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[somarium_lords]

Unfortunately, that quiet birthday you were expecting isn't going to be as quiet as you thought. We've asked everyone for a little help in greeting you on your special day and here's the fruit of their labor. I don't even know what others might have planned so it'll be a supplies surprise to you and us as well.

Mart:

God, you're old. I take solace in knowing that you're a little older than me sometimes. XD But it doesn't always feel that way...

ANYWAYS. Lae, in the three years that I've gotten to know you, you've surprised me repeatedly with your ideas, by the way you handle things, and how you are able to keep things interesting in roleplaying. You are always able to keep a cool head more often than not and that's always avoided conflicts with the involved parties. Maybe it's the lawyer in you getting ready for the future. Or the teacher in you. Regardless, it's amazing. And how you're able to juggle things most of the time as well. Except when you go to play GW with Clark. That makes me and Mei a little sad. B( You've had your ruts but you've still been able to bounce back easily.

You are a fantastic person, Lae. You're a wonderful, dedicated mod who is able to keep on top of things in-game and out, and an amazing friend who doesn't let the small annoyances of others get to her, and is always around to lend an ear whenever someone needs it. It's been an honor and privilege to work alongside you and it's been so great to have you as a friend.

I wish you all the best on your birthday, hoping that you have a not-so-quiet one, because everyone deserves a big celebration on their special day. And if it's quiet, tell us, so we can remedy that. Happy birthday, not!wife!

Also see part two below.

Mei:

You and Mart and your November birthdays and your getting old... :'D; Mommy and Daddy are going to be old and senile soon and then I'll get to do what I want

No, but Lae. Lae. Thank you for creating this beautiful world and everything in it. I feel like I say this every time, but Somarium is my home game, and the day I leave this game is the day I quit RP altogether. (So you're kind of stuck with me for a really long time. Sorry.) Your dedication (unless when you ditch us for games or Clark d:...) is amazing, and your love for this game really shows. I don't think I've ever been in a game with such organized, timely, on-the-ball mods. (And this is coming from Mei the player, haha, not Mei the mod that wants to stroke her own mod!ego, because all the things that make this mod team wonderful have already been implemented before I even joined.)

I'm really glad that I was invited to join this mod team. We're not perfect, and sometimes it's incredibly stressful, but this is honestly one of the best experiences I've had in RPland. Getting to work with you has been an absolute joy. Before joining the team, you were just this really great player, and the mod of a fun game (which totally made you very intimidating, because all mods are the most intimidating...) and I wanted to get to know you better, but never really found the chance/opportunity to. I'm excited to be able to call you a friend, now, and I think it's made my life all the better. ♥ One day, Kelly will drag you down here to Georgia again and I will actually make it to meet you on time.

I hope you have a wonderful birthday. I hope you get to eat all the cake you can possibly eat, you're surrounded by people who love you, and you receive lots of wonderful gifts. Because you deserve it, girl!

Comments

[riyuji]

Hover for story. :|b This is a lot and I'm not sorry.

[knightofchanges]

adfljalkdjf MART

OKAY ALL MY RESPONSES ARE JUST GOING TO BE A BUNCH OF KEYSMASHES AND CONFOUND MY TAMAKI JOURNAL HAVING EXPIRED COS HE HAS THE BEST EXPRESSIONS BUT HNNNNNGH ;A;

[survivinghell]

You're my best friend and one of the most precious people in my life and that's really all I've got.

I can't believe the first time I said "Happy Birthday" to you was 19 years ago. I honestly can't.

So, here's another Happy Birthday from me to you for the 19th time. Thank you for making me join this game of yours when you created it however long ago, it has been more fun than I could have ever imagined. I have made so many life-long friends because of Somarium and I owe all of that to you.

I love you and I honestly don't think I can put into words exactly how much.

[laenavesse]

/just flip flops through journals TO FIND RIGHT ICONS HNNGH

Keelllyyy ;;

[invinciblephrase]

Happy birthday, Lae!

/INSERT A CRAP TON OF MUSHY SHIT HERE.

Anyway, thank you for being such an amazing mod, but I also want to thank you for being such a wonderful player. I had fun with Tamaki as D and Kyouya for his stint of time here, as well as Cid for taking such good care of Gwendolyn while she was here she misses Papa Cid, and Tybalt too!

I hope everything goes well for you with school, and in all your games, and just life in general. Thanks for also just shooting the shit with me from time-to-time, even if it had nothing to do with the game, and of course, thank for plotting and all the good RP times and that rot.

Have a super birthday!!! ♥

Love, J
(and D, and Itachi, and Sakura-chan)

[soulsymmetrical]

akljdlj okay seriously I can't—

Thank you J ;;

[tochigami]

Lae!!! Gosh this was like my first real game and you've been around for all of it!!! This is Lizzie btw, hullo hullo.

I'm really glad to have stuck around. You've really been an amazing mod and Mart is right, you are adorable and a serious cutie. I used to be scared too what was I thinking!

Thanks so much for being great and I really hope you enjoy all the stuff headed for you in life and online.

♥ LIZZIE.

[soulsymmetrical]

Oh man, and you've been around since pretty much the beginning. HOW TIME FLIES.

And no I'm not scary alskjdf ;; ALL THIS KEYSMASHING IS PROOF!!

Thank you, Lizzie ;a;

[sonuvasnitch]

I think it's only appropriate that I wish you a happy birthday from my first muse that I brought to this wonderful place. I'm so thankfully that you were around to create this RP. It's become my home game and compared to previous RP experiences I'v had this place is 5 stars.

You have been a big part of that experience and I'll never forget the fun times we've had together as Tamaki and Harry, those damn tomatoes, and Kid Detective Bros~. Even if there comes a time when you decide RP is too much, I hope we can still be friends.

You're an amazing person and I know you're going to do great at whatever you do! Whether it's modding another game or opening the bubble tea shop you've dreamed of, you'll be great.

Happy Birthday Laena~ and may it be filled with sunshine and rainbows!

[spectaculaire]

OKAY THIS IS MORE DRAMATIC THAN IT NEEDS TO BUT. MUST. USE. SOMEHOW. though I guess the keywords actually...work. .......okay that's depressing—MOVING ON

I've always enjoyed threads with you—EVERYONE—and you even remembered my random bubble tea shop akdljfklja

Thank you, Kieran ;;

[unwearying]

Eee, Lae, you're pretty amazing, not even gonna lie. This was my first really huge game, and you've always been one of the nicest, most approachable mods.

What attracted me to this game when I first applied here was your amazing Cid. He's still ridiculously amazing, and we're all really blessed to have you around. You're a wonderful person.

Please, please, please, have a wonderful birthday. &hearts,

[smokesinspace]

Wait—CID really?? akldjfljakdlj /responds with appropriate journal then ;; I'll miss your Tifa but I always loved threading those two together ;;

Thank you, Manda ;a;

[prettyhazknight]

When I first joined this game, i had no idea what to expect. I found you to be the most welcoming mod I'd ever met and I'm always glad I joined your game. After all, you are not only a fabulous mod but you're a beautiful person too. I truly am blessed to have gotten to know you.

Today is a special day for you and I wish you all the happiness in it. You've earned it and more than deserve it, Lae.

I really do adore you and happy birthday. You're the best.

[laenavesse]

adlfjalkdjf Erriiiiinnnnnn ;a; Thank you!!

[katanas_and_tea]

Happy Birthday Laaaaaaaaaaaaeeeeeeeeeee~!



Aw man, I'm so bad with these...

Thank you for creating a wonderful game and providing me with loads of fun and a way to escape for, wow...years now! This is the longest I've been in a game and that's saying something since I have game ADHD. I love playing with all of your characters. Not!twin misses you, not!twin!

We've done some crazy character crap and it's been great!

Somarium was, like, my RP savior home when I got out of a really really bad gaming experience and it made me want to continue playing and being creative and expanding on my character developing skills. So thank you for that. I can't really thank you enough for it.

You're an amazing person. You're fair, kind, and smart. (Remember when you RP'd Tamaki with those little girls I baby sat?) I'm really happy that you were born.

I hope you have a wonderful birthday! Shove tonnes of cake into your mouth, okay?

Love Always,
Anthea~♥

[spectaculaire]

NOT!TWIN MISSES YOU TOO NOT!TWIN

..OH GOD I REMEMBER THAT I even went back and read the chat once lakjsdklfj /crying

...I wonder if mom got the cookie cake I wanted...

;A; But thank you, Anthy! AAH YOU GUYS SERIOUSLY

ALSO IGNORE THE FACT THAT THAT'S TECHNICALLY AN EMO ICON. I'M ON LIMITED USE ON THIS JOURNAL

[prosecutes]

A very happy birthday to one of the friendliest and most helpful mods I've ever met. You've not only given us all this opportunity to play in a wonderful game together, but have kept it all going through thick and thin, in spite of whatever challenges or annoying questions from me came your way. You always do so much for everyone, and I'm so glad we have you here with us. Thank you.

I hope you have a lovely day today, a bright and cheerful tomorrow, and good times ahead all around.

I now leave you with the birthday song of my people.

[laenavesse]

....alkjdfl YULI THAT SONG—it was actually really quite pretty...*^*

But thank you!! Aah we really have been through a lot of things huh? ;;

[madcuriosity]

[laenavesse]

ALDFJKLDJ THANK YOU JAX!! All the sparkles!!!

[souhi_no_arashi]

Oh gosh, Lae, I don't know where to start. How about with Happy Birthday!

You have always been so helpful and kind and fair and fun, as a mod and player and just as a person! I came to Somarium a while ago now and I'm so glad I did because thanks to it, and you, I have met some of the best people I'm ever going to meet, I'm pretty sure. You are such a lovely person and have given so much to others and have such amazing (and sometimes crazy!) ideas that you share with the likes of the rest of us, I'm just very grateful for it all. ♥

You have a fabulous birthday and year to come because you deserve it and your awesomeness demands it anyway.

[laenavesse]

Aaah I seriously don't deserve all of this hnnnnnnngh

but that gif is so cute omg

[eternallybored]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! I'm such a newbie here but I gotta say that you've made me feel more than welcome. Just from the brief conversations we've had, I already can tell you're a wonderful person too. :3 So have a very happy birthday.

[soulsymmetrical]

PFFF THOSE GIFS XDD And new or not, everyone is family—AND IT STILL MAKES ME TEARY SOBBING

But yes continue to troll my characters please—

[ineuphony]

I'M NOT EVEN IN THIS GAME. I JUST WANTED TO CONTRIBUTE.

HAAAPPPPYY BIRTHDAY. I'LL FOLLOW YOU FOREVER.

[soulsymmetrical]

LOL TAILS

BUT OH GOD

WHY

WHY

[ritornello]

SINCE EVERYONE ELSE IS COMMENTING, I WANT TO COMMENT TOO...

♥ ♥ ♥

[perfectorder]

BUT YOU WERE ALREADY PART OF THIS SCHEME!!

[substrictus]

I wish you the very best birthday ever, Laena ♥♥

You've always been so nice and understanding as a mod and you run things so amazingly well in this game it's why i'm proud to still be here after all this time. Mods were always intimidating and hard to approach in games but you're so friendly and open and just so nice that it's not hard to ask you about anything that goes on in the game.

Somarium has been my longest game i've ever remained in and I love being here with you and I hope today is a fantastically wonderful day for you im sorry i don't have any gifs or shiny text ;; and never stop being so awesome ♥♥

[soulsymmetrical]

It's okay, Mika, shiny text and gifs aren't necessary to make me cry

Thank you and you're always welcome to come talk to me ;;

[broski]

/shari

i'm gonna wish you a happy birthday even though i hate you

I STILL REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME WE MET. It was at Vat. I played Rapunzel and Shirayuki and you played Flynn and Obi, and like. We never spoke but somehow all our ships matched up??? IDK IT WAS KIND OF A MAGIC MOMENT WE HAD ALL THE SAME CANONS AND EVERYTHING and i remember we were talking on our personal accounts and our icons kept matching it was funny /whimpers

so I. would be lying if I said I don't read our old threads from time to time. n-not that i like them or anything ////// . but they warm my heart, and I remember both of us sneaking tags during christmas one year, because we were so excited about how cute they were.

YOU WERE ALSO MOST OF THE REASON I JOINED SOM THE FIRST TIME. so you can go ahead and take pride in that if you'd like. i thought you were like the coolest kid ever i later found that out to be a LIE and i thought i was just so lucky to even be around you, let alone considered your friend.

and i lied before because i totally love you, sweet. and i know i haven't really been good at keeping in touch or anything but MY FEELINGS REMAIN TRUE OK I STILL THINK YOU'RE A COOL KID HONESTLY.

♥ you rock don't ever change ect ect ect i hope you have a great birthday and a great year to come :D

[ninjaservant]

I REMEMBER TOO hence why I use this account ;a; IT'S ONLY FITTING...

I would have used Flynn but I forgot I hadn't transferred his icons lol.

But yes all our cute threads ;a; I'LL ALWAYS CHERISH THEM and I think about them, too ALSO NO I'M STILL COOL......

;_; Thank you, Shari!

[activates]

LAAAEEE ♥♥♥

happy, happy birthday! it's already been this long...!! wow, i'm so happy for you. ;u; i hope that you always continue being who you are now, the amazing and inspirational person that you've always had. this place won't be what it is now without all your efforts throughout the years, and we know that you always heartfully pour your feelings into this warm game that we all love. you definitely deserve all the cheers and i hope that you have a lot more, moooore wonderful years ahead! keep your head up, because we're all proud of you. ♥ love you lots, laelae. CONTINUE TO MAKE MY STOMACH LAUGH IN PAIN WITHIN PLURK AS WELL.

BADTOUCHES.

[knightofchanges]

Awww, Reimi thank you so much




or should I be using this instead—

[technetronic]

Bless my soul
Laena was on a roll
Person of the week in every Som opinion poll
What a pro
Laena could stop a show
Point her at an event and you're talking SRO
She was a no one
A zero, zero
Now she's a head mod
She's a hero
Here was a kid with her act down pat
From zero to hero in no time flat
Zero to hero just like that

When she smiled
The players went wild with
oohs and aahs
And they slapped her face
On every vase

From dreaming cards and noctaere
Our Laena had ideas to burn
Now nouveau riche and famous
She could tell you
What the Somarians earn.

Say amen
There she goes again
Sweet and undefeated
And an awesome 10 for 10
Folks lined up
Just to watch her plot
And this perfect package
packed a pair of pretty pecs

Laenie, she comes
She sees, she conquers
Honey, the crowds were
Going bonkers
She showed the moxie brains, and spunk
From zero to hero a major hunk
Zero to hero and who'da thunk

Who put the mod in moderator?
LAENA!
Whose dazzling tags are great theater?
LAENA
Is she bold?
No one braver
Is she sweet
Our favorite flavor
LAENA, LAENA,
LAENA, LAENA
LAENA, LAENA

Bless my soul
Laena was on a roll
Undefeated
Riding high
And the nicest gal
not conceited

She was a nothin'
A zero, zero
Now she's a head mod
She's a hero

She hit the heights at breakneck speed
From zero to hero
Laena is a hero
Now she's a hero
Yes indeed!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, YEAH THIS IS YOUR PRESENT.

[crimogen]

THIS IS A PLACEHOLDER FOR ME TO PUT THE VOCAL VERSION WHEN I GET HOME.

[perceptivemagics]

Hi, Lae, hi! Hi Momma Turtle! I'M NOT LATE OKAY.

You're kind of all kinds of wonderful and I've truly enjoyed rping with you and being your little minion/child/thing. I miss playing the Iron Face to your Pi-Brain and the Dagger to your Zidane ♥ You are a beautiful soul inside and out and I hope you never forget that. Thank you for creating such a wonderful game where I've met so many amazing people and more friendships than I can count. You deserve it all and more c:

[soulsymmetrical]

...oh God that's so cute if also strange and hilarious akljsdflj XDD

And aaaaahh yesss KONISHI AND SHO ALKJDFKLJ ;a; I still get urges every now and then /sobbing. And Dagger and Zidaaaane ;a;

Thank you, Amanda ;a;

[walkingrey]

(Is so late to the party. Spinkicks the evil monster known as Timezone.)


Haaapppppyyyy Biiiiirthdaaaaay Laena!

To this day I am still glad of my decision to join this wonderful game you created for everyone. You are a role model to me when it comes to modding and owning an RP community and I believe everyone should aspire to be like you in that aspect.

I also love to stalk your muses quite a bit even though I know I should try to actually RP WITH them myself >~> But that's not why I am here For!

What I meant to say is HAPPY BIRTHDAY milady and may you have many more and even happier!

*crawls back in the shadows after his fail speech*

[soulsymmetrical]

The party's still going!

And thank you, Dark ;a; ...But stalking...no need to stalk...o_o....

[redcladidealist]

Happy birthday, Lae!

I was an hour from staying up to join in the fun,
An hour away from shouting as one,
"Happy birthday, Lae, you son of a gun!"
But my brain said "An hour? Nope, I'm done!
I need seven hours without any sun!"

So though I am later than everyone here,
I hope there's still room for some birthday cheer.
Happy birthday, happy birthday, you wonderful dear!
Here's to another bright and beautiful year!

[knightofchanges]

And here I was expecting puns.

BUT THIS IS BETTER /snugs Nivi

There'll always be room for birthday cheer ;a;

[sourpeachbud]

I know that I such at birthday stuff, but there are only two mods I remember quite as fondly as you. I'm usually terrified of moderators to be honest, so it's been a breath of fresh air to have a mod that I'm not sweating bullets just thinking about asking a question to, not that I need to that often cause you guys are awesome in your explanations. I just want to say thank you for being awesome. I wish you an amazing day. You deserve all the praise above and I hope you get more. Alas, my brain has been fried, so I can't be nearly as creative as I would like to be. Still, Happy Birthday, Lae!

/hides under bed because this puppy is shy/

[knightofchanges]

Aaaah thank you, Jaden! We haven't tagged much and I hope we will more in the future ;a;

/pulls out the shy puppy

[desecrates]

Hi there, Lae! Happy birthday!

It seems sort of weird that I've played here in Som for nearly a year now and not gotten to know you. (this is a total failure on my part wtf self???) This should definitely be remedied! But I've totally admired you from afar, since you're such an awesome mod. Seriously, I don't think I've ever seen a game run quite so seamlessly as this one does. And I'm so, so grateful for all the hard work you put into it! So thanks for everything, and I hope you have a great day. c:

- Allie

[knightofchanges]

Haha, it's okay, it happens! But I definitely wouldn't mind getting to know everyone better again, including you, Allie!

Thank you for the well wishes ;a;

[demonicbookworm]

So I tried to write down how much I admire you, how amazing you are and how glad I am that I joined this wonderful game you created. The problem was I couldn't find the right words to describe any of that and I ended up staring at that piece of paper.:



Whatever I wrote was never good and no words could describe what I wanted to say, so I decided to draw something for you instead of that. It happened to be Ace. I'm not even sure why xD




Happy Birthday, Laena! And thank you for all your hard work! Never forget, you're amazing and we all love you :D

I hope you'll have a wonderful day~

/hides

[knightofchanges]

ONLY SEEMS APPROPRIATE TO RESPOND WITH THIS JOURNAL BUT AS I SAID ON PLURK

EEEE SO CUTE ;A; I didn't know you could draw so well, either! Aaaaah ;a;

[yukipan]

LAE LAE HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAAAAAY! As your lil bro, its up to me to be super sentimental and share all the wonderful and awesome things about you... WHEEZE.

Okay but no really you are such an amazing person. Not only online, (even though you troll the mess out of me) but offline as well! You are always a joy to hang out with and I really wish we could spend more time with each other. Words can't really express how much I, and the rest of Somarium, appreciates you! You are a fantastic person, an amazing mod, and I don't think things could have had run as smoothly without you here.

You bring so many smiles to people's faces, and I know I can always come to know you I am in need of a good laugh. You just have that special... something about you that draws people to you, and I know my life would be a little less awesome without you in the picture. So really, we love you. I love you, and I hope that this day is just going to be the continuation of many more to come!

So again, happy birthday my love, and never stop being the awesome person we all know you are. C:


ASABA TWIN OUT PEACE BIG BRO

[knightofchanges]

awww lil bro ;a; I still want to play those two somewhere with you...;a;

but for now as thank you....