Archived editorials from Inside With Hobbes — Hobbes Lionheart’s section on FinalFantasyFanatic.com (2002). These writings are preserved as originally published, not a visual replica of the original site.
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Hobbes Lionheart — Editorials

On February 16, 2002, an open call went out on finalfantasyfanatic.com for help with the site. Three names threw their hats in the ring: Kyle Shidair, -= DJ Cheetah =-, and Hobbes. (I genuinely don’t remember -= DJ Cheetah =- — no offense intended.) Hobbes won out.

What happened next was largely his own doing. Hobbes wanted to take the role in an editorial direction, and so Inside with Hobbes was born — his own section with a subforum for more intellectual discussions. He brought a measured, intellectual voice that served as something of a counterbalance to my ridiculous personality.

We saw the world through different lenses — and reading these editorials again, that’s still clear. There’s even a thread where I jokingly note that we actually agree on something for once. At some point I mentioned I was working 28 hours a week while taking Calculus I in college, that it was hard and I had to actually study for it. He replied to let me know he didn’t understand why I was finding it so difficult, as he found it rather easy. He may have still been in high school at the time. But he was sharp, I trusted him, and we got along well.

Hobbes Lionheart — a name assembled from Calvin and Hobbes and Squall Lionheart of Final Fantasy VIII — wrote the following editorials for finalfantasyfanatic.com.

These editorials are presented as Hobbes originally wrote them. Specific location references have been redacted.