Posted by Kwinzit on April 5, 2000 at 07:29:42:
In Reply to: I'm gone... posted by Shinkoujinei on April 5, 2000 at 02:11:59:
> I apologize to everyone I've let down, Cyradia especially. I'm not quitting because I'm sick of this char specifically. On the contrary, I doubt I've ever had as much fun with any char as I did with Shin. I am trying to stop playing for a while, however. The entire time I've been on CF, I've had a blast, and all thanks to the immortals who continue to make this place such a tempting substitute for real life. Anyways, a few goodbyes for the char:
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> Khiravn: Having something of an arch enemy made things considerably more interesting. We always had really close fights whenever it was just the two of us and though we must've fought thirty or so times, I don't believe either of us ever killed the other. You were one of the few lightwalkers that was ever willing to have an intelligent conversation with me (though I didn't have the opportunity as much as I would have liked).
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> Ingvar: Coming across someone like you was quite refreshing. Sorry for not keeping my promise... I really would've liked to die of old age. Deleting was really bad roleplaying on my part. Keep up the good work though. I think you'll go far.
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> Cyradia: I suppose you're the one I need to thank/apologize to the most. You empowered, inducted, and tattooed me twice. Interacting with you and simply being in your presence was really a pleasure. Again though, I can't help but feel that I'm being a dick by deleting. You obviously put a lot of work into making Scarab viable/making it fun for all of us who wanted to stick it out, and I'm sorry to have let you down.
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> Scarabaeus: I never really had the opportunity to interact with you, and I do regret that. I felt somewhat awkward approaching you as a priest of Cyradia.
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> Aslaria: Though I doubt I exchanged more than a few sentences with you, you seemed to be quite promising. I regret not sticking around longer to find out what you're all about.
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> Dhaevor: I have nothing but respect for you for implementing that policy. I've always thought that Battle taking the Icon was bullshit, a thing which only occurred when Battle had the numbers to do it all but unopposed.
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> I'd like to apologize to any applicants who feel that I was unfair or prevented them from enjoying the game. Specifically, I'd like to apologize to Kwinzit, as well as a duergar shaman whose name I forget. Had you stuck with it, I have no doubt that you could've gotten in.
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> As an aside, I'd like to express how disappointed I was to learn of the degree to which inappropriate information (specifically past characters) is exchanged over IRC/other ooc channels. I really think that this sort of thing does a lot to cheapen the entire experience; it makes immersion in the game much more difficult/superficial. I had never really been on IRC until recently. The first time I logged on, three people asked me about characters I'd played in the past, and two of them had 'guessed' correctly. Within about ten minutes, the identities of two other current chars had been (without my wish or consent) revealed to me. Anyways, this is turning into a rant where I meant it to be a goodbye note.
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> Thanks to all of the players and imms who make CF such a rich and fantastic environment.
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> -Shinkoujinei
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> -Shinkoujinei