And then James finally confesses his feelings and Jessie tells him not to leave her side and he starts crying. And she tells him to stop it or she'll smack him.
Hooray!

Yeah, before anime became more popular, anime fen tended to be a little more defensive and emotional about a lot of things. That feeling of being an outcast among people who liked more conventional things.
Yes... I just read her author's note for 'Broken Souls'. D: Hooly crud, she was nuts then!

Heh, I wouldn't be surprised. I used to make up stories in my head like that, and so did others I knew. But that's kind of where they should stay unless you put them on a private blog or something.
Yeah... She's almost certainly grown up by now. Let's just say that I've seen second-hand evidence that she's just a cheerful fangirl now, and leave it at that. :\ :)