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Post by Flutter (Frosty) on Jul 18, 2015 6:12:14 GMT -5
There are many things that were simply inside jokes and things that should only be remembered here. I'll go first, if anyone else wants to join in, please do.
1. Subliminal Penises
I don't even remember how this started. I'm going to assume it was in a legendary Yahoo chat and just sort of spiralled out of control from there.
Somewhere, and I'll have to find it, is a hand drawn picture of Rayneance that Rachel mailed to me that has "subliminal penises" written in the corner. It took me six months to find it, which us the longest I've ever looked for a penis.
2. The legendary Yahoo chats
While these stirred up their fair amount of drama, it's where Rachel's perverted sense of humor and vast repertoire of fart jokes shined. Thinking back on it now, we all should have started a colony somewhere, and Rachel easily would have been our queen- quick to settle arguments, slow to judge, and far more relaxed than most of us, if we're going to be honest.
I got to meet Rachel in person, and how she acted here was exactly how she was. She was mellow, friendly, and sweet- and didn't make my dogs bark. We sat in my office/dog area for four hours and drew and talked and ate miniature bagels until we couldn't breathe. When her dad came back to pick her up, we took a picture together. It has never seen the light of day and I'm not even certain it even exists anymore.
But this place exists, still, so I'm going to read over old RPs until I can't cry anymore, ok?
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Post by Ami on Jul 18, 2015 13:30:47 GMT -5
Guys, I am so heartbroken. An hour of searching through old posts here stopped the crying eventually and now I just feel achy and hollow. I never got a chance to bond closely with Rachel the way a lot of you did, but she was such an integral part of my THBC experience. Waaaaay back when I first started this place, it was sort of a wreck. I was overwhelmed by my first year of high school and our initial member numbers had taken a nosedive, and my co-founders had fallen off Neopia. Frosty and Ragles literally saved this place by staying here, staying active, and just cheerfully roleplaying the entire time. There would not have been a Stalking Grounds for very long if it hadn't been for them and their positive attitude about this place. I always thought Rachel had a sexy personality. Calm, confident, funny in that awesome dad-joke kind of way. Kind to everyone but never a pushover. Her main man, Sustan, really epitomized the core of the Heartbreaker philosophy. One of my favorite, more specific memories is of her Peo, Carter. My Peo, Aselinn, had a wicked crush on him for the longest time. One year when we were doing the secret valentine messages, Carter sent Aselinn a love-note signed "Mr. Pink and Green" with a wink. Probably one of the most exciting moments in all my Neopets rp. Linn was so happy. I'm crying again now because I just don't know how I'm supposed to accept that she's gone. I've lost loved ones in real life before, but never this. She's gone but she's still here. She's all over the place, in words and pictures and jokes and memories. You could look at her avatar and never know it. She's still so alive on the screen. It's so unfair that all her creativity and ideas can't happen anymore. All of that beautiful, creative spirit... She will never not be gone. How are we supposed to get over that? I drew this picture for her of Carter once. I spent so long on it, and I forgot to ever give it to her. I have been searching all my files for it for hours and I can't find it. I don't know where the fucking picture is and I just...can't... I don't know what to do. But somehow, Rachel's still got us covered. Just keep swimming, guys. Just keep swimming.
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linko
Youngling
It's dangerous to go alone; take this!
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Post by linko on Jul 19, 2015 11:04:49 GMT -5
It really just hasn't sunken in, yet... I still have this picture she drew of Charm for me--I think it was for one of our Secret Santa exchanges
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Post by Eruanna's Menagerie on Jul 19, 2015 21:01:38 GMT -5
Gosh, it's just... so unreal. I just have nothing but great memories of Ragles. We didn't role-play much (tho we did a bit), but I remember just being in such AWE of the depth of her characters and stories. She had entire worlds in her head! And she brought them to life with such unabashed passion! And like everyone else has said, Ragles always seemed to be the down-to-earth voice. We had drama here sometimes--bound to happen, we were all young and it's the internet. But Ragles was always dependable. You knew she wasn't going to add to any of the drama crap. She was always someone you could go to. She was like the heart and soul of these forums in the golden days. Always SO active, SO dedicated, SO just ready to dive into all of our ideas and stories. I'm going to miss her so much. She was my secret santa one year; drew Roherdiron for me. I'll treasure it even more now.
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Post by Eruanna's Menagerie on Jul 19, 2015 21:09:56 GMT -5
Dear God. I was just going through Ragles's recent posts and found... this... and gosh I don't even REMEMBER this, but look at this gorgeous painting of Wing she did. And now I'm crying. Thank you, Ragles, thank you for everything you gave us--your friendship, your talent, your humor, everything.
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Mini
Love God
The Itherian Herds. Coming soon to take over you.
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Post by Mini on Jul 19, 2015 23:44:38 GMT -5
I've been waiting to get onto my computer to post anything; my phone would have been a hassle.
I didn't know Rachel particularly well but she is the main reason I even came to the HBC. It took her, Beth, and Ami to get me here but it was mainly Ragles that convinced me. We roleplayed some; though not much. Mostly I remember her in the yahoo chats, always being the voice of reason and just and equal. My time here was tumultuous to say the least but she's one of the people who just saw past my anger and wanted to get to know me. I grew to love her characters, Sustan and Doma in particular, and it hurts to know that not only is she gone, all of these fantastic characters that have become as real to us as people are now gone too. And I think my own characters are hurting a little too, losing their own friends as well.
And I know every time I eat a bagel now I'm going to think of her.
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Yugi
Cupid
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Post by Yugi on Aug 11, 2015 17:33:37 GMT -5
It's still too unreal for me, but I've gathered some thoughts.
I feel blessed that I was able to know Rachel, even if it was just through a computer screen. Our yahoo chats were some of my fondest teenaged memories, as they were a true reflection of all of us. Rachel had a unique way of bringing characters to life, making them so fantastical and yet so easy to relate to all at once. The Dom family roleplays were some of my favorites.
I owe her a great debt. She pushed me to be a better writer.
It's easy to forget she's left this world because she is still so alive here. I've been staying away from the HBC because I haven't been ready to read through our roleplays. RIP Rachel.
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