I feel like this is severely overdue. Honestly, I'm convinced I could not possibly do a thread of this caliber justice, but it needed to be written. Not soon, and certainly not later: now.

We, the lifeblood of this forum, owe our social circle to a person whose toil has provided for us no shortage of thrills and gaiety over the course of three, soon to be four years. Were it not for her, we would not be bound by the cohesion of a tightly knit community, and either not met, or gotten to know one another to this extent; for the sake of maintaining an organic, constantly developing site, Ki has generously contributed a wealthy portion of her time to the growth of AK so that we could delight in the solace our virtual personalities present us. Her return to Texas has brought innumerable hardships, but she has risen above them all and persevered in her efforts to afford us the leadership we so woefully require.

Right now, this person needs our support, and the reason I am approaching you all is to express the appreciation Ki deserves during an otherwise precarious segment of her life. Let's all wish her the best and pray for her father's swift recovery, because the storm can be weathered!

Agreed/10

I love you, Sam, and I'm sorry things have gone so far south. It'll be over soon honey, be strong until then.

I wish I had more to say :/

I love you, honey.

Stay strong, Ki. I, and of course everyone else, will be thinking of you and yours.

There can be no word unsaid. If not for AK, I know for certain I would not have found friends who I can RP with, nor would I have ever met Aki for that matter. And despite trials and tribulations, she still finds time to make sure this site is as strong and accessible as possible for all of us to have.

For all this and more, this Blind Armory will both wish and pray for the good health of Ki's father as well as her ability to continue on and endure to the end.

All support and best wishes to AK's creator, Ki.

Keeping you in our thoughts and heart, Ki. And as always, we're here for you!

I wish to do is lend my full support to this. Ki, I haven't been here long, and already I know you are amazing. So, I pray that your father recovers and the Lord gives you and your family strength.

May the Lord answer you when you are in distress;
may the name of the God of Jacob protect you.
May he send you help from the sanctuary
and grant you support from Zion.
May he remember all your sacrifices
and accept your burnt offerings.
May he give you the desire of your heart
and make all your plans succeed.
May we shout for joy over your victory
and lift up our banners in the name of our God.
May the Lord grant all your requests.
Now this I know:
the Lord gives victory to his anointed.
He answers him from his heavenly sanctuary
with the victorious power of his right hand.
Some trust in chariots and some in horses,
but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.
They are brought to their knees and fall,
but we rise up and stand firm.
Lord, give victory to the king!
Answer us when we call!

Psalm 20

Well I can't really say anything that has not been said, and I can't really make some long speech, but I can say that I wish the best for you Ki. The best for everyone here on AK really, and hope that your father has a speedy recovery.

Thank you for being my friend, dear. Thank you for those late night conversations, the Naruto tournaments on the xbox, the cock and bull sessions, listening to me whine about my problems, trusting me with yours, being patient with me when I'm flaky, loving me despite my eccentricities, filling a void in my life, teaching me by being a good example of fairness and patience, understanding a simple '>.>' face with no other explanation, and just being you, damn it.


Love you

You are always in my thoughts Ki. <3

Going through a depression myself with shit that's going on and everything, I would not wish this feeling onto anyone in the entire world. And when my net was out because I was moving, I actually looked forward to returning here and doing stuff with the community on AK. And as BFF said, AK wouldn't be a community without Ki.

You have my thoughts, even if it doesn't seem like it. ... I'm bad at showing emotion, okay? I hope everything works out well, and I'll see you out when you get back, Space Cowboy.

Kiii! D: I misss you sooo much, even though lately we havnt really talked a lot. I mean, you were always busy with site stuff and all, I felt bad trying to talk with you outside of the bawks so that I wouldnt bother you. I'm really grateful for all of the work you put into keeping us all together and Rp'ing, and even though its only through the interwebz I'm really glad I had the chance to meet you.

Even though I know I can be a bother sometimes I really hope you pull through all this and all will work out in the end. I'm keeping you and you family in my prayers.

Stay strong, Ki! I have you in my fishy prayers as well.

“We are all travellers in the wilderness of this world, and the best we can find in our travels is an honest friend.” by Robert Louis Stevenson

Ki I hope that things get better for you soon. I know that you will be able to stay strong and as Mal said we're all here for you.

My heart and thoughts are with you, Ki. May all go well, love. You are so important to all of us, we all are standing beside you, even if you can't see us. <3

soldier on

Ki, I've known you for a long time now, as with practically everyone here; we've helped each other through hard times, we've had some funny moments. Magma swords and bony bones, Anti-V! Team Sunnie-Truoc will prevail! You have everyone looking out for you, willing to give you a shoulder no matter what. You and your family will be in my prayers, and I'm hoping things turn out excellent. Either way, we have your back and will comfort you in these hard, difficult times. Love you, pal!

We've had our ups and downs - hell we've had more downs than ups -, Ki and I, though no matter the conflict, it is always resolved by her. And although I may not agree half of the time, I come to terms eventually and it's her ruling, that so far, has proven to be favorable. And I have faith in her judgement for what is best for this site. I have grown, most recently,to show her the respect she deserves.

I cannot begin to express how much this site means to me. I have throughouly searched the web for forums that fit my expectations and not one, besides Ak, has. It's a combination of the community and overall generalness of the site's layout and structure.During my stay, I have seen more than one AK, and it is with every reset that I had my doubts. But it was also with every reset that my doubts were disproven. Each time she manaded to reshape and mold the site into a more likeable, and RP-friendly atmosphere.

We, the members, may be the supporting pillars in which keep this delicate structure of a palace in place. But Ki, our Admin, she is the overall everything that makes this house up. Without her, we'd just be a couple of pillars, standing around without purpose. Thank you Ki, for creating Ak, this forum.


ps, apologies for the spelling/grammar errors.

You've been a great friend, a stalwart supporter, and a brilliant person to work with. I sincerely hope things get better for you soon, and like everyone else here at AK, you're in my thoughts, oh Mighty Leader. Stay strong.

Despite what Chakaara said about the quality of her own post and no matter how each individual response was put, I really appreciate what everyone said. It's nice to get recognition for the things one has done. However, I don't feel I deserved the thread since I have been MIA during this time. Things are still rocky in a lot of areas though my dad seems to be doing better (he has a followup appointment soon to see), but I will strive to be everything you guys said you think that I am in the coming days.

On another, though still related note, I am happy that everyone has stuck around and remained active and that my wonderful husband has been picking up my slack. I am going to try and do something special to show my appreciation to all of you for that. I still need to figure out what, but I will.

When you are ready to, continue to do your job as admin. That's all I ask of you.

I believe it's safe to say we all love you. And for me at least, the first sentence of each of those two paragraphs is enough appreciation.