HAPPY NEW YEAR SCR!!!

[ShinoDino first of her name!]

HI LOVES!!

So.

I was looking for some info on the site recently, and I stumbled across some truly ancient threads. Threads that are a reminder of everything this site has been through. In the last decade, SCR has endured so much. So so SO much. And so have we, both as members of this site and as humans.

Y'all. This is the coolest most amazing smartest funniest group of nutcases goobers in the world. (It's nearly 2am here as I write this bit - brace for SAP AND CHEESE.) Especially factoring in that most of us were angsty teenagers when we joined this site . . . it's a miracle this site made it.

SCR didn't just make it. It thrived.

“But but but it was so dead during X years!”

Yeah I know. I’m not talking about activity.

THIS SCRAPPY LITTLE SITE IS STILL HERE. In all of the mess, the hacks, the fights, the mess, the angst, it’s still here. And it’s thanks to all of you.
Anyone who can read this, it’s because of you. Creating traffic, posting, advertising, coding, updating, moderating. All of the things that it took to keep the wheels turning, no matter how slowly.

As we close out not only 2019 but also a very interesting decade for SCR, I want to thank every one of you from the bottom of my heart for the best year of SCR that I can remember. I love you all so much. SCR is the truest home that I have ever known and I wouldn’t trade any of this experience for the world. I cannot believe I ever even considered leaving this place. (There’s the draft of a leaving post somewhere on my computer that remains a relic of the best decision I never made.)

SCR ended the last decade reeling from a hack and the highest amount of toxicity and stress that I’ve ever experienced. Bunch of teenagers crowded together in an emotional space like this kind of in-depth role-playing . . . probably a bad idea in retrospect.

We end this decade with voice-chats around the world, characters that fairly fly off of the screen in their vibrance, and bonds unlike any other. Sure, we have our own lives that take us away from SCR. That’s cool. Everything is cool now. It’s not an obligation to be here - it is a pleasure.

I dreamed of hearing the voices of these amazing people, of forming friendships that meant something more than the superficial friendships I was forced to settle for in real life. Of meeting some of you in person.
I’ve accomplished all of those in this last decade, but I’m not done yet. I haven’t gotten to meet the big kahunas (in my SCR world/experiences/influence) yet and meeting Olivia and Miki (miss them so much Dx) was a fluke of fate. I’m a big girl now. Fate listens to me.
Hehehehehe.

HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHE.

Okay, enough creepy laughter. No one knows why I’m giggling anyway.

SCR is like Hogwarts - it’s always there to welcome you home.

And this dino can’t wait to see what’s up next in 2020.

HAPPY NEW YEAR YA CRAZIES!

Love eternally,

Shine