Ethereal started out as a joke. A response to some kidding around on the Internet.
I started telling a story to entertain my friends, and -- well I guess I got carried away with it.
Couldn't get it out of my head, except maybe by bleeding it out through my fingers. (I think that's supposed to be an author joke.)
I started liking these characters and wondering what was happening to them.
I just had to find out. -- Now you can too.