User blog comment:Varkanax39/Unsurprising News.../@comment-1221909-20140312012940

"Hello, old friend, and here we are. You and me, on the last page."

Come on, you know I couldn't resist.

In all honesty, I'm not sure what to say really. Apart from, you know, cruelly and bitterly cursing your name over the now-official impossibility of kicking off the DR reboot.

Jokes aside, I really hate endings sometimes, but then again, don't we all? Now, I think I'd be overdoing it if I tried to top the length of my farewell comment on Slicer's departure blog, so apologies if you expected a blog comment the length of Eternal Darkness itself. Your reasons for leaving our ranks are perfectly understandable and I respect them the same way I respect you. Your time among us has been absolutely wonderful and I'm some thrilled and honoured to have collaborated with you on so many different occasions.

From one friend to another, I can soundly say I have enjoyed your company immeasurably. You are an absolutely wonderful person and it saddens me to finally see you go. You are easily one of the best writers to grace the digital (and metaphorical) halls of CBW; one of our finest writing 'alumni,' so to speak. As far as writers go, you are right there at the very top of the league table. You immersed yourself into worlds that were ridiculously rich in ideas and creativity. Furthermore, you did it with an intensity and interest that I had not previously seen (and possibly will never see again). So your place among CBW's writers is indisputable (was it ever really in doubt to begin with?), and I sincerely hope you continue to pursue your passion somewhere else in that mysterious, unknowable and unpredictable domain that lingers beyond the small bubble that is CBW. Your talents would be wasted if you didn't pursue them further in some shape or form (don't you dare become an accountant!).

As a friend, what more can I say? We've had some rollicking times together and I have enjoyed every second of your company, whether that it was spent feverishly speculating over or unpacking all things Who or bashing heads over story ideas. And whilst it pains me more than I can say to see you go, I'm glad you have chosen to bow out with a sense of dignity and humility, rather than trying to instead relive "The Greatest Hits of Varkanax39" in a sentimental and incredibly self-indulgent manner (it is sadly something that other users have done in the past).

So, to the writer I respected and to the friend I laughed with, thank you for being here. CBW would have been the lesser without you.

Your friend,

CB