User blog comment:Goldenshane/It Actually Happened!/@comment-1874924-20110702224703

In the past, you've said that Sprink was the greatest influence on your writing. I'm flattered to have been "promoted".

For the record, Production won the vote 7-6, so the turnout was a bit light, but a win is a win. Production had supporting votes from Sprink, Radi, Bruno, MrD, Jkl, Alfan, and me. I'm really glad you finally got your FS Gilded Chris, partly because I cost your your two previous best chances (with Legacy beating Craziness in June 2010 and TDI-G&S beating Production last month); and partly because, quite frankly, I don't think Production's window of opportunity would have stayed open much longer until Fiji started to cannibalize its support the way Production did with Craziness. In light of Sprink's reputation on the wiki, I think Wilderness will weather the setback better than Production would have, so it was definitely better for Production to win first.

Speaking of Fiji, I still haven't had a chance to do more than read part of the first chapter, but I'm hoping to get to it before I fall too far behind. I'll have a bit more to say on this matter in tonight's LTDI update/preview.

Finally, I'll say something that is undoubtedly going to surprise you: Zubin, aka the TD:TP Lightning Rod, wasn't really a character that stood out for me one way or the other, his unusual vice notwithstanding.