R I V E R
Afterword
(Posted 10/17/11)
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Just as a precautionary note, please read the
Epilogue first, thank you. Anyways...
Thank you for reaching the end of River! I’ll give more personal thanks in just a bit, but for people that like to get to the important stuff and skip other things, I’m going to answer some questions you might have.
I am well aware that there might be several open ends and whatnot. For example, Eguchi’s fate; I shall tell you now that she took the blame because she A) wanted to look somewhat good, and B) actually had a little eensy heart within her. After the events in River, she withdraws from (Read: is booted from) Army48 and goes to be some cheap fashion model in some unimportant company and never bothers our favorite heroines again. Sorry if you wanted to see her shredded alive in a pool of starving piranhas while being forced to sing and listen to Rebecca Black’s Friday~ :P
Despite some other possible unanswered plotlines, River is still counted as COMPLETE.
The completion of River means that yes, the main story is over. However, this does not mean that I’m going to stop writing for this series. After all, I have Yuko’s birthday chapter and a SSA log to release. It’s just that this mission that was based off the original River PV has been completed, and, as a result, this particular story is done. Nevertheless, I shall continue writing side logs and whatnot (and maybe even a few side arcs focusing on various people) in this universe.
If you have any particular questions or just comments, send them along! I know I haven’t exactly been the most responsive of people and that might have possibly… scared some people off or something (orz), but now that River is done, I shall try to be less of an online social recluse ; v ;
Also, for those of you that might not be fans of River and what I have done with it (OTL), or if you are getting tired of seeing this timeline, fret not! I also do have plans for at least two other multi-chaptered stories that I am working on.
Additionally, I’ll still be trying to write oneshots and whatnot for the Irrelevant Stories section. Feel free to give me suggestions or scenarios you want to see since my imagination is kind of… dull. (llOTL) The open-suggestions thingy also applies to SSA logs and whatnot in the River-verse. It would be great if you dropped them in my Tumblr’s
Ask (You don’t need a Tumblr to do so, for those of you that don’t have one).
Tl;dr: Divine Vengeance is going to continue bothering you with fanfics, although most likely at a slower rate than how River was released.
The following tally only includes the main River story and does not include SSA logs, extra chapters, A/Ns, the afterword, and other things.
Total words: 37,159
Total pages on Word: 85 with size 11 Cambria font (97 pages with size 12)
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The following section contains all the thanks I’d like to give out.
Firstly, thanks goes to none other than
AKB. This should be pretty obvious, but I’d still like to thank those wonderful girls, their managers, producers, staff, and whoever else is involved. Without them… Okay, I’d rather not think about that LOL
Of course, a big thanks goes out to the PV itself, which inspired this story. I was just watching it one late night (when I should have been asleep), and poof, the idea came alive. I know I didn’t stick to the PV scenes that faithfully, but nevertheless, I am glad it helped give birth to this story.
In short, may AKB keep on being epic!
Also, thanks to Eguchi Aimi for not being real so that I could have someone to be the ‘villain’ without offending anyone by making their oshimen a bitch LOL
… Sorry if you count Eguchi as your oshimen <_<”
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Secondly, I’d like to thank you guys.
For the record, the order that your name is listed does NOT indicate any particular preference, so whoever happens to be listed last, no, I am not thanking you any less ; v ;
Also, sorry if I derp magnificently and miss someone. If I do, please let me know ;__; Same goes for name typos.
Feel free to just Ctrl+F your username or something LOL
I apologize if the following sounds… redundant, repetitive, or something ;_; I really do genuinely appreciate everyone’s support even though my vocabulary is extremely limited in ways of conveying that.
arisa03/satsunyan: Thank you for helping me throughout the whole story! \ ; 3 ; / Thank you for personally making sure nothing was absolutely ridiculous and for checking that everything actually made sense ; v ; b Thank you for putting up with my writer’s insecurity! I’d go on about how awesome you are, but you should already know ;D
Nyanoha: Thank you for making me laugh with your ASDFGJKL-ing and squeeing LOL It really reassured me ; v ; b Of course, I nearly died laughing as well LOL Thanks for constantly telling me that River isn’t as crappy as I think it is xD
Flean: Thanks for your support~ Here’s to hoping you enjoyed River from back to front ; v ; Thank you for your comments! I hope you’ll continue to read any other releasese ; v ; b
Kid_Alpha: I am extremely grateful for your support from River’s start to finish ;__; Thank you for your comments. They made me feel like I wasn’t completely flying off the rails with this story LOL Thank you! Also, in regards to your Majisuka 3 comment (I am VERY honored for receiving such a compliment ;___;), I do have something Majisuka-related in the works ;D
ShibuyaDokiDoki: Thanks for following River! Your many comments inspired me to keep going ; v ; b Thank you once again, for your support and for your contributions to the fanfiction department in general xD Thank you for reading~
karomuwi: Thank you for reading~ I hope this entertained you at least a little xP Either way, thanks for your comments!
yukofan: Thanks for your comment! I hope this portrayal of Yuko did not disappoint you OTL
blughise: Thank you for your long comments xD They were extremely entertaining and inspired me to put more humor into River, along with other things xD And yes, that SSA log is waiting to be posted… sometime soon ;D Don’t worry, I haven’t forgotten about it or anything xD Once more, thank you very much for your detailed support and reassurance ; v ;
Vanui: Thank you for reading through my crap xD And for your helpful comments on the tone of the chapters ; v ; b That mood shift still makes me laugh LOL Also, thanks for your own updates ;D
izumi: Thank you for your comment~ I hope exams did not slaughter you LOL
haruhi16: Thank you for constantly encouraging me to update! I hope this series did not disappoint you, particularly in the romantic department (which I kind of… fail at LOL). Please support my other works in the future as well!
eSsIe21: Thanks for your comment! Please keep reading~
kahem: Thank you for reading! I sincerely hope that all the action in River satisfied you xD Booms ftw ;D Please continue to support other fanfics! ; v ;
dark-atrox: Thanks for keeping up with River! I hope that the Rena cameo wasn’t too disappointing xD Also, I hope that dream of yours didn’t make the actual fic look bad xD Sorry that Eguchi wasn’t publically maimed and shamed, as you wanted :P Thank you for your support~!
immortal_K: Thanks for your comments! :D They were amusing xD I hope your work isn’t too much, but thanks for putting time into reading River! Please continue to support my fanfics in the future ; v ;
MESS: Thanks for having read River! Your comment was much appreciated~ I hope you enjoy my other works!
aruka: Thanks for keeping up with this story xD I hope the action was entertaining ; v ; Thanks for reading!
Arakawa: Thanks for reading River! In regards to a previous comment about Yuko failed a promotion… well… I already had that written a loooong time ago. Stay tuned to see it 8D Thank you for your support!
d_ruffi: Thank you for your comments~ I hope River was an enjoyable read for you. Thanks again! ; v ;
Haruko: Thanks for reading! I hope there was enough AtsuMina and whatnot to keep you happy xD If not… there’s still other works ;_; Thank you for your support!
blueangel65: Thanks for your comments xD I hope the AtsuMina was good enough ;D Nevertheless, your support is appreciated!
hott3stson3: Your support is much appreciated! I hope school didn’t kill you LOL Nevertheless, thanks again for the comment!
AFLynx: Thank you for your comments and for consistently reading xD Please look forward to other shorts and stories that I’ll release ; v ; I am grateful for your support!
chibi-nyao-chan: Thank you for reading! Your comments helped motivate me to write more ; v ; And yes, I shall try to write other side-missions for Army48, but we shall see xD Please stay tuned for future releases~ Your readership is much appreciated!
kaizoku_gal: Thank you for consistently reading ; v ; And thank you for your troll attempt LOL Also, please keep writing ; v ; /shot Also, just to warn you, I shall find time to troll you back :P
dream_catcher: Thanks for reading! I’m sorry that Eguchi’s end was not as bloody and painful as we’d all like LOL (That’s what the imagination is for, at least ;D) Nevertheless, thanks for your comment!
RenaChii: Thanks for keeping up with River! Judging by your comments, I hope that the romantic aspect of this fic was satisfying enough xD Thank you for your support~
Kiiz: Thanks for reading~ I’m glad that you were at least entertained a bit by River xD Thanks for your support!
silllythings: First off, I’m sorry if I got the number of Ls in your name wrong OTL I tried counting, but my eyes fail and all… so yeah… I’m sorry I couldn’t put in too much WMatsui, but I hope the story didn’t disappoint you elsewhere ;__; Thank you for reading!
seigus: Thank you for keeping up with River. Your detailed comments really assisted me in knowing that the chapters weren’t too lacking xD I apologize if this fic wasn’t quite up to par compared to the PV since you like the original so much xP I hope you can continue to follow my other releases in the future ; v ;
luckymmsg: Thanks for reading! I’m sorry if Eguchi’s end result did not make her suffer enough LOL And I really appreciate that “divine” comment ; v ; Thank you once again!
A1: Thank you for reading to the end of River! And yes, your theory about Eguchi’s taking of the blame to look good was correct in the sense that it didn’t work LOL Again, thank you for reading!
Also, thanks to the following readers for their thanks LOL Thank you for reading even though you did not comment ; v ; (I apologize beforehand if I missed someone ;__;) Thanks, Tejinashi, Lurker, anoni2, saeseki, dee1711, khryz0421, D_sphere, Ryo Hiroshi, Nab, staringatme, turlde, akinyan, alex.S1, and s34l!
And naturally, thanks to any other readers out there. Please continue to support the fanfics I release!
Once again, thank you for putting your time into reading River! Everyone’s support and willingness to read River is sincerely appreciated, and I hope we can continue to be in AKB’s fandom together! :D
… That awkward moment when the afterword is longer than the epilogue OTL--<>--