>>(Now, Truss is a SI character, because Truss really exists. Thus we
>>see the difference.)
>
>Technically, no. In order to be a Self-Insert character, one must
>insert -himself- into the story.
>
>Gryph wrote me into Season 1... I didn't join the writing team (and
>never had any -plans- to join the writing team) until Season 2, when I
>was struck with a way to use Shinji in NXE. (Gryph's response: "That
>sounds good... you get to write it." ;)

Oh, okay. Then... hell, what's the term for a character based on a real person who gets stuck in a story by friends? Hell, I dunno anymore.

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Geoff Depew - Darth Mephron
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