Had I not looked at another thread...

Hello all, it's been a while. by Voyd on 2018-02-23 16:23:00 UTC Reply

Let me give you an update on what's happened in my absence.

I have a job, a driver's license, and a car! I'm an electronics associate at Walmart, and I love working here. It makes my day knowing I've made someone else's. I've had my job for eight months, and my new set of wheels is a 2015 Nissan Versa.

Yes, my PPC stories have concluded. My family has Circle with Disney in place, which filters out a lot of websites. Everywhere I can get fanfiction is blocked, Google Hangouts doesn't work at home, and the Board itself was deliberately chosen to be filtered (I'm posting this from my workplace). Because of all this, I can't really continue writing stories for the PPC. Discord is also filtered, so I can't access that.

I can use Hangouts on my phone, though, so that's still an option for communication. If I don't respond for a while, you can probably assume that I'm either asleep, at work, driving, or playing a game. Such as World of Warcraft.

Speaking of: Iximaz got me into World of Warcraft, and apparently I bit eatpraylove with the WoW bug as well! If anybody else here plays, my battletag is Voyd2194, and I usually play on Aerie Peak.

I apologize for not trying to touch base with everybody sooner. It's been so long that I'd honestly be surprised if anybody remembers me, aside from the three people I've kept in touch with after the Circle happened.

Hi, Voyd! by Zingenmir on 2018-03-03 21:55:00 UTC Reply

Nice to see you...sort of back?

Had I not looked at another thread... by Voyd on 2018-03-05 00:34:00 UTC Reply

...I would have no idea that you are the Boarder formerly known as DawnFire.

Also, while it's on my mind... one of the people I've kept regular contact with said that people on Discord said they missed me and wanted me back.

Which just leaves me wondering... how in the hell would I have come up in conversation? What kind of chat would prompt people to remember "Oh, that Voyd dude"? I honestly expected to have been forgotten when I posted this thread.

There is a bit of a loophole, however... by Voyd on 2018-02-27 04:42:00 UTC Reply

...and that loophole is Dahlia-shaped.

As long as the fic's text is pasted into a Google doc, I could still write a Monstery Science Theory story.

...assuming anybody actually liked Dahlia and her weirdness, that is.
I salute you, fellow blocking victim. by twistedwindowpane on 2018-02-24 23:58:00 UTC Reply

And if said blocking happens to be due to any family mindset that wouldn't sound out of place as an entry on the For Other People page, I salute you again.

Funny, I should probably introduce myself. I've heard of you already, so maybe that's why I didn't go into "eyyyyyyyyy returnbie!" mode. Or maybe I do know you, ish, meaning maybe I've seen you before. I joined back in April 2017, so... Hi?

-Twistey

(Also, the other responses give me a good feeling.) by twistedwindowpane on 2018-02-25 00:13:00 UTC Reply

(If this had been Scratch and you had announced that you were ceasing to make Scratch projects, people would have cried in all caps and even made entire sad projects about it. They would have said "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO PLZ DONT STOP!!!!11!! UR PROJECTS R SO AMAZING & I WANT MORE OF THEM!!!11!!1!1!! D': D': D':" They would've made and signed petitions to try to make you begin again, because Scratch likes to think it's capable of actually changing the world.

If you had left, they would've acted like you'd died and told people who wanted to contact you things like "THEYRE GONE OK!?!?!!?!?!?!" After they'd accepted that you were gone, which would be several sad projects and "bring them back" petitions later.

Whereas here, people respect your decision and the motivations behind it. The PPC is capable of dealing with a member who can't contribute anymore in a mature manner.

The PPC Boarders are far from the fanfic cops I thought they were when I came, and I really like that.

-Twistey)

AAAAAAAAAH! WELCOME BAAAACK! by SkarmorySilver on 2018-02-24 04:57:00 UTC Reply

Sorta. But anyway, *tosses Spikes* :D

I completely understand everything, and it has been an honor working with you throughout your stint as a PPC writer. I'm glad to know you as a friend, and I'll happily cheer you on and talk to you whenever I myself am not busy being swallowed whole by my own work! X'D

And sadly, I can't really play WoW at this time due to the paywall/subscription fee, but I'll try to reason with my family once I get paid better. We'll see how it turns out!
/waves enthusiastically by S.M.F. on 2018-02-23 17:26:00 UTC Reply

Still, that all sounds great! =D I don't have any way to play WoW, though, otherwise I'd join you on there. I do still have GHangouts if you want to chat with me that way sometime, though.