Four excellent weeks

[JM Ohara]

For those of you who didn't stay on really late last night, I am a very happy pirate indeed today. Exactly 4 weeks ago today Kat O'hara became a Duece. So I'm sort of celebrating today.

When I left where I had been before I wasn't sure where I was going to go, and was thinking about leaving the game. Then my best friend became a pirate. But I still felt I could never do the game alone. I knew what I wanted and needed from a guild, but had no clue where to find it.

I came looking on POF, checked out the recruitment threads on the guilds here. A couple I knew I wasn't going to be happy in, and two I popped of PMs to the GM of. Can't thank you enough for listening through those first couple of long PMs Basil. I knew there was major potential for the Dueces to be the right guild, but I was nervous. Boy am I glad you told me where to look for DWs.

4 weeks ago tonight, and I will never forget this, I was standing just outside Murky Hollow, having been in game for over an hour and not seen a single other pirate. As luck would have it, while I was standing there thinking about leaving, Jac comes running up. I really did shock you that night when I told you Basil told me where to look for DWs didn't I? I admit at first I didn't believe you were who you said you were. I don't get that lucky usually.

After my not so great first guild experience, do you know I almost said no in that one moment when the guild offer popped up? I was hesitating because of the past. Then all of you came TPing in. Honestly, I never realized just how many DWs there were. And every one of you was nice. (Haha, I know, killing our bad name here.) 4 seconds was all it took to be sure I had found the right place. I never felt as welcomed anywhere as I did that night.

What do you know, after 4 weeks, it just keeps getting better! Every day someone says something or does something that makes me even more sure Dueces is the place for me. So ya, today I am a very happy pirate indeed! I wanted to post that, and to say thanks guys, for everything. You brought new life to a cranky new player, and gave me a reason to love Pirates. From the very first dirt you made me feel like I belonged. So tonight, the rum flows free and it's on Kat. I can't thank you enough for these last 4 excellent weeks, and can't wait to see what the future holds....