**disclaimer that this is all a good loving post because long posts can look scary coming from a main blog. anyway enjoy another paragraph of a second disclaimer**
well guys another year another hidden anniversary but this year is a remix. admin maig who usually handles this is occupied so somehow that means the job has been left to me. please continue reading with the knowledge that i don’t really do this sort of thing, i am not good an sappy, long, emotional statements, and this whole thing is bound to end in more jokes than anything. also if it’s bad make sure to remember that i’m cross referencing the old posts maig has made for help so if mine is bad she is partially responsible.
no matter how much i joke or refuse to emote i really do have to say i am blown away by how long this rp has managed to keep going. when i first joined, back before the opening day, i truly thought i would be with hidden for two weeks at the longest and now here we are eight years later. back when i joined it was a time of rp hopping for me, seeing a place that looked interesting, sending an impulsive app, and ghosting shortly after. i went into this thinking it would be exactly the same. instead hiddenwashington has become so much more than i ever could have possibly imagined, it's grown and changed and stayed strong for what is starting to look close to a decade. it's absolutely unbelievable and so so special to me! i could not be more proud and grateful to be able to help build this incredible community and get to make amazing friends along the way.
okay checking the script next up is thanking the members so we'll do that now. to everyone who's been a member of hidden past, present, or future, i am sending a huge amount of love you way! this place simply would not be possible without all of you. i know a lot of us are busy, have so much going on outside of a silly tumblr rp, which makes it all the more incredible that so many of y'all have decided to take some of your precious free time and spend it writing silly characters here with us. these days i am absolutely awe struck every time we get a new member. knowing that people are still finding us here and having an interest in seeing what we're about is just absolutely insane i don't know what catches your eye but i am so happy something did. each and every one of you bring a super important personality to the dash and the ooc interactions. i can easily say that this rp has come to be so much more than just a place to write. for me and hopefully others it's also just a big social community and i have made so many important friendships through hidden. that wouldn't be possible without you guys who show up, look over our blog, and decide you want to give it a shot, so thank you!
we're now at the part where maig typically thanks the other admins. she's built with love in her heart and does like a full paragraph with everyone. i am not built like that. we're gonna rapid fire some thank yous and compliments and everyone's going to get what they get and be happy with it. alphabetic order let's go. aria, fc suggestions just simply would not get done without you. you're a pillar to getting things done. jodie, we would be screwed without you to check in on things in the morning. shoutout to maig and i for being incapable of managing admins with any timezone diversity. kasey, you're the best at hopping on and offering yourself out when there is something on the main other people don't want to do. there's always a lot i don't want to do, so i love that for me. and maig, we wouldn't be here without you starting the circus up, so congrats i guess. honestly can't believe we haven't run this place to the ground yet, so that's a win for everyone involved.
this is already longer than i thought i'd manage and i'll be honest i'm running out of juice. everyone here is really cool, even if spending a bunch of time on tumblr and discord writing collaborative fanfiction probably isn't the stuff people brag to their friends about. the point is i think you're all cool and my opinions are objectively correct. so thank you for being here, thank you for being cool people, and thank you for letting us keep this place running for yet another year. it really is overwhelming to think about how far this has gone and how much we've been able to do thanks to everyone here, and here's to another great year!
i think i'm supposed to sign this shit, so with love - admin sunny ♥
