I was always a bit sad about missing out on the Original Series - I joined just after Jay left, though she popped back in about twice (and also IMed me out of the blue about Jaycacia Thornbyrd... fortunately, both she and Acacia thought it was funny). But... y'know, most of the Big Stuff wasn't that big when it was happening. Generic Surface went mostly unnoticed; Reorg was always popular when I got something posted, but had an eighteen-month-or-so gap in the middle. The Emergencies... well, only the Mary-Sue Invasion was a full Board RP. The Macrovirus Epidemic was mostly Tawaki writing a couple of stories (and killing Makes-Things and sending the Board into a frenzy), and the others were the same sort of thing - one person writes a story, other people react.

And those still happen! The Blackout was only last year, and spawned more reaction stories than any other event since the macroviruses. It wasn't planned, either - it just happened. The cool things happen because people write stories, and you're one of those people now. Scary, ain't it?

And... well, watch this space. Later today, a new chapter in the history of the Protectors may be opening up, and you - yes you - could help create it.

hS is a massive tease