User blog:Reimaru Natsukaze/Recent Events

No shit this is about Monty Oum. I'm not doing this because everyone else is doing this. I'm doing this because Monty was a significant figure to me. I'm doing this because I want my say to be my own.

Now, onto the actual message.

Monty was more than an ordinary animator. He was a damn good one. He was an employee who enjoyed his time with his co-workers. He was a good husband, even if there were some fights that I'm not aware of.

But most importantly, he was a father.

He gave birth to RWBY. He gave birth to many, many communities across the net. He gave birth to millions of fans, people who respected and love his art. He gave birth to the several fanfictions and fanarts that pockmark my browser's history. He gave birth to a whole new craze: a love for his world.

We are undeniably part of that. We are a part of his art, his works and pieces scattered around the world, spreading a singular, simple message.

Create.

It's the purpose of this wiki, unsurprisingly enough. Monty wanted us to create. Remember that OC contest he promised? I'm still mad at him for that. But it still shows that he wants us to fill his world with our own personas, our own art. He succeeded to reach out with himself to a lot of people, and he's fortunate he did that. Why? Because we're caring for him, even at this instant. I respect his bravery.

But now.

We are grieving. I understand a lot, if not some people, need time to cope with this loss. But sooner or later, we must move on. If we don't, we'll just be trapped in a distant memory of a great man.

Allow me to be a bastard for a second.

As great as Monty was, he was human. It was obvious he was going to die. He was just a weak, puny human in a population of 7 billion people in this huge, huge world. His death just came sooner than others.

The reason I said this is because we, as undesireable as it may seem, need to see Monty in this manner in order to move on. Yet, I'm not saying that he wasn't great. He was in our eyes. It's truly touching that one person can affect a humungous amount of people. It reminds us of what we can do, but only if we have the courage to move on.

Let me provide a more valid reason to move on: Monty wants us to be artists. To make, and to be proud of what you make. Clinging to him won't solve anything, won't change anything, won't make anything.

When you're ready, create again. For I feel that is what Monty would say.