You have t r u l y grown into your OWN, Corrupted. Look at you! So D A P P E R, so CRISP!
May your needs be met, may the LIFE you've clawed for yourself be one of DELIGHT and S A T I S F A C T I O N . . .
'Tis certainly your DUE.
-- @besmirched
*Aw, Golly, You're Flattering me Bes!
*Which is really Quite Surprising, Actually...! Aside from being a Face I haven't Seen in Quite Some Time!
*But Thank You...!
*In Spite of the Uncertainties, I Hope the Same. After All... it Seems to have Worked out Thus Far.
*Oh, and I Hope You've Found Such Satisfaction within Your Own, and That it Continues for All Time!
You think I wouldn't take the time out of my RETIREMENT to offer PRAISE where PRAISE is d u e ~ ? Said retirement is going BEAUTIFULLY, thank you for the well-wishing.
Ever from the shadows did crippled blooms of black and white watch and listen. Most all had been left in the hands of those capable enough to circumnavigate them; yet had he not devoted himself to attempting to be better?
Though he loathed his own host -- others who bore his genealogy had ever been regarded as individuals. As ever, his syllables were slow, orated, stressed with growls that had once been the threatening malice of a hound, but now? Could be construed as the purrs of a delighted individual.
I always WAS one for s u r p r i s e encounters, no? For WELL and for ILL, to appear, say my p e a c e , and depart. To be HERE when you WISH for me... is that not the fate of all WORDS on PAGES?
With a gentle, curt, professional flourish, did Besmirch give a quarter bow to the prince-arisen.
PLUS... I think EVERYTHING looks better in BLACK. The cape is a most d e l i g h t f u l touch though.


















