Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-25646419-20180506003812/@comment-31680260-20180506004808

I remember seeing this guy for the first time and thinking "Wow, what an asshole". Literally, that was my first impression of Vert. I still don't know whether or not I was wrong. But... he wasn't like the other assholes I'd met. At first I thought it was just that he was honest about being a 🌵. But it wasn't.

I only really got to know Vert after I joined the Discord server. Not the one on the right, Spicy's one (called Salem of England at the time). He was still a prick, but as time went on, I noticed that he wasn't just being a rascal. Whenever someone had a serious problem - a justified one - he'd be there, providing input, being a rock for them to lean on. Of all the people, he was the one I had least expected to be this community's best advice-giver.

He even helped me with the story I'm writing on Wattpad. His criticism was harsh. He didn't pull his punches. But that's what I appreciated the most, I guess. I didn't have to worry about "Is he just saying ___ to make me happy?" Because I knew he wasn't. Vert's probably the most honest person I've ever known. Brutally so, but (as I've been trying and failing to do) I admire his ability to do all that and still give constructive feedback.

I've seen him insist that "no, you don't want to be like me", and "no, I'm not wise", but I must strongly disagree. Of course I don't want to be completely like him - one Vert is more than enough - but he definitely has multiple redeeming qualities that I think everyone should take into account, and that everyone should at least try and adopt.

Thank you for being here, Vert, and thank you for being that person we could confide in.

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