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And so it ends with me being as attention seeking and dramatic as has no doubt typified my time at TRSG in the eyes of many, often including myself. It probably seems a tad over the top and a bit wank to be writing a long thing about myself departing from an RP website, but after having created the fictional lives and careers of a veritable Ben Hur-esque cast of characters over the past eleven years on here, I thought it only right to bow out with something written down and concrete. Also I know this is the wrong part of the forum, but for some reason it felt more right sitting in RP. So, yeah, some people might have noticed, perhaps not, that my posting on here has become less and less frequent in the past few months, and in fact in the last 6 or 7 weeks I haven't even posted at all. I've been thinking a fair bit about RP and how and when one should admit it's time to hang up one's proverbial pen, and for me, this is that time. Why? It's the old "it's not you, it's me," thing, I'm afraid. Over the last couple of years, I've butted heads with more than a few people on here about the direction of RP, and how it annoys me the way things have changed over time. I complained and mumped and moaned about this a lot, as the mods all know, but I've come to realise that although things change, it's not a bad thing. Over the time I've been on TRSG, the style of RP has taken twists a number of times. From the original short form text stuff, to a widely story based RP world, to one in which relationships became huge and basically birthed the really interactive RP period that I loved, to a song-led era where the music once more became the focus, and then finally to this age of social media RP that we now find ourselves in. Have any of those "eras" and the change that brought them in ever been "wrong"? No, of course not, it was just how things changed and evolved. What's changed in the last couple of years is nothing new, it was just the natural progression into something different. The difference for me is that this time I didn't like it. But that's fine, that happens. I was always a fan of the more flamboyant style of writing that came with raw interactive RP and the relationships between characters. Long form RP was always something I loved. It was replaced by an era where images get more thanks than anything ever written, and where Twitter has replaced stories as the way to build characters and their backstories. But hey, while I don't personally like that, it's not my place to say it's bad or not right. It's what users like, and its part of the evolution of RP, which never stands still and will always change. That I am not a fan is merely a reflection on my own tastes as opposed to a reflection on the way you guys now RP. Respect to everyone for RPing, having the imagination to think up fantastic characters and songs and for keeping creativity alive. For me, it's just the opportune moment to realise that it's the end of my time in RP. It happens, and you've probably got to know when it's time to step away, which I've probably taken all too long to realise. I first joined this site in January 2005, when I simultaneously discovered the game and the RP side of TRSG. The game I quickly grew tired of, but the RP side of things straight away clicked with me. Writing as these characters and creating their lives, careers and later loves was such an open creative platform that I don't think I had stumbled over before, especially with the potential for interaction that came with this place and its style of forum. The past eleven years have allowed me the chance to build incredible intricate and imaginative stories and backgrounds, and even songs, for tens of characters that were born in my own imagination, and I've loved doing this as a hobby for a long, long time. Over the years, I've had the chance to write with some truly talented and creative people on here, and I think the world that's created herein is a truly fantastic place that reflects the sort of skill that is inherent in TRSG users. Does it make me a little sad to be bringing the curtain down on over a decade of creativity? Sure, but I'm happy (corny moment) in the knowledge that even after I leave here and hang up my creative brush, this place will live on, the characters will continue to be brought to life on this forum and the users will continue to write some magnificent things, hopefully for many many years to come. I'd also like to thank a number of users who over the years who have been fantastic RP partners, foils and occasionally adversaries. Without other people to interact with and bounce ideas off, this place would not have even a fraction of its charm and creativity. The users make TRSG what TRSG is. First, the old guard who are departed long ago, and some more recently; Political Turtle, who introduced me to this platform when I was merely a child, bikz who created along with me some of the wildest characters and stories I've ever had the pleasure of writing and who helped properly form Cassie Summers, old.gregg, xnightsidex, Raven, troy210111, Laurelles, infinite, snap_itshannah, McKenzie, Raven, The Nimrods, Smash Up, asdf, Synxhard, Aj, deadserious, MATTT, Squeege and a number of others who made the earlier years of this place so fantastic in my eyes. To those still here, PANIC!, Andre Gandra, freestylechamp, C4AJoh, TishaJackson, FiveT, angelicdevil, mebeme101, Princess Valentine, taylr, Matticus, Welat, Atonic Records and anyone else I've forgotten, you guys have created some of the most memorable songs and characters ever on here, and continue to be ace at RP. And then those that I have worked with, interacted a lot with or written with over the years; Stacy, you are genuinely by far and away the best songwriter I have ever had the pleasure of reading on this site, and your characters have always been magnificent. Carmel, I think you create some of the most memorable and out there characters, so distinguishable from each other and different that it sets you aside from anyone else on here. Mr Hess, your humour and your irreverent take on RP has made for many hours of entertainment on here over the past few years, and of course, together we wrote one of my favourite couplings ever to exist on here in Cassie and Karoliena. Tequila, for a number of years we have been doing a lot of RP together, and it's created some of the best memories and moments from here for me. Scott and Gia and Kai and Honor in particular will live long in the memory for me, and it has been a pleasure to create such great stories with you over the years. You have an unmatched ability to create likeable and memorable characters, and a capacity for writing quality songs in high numbers that I don't think anyone else can compete with. Finally, I want to say to kandii and Famouss7x7, you two have probably had to shoulder more flak from me than any others over the past couple of years, and I want to apologise for that. You are both imaginative and creative, fantastic RPers, and there's no real animosity from me towards either of you, even if we did butt heads on many occasions. Continue doing what you do, and I hope neither of you took anything I ever said towards you personally. For anyone I've forgotten, please accept my apologies, I've RPd with a shit of a lot of people over the years. And to the newer users I've not had much of a chance to RP with since they arrived, hopefully you continue to come here and enjoy this place for many years, as I did. I'd also like to do something incredibly silly and thank the characters that have allowed me to be so creative over the last decade plus. It's impossible for me to put into words how much I'll miss all of my characters, but most of all Scott Rose-Hilton, Eilidh Greene (she never did get that ring), the inimitable Cassie Summers and Kai Rollins, and of course Katie Merjos, who really kicked off my deep love of this hobby, and in particular the songwriting part of it all. I hope they all "live" on well with the users that have taken them on, and I trust they will continue to be awesome from hereon in. (I've given my characters to people and wrote it all in the face claim thread, so all FCs are still taken, soz). And I kinda want to end on here with a walk down memory lane and a little reflection on some of my very favourite moments from my own writings in the RP world if you'll indulge me for a few moments longer, or at all. Quote:Scott and Gia - the whole saga - The original power couple. This story of pure interaction between two characters and their lives, runs at over 15,000 posts from me and Tequila. How it got that long I'll never know, but what a story. They've been through everything, and they've gone through it all together, coming out of the other side with three kids and the perfect life. From the story era of RP, this is definitely my personal highlight. Katie Coyle - Raindrops, Caffeine and Other Liquid Stimulants - I've never been that great at delivering full albums on here, largely because I put too much pressure on myself when songwriting. But this is the one album I've released that I am still so proud of. It came right at the start of the "lyrics" era, and I think this was the first time anyone had done a full album of lyrics on here. It was a lot of work, and it was hard, but I'm really still so happy with it. Kai and Honor - No single link for this pair since their story is dotted around everywhere, but genuinely one of my favourite things I've ever written is the development of this pair as a couple. Kai was originally a throwaway character for me since I wanted to use the Oli Sykes FC, but he grew into probably my most developed and deep character over time. His two year affair and eventual relationship with Honor is, in my eyes, a genuine testament to storytelling and the slow build of something really great. I think these two earned their happiness together, and I hope they live happily ever after. Cassie and Karoliena - Much like Kai himself, these two are something of a happy accident, just casually coming together as a couple in the last few years. But their relationship helped me develop Cassie as more than just the horrible shitbag bitch she originally was, and I think it gave her a great new element. The whole bondage lesbian thing was a good laugh to write about as well, and I think myself and Mr Hess really brought out the best in these two as wife and wife. The death of Katie Coyle - A character who I've put through the ringer more than any other in my time on here. Katie has gone from an excitable little teenage singer to a troubled mentally ill starlet struggling with her own burgeoning fame, to being outed as a lesbian in the press, to becoming my most famous and successful character I've ever had on here, and the best character musically I've ever created, to a mother and a wife. In the middle, though, she had this moment, where her fragile self couldn't handle the fame and pressure and she died, albeit temporarily. If you never read anything else I write, this would be the one I'd recommend. Heart wrenching for me to write, and even to read it now. The death of Natalya Hess - Another death RP here but this time a collaborative one with Mr hess. This rp was as sad and heartbreaking to write as it was brutal, but I very much enjoyed looking back on it and the end to quite a sad overall story that myself and Mr Hess managed to create with Natalya and Erica. Chaos Awards I to IX - I'm not going to link this because there are too many, but these shows were some of my proudest moments on here, and I think they really brought people together to enjoy events unlike anything else we had at the time. Always stressful as all shit to write, but fun to work through, and I worked with some fantastic people to bring the shows to life over the years. Chaos Magazine - For anyone who was around, this was probably my crowning glory. The only reason I'm not linking it is because all the uploaded magazine pages have long gone, save for a few, but at the time this was the most fun. As anyone was around will know, I set myself the silly silly target of putting out a magazine every Friday, and for a few months I managed to do it, spending my whole Friday on Adobe InDesign until it was done. Good times, great fun, and I don't think I have ever been as engaged with everyone else's characters as I was at that time. Finally, since I imagine only a few of you know what I look like, let me depart with a picture of my bearded, wisdom-infused self staring wistfully across some sunset somewhere.  So this is the end, and that was probably far too long for anyone to have read it all, but at least I can retire genocidal king happy in the knowledge that my flair for the stupidly dramatic lives on in me. Thanks for the memories, TRSG. Scott Edited by user 29 February 2016 01:15:20(UTC)
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