15 Minutes 15 Minutes with Franklin Richards/Petunia

[ComicChick]

with....
FRANKLIN RICHARDS
​

And here we go....

Spoiler

Hype Life
When did you join the Hype?
What’s your favorite forum?
What brought you here?
What made you stay?
Who is your Hype Nemesis?
Fave smiley(s):
What is your current avvy? (post a pic of it if you want)
What is your Hype Pet Peeve?
Link us to a thread you really enjoy:

Real Life:
How old are you?
Where were you born?
What’s your job?
What kind of vehicle do you drive?
Dream car?
What is your greatest regret?
What is your greatest achievement?
High school mascot?
How do you like your steak?
What’s a bad habit of yours? Feel free to mention more if you’d like:
Favorite Place to Eat?
How many tattoos do you have?

Misc
If you could live in any fictional universe, what would it be, and why?
If you could be present for any historical event, what? Why?
Name three people, living or dead, you would want to have dinner with?
What was the last film you saw at the cinema?
What is your favorite TV show?
What is your best childhood memory?
An embarrassing moment?
Which store would you choose to max out your credit card?
What is the last cd/mp3 you acquired?

 

[Majic Walrus]

Have you ever been depressed in the clinical manner?
Have you ever seriously contemplated suicide?
Have you ever been addicted to drugs or alcohol?
Do you feel that society on an incline or a decline?
Are people who shy from medications paranoid?
When sick would you prefer to "wait it out" or "kill it with chemicals"?
Have you ever been in trouble with the police before?
If you have been in trouble with the police please explain.
Have you ever had and abortion (mother or father)?
When was the last time you cried?

 

[Marx]

For those of us who aren't all that familiar with your 'Aunt Petunia' coup, would you like to explain what happened? And what you intended to accomplish by posing as a female hypester?

 

[Ahura Mazda]

What is it and your great love for the F4?

And why like DR. Doom?

Have you been able to sort out the difficulties you were having in the outside world?

Are you now doing something that you enjoy?

 

[ComicChick]

i saw FF 2: Rise of the Silver Surfer last night for the first time, and I didn't hate it.
I also heard mention of a Director's Cut. Which is better, and why?

 

[Hound55]

In your opinion who is more "evil":

Dick Cheney or Dr Doom?

 

[Spider-Fan]

Top 5 reasons why film Dr. Doom sucks? List more if you feel like it
Would you like to see the FF film series rebooted sooner (like next 5 years) or take an extended break and why?
Did you feel relief when you were outed for the Petunia scandal?

 

[Franklin Richards]

Hype Life
When did you join the Hype? Silver Age : June 2002. Lurked for about a month.
What’s your favorite forum? Fantastic Four. R.I.P. Since then it's been Marvel Comics Forum
What brought you here? Hmmm. I think I was browsing for a site that had dream casts of the FF. Ended up here.
What made you stay? FF Forum. That and my alter ego was catching on.
Who is your Hype Nemesis? Hmmm. I have Chaseter on ignore. That's the closest thing I have.
Fave smiley(s)
What is your current avvy? (post a pic of it if you want) Billy Mumy in the Twilight Zone episode A Good Life. Always thought his character was similar to Franklin Richards.
What is your Hype Pet Peeve? When someone asks for a single response and people give a long list. As if they want to finish the thread right then and there. Maybe some of us would like to post something, Mr. Smarty Pants??
Link us to a thread you really enjoy:

Click Here

Real Life:
How old are you? 38
Where were you born? Tyler, Texas
What’s your job? I've been an actor, a dj, a musician, a dishwasher, a busser, a clerk, a waiter, and a bartender. Right now I'm just a clerk. I'm sure there are tons of others I'm too lazy to remember.
What kind of vehicle do you drive? Mazda Tribute
Dream car? Limo with driver.
What is your greatest regret? I pushed the woman I loved away.
What is your greatest achievement? Standing ovations.
High school mascot? Wildcats
How do you like your steak? Medium Welll
What’s a bad habit of yours? Feel free to mention more if you’d like: Mrs. Baird's Honey Buns. Sweet sugary pleasure.
Favorite Place to Eat? Uncle Julio's
How many tattoos do you have? One. Comedy and Tragedy.

Misc
If you could live in any fictional universe, what would it be, and why? Star Trek : TNG. No disease. No hunger. No want. Mankind's only goal is to better oneself and the world we live in. Oh and food replicators and transporters.
If you could be present for any historical event, what? Why? I would want to be witness to the assassination of JFK. I want to be right on the Grassy Knoll so I can see what happened for myself.
Name three people, living or dead, you would want to have dinner with? William Shakespeare, Jesus, and George Lucas
What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Inglorious Basterds
What is your favorite TV show? Current : LOST All time : Star Trek : TNG
What is your best childhood memory? Getting the Dagobah playset for Christmas.
An embarrassing moment? Fell on my ass twice trying to kick a vending machine on a slippery floor.
Which store would you choose to max out your credit card? TigerDirect.com
What is the last cd/mp3 you acquired? Pearl Jam - Backspacer.


More to come tonight.

 

[Logan's Runt]

I love you. Thoughts?

 

[Franklin Richards]

Answer the following

Have you ever been depressed in the clinical manner? I've been depressed at a clinic. Waiting to find out if I had a STD or not.
Have you ever seriously contemplated suicide? Not for a moment. Life is too precious and I'm no quitter.
Have you ever been addicted to drugs or alcohol? Have been? <koff> <swig> I am half Irish and half American Indian. You tell me!
Do you feel that society on an incline or a decline? Entropy would suggest decline but one thing entropy can't stop is the New Renaissance.
Are people who shy from medications paranoid? A little but considering the over prescribing by doctors these days it probably cancels out a bit.
When sick would you prefer to "wait it out" or "kill it with chemicals"? I usually wait it out. My immune system is pretty good.
Have you ever been in trouble with the police before? Yeah. See the Folsom Prison Blues
Have you ever had and abortion (mother or father)? My girlfriend told me to sit down on my birthday this year. She asked if I wanted a beer. At first I said, "No." but then I'd never heard her offer to get me a beer before so I then switched it to, "Yes" because this didn't sound good. She then told me she was pregnant which was quite a shock considering she was on "The Pill". It took all of about two seconds for me to decide what my opinion on the matter was. She agreed.

I'm proud to announce I'll be a proud papa in the middle of March. You heard it here first Hype.

When was the last time you cried? I think it was a recent reviewing of a LOST episode. The one where Charlie lists his 5 Greatest Hits.


So sad.

 

[Franklin Richards]

For those of us who aren't all that familiar with your 'Aunt Petunia' coup, would you like to explain what happened? And what you intended to accomplish by posing as a female hypester?

For the answer to that question I'll refer you to an excerpt from my play.


Brown Right Jones.

Spoiler

KEVIN:
The computer is a miracle of modern tech. It's provided us automation of incredible levels. It's pushed us into the modern era and could possibly be the catalyst for the next era. It has also provided us with a way to anonymously post our every casual thought without fear of reprisal. It is with that in mind that I introduce you to Aunt Petunia.

SHELBY appears as Aunt Petunia. Aunt Petunia is wearing Kevin’s Hat.

KEVIN:
Aunt Petunia was born when I decided to become her.

SHELBY:
See? Now I'm over here. I became Aunt Petunia and convinced an entire internet community into thinking that I was a young attractive woman who just happened to like comic books. That right there should have given me away, but the bigger the lie, the more people will believe it.


SCREEN:
albafan



LEE / albafan:
Come on! The only way that Blob could stop Juggernaut is if he were standing on an adamantium planet!

SHELBY / Aunt Petunia:
Dr. Doom would build a wooden satellite to emit some sort of Anti Mutant ray to stop Magneto.

LEE:
What? Does everyone have some ****in' Kryptonite hangin' out in their fridge?

SHELBY:
Apparently with prep time, Batman could have stopped the crucifixion. Despite such thrilling conversations these were the subjects of my experiment. I've always wanted to know, "how the other side felt" and I thought I'd give it a try. At first I was met with a little resistance. But eventually I convinced everyone by adopting my Aunt Petunia character. It was alot like role-playing. It was alot like acting. I observed the shallowness and the depth of people in so many more different ways than just an anonymous poster like myself would normally experience.

SCREEN:
MitchMatch50

LEE / MitchMatch50 and SCREEN:
Hey SEXY, Holla at me! What’s up? I saw your pic and I must say your really hot. Plus I heard asian women have very tight..aww never mind. Well anyway I am a good looking male, I could send you a pic on an instant messenger if you would like. I would really like to talk to you sometime. Your face and body definitely gave me a hard on. ALL l7 inches standing straight up. Please take this as a compliment and not as a pervert. Holla at me my name is MitchMatch50
Your Friend,
Mitch

SHELBY:
I had people immediately listening to what I had to say, instead of me working my ass off just to get a word in edgewise. It was "intoxicating". Of course after that it was just me being "me". I changed my mannerisms a little bit. I even dropped in on "For female only" threads and oogled the hunks there. I didn't want to give myself away and I didn't want to tell everyone I was a lesbian. I just wanted people to be fooled by my initial appearance and then listen to what I had to say.

KEVIN:
But I discovered something else...



SHELBY:
I discovered that once people got past my sex, my age, or whatever preconceived notions they had about me, they got to respect my intelligence. My writing. My opinion. I made real connections that I hope weren't facilitated by my "hot" appearance.

KEVIN:
But I suppose they were.

SHELBY :
Other than my appearance, everything else that I've told them in regards to my personal life is true. I am an actor. I did learn to read with the Fantastic Four. I had a genuine interest in the topic. I was planning on revealing myself. I was tired of role-playing after two years. I wanted to tell them the truth.


SCREEN:
This above all: to thine own self be true.

SHELBY:
And I did.

JUDY and SCREEN:
That makes you fruity.

LEE and SCREEN:
Ugh! I just literally puked

JUDY and SCREEN:
I betcha plenty of the people who post here as girls have dudemeat.

LEE and SCREEN:
Oh God its The Crying Game all over again


KEVIN:
So... what did I learn?

.
BMW:
Nothing.

SCREEN:
Something.



KEVIN:
It was strange but I thought that something entirely different would happen. I thought that my net friends would blow it off and realize that the person they knew wasn’t just the physical package. That the real person was the greater body of the text. The connections that we had through our mutual interests. I thought that the people who I had not gained the respect of as Aunt Petunia would be even more despondent to me. Or downright belligerent. That they would go for the jugular and start smearing my “good name”. To revert to a even baser disposition. And of course the inevitable insults based on my sexuality.

SHELBY:
…but that wasn’t the case. My net enemies celebrated my deception. They embraced my hoax and thought that it was an act of pure genius. Their regard for me changed immediately. I was a welcome pariah now and Aunt Petunia has entered the ranks of the infamous. My net friends however felt betrayed, even sick about the whole thing. Some refused to even acknowledge me anymore. And the forum that I had helped build seemed to lose all respect for me. Despite the fact that this wasn’t a community that was based on our physical attributes. It was based on something more: our love for the Fantastic Four. Ironically a story based around the closeness of family despite their own surface flaws. My net friends felt hurt and I feel sorrow and regret for losing the very real friendships I had formed for a brief period of time with a few people represented, in my mind, by text on a page.

KEVIN:
…but I guess that we’re more than just words. We are our word.


Blackout

If anyone would like to see the whole play, give me a holler on my profile page. I'll email it to you.


I'm very proud.

 

[Majic Walrus]

Have you ever been depressed in the clinical manner? I've been depressed at a clinic. Waiting to find out if I had a STD or not.
Have you ever seriously contemplated suicide? Not for a moment. Life is too precious and I'm no quitter.
Have you ever been addicted to drugs or alcohol? Have been? <koff> <swig> I am half Irish and half American Indian. You tell me!
Do you feel that society on an incline or a decline? Entropy would suggest decline but one thing entropy can't stop is the New Renaissance.
Are people who shy from medications paranoid? A little but considering the over prescribing by doctors these days it probably cancels out a bit.
When sick would you prefer to "wait it out" or "kill it with chemicals"? I usually wait it out. My immune system is pretty good.
Have you ever been in trouble with the police before? Yeah. See the Folsom Prison BluesHave you ever had and abortion (mother or father)? My girlfriend told me to sit down on my birthday this year. She asked if I wanted a beer. At first I said, "No." but then I'd never heard her offer to get me a beer before so I then switched it to, "Yes" because this didn't sound good. She then told me she was pregnant which was quite a shock considering she was on "The Pill". It took all of about two seconds for me to decide what my opinion on the matter was. She agreed.

I'm proud to announce I'll be a proud papa in the middle of March. You heard it here first Hype.

When was the last time you cried? I think it was a recent reviewing of a LOST episode. The one where Charlie lists his 5 Greatest Hits.


So sad.

Congrats!

 

[ComicChick]

congrats on the baby

any name ideas yet?

are you hoping for a boy or a girl?

 

[Franklin Richards]

What is it and your great love for the F4?

Wow. What's not to like? I suppose the first thing to draw me to the FF was The Thing. Ben Grimm is the hero everyone but Captain America wishes he was. Heart of gold. Never gives up. Always tries to do the right thing. Ben has the Right Stuff.

Then I discovered everyone else. I won't go into detail about each character but their love for one another is deep and true. And I dig that.

I'll leave you with a little bedtime story Reed told his daughter Val.

And why like DR. Doom?

Simply put he's THE Magnificent Bastard. Whenever people mention "the bad guys" his name is always put up there with The Joker. The Joker has had decades of pop culture on his side and yet Dr. Doom is still put into that argument every time.

Doom does things that we wish we could do. Or at least we think about it in the wee hours of the night. Or in traffic.

Have you been able to sort out the difficulties you were having in the outside world?

So far so good. I'm about 200 dollars away from getting all that crap behind me. And I'll be very happy.

Are you now doing something that you enjoy?

Meh. It's not theatre but with a new mouth on the way, It'll do. I don't mind sacrificing for someone I love.


i saw FF 2: Rise of the Silver Surfer last night for the first time, and I didn't hate it.
I also heard mention of a Director's Cut. Which is better, and why?

I think you're thinking of the first FF movies Director's Cuts. It included more stuff with Alicia. Including a very awkward scene where she dusts Ben off. Kinda weird but great too.

Don't believe the hype. These movies are better than they are made out to be. Doom is still too modern though.


In your opinion who is more "evil":

Dick Cheney or Dr Doom?

Easy. Cheney. I live in this universe and not the 616. Although the Cheney from 616 would prolly shoot Doom in the face and then get disentegrated.


Top 5 reasons why film Dr. Doom sucks? List more if you feel like it

Victor Von Doom sucks because...

<slam>


<SKRAKAATTTA>

"Oh God!!! No. NO!!!"

<THOOM>


"Uh.... Doom will one day rule the world."

Would you like to see the FF film series rebooted sooner (like next 5 years) or take an extended break and why?

Sooner. I don't want to wait for it because I'm greedy and I loves my FF. Just stick to the source material guys.

I'd also like to see a Fantastic Four Origins : Doctor Doom.

Did you feel relief when you were outed for the Petunia scandal?

It did feel good to not be onstage 24/7. My only regret was the response it evoked in my FF Forum buddies.

 

[Franklin Richards]

I love you. Thoughts?

Oh Runty!! In an alternate dimension you are a member of The Runaways and I'm your roadie boyfriend.

Congrats!

Thanks. I'm scared.

congrats on the baby

any name ideas yet?

are you hoping for a boy or a girl?

Thanks, CC!

We found out he's a boy. I'm pushing for Jack. We've also been talking about the name Miles.

 

[Crook]

For the answer to that question I'll refer you to an excerpt from my play.


Brown Right Jones.

Spoiler

KEVIN:
The computer is a miracle of modern tech. It's provided us automation of incredible levels. It's pushed us into the modern era and could possibly be the catalyst for the next era. It has also provided us with a way to anonymously post our every casual thought without fear of reprisal. It is with that in mind that I introduce you to Aunt Petunia.

SHELBY appears as Aunt Petunia. Aunt Petunia is wearing Kevin’s Hat.

KEVIN:
Aunt Petunia was born when I decided to become her.

SHELBY:
See? Now I'm over here. I became Aunt Petunia and convinced an entire internet community into thinking that I was a young attractive woman who just happened to like comic books. That right there should have given me away, but the bigger the lie, the more people will believe it.


SCREEN:
albafan



LEE / albafan:
Come on! The only way that Blob could stop Juggernaut is if he were standing on an adamantium planet!

SHELBY / Aunt Petunia:
Dr. Doom would build a wooden satellite to emit some sort of Anti Mutant ray to stop Magneto.

LEE:
What? Does everyone have some ****in' Kryptonite hangin' out in their fridge?

SHELBY:
Apparently with prep time, Batman could have stopped the crucifixion. Despite such thrilling conversations these were the subjects of my experiment. I've always wanted to know, "how the other side felt" and I thought I'd give it a try. At first I was met with a little resistance. But eventually I convinced everyone by adopting my Aunt Petunia character. It was alot like role-playing. It was alot like acting. I observed the shallowness and the depth of people in so many more different ways than just an anonymous poster like myself would normally experience.

SCREEN:
MitchMatch50

LEE / MitchMatch50 and SCREEN:
Hey SEXY, Holla at me! What’s up? I saw your pic and I must say your really hot. Plus I heard asian women have very tight..aww never mind. Well anyway I am a good looking male, I could send you a pic on an instant messenger if you would like. I would really like to talk to you sometime. Your face and body definitely gave me a hard on. ALL l7 inches standing straight up. Please take this as a compliment and not as a pervert. Holla at me my name is MitchMatch50
Your Friend,
Mitch

SHELBY:
I had people immediately listening to what I had to say, instead of me working my ass off just to get a word in edgewise. It was "intoxicating". Of course after that it was just me being "me". I changed my mannerisms a little bit. I even dropped in on "For female only" threads and oogled the hunks there. I didn't want to give myself away and I didn't want to tell everyone I was a lesbian. I just wanted people to be fooled by my initial appearance and then listen to what I had to say.

KEVIN:
But I discovered something else...



SHELBY:
I discovered that once people got past my sex, my age, or whatever preconceived notions they had about me, they got to respect my intelligence. My writing. My opinion. I made real connections that I hope weren't facilitated by my "hot" appearance.

KEVIN:
But I suppose they were.

SHELBY :
Other than my appearance, everything else that I've told them in regards to my personal life is true. I am an actor. I did learn to read with the Fantastic Four. I had a genuine interest in the topic. I was planning on revealing myself. I was tired of role-playing after two years. I wanted to tell them the truth.


SCREEN:
This above all: to thine own self be true.

SHELBY:
And I did.

JUDY and SCREEN:
That makes you fruity.

LEE and SCREEN:
Ugh! I just literally puked

JUDY and SCREEN:
I betcha plenty of the people who post here as girls have dudemeat.

LEE and SCREEN:
Oh God its The Crying Game all over again


KEVIN:
So... what did I learn?

.
BMW:
Nothing.

SCREEN:
Something.



KEVIN:
It was strange but I thought that something entirely different would happen. I thought that my net friends would blow it off and realize that the person they knew wasn’t just the physical package. That the real person was the greater body of the text. The connections that we had through our mutual interests. I thought that the people who I had not gained the respect of as Aunt Petunia would be even more despondent to me. Or downright belligerent. That they would go for the jugular and start smearing my “good name”. To revert to a even baser disposition. And of course the inevitable insults based on my sexuality.

SHELBY:
…but that wasn’t the case. My net enemies celebrated my deception. They embraced my hoax and thought that it was an act of pure genius. Their regard for me changed immediately. I was a welcome pariah now and Aunt Petunia has entered the ranks of the infamous. My net friends however felt betrayed, even sick about the whole thing. Some refused to even acknowledge me anymore. And the forum that I had helped build seemed to lose all respect for me. Despite the fact that this wasn’t a community that was based on our physical attributes. It was based on something more: our love for the Fantastic Four. Ironically a story based around the closeness of family despite their own surface flaws. My net friends felt hurt and I feel sorrow and regret for losing the very real friendships I had formed for a brief period of time with a few people represented, in my mind, by text on a page.

KEVIN:
…but I guess that we’re more than just words. We are our word.


Blackout

If anyone would like to see the whole play, give me a holler on my profile page. I'll email it to you.


I'm very proud.

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Please tell me that excerpt from MitchMatch50 is verbatim to reality. I know that guy!

Since we're on the subject, did you ever plan to reveal this deception at any point on the forums, or to any one in particular? Or did it become just so big that it was too late to look back?

 

[Majic Walrus]

Thanks. I'm scared.

That is an appropriate emotional response to the situation.

 

[Franklin Richards]

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Please tell me that excerpt from MitchMatch50 is verbatim to reality. I know that guy!

Since we're on the subject, did you ever plan to reveal this deception at any point on the forums, or to any one in particular? Or did it become just so big that it was too late to look back?

I was getting tired of it and I decided to **** or get off the pot. I contacted Tessa to ask her if she wanted to help me in the ruse. I was going to see if some of the FF Forum people could get together for the FF movie and then I would reveal myself.

I knew that she might get on the forum and reveal herself, but I was ready for that too. My reveal wasn't a surprise and it wasn't me "getting caught". I played this server like a violin and I only got busted because I wanted to get busted.

Oh and Mitch is the real deal.

 

[Crook]

I was getting tired of it and I decided to **** or get off the pot. I contacted Tessa to ask her if she wanted to help me in the ruse. I was going to see if some of the FF Forum people could get together for the FF movie and then I would reveal myself.

Be grateful it didn't happen. Instant exposure to a shock like that...who knows what they would've done.

I knew that she might get on the forum and reveal herself, but I was ready for that too. My reveal wasn't a surprise and it wasn't me "getting caught". I played this server like a violin and I only got busted because I wanted to get busted.

Eh? Unless you planned for it to happen like it did, how do you figure?

Oh and Mitch is the real deal.

If you have anymore embarrassing messages still saved, feel free to spread the love.

 

[Franklin Richards]

I planned for it to happen one of two ways. Either she'd get on here. Something I controlled by contacting her or I was gonna meet up with everyone at the movie. One or the other and Tessa indicated which one was used. Again... all part of the plan.


As for embarrassing pm's.... that one was part of a play and I can get away with it. I don't want to push my luck.


Besides... why leverage all my good blackmail stuff?

 

[Alexia Dark]

What is your dream role?
What certificate does one need in the US to serve alcohol (aka be a server)?

 

[Franklin Richards]

What is your dream role?
What certificate does one need in the US to serve alcohol (aka be a server)?

I've been lucky enough to play some of my dream roles : Cowardly Lion, Harold Hill, and Mercutio.

The one I'm still waiting for is Salieri in Amadeus. Can't wait for that one. When are you going to open your theatre, Alexia?


As for serving... most states you just have to be of age but for Texas you have to be TABC certified. This takes about 4 or 5 hours at a bar or restaurant watching videos and learning how to tell a fake ID. Most of the time you get a lunch too. Costs about 35 dollars for the certification but most of the time the restaurant you got a job at will pay for it.

 

[Ahura Mazda]

Do you find it that your usual signature has two Thing heads flanking a Doom head as if they were guarding him?

 

[E-Man]

Who would you beat up if you had a "beat up a person for free card?"

Which team do you hate more. The Eagles, the Redskins, or the Giants?

Why did the chicken cross the road?

All time favorite comic book?

 

[ComicChick]

What kind of toothpaste do you use?

How many times a day do you brush your teeth?

What kind of cell phone do you have?

What's your default ringtone?