[quote=@NarcissisticPotato]
<Snipped quote by Letter Bee>

I kinda volunteered to keep an eye on you Bee so this needs to be said. I know [i]you[/i] dislike seeing that but your characters are different from you and you shouldn't be trying to place all your own hopes and aspirations into them because when something happens to them, it'll feel like someone kicked [i]you[/i] in the gut. Ruby's attack from Last Arc is case and point for that.
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With Lizzie, I can maintain some separation from me and her; even then, it's not perfect. 

But with Lucas, well, he's one of my self-inserts; it's just that he has my flaws as well as my merits. In fact, I regret making him in the first place; I should have created a character to have fun with, not just win.