The Stormfather

I’ve been on the shard for 12% of my life. (And like 20% of what I can actually remember)

That’s crazy.

my life is so strange.

in a good way though.

Holter heart monitors are quite annoying to wear.

I'm really sorry about this, but I'm not going to be active for a while. @Spark of Hope and @Lotus Blossom, I won't be able to continue Free States. I just don't have the time anymore, and...

There have been some... things... that happened in relation to a neighbour of mine, who had some kind of... heart crisis? Not exactly a heart attack, but something similar, I think. 

It happened right in front of me. 

I don't exactly know how to say this, because I'm typing on an internet forum, but...

He didn't make it.

We, my family and theirs, were out biking in a park, and the ambulance wasn't able to get there in time.

This was almost a week ago now, though I still have the image stuck in my head of him toppling off of his bike to fall, unmoving onto the road. 

OKAY

I visualized the family tree- which is also now in my about me!

Here it is though:

@Hawks @SpiritOfWrath @Dabi @Vyzkel @Bird Furious @kajsa @KnightSkye @CosmicWaffles @evilgoose223 @BlueWildRye @Just A Silvereye @Just-A-Stick @Wierdo @Ironwill2112 @Mag @Spark of Hope @strmblsd @TwinStorm @shortcake

Does that look good to y'all?

ummmmm

@The Stormfather, if you're Haly's cousin, whose son are you? (and also do you want a different nickname) 

@MirkerLurker You good with that? Any other relationship you want to establish?

@CoderDrag0n8 What's a good nickname for youuuuu?

2nd Shardivesary!

That's insane to think that it was 2 whole years ago when I made this account. Honestly without how friendly and accepting this community is, I never would have stayed this long.

I intend to stay much longer, now.

To mention a few of you,

@Edema Rue Thank you SO much for running the Cosmere hunger games, after, uh, the other Gms...

It was really an amazing thing to be a part of. Not just the cosmere HG though, you've been runnning a lot of them, and I also want to thank the ones of them that I can remember- I apologize if I forget one of you. I am known to have a history of forgetting who the gamemakers are.

I believe @Ancient Elantrian @Experience @SmilingPanda19 @witisthebest @Spark of Hope @The Bookwyrm @Experience and @Dragonheir were the GMs for the games' I participated in.

@Magi @Silver Phantom @Argenti - Thanks for playing in Dnd + cows (And possible lizards) for that long. It was sad to see it die off, but, the plot (My fault entirely) had kind of fallen off. It was really great for me as a DM, though, to learn how others than just my friends from school play dnd.

@Cash67 Sorry that playing pokemon that one time didn't work. Daylight savings really screwed over our calculations of the time zones.

@Lotus Blossom RPing Mark in the Cosmere HG was amazing, and probably the best of the characters I've ever written. This is in huge part to you, as Astra was the only reason he managed to develop and change as he did.

@alder24 and @Treamayne Thanks for answering all of my stupid questions. It's crazy how quickly you two can respond to my insanity, and others' less-insane queries.

Uh-

I think that's everyone

I also want to thank all of the mods, but I don't really want to bother them. I'm sure they spend enough time moderating this place already.

Also, @Aeoryi Saffron can't have any water.

Oh wait -

The Teleportation people - @Magi @Ancient Elantrian @Dragonheir @SpiritOfWrath @Twinsouls, I don't know what you've changed your username to but I imagine it involves Dave - @AltonicKeys (It rhymes with bees) and @Halcyon The Only

To all of you, thanks so much for building up that crazy RP.

(Read Warriors it's definitely not a cult)

(Ignore all the demons we summoned last week, that was a prank on Tigerstar II. He deserved it after what he did in book 55~)

It's my Shardiversary! (Annoying how half of y'all are ooklified and half aren't, but whatever)

I wasn't active much for my first year, just occasional SUs. But I started RPing near the end of that and... well, that's where a lot of y'all know me from. Thanks so much for fun times on here!

My messages to you are pretty short, sure, but I'm just a very straight-to-the-point person, less words don't mean you mean less to me 

Followers:

@_Null_ Thanks for a couple funny interactions! Deku 4eva

@InfiniteInsanity We haven't talked much lately, but ily, and if you ever need someone to talk to I'm here for you always.

@Just_a_Fan You are so chaotic and I love you for it.

@Lego Mistborn I don't know you very well but hi!

@Magi You're awesome girly! You're so fun to RP with! Also here for you if you need someone to talk to. (P.S. I'm listening to Weird Al rn)

@Ookla of Scars You're also a ton of fun to RP with! I know you're busy with life but whenever you're available it's awesome to interact with you.

@Ookla Rye I had a lot of fun writing interactions between Mare and the Redspine. Keep being chaotic in FanNoMagic!

@Ookla The Artsy Stick I hope things are going great with you!

@Ookla the Defenestrator HEY! HEY EVERYONE! This dude <- is the one who told me about Mistborn (against my will initially) at a marching band competition! Blame him for all the shenanigans! (On a more real note you're awesome ily and things'll get better. I'm here for you)

@Ookla the Deltahedron Thank you for always being patient and understanding. You're probably the most sane person I've RPed with besides Bookwyrm. Thanks for being sane!

@Ookla the Dragonslayer I love the concepts you come up with! They're all so interesting, and you're fun to RP with!

@Ookla the Dreamer Ah, Eddie. You're amazing, your writing's amazing, your RPing's amazing, and I know you did amazing on that ACT! We miss you here and can't wait for you to be able to be active again. Love you

@Ookla the Engaged We haven't interacted a ton, but I've enjoyed it whenever we have. Excited for your wedding!

@Ookla the Enigma It was a lot of fun RPing with you in the Cosmere Games. You're great at RPing (when you're active lol)

@oOkLa ThE fEmALe cHeEsE Haven't interacted a lot, but I can tell I like you

@Ookla the Grilled Cheese Where the heck did you go. (You're amazing ily)

@Ookla the Helicbopter Heehee helicbopter. Haven't interacted much, but you're great at RPing

@Ookla the Interdimensional Bro seriously are you dead?!??! Are you okay?! Where u go? (You're awesome and really fun to RP with, and you make such interesting characters!)

@Ookla the Invyzable We didn't interact a ton either, but it was fun when we did! Unfortunate how the Multiversal Travelling Hub died... oh well.

@Ookla the Living Merci pour le conversation en francais (I can't get the cedille to work for some reason. Désolé)! Il a aidé moi beaucoup avec mon francais

@Ookla The Loser OfThe Game You lost the game

@Ookla the Lotus Your characters are so interesting! It'd be awesome if you could RP in Free States with us!

@ookla the pastry beep boop

@Ookla the Rich Hope teaching is going well for you! Miss you here. Thanks for being my first shardbuddy!

@oOklA thE shInyYyy You're great at RPing! When you're invested your characters are really well written out, and your random one-time posts are really funny to me.

@Ookla the Stormy The character dynamics between Mare and Mark are amazing thanks for letting me improv with having her dad be killed by his gang : )

@Ookla the Storyteller Haha I copied your usual name to my signature now I can ping you HAHAHAHAHAHHAA

@Ookla the Weaver You were really fun to interact with as Addison. That was awesome. I know you're not coming back much to RP, but that really was fun.

@Ookla the Wierdest Weirdo solidarity *fist bump*

@Potato's Wit Don't think I've interacted with you at all, but thanks for following me!

@Princess Pink Goldfish are disgusting.

@Ranryu You were fun to be with in jazz band. Wish I'd found out who you were sooner

@Robin Sedai Barely ever interacted with you. Thanks for following me!

@Shining Silhouette I think you responded to some early SUs? Thanks for following me!

@Snapdragon Your brother is awesome. I hope you know that

@Tea Leaf Umm I know we went to the same school but that's about it. Thanks for following me.

@Thaidakar the Ghostblood You're awesome. Miss you.

@The Bookwyrm You're great, man. Thanks for getting Almond into Sanderson leading him to get me into his writing and introducing me to this community. Stay safe on your mission

@The Paradoxical Phenomenon I don't think we ever interacted? Thanks for following me though.

@The Wandering Wizard You're awesome and great at RPing

@TheGreatSnail Hi : 3

@Through The Living Glass You're great at RPing, and your ways of reintegrating yourself after being inattentive are hilarious! Ily

Shardbuddies:

@Ookla de los cuervos You are so chaotic and I love you for it. Hope Jar Man's doing well lol

@RoyalBeeMage I hope everything's going well for you! Excited for when you can RP again

Others:

@Treamayne Thanks for being understanding with me with my music ting in FGaRS, and thanks for risking your life for your country.

Also, Merry Christmas, everybody!

It's my Shardiversary! (Annoying how half of y'all are ooklified and half aren't, but whatever)

I wasn't active much for my first year, just occasional SUs. But I started RPing near the end of that and... well, that's where a lot of y'all know me from. Thanks so much for fun times on here!

My messages to you are pretty short, sure, but I'm just a very straight-to-the-point person, less words don't mean you mean less to me 

Followers:

@_Null_ Thanks for a couple funny interactions! Deku 4eva

@InfiniteInsanity We haven't talked much lately, but ily, and if you ever need someone to talk to I'm here for you always.

@Just_a_Fan You are so chaotic and I love you for it.

@Lego Mistborn I don't know you very well but hi!

@Magi You're awesome girly! You're so fun to RP with! Also here for you if you need someone to talk to. (P.S. I'm listening to Weird Al rn)

@Ookla of Scars You're also a ton of fun to RP with! I know you're busy with life but whenever you're available it's awesome to interact with you.

@Ookla Rye I had a lot of fun writing interactions between Mare and the Redspine. Keep being chaotic in FanNoMagic!

@Ookla The Artsy Stick I hope things are going great with you!

@Ookla the Defenestrator HEY! HEY EVERYONE! This dude <- is the one who told me about Mistborn (against my will initially) at a marching band competition! Blame him for all the shenanigans! (On a more real note you're awesome ily and things'll get better. I'm here for you)

@Ookla the Deltahedron Thank you for always being patient and understanding. You're probably the most sane person I've RPed with besides Bookwyrm. Thanks for being sane!

@Ookla the Dragonslayer I love the concepts you come up with! They're all so interesting, and you're fun to RP with!

@Ookla the Dreamer Ah, Eddie. You're amazing, your writing's amazing, your RPing's amazing, and I know you did amazing on that ACT! We miss you here and can't wait for you to be able to be active again. Love you

@Ookla the Engaged We haven't interacted a ton, but I've enjoyed it whenever we have. Excited for your wedding!

@Ookla the Enigma It was a lot of fun RPing with you in the Cosmere Games. You're great at RPing (when you're active lol)

@oOkLa ThE fEmALe cHeEsE Haven't interacted a lot, but I can tell I like you

@Ookla the Grilled Cheese Where the heck did you go. (You're amazing ily)

@Ookla the Helicbopter Heehee helicbopter. Haven't interacted much, but you're great at RPing

@Ookla the Interdimensional Bro seriously are you dead?!??! Are you okay?! Where u go? (You're awesome and really fun to RP with, and you make such interesting characters!)

@Ookla the Invyzable We didn't interact a ton either, but it was fun when we did! Unfortunate how the Multiversal Travelling Hub died... oh well.

@Ookla the Living Merci pour le conversation en francais (I can't get the cedille to work for some reason. Désolé)! Il a aidé moi beaucoup avec mon francais

@Ookla The Loser OfThe Game You lost the game

@Ookla the Lotus Your characters are so interesting! It'd be awesome if you could RP in Free States with us!

@ookla the pastry beep boop

@Ookla the Rich Hope teaching is going well for you! Miss you here. Thanks for being my first shardbuddy!

@oOklA thE shInyYyy You're great at RPing! When you're invested your characters are really well written out, and your random one-time posts are really funny to me.

@Ookla the Stormy The character dynamics between Mare and Mark are amazing thanks for letting me improv with having her dad be killed by his gang : )

@Ookla the Storyteller Haha I copied your usual name to my signature now I can ping you HAHAHAHAHAHHAA

@Ookla the Weaver You were really fun to interact with as Addison. That was awesome. I know you're not coming back much to RP, but that really was fun.

@Ookla the Wierdest Weirdo solidarity *fist bump*

@Potato's Wit Don't think I've interacted with you at all, but thanks for following me!

@Princess Pink Goldfish are disgusting.

@Ranryu You were fun to be with in jazz band. Wish I'd found out who you were sooner

@Robin Sedai Barely ever interacted with you. Thanks for following me!

@Shining Silhouette I think you responded to some early SUs? Thanks for following me!

@Snapdragon Your brother is awesome. I hope you know that

@Tea Leaf Umm I know we went to the same school but that's about it. Thanks for following me.

@Thaidakar the Ghostblood You're awesome. Miss you.

@The Bookwyrm You're great, man. Thanks for getting Almond into Sanderson leading him to get me into his writing and introducing me to this community. Stay safe on your mission

@The Paradoxical Phenomenon I don't think we ever interacted? Thanks for following me though.

@The Wandering Wizard You're awesome and great at RPing

@TheGreatSnail Hi : 3

@Through The Living Glass You're great at RPing, and your ways of reintegrating yourself after being inattentive are hilarious! Ily

Shardbuddies:

@Ookla de los cuervos You are so chaotic and I love you for it. Hope Jar Man's doing well lol

@RoyalBeeMage I hope everything's going well for you! Excited for when you can RP again

Others:

@Treamayne Thanks for being understanding with me with my music ting in FGaRS, and thanks for risking your life for your country.

Also, Merry Christmas, everybody!

Eddie: *is active for 30 seconds*

Everyone on the Shard: *explodes*

I'm bored.

That's all I have to say.

last week i auditioned for my school's a cappella group and was accepted  

I’m going to be camping for the weekend so I won’t be able to do any RPing, sadly.

There was an RP on DDB (Dndbeyond) a while ago, that was basically a game of capture the flag in dungeons and dragons. Would anyone be interested in that? It wouldn’t start for a while, because I’d need to make the map and decide all the rules and stuff, but generally, would you be interested in some sort of DnD mini game like capture the flag or dueling or some other game of some kind? (Also, if it does start, there will be lore. Don’t worry. I’m not about to start an RP without lore. That’s just insanity.

@J. Magi @Argenti @Silver Phantom (I know you three know how to play dnd so I’m pinging you.)

Just watched a touring Broadway performance of Hamilton…

*sighs deeply in satisfaction* Hamilton isn’t at all my favorite musical, but I still like it and I haven’t seen a play in a while. 

Their Aaron Burr was incredible, he had an awesome voice and all of his songs were beautifully done.

Their Hamilton and Eliza played their characters super young, which was awesome and interesting for Act 1 and a little awkward for Act 2.

OH the part where Phillip (iz dat how spelingz) died had this sense of urgency and despair that I didn’t feel in the Broadway version, at least not the recorded one, and that was probably one of my favorite scenes.

Anyway

pretty epic

I’m really stressed out, and there are a lot of negative emotions that have taken up residence in my head. It’s kind of been that way for the last few days, but I’m trying to hope that tomorrow will be better. 

But storms, I’m tired of being lonely.

hehe

it's my two year shardiversary

would you look at that.

i love you guys so much, and i love the cluster of friends i made over here, the hunger games really make my life so much more fun. Amyra Ay has left an imprint on me (name change? ookla the amyra? what do we think). all of my shardbuddies: i love you guys, really, you've made my time on the shard so much sweeter, and have been so supportive as i wrote new, different characters and just played around on various threads with y'all. you guys deserve shoutouts so here we go:

@SymphonianBookworm you've been incredible. we know this. i couldn't have asked for a better irl friend. more will come tmw >:) but before we get to that, largest shoutout of them all for introducing me to the shard and all these people. i love you amazing amounts for everything. you're the best.

@Morningtide thank you so so much for actually being so sweet and welcoming, i remember being incredibly stressed asking someone to be my shardbuddy for the first time and you were so friendly so thank you  

@Szeth's Facepalm where do i start. i cried when you left. you helped me so much through tough times and taught me so much. i aspire to be like you. i trusted you with everything, and you were always there to support me. i miss you an enormous amount and i will always remember our conversations. thank you.

@Cinnamon a fellow theatre lover! being silly w you on the theatre kids thread and forum games & random stuff were some of the highlights of my day. (oh! and. you lost the game again). thank you for always being there with your outgoing, uplifting mood  

@Shining Silhouette i miss you so much and can't wait for you to return from your mission! you're actually so freaking talented and it's been way too long. thank you for being one of my first followers and first DMs  

@Elf ELF!! i was so happy when i became your shardbuddy because i look up to you so much and i'm always in awe of you. your style and personality is fabulous and i hope you always stay here  

@Edema Ruh oh my. how do i even-. okay. okay okay i can do this. eddie, i love you so much. thank you for everything. i love all our interactions through RP and DM, and your writing is heartwrenchingly beautiful. never stop the games. never stop the shard. thank you for being so loving and funny and excited to RP. i've loved each and every one of your characters, and most of all i am so thankful for meeting you. (ps Corin and Astra never would've worked out. maybe in the next RP  )

@SmilingPanda19 AAAAAA PANDAAAAAA you kept me on the shard and for that i am eternally grateful. i actually would've left had i not met you. look at how far we've come. from one, sleep deprived conversation to endless chats, laughs, and cries. i love you so much and i am so happy that we became friends because wow what an incredible human you are. from theatre to HG RP to love RP and more, every aspect of you is amazing. your support has helped me through so much, and i am so happy i was able to be there for you through the school year. you've always been so understanding and friendly, and i always have fun with you. i remember way back in the Houses RP, the excitement i had grinning from the back of my screen as we planned out the betrayal interactions between us. thank you so so much and i can't wait for more HG w you <33

@Ancient Elantrian wow it's been a wild ride. thank you for always bringing interesting characters to the hunger games, even if some may be a LITTLE bit insane. i'll forever appreciate your presence here on the shard. and most of all, thank you for being my friend  

@shortcake SHORTIE it's been so fabulous getting to know you. i know it's been a rough few years, but i'm so glad you've found the time for the shard and i'm so happy to have befriended you. we made some epic writing together and i always enjoy hearing from you <33 thank you so much for being my shardbuddy  

@Just-A-Stick YAY stick i'm so glad you joined the shard. thank you for being so friendly and reaching out to me so quickly  i love you so much!!!! keep being your amazing self, you inspire me every day

@Part Of The Narrative THEATRE AGAIN! i will always appreciate your sense of humor and love of theatre <33 i am lucky to know you and have you here on the shard. i will always be grateful for you being my shardbuddy, and i can't wait to hear your next one-liner.

@The Wandering Wizard Wizzyyyy we first became shardbuddies during ookla season. that was chaotic. but i truly look up to you and i love every moment spent with you. your welcoming, friendly personality balanced with pure empathy has helped me through a lot and i am so happy to be your friend <333 you are such an amazing person and i need you on the shard eternally. 

@The Aspiring Archivist what an enigmatic human we have here. just kidding. i love you sm and couldn't have asked for a better conflicting love interest for Mae  thank you for keeping things exciting and always checking in with me  i am so grateful for our friendship and AsPiRe to write like you (you see what i did there).

@Weaver of Lights the man. the myth. the legend. i had SO MUCH fun role playing with Aaron during Smedry HG and i will always appreciate your willingness to work with plot and general friendliness. chatting with you was so entertaining and i admire your energy to keep writing and engaging with characters, it's incredible. thank you for being my shardbuddy  

@LightRinger i need you to come back, seriously. i am so sad that you're leaving, but i will always remember the fun times we spent together here on the shard. you're so fun to be around, so thank you thank you thank you for making long school days a bit more tolerable  

HONARARY SHARBUDDIES: (for some reason i haven't asked you yet but you deserve a place here because you've made my life so much better too. also take this as a shardbuddy offer.) @Spark of Hope @Scars of Hathsin @J. Magi @The Bookwyrm @The Stormfather @TheRavenHasLanded @The Honorable One @Unintelligenius @Lord Spirit @Cash67 @RoyalBeeMage @Dragonheir @Experience + i might be missing people but you guys are such good writers and humans so thank you for being there in the HG w me and on the shard

and that's all of 'em folks. i can't believe i'm only hitting the two year mark. there are so many incredible people on the shard (see above) and i love this place so much. so thank you everyone, and here's to many more years with y'all!!!  

i'm also excited to meet new people on here and make new shardbuddies- hopefully by this time next year the list is longer <33

*slides into profile*

HELLO WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED IN SINGING?

*twists neck 360*

Ah, man.. trying to beg Gamemakers for supplies in the Hunger Games doesn't work anymore? 

Oh I love the cat in your banner! Are they a canon character or an OC? 

Happy Birthday

Tell Chaos the citizens say you're the best on shardcast.

Oh I love the cat in your banner! Are they a canon character or an OC? 

Oh I love the cat in your banner! Are they a canon character or an OC? 

Oh I love the cat in your banner! Are they a canon character or an OC? 

Recruiting for another Hunger Games impartial moderator; lmk if you’re interested 

Hey, y’all. I’ve got some news. Our friend, Alphie/The Paradoxical Phenomenon, has been banned. If you want to know details, shoot me a PM. If you have questions or want to say goodbye or just want to say something to him, lemme know and I’ll pass it along.

RIP another awesome person.

@The Stormfather just invented a new saying. "You can't always pick like a partridge, deadly spore seas." I dare you to try and figure out what this is supposed to mean.

Listening to @The Stormfather play dnd and say "hmmmm. A wolf that throws tambourines." 

This is one of the best games in existence