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[riset]

Oh god guys I'm so sorry and I never thought this day would come, but.

I'm dropping Route.

You have all been amazing, and it's definitely the playerbase that's kept me here so long. But I can't find my motivation for the game anymore, and it's not fair to anyone if I just wibble back and forth and actually accomplish nothing. So Rise will be going home.

Pokémon are up for grabs, though Kanzeon is going to be fussy depending on who she goes to.

I love you all and I will miss the hell out of you, and I hope I get to cross paths with a bunch of you in the future.

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[foolishwren]

I've already gushed on Plurk and probably completely embarrassed myself and/or made you feel even WORSE so I'm really sorry, for the record. ;-;

But yeah, I'm just gonna... repeat what everyone up there said. This was a punch in the gut to wake up to but I sort of knew it was coming and I know it's for the best, because it's not fair at all for you to try and keep plugging away in a game you aren't feeling, which I know you tried so hard to do.

You were one of the first people ever to play with me here-- not just in Route, but in the entire LJ scene in general. When I joined up, I was completely terrified that no one would want to play with me, or that I was annoying, or that people had better things to do in general. But you were just so loving and friendly and welcoming that it just made the biggest difference in the world. I'm not sure I can even find words for it. And you didn't just give that to me, you gave it to everybody and that just makes you amazing. I'm so awkward talking to people one on one so it's a little easier over here in a comment box, but to me you'll always be the biggest part of what made Route what it was with your friendliness and just... dedication to trying to make everybody feel welcome. Ever since I got to know you in any capacity at all, I've just kind of been consistently amazed at how wonderful and loving a person you are.

And not just oocly, but ICly, too. You're such a wonderful writer and your characters-- ALL of them, not just Rise-- brought so much life to this place. You've made such a big difference to both me AND the character I play and I really, really wish I'd been able to somehow return the favor as much as I wanted to-- on both fronts. I'm sorry we plotted too little, too late-- especially since I know you've had so much pressure on you lately and I really should've thought of that ahead of time.

TL;DR You're amazing and I hope we'll be able to play together again someday. I don't care in what capacity-- meme, game, whatever. Or even if we never wind up playing together again, I'd love to stay in contact anyway, just because. But even if we don't, I hope all the luck and love you deserve follows you wherever you go and stays with you always, because... just, man, if anyone I know deserves it, it's you.

Take care, okay?

This place will never be the same without you and we were incredibly, incredibly lucky to have you for as long as we did.


_{And on an IC note, I'd love Heather to be able to get Fukuro back if that's all right?}


EDIT: OH SHIT I forgot to add: THANK YOU so much for everything. That part is really important.