I wanted to carry over my little schmeal to the new thread so people who hadn't read it could. >> I know, I'm self-centered as hell, but I want to get some morale going. >_>

Well, I know I'm late to the party, but that aside...

I'm a mod now. Funny. I've gone from brownnosing mods back in my newbie stages to actually being one in these three years (holy HELL it's really been that long) here at ZU. I was looking through join dates the other day, and it suddenly hit me that I've been active in the BA longer than anyone active today. It's an odd (and incredibly lonely) feeling. But hell, I'll make do.

Scratch that, no, I won't make do. I'll make better than do. I know someone very dear to my heart who has been in the same "lonely oldbie" phase, and she left ZU long ago. I respect her decision, because her life needed to have ZU removed from it. But mine doesn't. This place has been my home for three years now, the Battle Arena in particular, and I refuse to let it down. When my teacher, Ryorinin-san left, I made a pledge to her never to abandon the BA. I plan to keep that pledge. I'm going to get to know all of you who I'm strangers to, I'm going to become more active in the Battle Arena than I have been, and I swear to you that I am going to make something of this little place we call home.

The recent tragedy with Duke has shaken us all dearly, and I know I cannot begin to even touch the amount of emotions others that were closer to him than I are feeling. But what I want every single member of the BA to think about is how we can turn this tragedy into a glorious turning point in BA history--we can change the things that need changing, fix the wrongs, make things better. We can have a Battle Arena that puts all other online role-playing sites to shame! We'll do it for Duke, for Ryorinin-san, for LEA, for all the greats to ever grace us here, and for ourselves.

I'll tell you right now. Ranarath and I, as your new Battle Arena mods, are here to back you all up the whole way. Viva la revolución!

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