ZEL

Happy Birthday Chubb! You know, I sure hope you got your prokect done now so you can celebrate and everything. You're super fun to be around, I bet it's gonna be one hell of a party. ...You will have a party with us, right? No but seriously, have a good one! (∩◕(oo)◕∩ ) Edit: ...I cannot believe i typo'd while making fun of your typo. Nobody saw that I hope

Well, I'm trying to pick just one memory but it's proving harder than in most years. This year was overall one of my best years in recent history, so I hope it's 'kay if I pick multiple things. The worst of 2015 for me would be the incredible stress I've been put through especially by my parents. They were "just worried for me" alright, but interacting with them has been Hell for nine out of twelve months (and some previous years). Their constant badgering me about things I had no control over (for example waiting for the results of my university applications) and trying to meddle with things that weren't theirs to take control over, not to mention the degrading comments and insults... well, I mean, sure... go ahead and tell me that you think I'll never get far in life and don't have what it takes to study. It's not like I'm trying to recover from depression and attempting to gain at least an ounce of self-esteem. Who needs self-esteem anyway? I sure hope that 2016 won't have any of these exhausting moments where I'm curled up against my best friend at 4am, crying because my parents decided to have a go at me again for being lazy, ambitionless, selfish and unlikable. I sure can do without mom telling me she's surprised I have friends. The best of 2015... there's a surprising lot to choose from, considering how stressful everything was. But here's a couple of things: - I joined Reborn in April/May (depending on whether we're talking forums or showdown here), and oh dear am I glad that I did. I met so many amazing people here who I'd probably have never met otherwise, and I'm thankful for every single one of you. Both the game and the community have brought me a lot of happiness. When I got here I was unsure if I'd stay, because I find it very difficult to try and integrate myself into new places, and I haven't become an active member of an online community in seven years. But I was determined to find a place here, and it paid off. - Meeting my boyfriend. I mean, this one is kinda Reborn-related, but it certainly deserves special mention. I still can't believe I get to be with such an amazing person, and I'd never have met him if it weren't for this site and the game it spawned. I wouldn't trade those pun-filled 4am calls, silly running gags and the loud duck quacking in the background for anything. By the way, if you're reading this: You're still banned to the couch for the Tess thing. How dare you. - I got accepted at WWU Münster, which is the uni I wanted to go to ever since I decided I wanted to study. After several stress-filled months, getting my letter was the most relieving thing that happened all year. It also meant I got to move out of my parents' house, and finally have a place all for myself. Which is another very relieving thing that's doing wonders for my mental health. Last year I legitimately thought that I was never going to make it into uni ever. One year later, my wish came true. - I applied and got accepted for a fairly important role on a site I've been member of for seven years now, and it's been extremely fun and rewarding so far. I never had the confidence to try out for it earlier, but I'm glad I did this year. It feels amazing to give back to a community that's been kinda like a second home for me. Also, my fellow team members are real sweethearts and I'm feeling very comfortable around them. This year seems to have been a good year for making friends <3 As difficult as the year started out it's kind of incredible for me to look back at how things used to be, and how far I've come. When I consider what place I was in a mere year ago, I find it hard to believe that I can really be as happy as I am now, and that things really did get better. I didn't fully believe this until recently, and to have it come true is an unbelievable feeling. For the next year I want to work on reducing my anxiety issues. I'm still a nervous wreck around people a lot of times, and it'd be nice to eventually be able to talk to others more comfortably. I mean, I can't always wait for others to make the first move, right?

[14:16:35] Ice: Shelly art [14:17:49] Meteor Mama Ama: WHERE [14:17:59] Ice: Art thread [14:18:07] Meteor Mama Ama: ZOOMS THERE [14:18:38] Meteor Mama Ama: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA This is super cute omg She looks precious <3 Heather please, a Flying trainer shouldn't have to be scared of bugs :3

something something b00ty something ...Wait, no, that sounds wrong. b00ty b00ty something b00ty Err, well, I mean... Happy Birthday, Kyo! We've never talked outside the lobby, but you seem like a rad person and as such deserve a rad birthday. So have a good one~

Oi, I see you made it to the forums \o\ Welcome, now hand over your sanity and your life, all that stuff~ Oh, and before I forget: hugs !!

I.just.want.his.food. I have no idea what you m- http://i.imgur.com/YN5P5pZ.png It, um... it's not m-my fault!! Ame made me do it! And I only snuggled Sheep because sheep are warm! Ok but consider this Ace

If I can't have a mini Wendel you're not allowed to have an Ama >:c What does it feel like to illegally have cloned me? Also, I noticed you're saying that your friends smell, so is smelliness a requirement for being your friend? Do we all have distinct bad smells? I don't understand how you've been putting up with me for so long now, but I want an autograph from Chibi

It depends on what kind of illness. If it's something like an upset stomach/that goddamn gastritis I just struggle through the day; it's not like I don't already deal with crampy organs once a month. It's something I can live with. But right now I actually am curled up in bed, reason being a cold. I just hate the headaches. I'm garbage at dealing with the feeling that my head is going to burst.

You mean I'd be Amadun? This was probably the worst thing I've typed out in a while, my sincere apologies. I'm feeling pretty attached to this Ice, so if you do find it necessary to or accidentally break him, please remember to send all the shards back to me so he can be properly molten and refrozen. Remember, we need the Ice to keep Earth cool. Also, something about penguins and polar bears.

Oh man I'm kinda nervous to even ask this, but it's something that I'm generally curious about: From what I've read of your posts, it's pretty clear that you're not happy with how Reborn is nowadays as a whole. I'm wondering which specific factors have contributed to that the most? Is it how the focus of the site has shifted from the league to the game? Or the growing size of the community, as opposed to it being, well, smaller? Or the behaviour of individual/groups of people? As one of the pesky newbies I only know a small fraction about how things used to be, and I'm honestly curious about what people perceive to be the biggest changes. I'm a literal Ama, so feel free to hate me for this uncreative joke already.

Not sure if that's how you meant it, but Child porn is banned on all 4chan boards, and if someone posts it people /will/ sic law enforcement on their sorry ass. 4chan did in the past have lolicon and guro boards, but they've long since been removed (and /g/ remade as the technology board). There are no boards that you can only stumble onto by "really looking for them" with the exception of /qa/ (an old Question & Answer board). Every other board is easily accessible from the board index and 4chan's front page.

Cat beats bird, that's nature~

Excuuuse me? What are you implying, Ody, I never struggled against Chatot D:

Yes hello I have two very important questions for you Why are you so cute and can you say hi to Snowflake from me

Spend the 700 million $ Dan gave you during the improv game on their wedding, that way he can't refuse to take it back :'3

"Many that live deserve death, and some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them, Frodo? Do not be too eager to deal out death in judgment. Even the very wise cannot see all ends." Gandalf, The Fellowship of the Ring

There is Solaris fanart my life is complete now You have no idea how much I needed this Also, dang, that's a nice perspective! I love it ;A;

Would you notice that I tried? No? Me neither. Rip. Tried to find a new hat, but it looked weird, so second and third is same hat. Idk, was difficult to find one with a similar style. With and without gold glittery jungle thing. Maybe it's... something until Zumi gets to it.

But you gotta touch the machinery

Well, in-game, only Bugsy and Heather are already nicknamed by the time you meet Shelly. She doesn't believe that she has any friends besides Heather at that point, after all. The other Pokémon in her team only gain their nicknames later in the game, after Shelly gets caught up in the affairs at the orphanage and befriends the other characters. Naming Illumise after the player character would, as Sheep pointed out, have been difficult to pull off, but it'd be a believable decision on her part. If you're writing a setting where Shelly is introduced before meeting the orphans & company, it would be more believable if she nicknamed her Pokémon as time goes on, rather than having them all named from the start. If your story has her meet all the other characters before the protagonist/whoever, then it might make sense for Illumise to be named after someone else.

They told me I could be anything, so I became Ame. I also don't know how2 RPG maker, so E16 is coming out never. This will be all. Also thanks to everyone <3 I did indeed have a good one - probably the best one in... more than a decade? Wow, it really has been a while since I enjoyed my birthdays.

Yes, they can be. I actually did that for Houndour~ It can take long, though. I got Houndour in half an hour, but Eevee and Onix took me hours.

"You have reached your quota of positive votes for the day" I'm gonna rep the rest tomorrow because yes I gotta you're all cuties Also I wanna make it public that Matry actually managed to make me cry today because THAT WAS THE CUTEST THING OH MY GOD I HOPE YOU GOT THEM IN TIME No but really, here's one pathetic little Ama literally tearing up over the cutest happiest ZEL smile what has my life come to Do you want to kill me because yes I think you do Kill me with awesome Best death imaginable

[internal screaming] I'll just pretend that I totally know how to respond eloquently and without letting the flustering show, haha. I'm just- [insert useless flailing here] Thanks everyone <33 Whether we have interacted lot or a little, or privately or just exchanged a word or two on the server one time, it really does mean a lot to me <3 I might be trying my best to not let it hold me back, but I'm rather shy on the inside, and truth is that I have barely interacted with a fraction of the people here who I think are sympathetic. So chances are that even if I've never really had a personal conversation with you, I still think you're pretty darn cool. With barely eight months of membership I'm still pretty much a newbie, but I'd be lying if I said the community hasn't grown on me immensely during that time. I honestly didn't expect to meet all these amazing people, both friends and the ones I am admiring from afar. So... really, thank you <3 I'll go back to pretending that I'm not blushing or anything, aah. I'd very much have to question what "oven" he baked that in, but now I kinda do want to see fanart of Sirius in an apron and oven mittens, oops. But I really ought not to be greedy here, not when I already received two pieces of ZEL art from friends, huehue W a it, what ha p pene d... Nah, that's for the poor souls whose birthdays are on Christmas. I'm a spoiled lil' shit.

December birthdays are the best, therefore you are the best too Happy birthday! You're now one step closer to being an old fart