(I get to see the finished copies at the same time as everyone else, just for the record.)

The positive here is that at least your past and personal feelings that made you empathize with FF9's cast also helped you write your best article yet. (IMO)

You usually write very entertaining pieces with your own unique perspective, so this time it worked doubly well as the really interesting parts come from the comparisons of characters to your own perspective of life. Thanks for opening up for us!