Goodbye, D_A.
I thought about posting this as my mod account, but I arrived at this place as Scar, and that's the way I want to leave it. Not as someone who helped run the game when I could be bothered and when I wasn't dicking around abroad, but as someone who has truly appreciated everything I have gained and experienced here.
Disney Academy was exactly what I needed exactly when I needed it. The summer we started this game was one of the roughest periods in my life, when I was convinced I had no one and nothing to look forward to except a huge, blank expanse of time. I was so nervous when I applied because I had never played in a multifandom game before, let alone one that promised to be quite this size, but I knew I would love it when I requested Scar in a tie for my fanart prize for being the second male character applicant. Dee said "nothing is too cracky for D_A," and I knew this would be a wonderful place.
Since then I've watched this community grow into more of a family than a community, and I say that because I truly feel I could have said anything about myself or my opinions in chat and they would have been welcomed with open arms (if not always complete seriousness, because let's be real, it's D_A chat). I was floored over and over again by how accepting and friendly everyone was, which confused me a great deal because I had heard people on my friends list complain about how dramatic their LJRPGs could be and we just... didn't have that. I really feel like the D_A honeymoon period never really ended until just now, when we decided to close. To me, we were as fun a month ago as we were a year ago, and though my motivation came and went, though we had mods come and go, and though we gained and lost some excellent players and characters, I felt and still do feel that Disney Academy, as an entity, was something really great and something truly special.
I can't thank you all enough for helping make this community a safe haven when I needed it, a laugh fest when I needed it, a sounding board when I needed it, and a home when I needed it. I will truly miss this game, and I'm sorry to see it draw to a close, but it's time. Better to do it now than deliver an ending that simply wouldn't impress, I think. This way the focus is on the great relationships we've built, in-character but especially out of character, rather than a plot that fizzled at the last moment.
I love you all. I can't say it enough. I love you, I love you, I love you. I'll always be your killjoy, and thank you for everything you've done to make this community so special to me. I'll never forget my time here. I want to keep in touch with as many of you as I possibly can, so my thread in the friending meme is here for any and all who are interested.
Until we next meet, D_Aers. I'll never forget you.
Sincerely, your mod, your badguy extraordinaire, and your friend,
KJ
Disney Academy was exactly what I needed exactly when I needed it. The summer we started this game was one of the roughest periods in my life, when I was convinced I had no one and nothing to look forward to except a huge, blank expanse of time. I was so nervous when I applied because I had never played in a multifandom game before, let alone one that promised to be quite this size, but I knew I would love it when I requested Scar in a tie for my fanart prize for being the second male character applicant. Dee said "nothing is too cracky for D_A," and I knew this would be a wonderful place.
Since then I've watched this community grow into more of a family than a community, and I say that because I truly feel I could have said anything about myself or my opinions in chat and they would have been welcomed with open arms (if not always complete seriousness, because let's be real, it's D_A chat). I was floored over and over again by how accepting and friendly everyone was, which confused me a great deal because I had heard people on my friends list complain about how dramatic their LJRPGs could be and we just... didn't have that. I really feel like the D_A honeymoon period never really ended until just now, when we decided to close. To me, we were as fun a month ago as we were a year ago, and though my motivation came and went, though we had mods come and go, and though we gained and lost some excellent players and characters, I felt and still do feel that Disney Academy, as an entity, was something really great and something truly special.
I can't thank you all enough for helping make this community a safe haven when I needed it, a laugh fest when I needed it, a sounding board when I needed it, and a home when I needed it. I will truly miss this game, and I'm sorry to see it draw to a close, but it's time. Better to do it now than deliver an ending that simply wouldn't impress, I think. This way the focus is on the great relationships we've built, in-character but especially out of character, rather than a plot that fizzled at the last moment.
I love you all. I can't say it enough. I love you, I love you, I love you. I'll always be your killjoy, and thank you for everything you've done to make this community so special to me. I'll never forget my time here. I want to keep in touch with as many of you as I possibly can, so my thread in the friending meme is here for any and all who are interested.
Until we next meet, D_Aers. I'll never forget you.
Sincerely, your mod, your badguy extraordinaire, and your friend,
KJ