I wasn’t planning on writing a retirement post at all, I was just going to quietly slip away from RPF after the Rebel Friendship Garden party so I put my signing out message on that party’s announcement post (u get a brownie if u noticed it, means u read the entire post !!) but here we are :’)
Let’s take a trip down memory lane, shall we?
July 2020, I was recruited into RPF. I got thrown right into a chat full of event hype in and people aggressively sending phrases in all caps. I had zero idea what was going on and contemplated leaving the server but I stuck around, and thank god I did.
the event i got recruited on, peep my fabulous fish costume
Don’t worry I’m not gonna go on a literal whole journey from when I got recruited down to this day, I don’t even remember the chronological order of everything kjdkjdskj
But I do remember getting TOTW, because I still haven’t gotten over how I did my speech with my nickname still set as ‘jason‘ (since nobody could spell my dang name correctly!) so other troops who didn’t really know me kept congratulating me with ‘congrats jason!’ in main chat.
j :uff: :uff: aenu’s totw speech
Before I knew it, I was an Officer; spending 90% of my time in RPF, attending events in the shower (i wish i was exaggerating), recruiting at least 200 minutes per week, staying up until 4am for penguin battles, etc. It was hard work but I enjoyed every minute of it.
Being Officer came with the privilege of joining teams, and I immediately joined as many teams as I could possibly handle. I was in the Party Planning Committee (which I now lead!!), Social Media Team, Reddit Squad, Rebel Records, Graphics Team, Contest Team, Rebel Broadcast Team, and a couple of recruiting teams. If you ask me how I managed to juggle them all I would answer with ‘easy, I didn’t.’ LMFAO
After a couple more months I was suddenly HCOM. It was 4am, we just won the LCXI finals, and I was cramming to finish the event post so I could get it published and head to bed. For some reason I kept getting pings from Discord and I distinctly remember thinking ‘I SWEAR I will unalive whoever is spam DM-ing me while I’m sleep deprived‘ until I saw the reason why I was getting pinged so much: I got promoted!
It has been quite an adventure from there. From leading my first event to planning my first party, even to the little things such as my first time promoting a troop and the bigger things such as representing AUSIA. Without realizing it, I’ve made it to Second in Command, and was inducted as RPF Rebel.
And now here I am, about to let go of everything I’ve ever known for the past 3 years…
RPF has been a huge part of my life, I’ve met some of the most amazing people I’ve had the pleasure of having in my life from RPF. Some of my most rewarding experiences also came from RPF, and this community has also kept me going in some of my rougher patches in life. But alas, we all have to let go and move on at some point.
I’ve rambled on for long enough, here’s finally the part you’ve been looking for: the shout outs / special mentions / ctrl+F section 🙂
avril
to the sweetest, kindest, most terrific human being i’ve had the honour of knowing, i miss you so much and i adore every moment i got to spend with you. i would never have made it this far nor would i have ever voluntarily stuck around for this long if it weren’t for you. your friendship has kept me going through all the good times and the bad times (both in RPF and irl) and i genuinely feel lucky to have met somebody who really understood me and cared for me. we had a good run in RPF, av. planning PPC parties back-to-back, facing evil side-by-side, it was truly just you and me against the world :’) i wish some things have gone differently and made things easier for the both of us but at the same time im thankful for the struggles because they just made our friendship stronger and brought us closer together. i’m always here for you whenever you need me, im just a direct message away. i love you lots av <3
hotties only
to lance and gabi, the two people who’ve kept me sane for the past few months, i hope you know im very thankful for the two of you. not just for handling PPC when i stopped being able to gjkdsjkjf but also for being amazing friends to me. i genuinely enjoy just talking about the most random things with you guys. i hope you both achieve everything you ever want in life because you deserve those and more!! i feel comfortable retiring now because i know PPC will THRIVE in your hands 🙂 also i know i am absolute trash at keeping streaks but please keep in touch <3
anya
to my stinkiest friend, anya you have been a very significant person in my life. im very thankful you were there when i needed to rant, and you weren’t just there to listen, you were also there to judge the people i were ranting about, or judge ME! no but for real i genuinely appreciate your friendship im very happy we’ve managed to stay in touch despite the timezone differences (literally fix ur sleep sched girlie) and ur retirement from the penguins. please stop sending me short girl insta reels and please appreciate the discorsting shiet reels i send u <3 you and i were the most terrible mentor-mentee duo since we were both bad at everything but im glad we got to work together anyway! stay stinky always! :disgusting: :anyasiren: :anyastinks: (the pic below is literally called ‘5ft apart cuz theyre not gay’ in my desktop folder i thought u’d love to know kgjkhda)
feet
it’s been a long time but i thought you all still deserved a spot in this post since you were all there for me for almost half of my journey in RPF. having all of you as friends helped motivate me not just in RPF but also irl, i hope you all know how much your support meant to me. i also hope you’re all doing great in your personal lives and that things are going smoothly for all of you. you guys still have a special place in my heart, despite the time that has passed and whatever stuff have happened. have a lovely year everyone <3
essjay
to essjay, you’ve been in my life for a long time, i think ever since i was a baby troop!! your friendship has opened me up to a lot more friendships and i am very thankful for that <3 i hope we can continue to cause chaos (and arson!!!) in main chat, and someday be able to accomplish our date activities list (i would appreciate it if we could skip the part where we burn my house down i beg). i know i am terrible at replying but pls keep sending kitty updates and please know i enjoy your random DMs when you’re sleep deprived! i promise to learn more about topography so i wont disappoint u again by thinking the UK and england are the same oopsie love u tons ess stay safe always and dont forget to commit arson!
emotional support meerkats
to my emotional support meerkats panini and milly, i hope you’re doing great! i hope you’re aware of how much your emotional support has helped me in my journey in RPF. simply having people who believe in me and genuinely think i can achieve my goals was very encouraging <3 hope i’d be able to return the favour someday! love you guys <3
cool kids who commit arson
to my beloved mentees gabi, maggie, and tomato <3 i was never the best mentor so up to this day im still wondering how the heck i got chosen by 3 people to be their mentor LMFAO but i feel very lucky to have mentored the 3 most easy going staff in RPF! you three did so well i never even had to send reports regularly (or maybe im just lazy and terrible at my job oops) and im very glad all four of us got along and all had the same goal <3 we’ve all gone our different ways but i hope everyone’s happy and healthy and doing things they love <3
tea
it has also been a long time but all of you hold a place in my heart <3 i love how we’re all there for each other through thick and thin and other ;;; unmentionable times in our lives iykyk LMAO im very thankful i joined RPF 3 years ago and got to meet all of you. i hope we all get to hang out again soon! miss u guys a lot <3
eskild
to esk, i just wanted to let you know i appreciate your friendship and i cherish all the silly moments ive had with you and our other rpf friends! you were one of my few genuine friends in officers and i am very glad to have met you. hope you’re doing amazing and thriving in life rn!
officers
i wish i was able to interact and hang out with you guys more in my time in RPF but i gotta admit i barely know some of you since most of you got promoted while i was on my 6 month inactive phase </33 but please know you’re all doing amazing and all your hard work will pay off! keep being awesome and friendly people , and remember to treat your fellow Rebels kindly 🙂 i’ll try not to be an absolute menace as a vet!
hcoms
aka link, gabi, lance, & elex, thanks for helping me thrive as a fellow hcom. i know ive been in and out this past year but you’ve all been patient with me despite my shortcomings. i know you guys are slowly making RPF a better community to be in, i wish im able to stick around until i see the end results but :’) goodluck with the penguin army! feel free to DM me about battles or even just regular events if you need me 🙂 i appreciate u guys!
and finally, some memories i hold dearly in my heart 🙂
team asinus group photo <3
team iskald paper plate award, my first and last olympics team led
snicksnack staring contest!
ungodly hours skribbl days
rpf members to be casted as heartstopper characters when???
disney event <3
insert pink house next to black house meme template here
2nd bday in rpf, insert obama medal meme
my first time winning hunger games (yes i saved a screenshot of it dont judge me)
boy band ausia event aka best event idea ever invented
I am truly, genuinely, and will forever be grateful for this experience. Never in my life did I expect I’d join a club penguin army, let alone actually enjoy myself in it and have it mean so much to me. I may have been a good friend to you, or somebody you found annoying, or you might have only seen me in the server once and recognized me by my weird sounding username, or maybe you don’t even know me at all, but decided to read this long ass post anyway. Either way, every person I’ve come across throughout my journey here has made an impact on me, and I hope I’ve done the same for everybody else.
Please remember to be kind always, because you never know what somebody’s going through.
once again this is jaeun, Second in Command, and a proud leader of PPC; finally signing off one last time 🙂
