Grrr.

[emmagrant01]

Okay: if you join a holiday fic exchange and request a ridiculously rare (and for most people, squicky) pairing, and then drop out at the very last minute, after someone has gone to the trouble of creating said gift for you, which now no one else in the entire fest (or possibly, fandom) will want? There's a very special level of hell waiting for you.

I'm just sayin'.

Comments

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

I'm almost PMSing enough to say something I'll regret. You know?

[dramaphile.livejournal.com]

is it just me, or does the entirety of fandom cycle together?

[lauramcewan.livejournal.com]

Oh, man. I'm sorry to hear that. :(

Time for my Bitter Old Cow icon.

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

I know shit happens, but why leave people hanging like that? Ack. :-P

[loverly.livejournal.com]

now i want to know what pairing it is :D

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

Actually, you don't. Really. ;-)

[nmalfoy.livejournal.com]

What? Dobby/Mrs. Norris AGAIN?

[drgaellon]

I so TOTALLY want to know what/where! Which exchange? Spill, Emma! Pleeeeeeeeeeeeze? *puppy dog eyes*

[shezan.livejournal.com]

Don't tell me it's the same recipient whose reaction you worried about re:taste?

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

No -- this is for a different exchange altogether. ;-)

[shezan.livejournal.com]

Golly, this year's fic echxanges will have been ...eventful... for you!

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

LOL! And frighteningly enough, they're probably far more eventful for the people running them. ;-)

[kerryblaze.livejournal.com]

*sigh* I thought it was just my family that went batshit insane around the holidays. Apparently, it's fandom as well.

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

I know shit happens, but geez -- if people would just think through these things, it would be lovely. :-P

[isukatthisgame.livejournal.com]

hahahaha that made me laugh because im at about the same level of angry as you are for something totally different. im ready to kill bitches! its nuts. but anyways... special levels of hell are fun.

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

There are many levels of hell to assign people to. ;-)

[isukatthisgame.livejournal.com]

yea thats what makes it great! but ya kno if you kill bitches as i just said i was gonna that means im going to hell as well, but whatev... i've done enough shit to get myself a nice big room next to the devil. im sure he's heard of my work. :0)

[empathic-siren.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's . . . well that's just awful. I'm so, so sorry that's happened to you. Is there anything that can be done?

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

Nothing but hope one of our pinch hitters has a sense of humor -- and that the person who created the gift is flexible.

[gmth.livejournal.com]

Amen, sister.

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

Oh, you must have to deal with this sort of thing all the time! Any advice?

[gmth.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately, no. What I've done in the past is just not post the fic with the weird pairing, which I've been told is the wrong way to approach it. Can you give it to someone else? A pinch hitter maybe, who deserves a second fic?

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

Our pinch hitters are good folks, and I think at least one of them would have enough of a sense of humor to appreciate the pairing. I feel bad for the person who created it, though. I mean, that pairing was seriously a lot to ask of someone. :-P

[titti]

I know that's what you do, but then I feel bad for the poor person that actually end up drawing this strange pairing. (And trust me this is worse than anything you can receive at Smutmas, even my Draco/Squid from last year is more common than this).

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

LOL! It's funny that it's obvious to you which one I'm talking about.

Oh, and we had another dropout this evening -- though it was someone whose recipient had already dropped out, so it doesn't actually affect anything.

[titti]

That's just a strange pairing.

Yes, I saw that. I sent emails today to find out what was happening. We still have one who hasn't answered. How difficult is it to just answer one email?

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

The gift is stunning, though!

Ergh, I know. I mean, just communicate with us! How hard is it? :-P

[titti]

The gift is amazing, and I would feel horrible not to post it.

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

Yes, absolutely. Someone will get it. It's amazing!

[elke-tanzer.livejournal.com]

OK, now you've got me completely curious which exchange this is for...

[fiona-fawkes.livejournal.com]

M'kay, so the Hagrid/Neville mpreg is yours, then? That'll be one fest fic that I'll be able to identify the author on.

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

LOL! Different fandom, but that's a funny thought. ;-)

[thalia]

I just went browsing, and I bet I found who you're talking about, and if I'm right... OMG, someone had to write one of those pairings?!?

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

Draw, actually. And they did such a fantastic job, too. ;-)

[jedirita.livejournal.com]

Now, of course, I'm dying of curiosity.

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

The gift will be displayed. Someone worked hard on it!

[slytherincesss.livejournal.com]

Yeah, srsly, take your Nagini/Firenze fetish somewhere the fuck ELSE.

[charlotteschaos.livejournal.com]

y teh h8?

[slytherincesss.livejournal.com]

Mah intolerance iz 2 obvus!

[charlotteschaos.livejournal.com]

People suck. I maintain this.

[charlotteschaos.livejournal.com]

Oh, and if you end up in a real bind, I can pinch hit ;)

[earth-magic.livejournal.com]

*grrrr*

[alexandramuses.livejournal.com]

I am angry for you!

But also very, very curious as to what the pairing is...

[lokifan]

That's so awful! Holiday fic exchanges seem to bring out the worst in people. (And sometimes the best, but we're concentrating on the negative).

You HAVE to tell us what the pairing is!

[hlglne.livejournal.com]

Oooooh, I want it! I love me some exotic aliensex.

[sciencegeek.livejournal.com]

Another drop out? Or is it the thing I'm thinking of...Oh. so descriptive, there.