Uh oh, time to be long-winded and sentimental. How you must despise this.
As you may remember, you had mentioned this to me before, in the Showdown PMs at one point. Nevertheless, I didn't think it would be coming quite so suddenly.
I may have only been active here for less than five months, but certainly, you quickly stuck out to me as someone that I would enjoy conversing with. And true to my hunch, you came across as someone friendlier and more approachable than many. Alongside this, you radiated a certain air of intelligence and eloquence that was almost unmatched, and this, in my opinion, was very much deserving of my respect. Even then, you maintained a more casual, quirky side to you, what with your unending love for Magnezone (who I still can't picture having three eyes, by the way), and even smaller things like your, uh, interactions with Wendel at times (Wedelelelelelewooooop!).
To put it concisely, I found you to be a wonderful person to get along with. Perhaps it was lucky that I decided to involve myself in the Predict thread, since you frequented it yourself, and it let me get to know you in a sort of little-but-often arrangement. Of course, I don't know how well any of this might reflect your opinion of our relationship, but that's how I saw it, at least.
Um... anything I wanted to clear up... oh yes. I'm sorry for perhaps not commenting as much on your art thread as I should have. There are many, many artworks on which I never got around to giving my opinion, and I suppose that's a small regret of mine. I know you'll probably say, 'it's fine, it's okay, you didn't need to spend all your time there (or at least as much as Halloween)' but it doesn't really stop me feeling that I should have. But anyway. Not much can be done about that now. In any case, know that you're exceptionally talented as an artist. Keep this up, and you'll go far some day.
Well, that's pretty much all I had to say. It's been a great run with you, Viri. I've enjoyed every time I had the pleasure of talking to you. I know you said you'll "probably" return at a point, but in case you change your mind... Well, let's put it like this. Should you come back, of course I'll be ecstatic. Should you not, well, more power to you. Time will tell.
So long, Viri. All the best, in all your endeavours. (Just don't pull off a crappy Quick Attack after, that sucks.)