Maddy
Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 10:27 pm
Dear Maddy
Seems a little late for this, doesn’t it? Then again, why do people talk to the stones when they visit graves? Can the dead really hear our voices, or is it the silent words of our hearts that reach the ears of those that have left this world? Only a truly gifted philosopher could tell you, and I’m certainly not that. All I can tell you is that I was a guy with a friend named Maddy. A friend that had more charisma and honesty to her than most of the people I know. A friend that not only knew what the right thing to do was, but did it despite being afraid of it. Despite the danger it brought to you, you selflessly reached out and accepted the offer of a man no one has ever even met. You spent hours and hours trying to figure out his cryptic clues and when you couldn’t, you relied on us.
I’m sorry we didn’t get the puzzles solved, Maddy. It may not have changed anything. You may have been found and killed anyway. But at least you wouldn’t leave this world in such a haze of confusion. At least you’d know what you were dying for. It isn’t much, but perhaps even something as small as that could have comforted you in your final moments. Even if I wish those moments were still far off in the future. Fate is not always so kind a mistress.
I don’t know if you know this, but there was a lot of love for you in the forums and in the chat. I can’t speak for anyone else, but had you asked for the moon I’d have given it to you. I’m not ashamed to admit I fell for you. I’m sure there are others that would agree with me. Now that you’re gone, this whole thing feels…empty. Some people think Zipp still lives and that he’ll pick someone else. They think that Zipp’s story will continue. Maybe it will. But I couldn’t bear seeing the story continue without you in it, or knowing what could happen to whoever Zipp chooses next. I know I should squash it down and do the right thing, but I’ve never claimed to be a good guy.
What was done to you was the act of a coward. Had I the opportunity, I would make him pay, but I doubt I’ll be given that chance. I’m sorry for that. You deserved more than this. More than to be left in a tarp outside some crappy trailer. You deserved more.
Your friend, even though you’re gone,
Esteed
Seems a little late for this, doesn’t it? Then again, why do people talk to the stones when they visit graves? Can the dead really hear our voices, or is it the silent words of our hearts that reach the ears of those that have left this world? Only a truly gifted philosopher could tell you, and I’m certainly not that. All I can tell you is that I was a guy with a friend named Maddy. A friend that had more charisma and honesty to her than most of the people I know. A friend that not only knew what the right thing to do was, but did it despite being afraid of it. Despite the danger it brought to you, you selflessly reached out and accepted the offer of a man no one has ever even met. You spent hours and hours trying to figure out his cryptic clues and when you couldn’t, you relied on us.
I’m sorry we didn’t get the puzzles solved, Maddy. It may not have changed anything. You may have been found and killed anyway. But at least you wouldn’t leave this world in such a haze of confusion. At least you’d know what you were dying for. It isn’t much, but perhaps even something as small as that could have comforted you in your final moments. Even if I wish those moments were still far off in the future. Fate is not always so kind a mistress.
I don’t know if you know this, but there was a lot of love for you in the forums and in the chat. I can’t speak for anyone else, but had you asked for the moon I’d have given it to you. I’m not ashamed to admit I fell for you. I’m sure there are others that would agree with me. Now that you’re gone, this whole thing feels…empty. Some people think Zipp still lives and that he’ll pick someone else. They think that Zipp’s story will continue. Maybe it will. But I couldn’t bear seeing the story continue without you in it, or knowing what could happen to whoever Zipp chooses next. I know I should squash it down and do the right thing, but I’ve never claimed to be a good guy.
What was done to you was the act of a coward. Had I the opportunity, I would make him pay, but I doubt I’ll be given that chance. I’m sorry for that. You deserved more than this. More than to be left in a tarp outside some crappy trailer. You deserved more.
Your friend, even though you’re gone,
Esteed