User blog comment:SelenaZephyr/Monty Oum - A Eulogy/@comment-32064726-20150203045350

If an admin could put the thingy that lets you expand and close a post on this, I'd be very thankful!

Before RWBY came along, I was stuck in a perpetual rolepla rut. I was part of another forum that was super big, and during my time there I'd become part of their character reviewing team, to then quitting and becoming a forum moderator. I'd had a fun time there on the forums and not in the actual game it was based in.

I say that because in game, I'd never actually been able to get into any Roleplaying for months on end due to the vastness and the cliques that had formed. I also was terrible at that kind of RPing where you have instantanious replies like a chat room. The problem was, the "cannon" for their RP was in game, while on the forums there was only AU rps going on.

I loved it. So many different ideas, AU worlds, and much fun and stories were made. It was my only way to get me 'rp fix'. At one point, I attempted to join a particular group, but none of them were online enough to do anything but induct and take me to their hideout. I was an forum mod at the time, having had many months of time without their Canon RP.

Eventually, instead of just making a huge goodbye post and quitting thread, like many others do to gain attention, I simply quietly left without a word. No one even bothered to contact me on Skype after a while, and kept my account opped, though I know it isn't anymore. It was the second time I'd left quietly into the night from a RP group.

I'd then gone from forum to forum, trying to find a place to fit in. I'd eventually go to some weird RP website, but lost interest after a couple of posts. Then I found a small little Accel World forum. It was nice there, though they as well had their drama. That one eventually lost interest after a while with all of its few members. And so,I had to go somewhere else.

During that time, RWBY had begun and ended. My friends and I LOVED it and on many an occasion discussed diferent weapon ideas we'd have and what'd fit for our personalities. We also did that for Accel World because that one had a LOT of personality requirements for abilties and such.

Back to RWBY though. I adored it. I loved it. I searched up so much art and information on it, that I became invested into it. That's when I finally decided to give RP another shot and searched out for one. That's when I came upon this wonderful place. So many characters, ideas, art, weapons, roleplay. It was wonderful. I was so excited, I jst had to join it.

And I did. I came here, created my first character Kara, and dived right into the ERP with Van for my first RP. Lewd I know, but it was the only one I was really offered at the time. And I took it. I am....not so good at trying to make an RP after past attempts, and asking other people to RP with me. So I simply wait till I find something I can get into.

Okay okay, I love RWBY. I love Monty. I love everyone involved in making this fantastic show. I love and consider many of the people in chat as friends, even if a partiuclar one does not do that at all. You've all have had an affect on me...it's helped me be more socialble, getting more involved in what's going on. If I hadn't come here....I honestly don't know where the hell I'd be at this moment. I love you guys.

I'm glad to be here, even in the thick mollases of drama. I'm glad Monty and RoosterTeeth created such a fantastic show.

So....Thank you everyone.Thank you for being here.

And most importantly, Thank You, Monty Oum,  youhave a beautiful soul. Rest In Peace.