#and also helps me avoid writing any plot holes in the future 🙈

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Im so excited for your work!! I’m rlly curious about the revival and have a lot of questions buzzing, I hope u don’t mind ahh

1. So lots have happened for the lgbt community since marriage legalization, more awareness about trans-nonbinary people and pronouns, slurs, pride month and everyday inclusivity etc., would ETN be written in the present or will it still take place 2013ish? Will we be seeing nomi rocking some airpods?

2. It’s implied that the norisu nine were very powerful and involved in magic (traveling across the world battling the sorcerer, stealing the tengu’s feathers to create the suit, creating techniques like elemental/healing/shapeshifting powers etc.) so I’m assuming they were quite older. so is it that it was nomi’s parents’ family who were the nine and not the norisu kids? or is etn more of a creative liberty/canon divergence? I’m also rlly interested in how those magic system elements are going to be handled or incorporated in your story!

3. On a lighter question, does nomi get jealous from the fangirling that comes from the ninja’s popularity, and vice versa for randy when everyone in school crushes on nomi lol

Im rlly happy for etn, again sorry if that was a lot haha. You mention personal life things being a major block for etn and that a lot of writing like chapter plans or the trilogy format having to be cut due to that, would you prefer a co-writer so your original plans can be fulfilled more or maybe just an ideator to bounce ideas around? Whatever happens, do whatever you need not as a writer but as a person. We’ll be here :D!!

Phew, making me think pretty hard on all of this 😂 But seriously, I don't mind all the questions! I think the least I can do for people who enjoy ETN and have been patient with me all these years is answer whatever questions they might have (if possible).

1. A lot has indeed happened since 2013! *Stares at 2020 and sweats* And I have certainly learned a lot about the LGBTQ+ community since originally writing ETN (I mean, outside of what I already knew as someone who's bisexual), so I can definitely say that there will be quite a number of changes to RTN to keep it up to date on that front.

As for the time period of when the fic was written.... Yes, it was written in 2013 and will likely follow that in the rewrite, the show has zero historical accuracy anyway, so if Gay marriage is already a thing no one can say otherwise 😆 Sadly, Nomi won't have airpods.... Unless McFist invents some sort of equivalent 😂

2. So I do have Plans™ for the Norisu Nine stuff, and the best way to put it is canon divergence, although if we're being technical here, the show never specifies who started the Norisu Nine and when they started it. As far as we know, Finja could've started the Norisu Nine, but the Norisu clan could be much, much older but never referred to themselves as the "Norisu Nine".

So, ETN is probably best described as an AU/ canon divergence since I originally started the story somewhere in the middle of season 1 and I didn't include everything that happened later on, or I included it but in a different way.

The rewrite will be written in a similar manner tbh, and it'll start somewhere after Randy's first battle with the Sorceress. Anything that happens after this point will likely change if not be outright removed, but I won't say what that is yet until I can properly plan out key events. :P

I will say this.... The rewrite WILL effect who is the Norisu Nine and even who the First Ninja was 😉 (Spoiler alert: it's Finja! But who is Finja anyway? Hmmm).

I'll also be very honest here, but when I wrote ETN I didn't think too hard about the magic systems the show had in place, nor did I understand how to incorporate them 😂 So, maybe I'll do a little better with the rewrite 😂😂😂😂

3. Nomi doesn't get the whole fangirling thing tbh. They also know Randy is never serious whenever he flirts with fangirls, especially, because they've seen when Randy is actually crushing on someone (Theresa). If anything, Nomi thinks fangirling is an annoyance at the best of times, and an outright distraction at the worst of times LOL. Sorry to say, Nomi doesn't get jealous very easily.

Yea, a lot of stuff has gotten in the way of my original plans for ETN, but I think I should clarify that my interest in the show has waned. I have different interests now, and I'm even working on a much larger animation project as a main writer and even as a VA for a secondary character! I talked about this before on my main account, so I won't go into it here. But ultimately, it isn't just not having the time to write a massive trilogy series, but also interest. Writing ETN was always something I did for fun and for myself, and I want the rewrite to be the same. I don't want this fic to become a job or a chore, if that makes sense?

In any case, I wouldn't mind working with another writer on the rewrite if it means getting a lot more done and less wait time for people. However, I probably won't do this anytime soon since I'm going to start my next semester of university very soon :'D

And hey, I'm going on a bit of a limb here, but I have a hunch that you might be interested in taking on that role. If that's the case, I wouldn't mind bouncing ideas around sometime. If that's the case, feel free to dm me on my main account--> @chihuahuarocks

Okay! Hot damn, I think I answered everything? Let me know if there's something I missed, didn't explain properly, or if there's anything I should clarify! Or, if you have any other questions please feel free to ask! :D I love talking about ETN, and these questions do help me with the creative process!