The Bookwyrm

*gasp* Ik im super late but WE HAVE THE SAME BIRTHDAY!!!
TWINNNNNNN’

TWINSIEEEE

hey guess what? you're even older. I can't make fun of you for being an old man very well from far away but you're there for a reason. congrats on being even older, and somehow, wiser. your brain is gonna be so wrinkly haha. we miss you, friendo. hang in there

happy birthday, you weirdo

Happy birthday!

Miss you, man…. Hope you enjoyed your birthday!

Elder Wyrm!!

you’re the greatest. Congrats on being even more ancient :))

Happy Birthday Bookwyrm!

Here's an update from the man, the myth, the legend himself:

(I just copy-pasted the screenshot for eases sake, let me know if anyone can't see it)

And so the time has come.

In the past I imagined making a huge post where I listed all of the important people and said something nice, but...let's be honest, there are a lot of you. Which is awesome. I'm so glad I've had so many people here be receptive and welcoming to me and my weird ideas. I'm so glad that this has been a community where I can express a part of me I didn't really know I had before I came here. And I'm glad it's still going strong today, even if a lot of the people who were with me at the start have left.

It's kind of hard to figure out what to say at the end of all this. It's strange, because I know this isn't the end for me. I have a whole lot of awesome stuff in front of me. I've received so many witnesses that this is what I'm supposed to do, and that I'll find joy and happiness in my service. So I'm not sad about that. But...it's still an ending. An ending, even though it may be a temporary one, to little relationships I've had for a long time now. And that's kind of sad.

But I'd rather focus on the happiness that came from those relationships, rather than the gap there'll be going forward. Journey before Destination, right? In the end it's more important what we had, rather than the fact that it might have to end. (And I'm lucky in that I have a lot more journey ahead of me.)

So...thank you, everyone, for everything you've done. If you're dissapointed that I didn't ping you specifically and say something specific, if you think you know what Bookwyrm would have said about you, then know that you deserve that. Each of you deserve to be satisfied with how you made my life a little better. Remember that.

Will I come back? I think I'll try to. I've invested too much of my time into this not to want to check in again in two years. Will I stay? That depends. If a lot of you have moved on, then I might move on too, unless I can somehow carve a spot for me in the future Shard two years from now. We'll also have to see where my focus lies in those years after my mission.

Regardless, I'll make an attempt. But I do have a request; make sure the community section keeps going while I'm gone. Draft some new people and be welcoming to those that join. Teach them to participate in TLT (don't let TLPW beat it. Ever. Under any circumstances). Get them into RPs. And SE. And Hunger Games. And all that jazz. Even if the Shard won't be for me in two years, I still want it to be for someone.

So yeah. Thank you all, again, for everything. Until we meet again!

(Also, if you wanted to be on my email list and didn't get added, just ask around and find someone who did. They can send me an email with your address, and I'll make sure you get added.)