How's that for alphabet soup? *Shot.*

I'm seeing a lot of original character crossovers lately. Same with RPs. From time to time, I actually lurk in the OC Universe RP World and check out character profiles. I've also noticed a recent trend where people are interviewing OCs. Personally, I find this very intriguing.

I'd love to join in on the fun, but there are a few things holding me back. For one, I'm not great at RPing. In all my life, I've only been involved with one RP in which the objective is to be as silly as possible. So I've never done a serious RP with an OC. And if my OCs were to meet anyone else's, they might be freaked out by characters. I mean, I've got people with powers, people that aren't people, demons that somewhat look like people, inhabitants of other planets that hardly look like people, and a stick figure.

Second, I'm not familiar with everyone's stories. In fact, the only original story that I've read on theO is Kita Mikichi's So Distant (which I enjoyed despite the fact that I cried puddles). I'd like to read more, but I don't know who has stories and who wants me to read what. So, who's got a story they want me to read? I don't know how long it'll take me to read it, but I'll read it.

Then there are the interviews. Do you have to be a part of the OC Universe to ask questions? Also, do you have to be a part of it to have your OCs ask questions? What I'm trying to say is that I'd like to participate in asking questions, even though I'm not a very good RPer. I also think it would be fun if my OCs could be interviewed since I want to develop them better.

Thank you for your replies, everyone! I'd comment individually, but I'd be saying the same thing over multiple times. I think I'll join OCU if someone would be patient enough to show me the ropes. And don't be surprised if I spam everyone's comment boxes with questions.