Writing Prompt You are transmigrated into the novel you just gave a bad review

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CheertheSecond said:
Prompt: write your initial response to the transmigration and plan your future actions
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I think I know exactly where I’ve ended up. This has to be the world of Resisting the Advances of the Ghost Girl That’s Haunting Me. I started reading it for the ghost girl and yuri, but ended up leaving it because of the goddamned, unrealistic, no-tensioned, easy-going-life of the main characters.

I look around the site of my transmigration.

Hmm. A forest with no distinctive features. Typical of the author, using as little adjectives as she could. I guess her descriptions really did dictate how the world formed. There are only trees for as far as my eyes can see. I cannot hear any sound of wildlife or even see any plants which aren’t trees. I feel bad for the people of this world, having this be their “nature."

Wait a minute... if things are as they seem... oh shit! The forest really will just be “a forest,” with no visible distinction upon where in the world it is located!

Does that mean the forest is in an isolated spot in RAGGTH’s universe?!

No, no, it can’t be. Take a deep breath, me. A deep breath. Inhale... exhale... inhale... exhale...

Alright. I really can’t see any distinction between these trees. They all look like copy-pasted versions of the same one. I need to get out of this forest quickly. I don’t know how long I will be able to stand without food and water. If my hunch is right, there won’t be any rain. The author never mentioned rain once in the 356 chapters she wrote.

I start walking in a random direction, breaking off tree branches as I move, leaving behind a trail to follow. All the while, I’m thinking of my next course of action.

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I need to try to get out of this forest, and reach a town. If I don’t, or even if I do... there is a significant chance I will die. I am being dead serious.

Even from her lacking descriptions of the world, I understood it to be a civilized, modern society. But that was because she only talked about the area surrounding the main characters... she never mentioned what the rest of the world looked or acted like. For all I know, everywhere aside from the home of the MC and her ghost roommate could just be filled with barbarians. I need to tread cautiously, even if I do get out of this forest.

Nonetheless, my current goal is solely to get out of this horrible “forest” — though even just calling it that gives it too much status.

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I have been walking and walking for what’s felt like hours. The sun has gone down (--At least there is a sun! Though, that might only be because the author talked about night and day in a few chapters) and it’s getting dark. I think I am in the same planet/world as that of the main character, though I cannot be sure. My only reason for thinking that is because of the existence of the sun.

Strangely, I haven’t felt tired or hungry. I haven’t even felt thirsty these past few hours... at least, I hope it’s hours. Linear, accurate timing was never a strong point of Resisting the Advances of the Ghost Girl That’s Haunting Me. Who knows, maybe in this world, a day is 20 minutes.

Nevertheless, I persist onwards.

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The sun has come up and gone back down at least thirty times so far. I have continued walking and have not gotten tired or hungry. Neither have I seen the end of this damn forest. Rather than my physical body, I am starting to think my mind will be my downfall.

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I think I’m starting to see the end!

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What I come out to, after more than 100 days of walking, is a plan field, nothing else in sight. I mean nothing. No hills, no mountains, no trees, no grass, nothing. Only a large expanse of dirt, (a.k.a. a “field” by the author) and the blue sky and sun above. As a note, I don’t think I’ve felt sleepy, hungry, thirsty, or tired this entire time.

However, I forcibly walk a little farther into the field, and dig a hole. Surprisingly, my hands and fingers easily claw into the earth, and are able to take out the dirt to form a hole. Around evening, when the sun is halfway in the sky, I stand back to see what I accomplished.

Looking like an oversized hole in the ground for a coffin to be buried in, my hard work stands strong. There are no insects or imperfections within the dirt.

I jump into it, and try to fall asleep.

Yes, what I created was just a very basic shelter for myself. Even though I couldn’t see anything that was living in the far expanse of the “field,” I felt uncomfortable staying out in the open, let alone trying to sleep. Why sleep, you ask? I want to keep something of my humanity alive. I have become a creature that doesn’t need to eat, doesn’t need to drink, and doesn’t need to sleep. I haven’t tried to see if I can do those things either, yet. This will be a good way to test.

Just like that, I slowly drift off...
 
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Thraben said:
I would say that I'm about to die.

But my primary complaint was that despite appearances, no character, no matter how minor, had suffered any form of negative consequences period.

I'm probably safe.
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Unless the author took what you said seriously and suddenly decided to go ham with the killin'
 
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I generally don't leave reviews, so in this theoretical scenario it would most likely be some generic isekai power fantasy slave harem with stupid worldbuilding and terrible grammar. So depending on how badly written the MC and their plot armor are I either turn supervillain and roflstomp them by using half a brain cell (at most) or just ignore them and live my life in whichever way is most comfortable. Most likely being a librarian or restaurant owner/cook while doing a bit merchanting whenever possible. I look the tavernkeeper part, but those are more of a hassle than worth it in most novels, especially the power harem ones...
 
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GlassRose said:
Unless the author took what you said seriously and suddenly decided to go ham with the killin'
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150 chapters have past since I voiced my complaint

Current Death count? 1. And they were resurrected within 1 chapter.
 
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Ouch. Only recall two novels I read enough of to dislike enough to give bad reviews and only finished one: "Portrait of the Lady" by Henry James. Ugh. Hopefully I'm not in one of the lead male roles, and if I got stuck in the lead female role... well, if there's free will, the story would only be about 75 pages long instead of 400... Though the role of one of the servants who witnessed much of the idiocy might be fun.

If I got stuck in The Worm Ouroboros I'd probably be the odd narrator who seems to stand BETWEEN the main characters and the reader, like an old fashioned storyteller sitting at a campfire. Which would probably be better than reading it....

In either case, initial reaction would be to shout out: "OK, Universe, why do you hate me so?" Plan: Do what I can to find out if the story is pre-ordained or if I can make changes, depending on exactly who I am (and if I'm myself, probably spend an hour wondering what the consequences of being me in this world are).
 
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I'll be living the life then.
I prefer stories where the Protagonist is practically evil incarnate, or just blatantly a bad person without any remorse for their behavior - such as Reverend Insanity, perfect in my opinion, while I dislike stories with harems, heroic protagonists, or just generally dense idiots at the helm of the story.
So, I would likely be in an isekai with a harem-seeking protagonist with a cheesy rip-off of a Solo Leveling dungeon scheme.
 
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Epithet said:
I'll be living the life then.
I prefer stories where the Protagonist is practically evil incarnate, or just blatantly a bad person without any remorse for their behavior - such as Reverend Insanity, perfect in my opinion, while I dislike stories with harems, heroic protagonists, or just generally dense idiots at the helm of the story.
So, I would likely be in an isekai with a harem-seeking protagonist with a cheesy rip-off of a Solo Leveling dungeon scheme.
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So did you just give it a bad review a moment ago?
 
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Our opening dialogue:

"You got us sucked into this novel? Really?"

"I'm sorry."

"We don't even like this kink. None of us do. Why did you even click on the link?"

"Because I think I'm into it."

"The Human Domestication Guide? Really? We're not even human!"

"I don't know how that's relevant. The premise of the shared property is that no civilizations can withstand the advances of the Affini."

"Why did you write the bad review, then? You know the geas we have from infodumping to that troll in the ScribbleHub forum! Hailing Scales, what were you thinking?!"

"I think I'm into it."

"The rest of us aren't! You should have asked us consent!"

"Sorry?"

"Quick! Before we're discovered by the Affini, someone write a bad review of Pale by Wildbow!"

"But I love that story."
 
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