uh, hi. i'm faktory (no shit), also known as denihilistgum on tumblr and iz svet/ecchi_blanket on ao3. i'm a writer, a hacktivist, a neuropsychologist-in-training, and a 400 foot tall purple platypus bear with pink horns and silver wings. i love having deeply intellectual discussions but i can't seem to hold one for more than 30 seconds before remembering that i'm too "stupid" (read: easily confused/hella slow on the uptake) to pull that shit off, honestly. i don't really…"do" forums a whole lot (the only other one i have any experience with is psychforums), but considering the nature of this forum in particular—very small, with many memers who i am already familiar with, including the creators themselves—i thought it'd be worth a shot. and…well, so far, so good! anyway, i'm not a big fan of "people", really, or human interaction in the general/social sense (as opposed to the clinical sense, with which i am far more comfortable), so speaking to people in a controlled setting like this is a good way to circumvent that without totally isolating myself, lol. i also give generally decent advice, i think, and i enjoy problem-solving in many respects…so i guess that dimension of this site is also a bonus. so, with all of that said, feel free to "come at me, bro", if you so desire. i'll be on this wretched planet for the rest of my life; i've got time.