Watch the Footage

We already have an apology thread, so... not having one of these seemed remiss.

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I guess really we have a lot to thank each other for, so I’ll start.

Thank you for accepting me as a part of this. I’m not used to... being involved with things, on a level where I’m actually noticeable. I’m not used to having such a wide circle of people to talk to, and rely on, and who can rely on me.

Thank you for being my friends when I thought that I didn’t have any or that I was just going to be a pointless blip that would vanish from the forum as quickly as she appeared. Thank you for trusting me.

Thank you for singing.

Thank you to Joe, for bringing us together, and Ed for being our composure.

Thank you to the fictional characters, for every Earned Happy Ending, every Bittersweet Ending and Twist. We didn’t create you, but our world is what it is today because of creations like you, and people like you. Don’t ever doubt how much that matters to every single one of us.

The Fourth Wall is falling, the Old One is coming, and this might very well be the last few days of our lives. But you know what? I wouldn’t change a second.

Well. Let's see what I can say.

Thank y'all for being so friendly. Thanks for all the times I was feeling down and you guys cheered me up. Thanks for forgiving me for the times I said stupid things.

Eh... I kinda feel I should say more, but I can't think of anything. Maybe later.

I just want to say thanks to everybody even though I have not contributed to anything for including me in this wonderful arg and I hope we can still keep in touch when this is all over

I want to thank Qara-Xuan Zenith for sending PMs to tropers living near Echoes and Wall Pieces. Without that PM about the Echo at G'raj Mahal, I never would have learned of this ARG, and I would have missed out on some great times with you guys over the past couple of weeks. Too bad I didn't discover this thing sooner.

Thank you to the one person who voted for me to fight Cthulhu, and to all of you people. You have helped me out a lot.

How on earth did I ever get roped so far into this ARG? Somehow, I went from quiet, shy, and hesitant, to, well, just quiet, really. You guys even got me to sing for you. Looking back, I can’t remember accurately my first impressions of you all. But I know what I think of you today.

Thank you. Thank you for being so bloody awesome. I can’t think of a single one of you whose posts I’ve read, or who I’ve seen on the chatroom, who I don’t respect. I don’t care if your posts make up half of those here, or if you’ve said just one thing on topic, or off-topic, or not at all (well, to an extent. If you made an account back in September and have done nothing since, I don’t remember you). Whether you are secure in your position, at the frontlines of every topic, or if you are unsure, wanting to help but not knowing how or if you’re welcome, I still welcome each thing you say, and, unless you’re a troll, I can’t think of anyone I would discount or ignore. I like you all too much.

Conversely, I will never be able to have low self-esteem again. I don’t know half the time I spent blushing after reading something about me (/does not accept compliments gracefully).

So, thank you. For everything. It’s been tremendous fun.

I want to say thanks to you all, you helped keep me sane.
I thought I'd be a lurker for the entirety of the game, but obviously that didn't work well.
I want to say thank you for putting up with me, I know I'm a bit of a handful.
Thanks for the laughs; there were certainly a lot.
And most of all, thanks for being my friends.

Thanks, everyone, for... well, just being present. What with the college workload and laziness and internet distractions and all, you guys have pretty much been the extent of my social life these past few months. Even if I haven't been very active, you were still there to strike up a conversation with whenever I was. That's helped me out quite a bit, I think. :)

I would like to thank you guys to give me an outlet for my insanity over the past semester

Wow, after seeing all of these I don't know if I can do a well enough job thanking you guys, but I guess I'll try.

I actually didn't expect myself to become so involved in the ARG. I wasn't really a big player in it, but I tried my best. I remember having seen the very first announcement that was made. Back then I just shrugged it off, but eventually later in the game, I started following in the timeline, then I started following the characters on twitter, and suddenly, out of curiousity, I decided to make an account here and just see what happens.
It was kind of weird at the start, but eventually I warmed up to everybody. We've had our rough times and our good times too, I guess that just makes it even more awesome, being here and all. It's nice being here and talking and doing stuff, I can't remember a day I haven't had a good time talking with you guys and I'm really thankful for that.

So for all those memories, and for those yet to come, I thank you all.

*sigh*

I'm torn between the urge to wait until the last minute to post this, so I'll be embarrassed about talking-about-feelings for less time, and the terror that I'll put it off until the forum's locked and it's too late. I guess terror trumps embarrassment.

In no particular order...

Thank you to Scarab for starting this thread. Thank you for all your songs, Scarab. Thank you for seeing the Making Metaguards Out of You through to completion, and making it awesome. Thank you for plotting with me; heck, it was our Cake Guy craziness that drew me into all this. Thank you for being Bonsus.

Thank you to Scarab, Pixie, and Adell for keeping the chatroom running, for banning trolls and encouraging SCIENCE and keeping us sane.

Thank you to Dryu, Jack, and Adell (as well as the admins, of course) for keeping the forums in working order. Thank you for splitting threads, fixing markup, deleting spam, and all the rest of whatever modmagic you guys do.

Thank you to Adell for being our heart. Thank you for being our Team Dad. It feels like since the start, you've been keeping us all going, holding us together. Thank you for being right.

Thank you to H for being the first to call us a tram.

Thank you to Dryu for keeping the Timeline in shape, regardless of any creepiness.

Thank you to Sicon and Dryu for having my brainhaxx, all the time. It's a comfort to know that I'm not the only person thinking what I'm thinking.

Thank you all for putting up with me, even when I've been hard to put up with. Thank you especially to Pixie, Wacky, and Eli; I know I've upset you, and I'm sorry. Thank you for giving me another chance.

Thank you to Tyltalis for taking something I did wrong, and still feel terrible about, and reframing it to make it seem like it wasn't so bad, and for making me feel really great about myself with a well-timed PM.

Thank you to everyone who's called me out when I needed to be. Thank you to everyone who's plotted with me, everyone who's posted a comment or walked into the chatroom. I feel horrible for not naming more people by name here, but I know that if I tried to, I'd just feel even worse for the even fewer people I'd be leaving out, and this post would probably exceed the character limit. Thank you, though; you've each, personally, touched me, made me happier, made me better, at some point or another. You know who you are, or you should. If you're not sure, assume I mean you. If you're sure I don't, assume you're wrong.
Thank you for being here. Thank you for being my friends, for being my tram. Thank you for changing me.

I'm feeling a little too meta to thank fictional characters, but there's still one more thing left to say.

To the GMs: Thank you. Thank you for making this game, for putting I can only imagine how much work into it. Thank you for making it compelling, for making it AMAZING. Thank you for putting up with us-- for putting up with me. I know I didn't make it easy. Thank you for taking what we threw at you, and doing interesting things with it. Thank you for bringing us together, and thank you for keeping us here. Thank you for answers when we were panicking, and thought we needed them. Thank you for squirrel pictures and kind words. I don't know if I ever communicated, or ever will, quite how touched I was. Thank you for a beautiful story, and brilliant characters, and exhilarating plot.
If it weren't for you guys, none of us would be here. So thank you. I probably can't thank you enough.

I guess you've seen this, since I sent it to A for Adell's app, but... I figure I might as well let everyone else hear me warbling my thanks to you guys, to the tune of ABBA's "Thank You For the Music", here.

Lyrics:

I'm nothing special, in fact I'm a bit of a nerd
If I tell a joke, you'll probably think it's absurd
But I have a hobby, a wonderful game
When I post a comment, I feel no shame
I'm glad the Wall didn't fall
All I want is to say to you all

So I say
Thank you for the forums, the game I'm playing
Thanks for all the friends who're staying
Who can live without it, I ask in all honesty
What would life be?
Without The Wall Will Fall what were we?
So I say thank you for the Footage
For giving it to me

Mother says I was a troper before I could walk
She says I began to geek out before I could talk
And I've often wondered, how did it all start?
Who found out that nothing can capture a heart
Like an ARG can?
Well, whoever it was, I'm a fan

So I say
Thank you for the forums, the game I'm playing
Thanks for all the friends who're staying
Who can live without it, I ask in all honesty
What would life be?
Without The Wall Will Fall what were we?
So I say thank you for the Footage
For giving it to me

I've been obsessive, I have read all the blogs and tweets
I wanna give my love to all the GMs
What a joy, what a game, what a chance!

Thank you for the forums, the game I'm playing
Thanks for all the friends who're staying
Who can live without it, I ask in all honesty
What would life be?
Without The Wall Will Fall what were we?
So I say thank you for the Footage
For giving it to me
So I say thank you for the Footage
For giving it to me

If I don't get around to anything else, thanks for all the fun and laughs you've all provided me. I've had a blast with this ARG, and the player base was definitely a part of it. You guys are all awesome, and I'm glad I met you.

I'm... Not good at this sort of thing...
I never was. I was just the nerd that lurks around and never talks to anybody. Somehow this has changed after meeting you guys... I have changed since I first came here. I learned a lot, and you all have been very understanding of the issues I created.

I can't do justice by calling the names of one or another, just... Thanks everyone. For all the time and patience you all shared with me

When I got here, the game was in full swing and we were about to start the refictionalisations. I figured I wouldn't be able to keep up. But I was wrong. You guys accepted me into your community with open arms, and the fun I've had with you all over the last six weeks or so has made it all worth it. So for that I say thank you. In particular, I want to thank the following people:

Victin - You were the first to welcome me to the forum, and for that I have to thank you.

Scarab - Bonsus Girl, you've been working diligently on my portrait and have given me a lot of moral support, especially in regards to the song I posted the other night.

Qara, eli, Wacky, Pixel and Dryu - you five have given me so much enjoyment in the chat and Twitter that it isn't even funny.

Adell - I dunno how, but you kept us all together long enough for you to laser Cthulhu in the face.

BW - You gave me a lot of help with Audacity the other day.

And of course, the GMs - for creating an incredible story with fantastic characters who I was always excited to read about the adventures of. Thank you.

To every one of you-

Thank you for accepting me in a world where I have almost no friends and has been bullied since birth.

May God bless you all. Apart from Endless Sea, because I'm not really sure about him.

I got some complaints about the last bit. No one forces you to bless Endless, but that was one step away from being openly hostile. г_г
~D

The Wild West Pyro wrote:To every one of you-

Thank you for accepting me in a world where I have almost no friends and has been bullied since birth.

May God bless you all. Apart from Endless Sea, because I'm not really sure about him.

That... last part is kind of mean, and not really in the spirit of the thread, if you were joking, Pyro, an emoticon would be appreciated by Endless, I'm sure

Scarab wrote:That... last part is kind of mean, and not really in the spirit of the thread, if you were joking, Pyro, an emoticon would be appreciated by Endless, I'm sure

Or a link to My Friends and Zoidberg at least.