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15 years ago
November 1st, 2008. This is going to be a special date for me, although not all that celebrated. I've been catching up with college, and it's completely slipped my mind until now.
Those of you who know, November 1st was essentially when I made the beginnings of several enduring and awesome friendships.
At a Tradewinds coffee shop on Wilmington Island, I arrived several minutes too early,
wrapped in a plain brown coat that would see me on far more adventures than this.
I was looking pretty nondescript, except for the collar - a dead giveaway to whom I was about to make myself known.
The shop was filling up with a baseball team, a bunch of kids I paid no attention to, but
when
alchera finally arrived, he being the one who arranged the small meet-up, they became the center
of most of our jokes of the afternoon. We talked about art, real things, miscellany that melted my suspicions
about meeting someone from online, though I couldn't deny I had been excited.
katalina and 
jtigerclaw finally arrived, having come from the next state over.
They walked in the store, and I knew it was them, though it took a few moments for them to notice us,
back in the corner. We all began a conversation, though hell if I can remember what about. I grabbed a tiger plush
off the rack, and held it for most of the time we were in there.
When we left, I began to put it back, but
everyone had thought I had already bought it, and I was becoming rather attached anyway.
That tiger stays with me, and even though the rest of the day was just as enjoyable, those hours in Tradewinds
are gonna be the ones I remember.
Thank you, guys, for introducing me to a way of being friends - a way I hadn't really experienced before.
It got me thinking, and experiencing, and my life's been evolving slowly and steadily ever since.
Alchera called me "just a regular kid," and I have to agree with him.
More regular than most, and yet i like to think I stand out.
Just a little.
I apologize for the sappiness, but it's things like these that get people thinking, and I enjoy doing that.
Updates on the next event after the weekend - keep an eye out, folks. <3
Those of you who know, November 1st was essentially when I made the beginnings of several enduring and awesome friendships.
At a Tradewinds coffee shop on Wilmington Island, I arrived several minutes too early,
wrapped in a plain brown coat that would see me on far more adventures than this.
I was looking pretty nondescript, except for the collar - a dead giveaway to whom I was about to make myself known.
The shop was filling up with a baseball team, a bunch of kids I paid no attention to, but
when
alchera finally arrived, he being the one who arranged the small meet-up, they became the center of most of our jokes of the afternoon. We talked about art, real things, miscellany that melted my suspicions
about meeting someone from online, though I couldn't deny I had been excited.
katalina and 
jtigerclaw finally arrived, having come from the next state over.They walked in the store, and I knew it was them, though it took a few moments for them to notice us,
back in the corner. We all began a conversation, though hell if I can remember what about. I grabbed a tiger plush
off the rack, and held it for most of the time we were in there.
When we left, I began to put it back, but
everyone had thought I had already bought it, and I was becoming rather attached anyway.
That tiger stays with me, and even though the rest of the day was just as enjoyable, those hours in Tradewinds
are gonna be the ones I remember.
Thank you, guys, for introducing me to a way of being friends - a way I hadn't really experienced before.
It got me thinking, and experiencing, and my life's been evolving slowly and steadily ever since.
Alchera called me "just a regular kid," and I have to agree with him.
More regular than most, and yet i like to think I stand out.
Just a little.
I apologize for the sappiness, but it's things like these that get people thinking, and I enjoy doing that.
Updates on the next event after the weekend - keep an eye out, folks. <3
You and Kat have always been eerily good at that. O:
Jt and I cherish our friendship with you hun, very much. It's true, i don't have to many nice things to say about "him" however, I will forever thank him for bringing us three together on a start of a most wonderful journey.
I know, that life brings changes, and friends tend to come and go as they grow apart, or older, or responsibilities overtake their lives, but I want you to know, that regardless of where the roads takes us, We'll always be there for you.
::huggles:: Mew.
Our entire furry group and countless great memories were founded by that one day. I'm so glad you were there both when meeting Alchera and meeting Fen. You are pretty much the constant, solid foundation in the beginning that led to greater things with many others in the area who are now friends.
And like Kat said, no matter where we find ourselves throughout the years, we Will always be there for you. We stayed for your graduation to watch you enter into a new stage of life, and we want to be there to support you in whatever you do, even if it's from afar.
And of course, thanks to the fandom, there is at least one great opportunity a year to go down and see everyone (FWA) though I'd like to think that, money and time allowing, a few more visits to the area I called home for 5 years wouldn't be out of the question. ;)
*huggles tight* Thanks for this. You certainly stand out as one of the best people I've known in recent memory. You've shown yourself to be far different that the "average kid" in that you are wise and mature beyond your years, but you still know how to be goofy and have fun. Believe me, if not for you I'd have a much different impression of teenagers in general, so thank you for just being awesome. ^__^
... I AM STILL SO YOUNG WRYYYYYY
-ahem- Yes. You guys are amazing, and those factors of money and time being as finicky as they are, I'd like to get over there as well and see ya. Perhaps it's not too far-fetched to imagine a cross-country road trip ending in a con, รก la JT and Kat. :3
But of course we'd love to see ya over here, as well as all our friends! ^^