A Very Special Message
Okay, so...
As some of you may or may not know, last Friday, a certain subplot was completed in a log... which concluded in Heloise leaving the City.
So I've got a couple of things to say.
A little over a year ago, I found a little show via 4chan's /co/ (cartoons and comics board) called Jimmy Two-Shoes. Much like of the other /co/mrades I completely fell in love with the character of Heloise, and the show's entire universe.
It was about two weeks after discovering the series that I'd run into genaleah again after having not heard from her in quite a while. I've known her for quite a long time, we first met on Gaia Online several years ago. I was very enthusiastic to talk to her again, and what I asked what she'd been up to, she told me she'd been RPing on LJ and had just created a tiny little dressing room for cartoon characters called "Ink City".
Up until a few months earlier, I'd RPed with another one of my closest friends almost every day for nearly 2 years. But suddenly after so long we'd found ourselves... just unable to anymore, and I went the whole summer without RPing. For a while, it was really jarring, and depressing, to not have what I'd had for so long anymore.
I'd never RPed on LJ before, and I was nervous, but Gena was incredibly kind and helpful in helping me out and getting me adjusted. Soon I'd had my very first character here (and she happened to be one of the first characters in the game at all, since I_C was so new at the time... I believe we only had maybe two other characters at that point)... Heloise, who I was just too obsessed with to resist.
What came next was a lot of really insane, and absolutely wonderful, things I don't think I ever would've expected. The first notable one being the game's third Log post, the infamous "Log #3". I remember, doing that back then, it was one of the craziest and most fun experiences I'd had in a very long time. It even gave poor Kasu nightmares! (Still sorry about that, by the way XD)
And it was the first thing that really made me realized I'd found myself in something absolutely amazing.
As things continued I found Heloise, and myself, getting more and more involved with the City. It all culminated into the Event #1, the first trip into the Forest, which is when I knew without a doubt I was a part of something incredibly special. Just having RP again was such a great thing to begin with... but I didn't just have RP, I had Ink City.
After which, when Season 2 came around, a lot of changes started rolling around. I was getting more and more involved in helping to build the world of City and maintain the community, and as it grew, it went from a dressing room to a full-fledged game. I never thought I would get so into anything like this... but I did, and I was having the time of my life, even through all the ups and downs. And I have Heloise to thank for it.
As I continued to play her I saw a lot of interesting developments and changes in her character, with the more she experienced and characters she built strong relationships with, both positive and negative. She's been through far more here than she has in canon. It's kind of "Whoa..." when that happens, isn't it?
Looking back on it all? I wouldn't change a thing. I do know it did take me a while to get that perfect grasp on her voice that I'm known for now, but still, I really don't have any regrets. I actually think it worked in her development in trying to function without Jimmy, and mine, as an RPer/writer.
But the truth was, and I always knew this, that nothing lasts forever. ... Actually, some things do; the memories I'll have of Ink City, and everything I've done and that's happened here, with all the wonderful players and characters I'm so lucky to have known.
But I knew Heloise would have to leave someday. And, well, that day finally came, last Friday.
Many of you may be wondering why it's come now. I'll try to explain for those who don't already know.
JTS is, at this point, about 90% likely cancelled. I know considering how wrapped up in my headcanon for her I normally am anyway for that to seem like a strange reason, it's just that... the way the series "ended" (or likely will if it's not renewed) left me really unsatisfied, and knowing that there's probably never going to be anymore, and all the potential they still had with the series is gone... well... it makes me really depressed even to watch it anymore. Because all I see is wasted potential and great ideas I know will never be used. Which really, really hurts, as it really is one of my favorite animated shows ever.
With Lucius, Jimmy, and Beezy all dropped, Heloise is the only JTS character left in the City. And just due to her nature as character, Chipotle was the only one left she really had positive interactions with. I originally thought about developing her and Chip's relationship farther... but even with how she's developed in the City, I still felt like it went against her character. Other villain characters like Trevor and GLaDOS have much more to do as antagonists in the City now as well. And again with how she's developed, she really doesn't have much of a drive to cause misery anymore, because she's been exposed to something that doesn't exist for her in Miseryville, which is karma. It's a little difficult to explain if you haven't seen the series, but basically, in Miseryville Heloise has complete free range to do evil with no consequences, due to what Miseryville is, obviously. But in the City, evil science leads to things like your one best friend getting hurt and getting thrown to man-eating plants and being eaten alive. And she's smart enough to know better not do anything that's gonna make things worse for her.
Finally though, it's because things are a lot busier IRL for me than they used to be. College is picking up and I'm having to dedicate more and more time to my classwork. Next year I'm even going to be moving two states away to campus and taking on a full-time schedule, which means, sadly, at some point... I am probably going to have to give up playing at Ink City completely for the sake of my work. But don't worry, that's still a long way off... and I swear, I honestly promise, I will try to stay here as long as I possibly can. And after when I do have to leave, I will come and check on you guys and keep up with what you're up to as very best I can. There's no way I'm ever going to completely leave you, remember that. There's no way I possible could.
I felt like having Heloise exit now, while I still had time to give her a great last hurrah, would be better than waiting until I couldn't.
(Oh, and by the way though, even if Heloise is gone from the City, that doesn't mean she still won't be in Labo or crack memes, just so you know~)
Man, I guess after all that... there's only really one more thing I can say now to wrap this up.
And that is thank you.
Thank you to everyone over the past year plus who's been so kind as to play with me and Heloise, and get involved with all her absolute madness. Thank you to Kasu and Mordecai, to Az and Yakko, to Gena and Chipotle and Benson and Lucius and Jimmy, to Blank and Rigby, for all your wonderful, amazing, great CR with her especially.
And thank you to everyone in Ink City. Yes, absolutely EVERYONE here, who's been here, and will be here, past, present and future. That means you, right there, sitting at your computer, reading this. For making this game, this crazy little creation of Gena's that I got so stupidly sucked into, to thrive and become something I can honestly be ridiculously proud of. Something I'll remember and look back on fondly forever.
Thank you. For that, because of you, Heloise will always be one of the most special characters in the world to me.
And I can only sincerely hope you've enjoyed her here, too. We wish you the fondest of farewells... until we meet again...! ♥
As some of you may or may not know, last Friday, a certain subplot was completed in a log... which concluded in Heloise leaving the City.
So I've got a couple of things to say.
A little over a year ago, I found a little show via 4chan's /co/ (cartoons and comics board) called Jimmy Two-Shoes. Much like of the other /co/mrades I completely fell in love with the character of Heloise, and the show's entire universe.
It was about two weeks after discovering the series that I'd run into genaleah again after having not heard from her in quite a while. I've known her for quite a long time, we first met on Gaia Online several years ago. I was very enthusiastic to talk to her again, and what I asked what she'd been up to, she told me she'd been RPing on LJ and had just created a tiny little dressing room for cartoon characters called "Ink City".
Up until a few months earlier, I'd RPed with another one of my closest friends almost every day for nearly 2 years. But suddenly after so long we'd found ourselves... just unable to anymore, and I went the whole summer without RPing. For a while, it was really jarring, and depressing, to not have what I'd had for so long anymore.
I'd never RPed on LJ before, and I was nervous, but Gena was incredibly kind and helpful in helping me out and getting me adjusted. Soon I'd had my very first character here (and she happened to be one of the first characters in the game at all, since I_C was so new at the time... I believe we only had maybe two other characters at that point)... Heloise, who I was just too obsessed with to resist.
What came next was a lot of really insane, and absolutely wonderful, things I don't think I ever would've expected. The first notable one being the game's third Log post, the infamous "Log #3". I remember, doing that back then, it was one of the craziest and most fun experiences I'd had in a very long time. It even gave poor Kasu nightmares! (Still sorry about that, by the way XD)
And it was the first thing that really made me realized I'd found myself in something absolutely amazing.
As things continued I found Heloise, and myself, getting more and more involved with the City. It all culminated into the Event #1, the first trip into the Forest, which is when I knew without a doubt I was a part of something incredibly special. Just having RP again was such a great thing to begin with... but I didn't just have RP, I had Ink City.
After which, when Season 2 came around, a lot of changes started rolling around. I was getting more and more involved in helping to build the world of City and maintain the community, and as it grew, it went from a dressing room to a full-fledged game. I never thought I would get so into anything like this... but I did, and I was having the time of my life, even through all the ups and downs. And I have Heloise to thank for it.
As I continued to play her I saw a lot of interesting developments and changes in her character, with the more she experienced and characters she built strong relationships with, both positive and negative. She's been through far more here than she has in canon. It's kind of "Whoa..." when that happens, isn't it?
Looking back on it all? I wouldn't change a thing. I do know it did take me a while to get that perfect grasp on her voice that I'm known for now, but still, I really don't have any regrets. I actually think it worked in her development in trying to function without Jimmy, and mine, as an RPer/writer.
But the truth was, and I always knew this, that nothing lasts forever. ... Actually, some things do; the memories I'll have of Ink City, and everything I've done and that's happened here, with all the wonderful players and characters I'm so lucky to have known.
But I knew Heloise would have to leave someday. And, well, that day finally came, last Friday.
Many of you may be wondering why it's come now. I'll try to explain for those who don't already know.
JTS is, at this point, about 90% likely cancelled. I know considering how wrapped up in my headcanon for her I normally am anyway for that to seem like a strange reason, it's just that... the way the series "ended" (or likely will if it's not renewed) left me really unsatisfied, and knowing that there's probably never going to be anymore, and all the potential they still had with the series is gone... well... it makes me really depressed even to watch it anymore. Because all I see is wasted potential and great ideas I know will never be used. Which really, really hurts, as it really is one of my favorite animated shows ever.
With Lucius, Jimmy, and Beezy all dropped, Heloise is the only JTS character left in the City. And just due to her nature as character, Chipotle was the only one left she really had positive interactions with. I originally thought about developing her and Chip's relationship farther... but even with how she's developed in the City, I still felt like it went against her character. Other villain characters like Trevor and GLaDOS have much more to do as antagonists in the City now as well. And again with how she's developed, she really doesn't have much of a drive to cause misery anymore, because she's been exposed to something that doesn't exist for her in Miseryville, which is karma. It's a little difficult to explain if you haven't seen the series, but basically, in Miseryville Heloise has complete free range to do evil with no consequences, due to what Miseryville is, obviously. But in the City, evil science leads to things like your one best friend getting hurt and getting thrown to man-eating plants and being eaten alive. And she's smart enough to know better not do anything that's gonna make things worse for her.
Finally though, it's because things are a lot busier IRL for me than they used to be. College is picking up and I'm having to dedicate more and more time to my classwork. Next year I'm even going to be moving two states away to campus and taking on a full-time schedule, which means, sadly, at some point... I am probably going to have to give up playing at Ink City completely for the sake of my work. But don't worry, that's still a long way off... and I swear, I honestly promise, I will try to stay here as long as I possibly can. And after when I do have to leave, I will come and check on you guys and keep up with what you're up to as very best I can. There's no way I'm ever going to completely leave you, remember that. There's no way I possible could.
I felt like having Heloise exit now, while I still had time to give her a great last hurrah, would be better than waiting until I couldn't.
(Oh, and by the way though, even if Heloise is gone from the City, that doesn't mean she still won't be in Labo or crack memes, just so you know~)
Man, I guess after all that... there's only really one more thing I can say now to wrap this up.
And that is thank you.
Thank you to everyone over the past year plus who's been so kind as to play with me and Heloise, and get involved with all her absolute madness. Thank you to Kasu and Mordecai, to Az and Yakko, to Gena and Chipotle and Benson and Lucius and Jimmy, to Blank and Rigby, for all your wonderful, amazing, great CR with her especially.
And thank you to everyone in Ink City. Yes, absolutely EVERYONE here, who's been here, and will be here, past, present and future. That means you, right there, sitting at your computer, reading this. For making this game, this crazy little creation of Gena's that I got so stupidly sucked into, to thrive and become something I can honestly be ridiculously proud of. Something I'll remember and look back on fondly forever.
Thank you. For that, because of you, Heloise will always be one of the most special characters in the world to me.
And I can only sincerely hope you've enjoyed her here, too. We wish you the fondest of farewells... until we meet again...! ♥