Gwenllian

Wonderful Friend, Beloved Prince...

I have been busy and then out of town, and haven't had time to give this particular post the thought it deserved, so I waited until now to post something concerning Redirection.

I have had a pledge of my own, and I have been a member and GK of several other pledges, I can honestly say that Redirection was the best prince I ever knew in game. I don't think he ever lost his temper or said things out of anger or frustration that he would later regret. He listened to every side of every issue, then made his decision with reasonable explanations. He never found it necessary to explain his decisions to the general public, whether they liked it or not, however, I know from experience that when people came to him upset or confused about a decision he made, he would take the time to explain his reasons without defensiveness, condescension, or even a HINT of frustration. I can not count how many times I whispered him asking him what in the world was going on and never once did he make me feel as if it wasn't my business. He always took the time to explain his decisions, and never gave vague answers.

Beyond that, so many times I can remember whispering him upset or hurt about something, whether it was game or real life, and having the response be caring, reasonable and fair. I can't even begin to describe how much that meant to me.

I remember whenever a vote came up for new members, I always would mail him my vote with a little explanation of some kind. One day, he got one of these letters shortly after he logged in, and I quickly get a whisper from him with nothing but "LOL!!!". I responded with "what I do? lol" and he just said to me how much he loved getting my vote letters with the commentary and how it always made him laugh (they were usually intended to be humorous).

At this point, I'd really like it if you all would post a comment on this blog entry about some special memory you have of Red. I know that some of his final wishes were that his friends in the Lineage community live life to the fullest and I know that several have taken steps to see to that, including me. If you would like to leave a memory here, please realize that I screen blog comments, and if I feel things stated are inappropriate or hurtful, I will not give them approval. Please keep any comments in good taste so that I don't have to track your ISP and cause trouble for you. :) Thanks, and remember, live your life to the fullest and love your peeps as much as you can because you never know when life will take an unexpected turn!

Much love to all my dear friends, and a tipped hat to those that are less than that. Take care and God bless you all!

And Red, you are much loved and respected and I have learned so much from you. I thank you, my friend and my prince.

posted by Heather @ 1:35 AM