@MarkMathews Aww :) You definitely deserved the win. It was a fantastic read, and, despite having to read it last due to the fact that I was eating at the time, I enjoyed it greatly. It's been a long time since I've read anything lately (especially on this site, no offense intended) that has allowed me to visualize in such a vivid manner. It fit the 'horror' category well.
Forgive me if I don't read the second bit ;) But if you come back and let me know if/when you do post it, I may end up reading it at another time... when I'm sure I have no plans for food in the near future. :PP
Haha, thank you. :) Hayao Miyazaki is a huge inspiration of mine. A lot of my artwork/plushie making comes from his movies. (Yes. I make plushies. -__- Including the little sprites you see in my background :P)