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A Farewell to the Phansite: Dream of Butterfly
Hello Everyone, this is Zero-X speaking through yet another account because I feel it is appropriate to and because I don't remember the passcode to my old one. Anyways, even though I have posted my goodbyes elsewhere, might as well post over here. The Phansite was one of the places where, despite its rather rough wild-west beginnings grew on me as I grew myself. When I first started, I was frankly a little immatureish and was easily picked on by many people here(you are all forgiven by now btw), but this allowed me to not only cultivate and improve upon my own narrative and writing skills, but to become something of a better person(despite wasting part of my time on this site). At the same time, this site also introduced me to the more bigger franchise of SMT and other stuff along the way. However, as with all things, it must come to an end eventually...and the end is here. Firstly, I'd like to thank Mishima for creating the site in the first place and keeping it open for us folks. Next, I'd like to thank the many people and friends that I have made over here, including but not limited to: Tatsuya, Yu, Take, Kazuya, Cait, etc. Thank you all for such a grand time here, though we'll still see each other on the discord. If you aren't going to be around there, then Until we meet again. Now...in order to finish off this discussion, I'd like to post Zhuangzi's Butterfly Dream poem, since it essentially encompasses this whole spin-off series as a whole For those folks who haven't known yet, YES, Persona is a spin off series btw.
“Once upon a time, I dreamt I was a butterfly, fluttering hither and thither, to all intents and purposes a butterfly. I was conscious only of my happiness as a butterfly, unaware that I was myself. Soon I awaked, and there I was, veritably myself again. Now I do not know whether I was then a man dreaming I was a butterfly, or whether I am now a butterfly, dreaming I am a man.”
Don't forget to read ur iching, tao te thing, liezi, wentzu, and secret of the golden flower.