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The Queen Says Goodbye - Jiggly_333 - 06-06-2019

I have lived with Dakota Reid in my head for the past 2 years. She is an amazing woman and I wish that her play on the ice matched that same greatness.

This morning, @Grapehead came to me with a tough question. The team needed cap space soon if they ever wanted to win that championship. Koda was never exactly the best and she was tying up quite a bit of cap space. So he offered to let me chose how I wanted to go out.

When Koda was first conceived, the person who she was would've said fuck you, I'm going to continue playing.
The person who she's become reminds me of some part of a prayer in church: "Obedient to the point of death."

I feel like when faced with that decision, Koda would make the decision that would best serve her family, would best serve her team. So she chose to retire. It was her decision, not mine.

I treat Koda like a real person because she's always felt like one. If you really care about making a character that you want people to connect with, you need to make them real to yourself. They need to make the choices that you wouldn't make, they need to do the things that you couldn't do.

Sure, we're all just a bunch of assholes sitting around on the internet making numbers do things and creating our own meaning from them, but meaning is meaning. If you want to get sucked into a world, then you get sucked in. It's that simple.

So, I want to thank a bunch of people, but there are so many of them who are either inactive or whatever that it might not be enough. I want you guys to all know how much these past two years have meant to me and how amazing it is to feel so loved by a bunch of people who I will probably never meet in real life.

To the San Francisco Pride, I love all of you and you are all the absolute best. I hope that you can win our first championship.

@rowser. You're inactive now, but when you were active and we were together on the Montreal Militia, it was so much fun. You made my first sig and it's still one of favorite sigs because of the blood splatter. Les Valkyries forever.

@Cynthia. I'm pretty sure you're inactive now. You and @Winter is Coming took a chance on me and drafted me to Toronto. I was kind of left heartbroken when you two left, leading to my trade request. You were awesome and I wish that you would see who Koda's become.

@Torbvo. You did what you had to do. I get it. Thank you for one of the best weeks of my life in the NEW LR. I needed a place like that to encourage me in my guitar stuff.

@Grapehead. You never abandoned me. And I made sure to reciprocate that. Thank you for trusting me and giving me a great place to be in SFP.

@tweedledunn. Thanks for all the music tips. Maybe someday I can tour Germany and Japan too. If I ever make it to a Sporks game I hope I see you there.

So thank you all. And a special thank you to Dakota herself. Her origins were as a character in some dumb play in a playwriting class, being named after two porn stars. She's grown up into a real complete person. I've given her a family and love. It's a bittersweet ending, but a happy one. The sort of ending I love. I hope to continue her story in other ways even with her playing years over.

One story ends and another begins. But before she goes, the Queen of Chaos has one last thing to say:

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<3 Koda

Now let's try to get her her trophy. One last ride.


RE: The Queen Says Goodbye - TnlAstatine - 06-06-2019

jiggly <3


RE: The Queen Says Goodbye - DeletedAtUserRequest - 06-06-2019

Your awesome.


RE: The Queen Says Goodbye - Winter is Coming - 06-06-2019

F.

Proud to have drafted you as I knew you'd develop into a great member and player. Best of luck with the new one. Cheers


RE: The Queen Says Goodbye - hhh81 - 06-06-2019

Best of luck in your next adventure, whether or not that involves recreating!


RE: The Queen Says Goodbye - Joester09 - 06-06-2019

i gave you a good song title and i dont get credit wow


RE: The Queen Says Goodbye - Toivo - 06-06-2019

_/ _/ _/

Good luck getting that cup in your zombie season.


RE: The Queen Says Goodbye - Grapehead - 06-06-2019

Like her or not, jiggly definitely developed Koda as a character better than a lot of people have, so always respect to you jiggly for your dedication. I wish we could've did more sooner, but we still got one more ride together to win it all with Koda. Either way she's off to continue being an awesome mom


RE: The Queen Says Goodbye - Raven - 06-06-2019

Wish her the best in her last season


RE: The Queen Says Goodbye - Jiggly_333 - 06-06-2019

06-06-2019, 04:10 PMJoester09 Wrote: i gave you a good song title and i dont get credit wow

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RE: The Queen Says Goodbye - Jiggly_333 - 06-06-2019

If any of you want to read her final article as a goodbye, it's right here
http://simulationhockey.com/showthread.php?tid=96760


RE: The Queen Says Goodbye - SDCore - 06-06-2019

Bye Koda!! Jiggly you sticking around and recreating right?


RE: The Queen Says Goodbye - Jiggly_333 - 06-06-2019

06-06-2019, 06:55 PMSDCore Wrote: Bye Koda!! Jiggly you sticking around and recreating right?

Already did.


RE: The Queen Says Goodbye - micool132 - 06-06-2019

Good luck with the recreate, I greatly appreciated my short time with you and I hope you will hang around the team still!


RE: The Queen Says Goodbye - SlashACM - 06-06-2019

Great career man, doing chitown proud