun, Bruce Pendragon, Crystallia Silver, Elf Princess Kiri, FlamingDoritos, Gigatronthepwn, Hollandi (formerly Because I'm All The Rage), Pebblekit, Sarah'sTwilight, SasoriTF, Shuwazi, SilentNinja, Vivid4, Yaya37 (Rest in Peace, man. I know I removed ties to your account but that's because I wanted to respect your passing... May your return be swift, if it does happen.)

If you're not on that list, don't take it personally. I just find myself unworthy of the right to claim myself as your friend as of yet.

Random dates with commentary in my life:

3/1/08: I am one year older... Yet, I still feel so young... Strange...

5/24/08: Marco, Diane, may merriment fill the rest of your lives. Again, thank you for letting me be a part (however small) of your special day, and I wish for you the best!

1/26/09: It's Chinese New Year, but I'm stuck in a place where all the Chinese restaurants look at me funny if I speak Chinese. Sigh.

3/1/09: Again, I am another year older... And I'm scared because this is a critical year... God, what I have done for the past few decades? But, psh, I shouldn't think of such gloomy thoughts.

3/8/09: So I look at the poll results from that poll I've kept on this site for forever, and, whadda know, two people totally hate my writing. Ha ha. That's awesome. I was expecting more over the last two years, but with only two of those results and one "null" 'I'm Awesome' result, I decided to close and delete that old poll. It wasn't of much help, as I admittedly didn't really follow that advice over time (since most people wanted Description and I'm sure as hell too lazy to oblige.) Thanks, everyone, for voting!

3/17/09: I deleted my old poll because I felt that it was pointless, but your voices have been heard. I am currently writing several new Dynasty Warriors fics, but I might very well add another Fire Emblem fic since 2 out of 3 voted for FE. The person who voted for DW, well, your vote was prophetic. Thanks for voting, you all!

6/1/09: Wow, long time no update. Well, I've gotten the results back from that earlier poll, and I'm wondering why half of you haven't flamed me yet for not expressing Ike/Elincia. The Elincia/Geoffrey pairing is still strong so that's no surprise... But my absolute favorite pairing (you DW fans should know what that is) only got one vote. Sigh. At any rate, I'll see what I can do to swallow my Ike/Elincia hate and write a oneshot on their behalf. It'll be good practice, I'll bet.

6/10/09: Looking back at the Clannad section, I feel a bit outgunned. Mainly because 'Moves' is sorta getting dull for me (which is obviously a bad sign), and that's mainly because I can't really think of how Tomoya has never given a damn about Kyou but will suddenly try dating her. Perhaps I should make him want to make a rebound because Nagisa is gone? Meh. At any rate I hope people won't treat the Youhei/Kyou idea too harshly. He's an idiot but he'll be good to her.

6/14/09: Readers, I have decided to delete 'Moves.' I no longer have any interest in writing Clannad fanfics. Reviewing is a maybe, and future reviews may very well refer to the Kyou OVA, but new fics, and updates for moves, are a no. I apologize.

Favorite Quotes:

"You can see the evil in others, but can you see the evils in you?" (Unknown)

"Nothing is Certain but Death and Human Stupidity." (Myself)

"No matter what, your purpose as a human being should be to help humanity in any way possible. In the long run, nothing else matters." (My Father)

"Don't worry when people fail to recognize your merits, worry when you fail to recognize theirs." (Confucius)

"They say of the poet and the madman we all have a little." (Sandra Cisneros)

Hardware, n.: The parts of a computer system that can be kicked. (Borrowed from FlamingDoritos)

"Envy is ignorance; imitation is suicide." (Ralph Waldo Emerson) (Borrowed from Azn Pride Always (Now has new, strange name))

"In each of us there is a little of all of us." (Georg Christoph Lichtenberg)

"Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them." (Joseph Heller's Catch-22

"Ukita died two minutes ago, you have to accept that and move on." (L, from TeamDattebayo's Death Note Abridged)

"Skimir, think, just try!" (Ranulf, Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn)

"No, Ranulf, that's your job! You're my second in command!" (Skimir, in response to above quote.)

"There is no shame in defeat, long as the spirit is unconquered." (Fenix, Starcraft)

"Memories... After a loved one's death, all we have are memories, and with these we maintain an eternal bond with the dead." (James O'Flahtery, Koudelka)

"Tell my tale to those who ask. Tell it truly, the ill deeds along with the good, and let me be judged accordingly. The rest... Is silence..." (Dinobot (his last words), Transformers: Beast Wars)

"Humans inately remember disastrous, possibly life-threatening events, but they do not inantely forgive. That is why there are two different words for "human" and "saint"." (RelishTheVegetarian, a very interesting person on Youtube.)

“People who'll be idiots with you during your school life will be always there for you.” (Sunohara Youhei, From the visual novel Clannad, referring to his close friend Okazaki Tomoya)

“We can think that other futures exist. We never know how the future shifts because of the slightest change. I want to believe that in our future, there are many possibilities waiting.” (Ryou Fujibayashi, from CLANNAD)

"War is cruel and pitiless, but soldiers are still men." (General Forsythe of Lazuria, from Advance Wars: Days of Ruin

"'One day God decided that He would visit the earth. Strolling down the road, God encountered a sobbing man. "Why are you crying, my son?"

The man said, "God, I am blind." So God touched him and the man could see and he was happy.

As God walked farther He met another crying man and asked, "Why are you crying, my son?"

The man said, "God, I am crippled." So God touched him and the man could walk and he was happy.

Farther down the road God met yet a third man crying and asked, "Why are you crying, my son?"

The man said, "God, I am a writer."

And God sat down and cried with him.'"

(Gerald Ochs Davis, Sr. Fifty Years in Publishing)

中国不能垮!

We should treat all people with equality and fairness.

Random Fun Stuff:

(Borrowed from Bronx Shogun, without his explicit permission, but meh...) :)

The funniest web comic of all time:

http://san.pengguo.com/

The Second Funniest Webcomic of all time: BOB AND GEORGE!

Need info about the Three Kingdoms? Come to Kongming.net. They have cookies.

SIGN THE STARTROPICS PETITION!: Startropics was one of the greatest games for the NES. Ask any person who played it, and at least eighty percent of them will claim that they loved it. It was an awesome game. It is a pity that it was not so famous. There are fans, though, that have made a petition for the game. Check it out: http://www.petitiononline.com/st747/petition.html !! You won't regret it if this thing goes through!

SIGN THE MEGA MAN LEGENDS 3 PETITION!: Ironically, there is a second series that deserves a third installment as much as Startropics does, and that is the Mega Man Legends series. Yes, Megaman 9 came out and I curse myself for not getting an Xbox360 so that I can play it, but I digress. We probably don't have many signatures for this thing mainly because it's almost impossible to find Mega Man Legends 2, but we need 3 to help revive this awesome series. Check it out: http://www.petitiononline.com/mml3p/petition.html !! Again, you will not regret it if this goes through!

Like Puzzles? Here's an awesome game: http://www.funnyjunk.com/games/423/Isora/

Favorite Videos on Youtube:

College introduced me to the site called Youtube. There are some great videos on that site. Here are some of my favorite ones:

The steps my ancestors took to defend our beloved homeland will never be forgotten: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5IKw9jeAko

Are You A Three Kingdoms fan? Watch this vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sk-W06fiwlo

BEST VIDEO EVER: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDkLdg6h1T

For more awesome videos, go to my profile at http://www.youtube.com/AquaticIdealist

If you're wondering, I have a Youtube profile in order to keep track of the videos I like.

Unrelated and possibly immature stuff:

How You Know You are an American

1. you type your e-mail password into the microwave.

2. you haven't played solitare with real cards in years.

3. the reason you don't keep in touch with your friends is because they don't have a myspace or e-mail account.

4. you'd rather look all over the house for the t.v. remote than to just get up and push the button.

6. even your boss doesn't have the ability to do your job.

7. as you read this list, you just smile and nod.

8. you are thinking about sending this to your friends.

9. you where too busy to notice that there is no #5.

10. you just looked up to see if there really was no number 5.

11. now you are laughing at your own stupidity.

12. put this on your profile if you fell for it. and i know you did!

Lawl!

Particularly meaningless material:

99.8 percent of anime fans are obsessing over Naruto. If you are the last few of the clan who can think up three better animes than this, paste this on your profile.

Weird is good, strange is bad, and odd is when you don't know which to call someone. Weird is the same as different, which is the same as unique, then weird is good. If you are weird and proud of it, copy this onto your profile!

Now, on a much more meaningful note:

Stop the Pairing Wars!

By copying and pasting this in your profile, you vow to respect other pairings and the people that like them.

Thou shalt not insult them, explain why they can't be together, or say that they would rather be with someone else.

Thou shalt have thy opinions but shalt not insult pairings. Thou shalt avoid them if thou hates them.

Thou shalt keep an open mind about stories even if thou despise the pairing.

Thou shalt paste this in thy profile.

Stop Flamers Now!

No more shall we tolerate flamers that flame for stupid reasons such as for pairings, who wrote the story, and just because they can!

Copy and paste this into your profile if you truly, truly despise flamers... Particularly anonymous flamers.

Again, my declaration for equality and fairness applies. Flamers in general are angry people. Those who give constructive criticism are a godsend. Savvy?

Those who fight over pairings are pathetic. Why the heck do we have to argue over which X girl is with X boy? If people like weird pairings, deal with it. We don't have to agree, but we don't have to get into a fight.

And here's a counterpoint (paraphrased, of course):

99.99 percent of people on this site are always supporting some idiot cause like "Stop pairing wars!" or "Enough of Naruto!" and say "Put this in your profile and add your name to the list!" Or some shit. If you've grown tired of this fucking crap, then don't put this on your profile and don't add your name to the list. Its not going to change a damn thing. (Bronx Shogun)

The wise Shogun speaks truth in his words. However, it seems rather cynical to call these "idiot causes." It's not like I'm taking a shotgun and saying: "Those who are supporters of Naruto or fight over pairings must die!" I just think that petty causes that make sense should be given some respect, even if they are petty. The world may be shit but we can put our little words of truth (even if they will do nothing in the end) just to say that we're not in support of those grimy idiocies.

Finally, to get something off my chest:

For people that hate stereotypes: If you think people should just shut up and stop, put this on your profile. (BOLD the ones you are.)

I'm skinny, so I MUST be anorexic.
I'm EMO, so I MUST cut my wrists.
I'm a NEGRO so I MUST carry a gun.
I'm BLONDE, so I MUST be a ditz
I'm JAMAICAN so I MUST smoke weed.
I'm HAITIAN so I MUST eat cat.
I'm ASIAN, so I MUST be sexy.
I'm JEWISH, so I MUST be greedy.
I'm GAY, so I MUST have AIDS.
I'm a LESBIAN, so I MUST have a sex-tape.
I'm ARAB, so I MUST be a terrorist.
I SPEAK MY MIND, so I MUST be a bitch.
I'm a GAY RIGHTS SUPPORTER, so I WILL go to hell.
I'm a CHRISTIAN, so I MUST think gay people should go to hell.
I'm RELIGIOUS, so I MUST shove my beliefs down your throat.
I'm ATHEIST so I MUST hate the world. (I'm Taoist in principle (Dao Jia), not Taoist in action (Dao Jiao), therefore in Chinese terms I am an atheist.)
I don't have a RELIGION, so I MUST be evil and have no morals. (See above)
I'm REPUBLICAN, so I MUST not care about poor people.
I'm DEMOCRAT, so I MUST not believe in being responsible.
I am LIBERAL, so I MUST be gay.
I'm SOUTHERN, so I MUST be white trash.
I TAKE (or used to take) ANTI-DEPRESSANTS, so I MUST be crazy.
I'm a GUY, so I MUST only want to get into your pants.
I'm IRISH, so I MUST have a bad drinking problem.
I'm INDIAN, so I MUST own a convenient store.
I'm NATIVE AMERICAN, so I MUST dance around a fire screaming like a savage.
I'm a CHEERLEADER, so I MUST be a whore.
I'm a DANCER, So I must be stupid, stuck up, and a whore.
I wear SKIRTS a lot, so I MUST be a slut.
I'm a PUNK, so I MUST do drugs.
I'm RICH, so I MUST be a conceited snob.
I WEAR BLACK, so I MUST be a goth or emo.
I'm a WHITE GIRL, so I MUST be a nagging, steal-your-money kind of girlfriend.
I'm CUBAN, so I MUST spend my spare time rolling cigars.
I'm NOT A VIRGIN, so I MUST be easy.
I FELL IN LOVE WITH A MARRIED MAN, so I MUST be a home-wrecking whore.
I'm a TEENAGE MOM, so I MUST be an irresponsible slut.
I'm POLISH, so I MUST wear my socks with my sandals.
I'm ITALIAN, so I must have a "big one".
I'm EGYPTIAN, so I must be a TERRORIST!
I'm PRETTY, so I MUST not be a virgin.
I HAVE STRAIGHT A'S, so I MUST have no social life.
I DYE MY HAIR CRAZY COLORS, so I MUST be looking for attention.
I DRESS IN UNUSUAL WAYS so I MUST be looking for attention.
I'm INTO THEATER & ART, so I MUST be a homosexual.
I'm a VEGETARIAN, so I MUST be a crazy political activist.
I HAVE A BUNCH OF GUY FRIENDS, so I MUST be fucking them all. (O_O)
I HAVE A BUNCH OF GIRLS WHO ARE FRIENDS, so I MUST be a player.
I have Big BOOBS, so I MUST be a hoe.
I'm COLOMBIAN, so I MUST be a drug dealer.
I WEAR WHAT I WANT, so I MUST be a poser.
I'm RUSSIAN, so I MUST be cool and thats how Russians roll.
I'm GERMAN, so I must be a Nazi.
I hang out with GAYS, so I must be GAY TOO.
I'm BRAZILIAN, so I MUST have a BIG BUTT.
I'm PUERTO RICAN, so I MUST look good and be conceited.
I'm SALVADORIAN, so I MUST be in MS 13.
I'm POLISH, so I MUST be greedy.
I'm HAWAIIAN so I MUST be lazy.
I'm PERUVIAN, so I MUST like llamas.
I'm a STONER so I MUST be going in the wrong direction.
I'm a VIRGIN so I MUST be prude.
I'm STRAIGHT EDGE so I must be violent.
I'm a FEMALE OTAKU, so I MUST be ugly.
I'm BLACK so I MUST love fried chicken and kool-aid.
I'm a GIRL who actually EATS LUNCH, so I MUST be fat.
I'm SINGLE so I MUST be ugly. (Well... Define ugly. :P)
I'm a SKATER so I must do weed and steal stuff
I'm a PUNK so I must only wear black and date only other punks
I'm ASIAN so I must be a NERD that does HOMEWORK 24/7
I'm STRAIGHT so I MUST hate homosexuals.
I'm MIXED so I must be screwed up. (WTF!)
I'm MUSLIM so I MUST be a terrorist.
I'm in BAND, so I MUST be a dork.
I'm BLACK so I MUST believe JESUS WUZ A BROTHA
I'm MORMON so I MUST be perfect
I'm WHITE and have black friends so I MUST think I'm black
I'm GOTH so I MUST worship the devil.
I'm HISPANIC, so I MUST be dirty.
I'm NOT LIKE EVERYONE ELSE, so I MUST be a loser.
I'm OVERWEIGHT, so I MUST have a problem with self control.
I'm PREPPY, so I MUST shun those who don't wear Abercrombie & Hollister.
I'm on a DANCE team, so I must be stupid, stuck up, and a whore. (Was, but still counts, I suppose.)
I'm YOUNG, so I MUST be naive.
I'm MEXICAN, so I MUST have hopped the border.
I GOT A CAR FOR MY BIRTHDAY, so I MUST be a spoiled brat.
I'm BLACK, so I MUST love watermelon
I'm BI, so I MUST think every person I see is hot.
I'm an ASIAN GUY, so I MUST have a small penis.
I'm a GUY CHEERLEADER, so I MUST be gay.
I'm a PREP, so I MUST be rich.
I don't like the SUN so I MUST be an albino.
I have a lot of FRIENDS, so I MUST love to drink and party.
I wear tight PANTS and I'm a guy, so I MUST be emo. (Cargo pants can sometimes be surprisingly tight, believe it or not.)
I couldn't hurt a FLY, So I MUST be a pussy.
I support GAY RIGHTS, so I MUST fit in with everyone.
I hang out with teenage drinkers and smokers, so I MUST smoke and drink too.
I have ARTISTIC TALENT, so I MUST think little of those who don't.
I don't like to be in a BIG GROUP, so I MUST be anti-social.
I have a DIFFERENT sense of HUMOR, so I MUST be crazy.
I tell people OFF, so I MUST be an over controlling bitch.
My hair gets GREASY a lot, so I MUST have no hygiene skills.
I'm DEFENSIVE, so I MUST be over controlling and a bitch.
I'm a NUDIST, so I MUST want everyone to see my boobs.
I read Comics, so I MUST be a loser.
I hang out with a FORMER PROSTITUTE so I MUST be a whore myself.
I'm TEXAN so I MUST ride a horse
I’m a CROSSDRESSER, So I must be gay
I draw ANIME so I MUST be a freak.
I am a FANGIRL so I MUST be a crazy, obsessed stalker.
I WATCH PORN so I MUST be perverted.
I'm an ONLY CHILD so I MUST be spoiled.
I'm INTELLIGENT so I MUST be weak.
I am AMERICAN so I MUST be obese, loud-mouthed and arrogant.
I'm WELSH so I MUST love sheep
I'm SCOTTISH so I MUST have ginger hair and wear a skirts (It's actually called a kilt)
I’m a YOUNG WRITER, so I MUST be emo.
I’m CANADIAN, so I MUST talk with a funny accent.
I'm a GUY, so I MUST ditch my pregnant girlfriend.
I'm CANADIAN, so I MUST love hockey and beavers.
I'm DISABLED, so I MUST be on Welfare.
I'm a FEMINIST, so I MUST have a problem with sexuality and I want to castrate every man on the earth.
I'm a TEENAGER, so I MUST have a STEREOTYPE.
I WEAR A BIG SUNHAT when I go outside, so I MUST be stupid.
I like BLOOD, so I must be a VAMPIRE.
I'm an ALBINO, so I MUST be an evil person with mental abilities and is A MURDERER!...or a Hollow.
I'm ENGLISH, so I MUST speak with either a cockney or a posh accent, love tea and cricket, and have bad teeth.
I’m WHITE, so I MUST be responsible for everything going wrong on the planet: past, present, and future.
I don't like YAOI or YURI, so I must be a HOMOPHOBE
I’m not the most POPULAR person in school, so I MUST be a loser.
I care about the ENVIRONMENT...I MUST be a tree hugging hippy. (To a degree, admittedly)
I have a FAN CHARACTER, so I MUST be an annoying Mary-sue.
I CHAT, I MUST be having cyber sex.
I'm PAGAN so I MUST sacrifice babies and drink the blood of virgins
I'm PAGAN so I MUST worship Satan
I'm CONSERVATIVE, so I MUST be against Abortion
I'm SWEDISH so I MUST be a tall blond blue-eyed lesbian.
I'm a LESBIAN so I MUST want to get with every single girl that I see.
I like CARTOONS, so I MUST be IRRESPONSIBLE.
I like READING, so I MUST be a LONER.
I have my OWN spiritual ideology; therefore I MUST be WRONG or MISGUIDED. (In a sense... Tao principles are but guidelines for me.)
I am WICCAN, so I MUST be a SATANIST.
I DISAGREE with my government, so I MUST be a TERRORIST.
I am a WITCH, so I MUST be and OLD HAG and fly on a broomstick.
I love YAOI, so I MUST be GAY.
I DON'T CURSE, so I MUST be an outcast
I like GAMES, ANIME and COMICS, so I MUST be childish
I'm SWEDISH, therefore I MUST be WHITE.
I SPOT GRAMMATICAL ERRORS, so I MUST be a pedantic bastard.
I'm GOTHIC, so I MUST be mean.
I’m STRONG so I MUST be stupid.
I'm Australian so I MUST hunt crocodiles and talk to kangaroo’s
I go to RENFAIRES, so I MUST talk weird, be a loser, and not be up with the times
I’m GAY so I’m after EVERY straight guy around.
I don’t want a BOYFRIEND so I MUST be Lesbian.
I'm NOT CHRISTIAN so I MUST just need converting. (No, just no. Be proud that you're a Christian, but please don't shove that pride down MY throat.)
I love marching band, so I MUST be a friendless freak.
I DRINK and SMOKE, so I MUST have no life.
I am friends with a CUTTER, so I MUST be a CUTTER too.
I cry easily, so I MUST be a wimp.
I can't help pointing out mistakes so I MUST be an over-controlling perfectionist
I'm a PERFECTIONIST so I MUST check everything ten times, then burst into tears at one mistake
I DON’T LIKE to talk about my personal life so I MUST be having problems
I like FIRE so I must be an arsonist

With all that said, I hope you enjoy your stay.