Ivy Q&A

The Ivy Q&A was posted on 13 February 2011. It shed further light on the Ivy Saga (March — July 2009).

General questions

Assuming that you weren't forced to abort, what was your original plan for ending the saga? Did you have anything special planned for the breakup?--MoarLurk 17:18, 3 February 2011 (PST)

Not really. I was just going to ride it out to a certain point. Like any other relationship, I would have broke it off if things got stale.

Also how did you get Chris to watch End of Evangelion and did he have any prior exposure to the series?--MoarLurk 19:42, 3 February 2011 (PST)

I liked Evangelion to an extent but it was my good friend who was the real fan. He wanted Chris to watch it. I basically said "Oh, you should watch this, you'll enjoy it" and that's what kicked it off. Chris said he liked the sex scene between Misato "and that guy" but that Rei melting everywhere made him uncomfortable. He was familiar with Evangelion but not really a heavy watcher.

How much contact did you have with Chris? Also, were you ever actually planning on meeting Chris like he mentions in this video?--Sack Thaddic 18:15, 3 February 2011 (PST)

Chris called me a lot- it would have been impossible to keep track of how often. I'd just pick up and talk to him then.

How much input did you have into the content Chris produced during the saga? Were the Wedding/Honeymoon Comics based on your suggestions, or did Chris come up with it on his own?--Dethchemist77 18:27, 3 February 2011 (PST)

Basically I would plant the seed and Chris would sow it. I'd occasionally suggest small details like what someone would wear or which friends I would want included or whatever. For the wedding comic, I just suggested that we have a wedding comic to prove himself to me. I made a few suggestions but he pretty much did it all on his own. With the honeymoon comic, I said something like "I want a honeymoon comic" and he did things like have my dad, Officer Keino, make an appearance. Though… I specifically wanted him to make an accurate depiction of his dick in the wedding comic because I worried he'd hide the bend. To comply with this request he traced his penis to cut down on effort (and staring).

Opinions regarding how Chris became the way he is vary from assigning him over nine thousand different mental diseases and disorders, to crediting his 'perfect storm' of behavioral issues to simply shitty parenting of an autistic kid. As one of his more dedicated trolls, what are your thoughts? --Ronichu 13:43, 4 February 2011 (PST)

Like Lady Gaga would say, I think he was born that way. :(

Most of the trolling aside from BlueSpike's efforts seems designed with the ultimate goal of helping Chris (eg "Get a job" is a requirement of practically all sweethearts). Do you believe this has had any effect? Can they? Following on from that, do you support BlueSpike style trolling, aka purposely inflicting as much harm on Chris as possible with no 'goal'? --Ronichu 13:43, 4 February 2011 (PST)

I really haven't been following trolling in Chris since I've been playing golf in Heaven with Boudicca and Lilith so I'm not really sure. But, I really don't think either method is effective. Neither result will help nor harm Chris in the long run.

Is it true that one time when Chris called you, one of your parents (or someone pretended to be your parent) picked up the phone and told Chris off for calling all the time and so damn early in the morning? --Nhocgreen 20:49, 4 February 2011 (PST)

No.

Was there a point were trolling Chris stopped being fun and became a chore? As in, because he kept calling, you felt you HAD to talk to him and you HAD to keep dealing with him? A follow up question: was it your idea to end it or and outside source? -- TheMAN 03:03, 5 February 2011 (PST)

For the first question, it never felt like a chore because I'd only pick up when I wanted to and we'd have fun. It stopped being fun towards the end. It got kinda sketchy and I felt uncomfortable. It got too personal. As for the second part, you'll see a thorough answer further down...

The say that a madman falling in love with you is a scarier situation than a madman wanting to kill you. Were you frightened or disturbed by any of your contacts with Chris? Or if not, were you merely amused by his bizarre methods of showing affection? --DJChaos 15:22, 5 February 2011 (PST)

I was often amused by Chris, perplexed, and impressed. But he wasn't really that bad, he would just gross me out.

When Rocky decided to call the police, did you have any conversations with her at all? Obviously the background check on you came up with nothing, but did you have any problems at all with Rocky's meddling? - Machop 16:57, 5 February 2011 (PST)

I didn't talk to Rocky. We had constant problems with Rocky as did Bob and Barb. It didn't just affect me and Josh, but Chris's home life. She's a troll herself. If she was really trying to help Chris, she could help Barb and Bob as well. But she didn't. Her priority has always been to pursue trolls in lieu of helping Chris. She had this motivation from day one. "I'm trolling you back" pretty much sums up Rocky.

This one's kinda stupid, but i am a little curious. When Chris made the wedding comic the dress was ripped off from November Rain. Since Chris only listens to video game music or songs from guitar hero, chances are he never heard of that song or seen that video. Did you ever mention that you liked guns and roses/November rain, or is that some of his random accessness? --CaseHa 17:10, 5 February 2011 (PST)

I mentioned the dress explicitly. I told him I loved the video and I loved the dress. I thought, "If I'm going to get married at the circus, let's go all out".

If you had one more time to troll Chris before you died, what else would you have done to the manchild? --PedoforkBait 18:06, 5 February 2010 (PST)

Nothing, because I am dead.

Probably a stupid question but have you ever talked to Barb or Bob on the phone? If so, How did it go? --Lucida 7:41, 6 February 2011 (PST)

Yes, keep scrolling!

How did you find out about Chris stealing his parent's credit cards for his PSN account? --Lucida 7:52, 6 February 2011 (PST)

I confronted him about the bounced check and he admitted to using his parents' cards on PSN. Bob later told me Chris was nicking small change from Barb and that he knew Chris was stealing from them via their credit cards.

Kind of piggybacking on another user's question: If you had had the chance to meet Chris in person, how do you think the event would have progressed? Would you have attempted to follow Chris's itinerary to a certain point before suggesting different activities, ride it the whole way through, or completely hijack it? Also, judging how the date with Emily (and any other female) went, it seems that Chris's ultimate goal in meeting up with a woman is to kiss and/or bed her. Would you have been prepared for his advances? Would you have brought along a chaperon/bodyguard, or did you believe that Chris was actually pretty harmless and that you could easily deflect his moves? -- Elliecoral 17:08 7 February 2011 (EST) [minor edit for grammar]

If Chris showed up at my house, I'd call my dad and yell "RAPE!". I wouldn't be worried about actual rape but just because Chris brings trouble. I'm also pretty certain Purrell doesn't clean feces… I don't want him touching me with those hands.

Ivy, I am curious. What was your reaction to the creeptacular videos Chris made for you, particularly "Message for Ivy" and "For my Sweetest Ivy"? Did you start to second guess your decision to help troll Chris? What was your reaction to "For my Sweetest Ivy" getting played on the radio? It seems Chris has arguably made some of his creepiest and disturbing videos during your saga, and was totally enamored with you. Was there anything different you were doing in your trolling of Chris over the phone, as he seemed to be obsessed with your more than any other "sweetheart" of any saga before or since. I only ask this since we don't have your phone calls to hear for ourselves, so I'm curious if you did anything unique to get Chris so wrapped up in you? Nigroid 14:26, 7 February 2011 (PST)

Everything Chris does impresses me. Whether it's backstabbing me or wooing me, I have always been impressed. I loved when one of Chris' videos to me was on the radio. Why would I record myself? I'm just having fun with my good buddy Chris.

Ivy's Ghost, what was it about what you did that seemed to influence Chris to draw comic and also bring the crazy out of him? Also, you seem to have been the last sweetheart to use a fursona/sonic recolor sidekicks. Would you recommend future sweethearts to do the same? Barachulove 20:23, 7 February 2011 (PST)

Already answered the first part. As for the second part, there's no surefire recipe to get Chris to do what you want him to do. If Chris likes you, he likes you. It's just purely a matter of chance.

Ivy, I guess this question has to do with meeting Chris, but how badly did Chris want to meet you in real life? And did Chris have any intentions of getting married with you(because of his daughter Crystal), or possibly getting a place together(If it went that far in Chris's mind)? Or did Chris just want you inside of his filthy home and having degrading "hanky-panky" in the garbage heaps of his house(because nothing says romance like rolling around in some garbage with an overweight man-child)? Chris_Pickles 4:20, 8 February 2011 (EST)

Yes to all the above. I don't know how far the rabbit hole goes, and I didn't want to find out.

Any relation to Poison Ivy? TheIronFjord 10:29, 8 February 2011 (EST)

SOUL CALIBER.

This is an odd one, but was there, at any time, a moment when you felt a morsel of pity and/or (misguided) affection for Chris, or believed that he could be changed? (Granted, we mostly despise Chris, but there are a few times when some of us feel sorry for him and wish he could improve himself.) Do you believe Chris can redeem himself and become a somewhat functioning member of society, or is he a lost cause? For that matter, did you consider white knighting? -- Elliecoral 18:11, 8 February 2011 (EST)

I felt bad for Chris when Josh was ripping him off until I found out that Chris was ripping Josh off as well. I feel bad for his parents. They did make him, but they also had to endure problems themselves. There's some mental illness in the family, I bet. I don't think Chris can get better because all the influences in his life suck.

Your saga produced some of the most bizzare behavior from Chris. While he certainly did some weird stuff before you came along, his videos for you contained some of the most disturbing behavior he has ever shown. Among Chris's sweethearts, what made you so unique that you were able to get such strangeness out of him? Did you approach him differently? Farm Zombie 01:08, 9 February 2011 (PST)

Vegas, baby. Vegas.

What was the grossest thing Chris ever said to you? I think other people have already asked this but how did you get Chris to start talking to you and did he ever get a "real" picture of you? (as in a picture of a random person from the internet) Or was Chris just going off of drawn pictures?Interested bystander 19:01, 9 February 2011 (PST)

Chris was going off the drawing alone. The grossest things he said to me were anything involving his bodily functions, him sleeping in the the products of said bodily functions. Oh and "sammies".

Was it hard to play it straight when talking to Chris on the phone? Did you ever break character, or just start cracking up? darkhorse816 22:21, 9 February 2011 (CST)

If I was bored, I was bored. If I laughed, I laughed. I hid nothing. A lot of it was me saying "yeah, yeah, uh huh". I just had him call me back. Whatever I felt, I made no secret of.

Chris stories

Outside of what's been documented, are there any funny Chris stories you can share with us? John Ritter's Nutsack 15:57, 5 February 2011 (PST)

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