Taxibot_Belle

Hey, I really appreciate that, I do! I actually have a global name, Tony helped me last night find out who it was.

But please, everyone, I want to make sure everyone knows that I'm not trying to get someone into trouble. I know you wouldn't do this, but it's really important that no one tries to take matters into their own hands. No vigilantes, please!

I'm assuming that the person just thought it would be a funny joke if they took my name. I only posted this message in case that's not the case or they also think it would be a funny joke to see Taxibot Belle running around being mean or nasty to people. That's why I'm asking that if anyone sees something like that, please petition the City Administrators immediately. Otherwise, please don't do anything, because I've already notified the City Administrators in case they won't let me have my name back, and if other people are harassing them, I don't want them to think that I'm trying to incite people to do so.

So if you know who it is, PLEASE don't start sending nasty messages or anything, that would only hurt the situation. I don't care why they did it, and I most certainly don't want them punished and I don't want to "get back at them" or anything. I just want my name back, that's all!

Hey, sorry for the edit, but I just wanted to make sure that everyone understands what I'm asking. If they did it just as a joke to lock up my name and keep me off the server, I don't want anyone sending a petition. It's not funny, but it's not really hurting anything. Although someday I might want to visit friends there and I do want it to get resolved, I am working on that and don't need help from others except maybe the City Administrators.

But if someone is actually out there pretending to be me, I would appreciate sending a petition, because that's like identity theft, and you're not supposed to do that. I know that sometimes names are taken, and I'm not sore about that. But I'm the only Taxibot Belle that I could ever imagine someone wanting to be. My name is, I think, really unique enough that it's not like someone could just accidentally pick it. If someone wants to pretend they're Taxibot Belle, I just don't think it's because they want to be me. Most people would probably think being Taxibot Belle is really boring, although I can't think of anyone else I'd rather be! I just think that in this case, it was done either as a joke to keep me from being on Exalted (I hope!) or with the intention of impersonating me, which I think is not right.

You are so sweet! I remember those days very well! We are still here at my Infinity home. While we don't do many shifts in Eastgate any more, we do certainly try to help out however we can. Just the past month or two, we've run a few badge tours, where we teleport heroes to exploration badges and plaques and talk a little bit about each one. And personally, I LOVE meeting new heroes, making sure they're finding everything okay, answering any questions they may have, and sharing some tips and tricks with them to make starting out a little easier. Most of them are so nice, and I've made a LOT of helpful friends over the years!

Anyway, thanks for thinking about us! Maybe I'll run a shift or two in Eastgate just for old time's sake! I used to love making little jokes while on shift. "Taxibot Belle now on duty at the Atlas Park gate. Let me know if you need help or a teleport. New hero shoes are expensive, so let us save your sole!"

And when you run across a Taxi, definitely say hi!

That's NOT how it works.

I just wanted to say first of all that I am SOOOO sorry to hear that your sister is so ill. If there's any hope at all, I hope that she is able to recover. In any case, no matter whether the time you have left is a day, a month, a year, or 50 years, I hope that both of you are able to enjoy every moment, delight in the memories of the time you've spent together in the past, and even if the time is short that you have left, make some great new memories that will last forever.

I also wanted to say that I have enjoyed your company so much through the years, and I really do consider you a good friend. You've helped me through some bad times, and I just don't know many friends who are sweeter and more dedicated than you are. I'll bet that you are an awesome sister! I know that you must be feeling sad right now about the prospect of a loss, but I hope that you realize how much what you're doing means. And no matter what happens, I hope that you have many happy times ahead.

Last, but certainly not least, we wanted to show you how much you mean to all of us, so before everyone left for their task forces, we all took a minute to honor you and your sister. It's not candlelight, but it's the best we could do on short notice. Al Pine, who's back there in the water, says he's a plant man and doesn't like fire, but even so, he was able to join us in his own way too!



From left to right, that's Endling (@Ellscry), Gata Roja (@Gata Roja), Doctor A Science VI (@Doctor A Science), Al Pine (@Ironblade One), Mister Murder (@Rude Dog), Numina, Taxibot Belle (me!!!), Agoniste (@AdAstra), Magius Aegis (@GATE-keeper), and Rasset (@Rasset). Infernal wouldn't get in the picture; you know how serious and demony he can be, but a couple of Agoniste's pink imps jumped in his place!

When (not if!) you are ready to come back, we'll save a place on our task force just for you. Now stop reading the silly ramblings of a Taxibot and go tell your sister you love her a bunch and that a lot of heroes of Paragon City are thinking about her!

Hey! I'm still here, and we still do this! In fact, for the past month or so, Johnny and I have been taking a league of heroes on a city-wide badge tour that we auctioned off at a PERC event, escorting them to every badge in the city while talking about the city's history, asking questions, and giving out little prizes to everyone. Really! Here's the post for the first part, which got us to Talos Island, and here's the post for the second part, which got us up through, um, I don't remember, but we still have to do some places like Founders' Falls, Peregrine Island, Eden, and other high-level zones to go, and I'm planning on taking everyone to Praetoria, too. I'll be posting a message in the Infinity forum about when we can do the third part, hopefully within a week or two at most. When I saw Zwillinger in Pocket D last Thursday, he said he would love to come on a tour sometime, maybe he can pop in on this one!

Speaking of PERC, they have been very actively lately! They host a themed costume contest every week in Pocket D on Wednesdays, and on Thursdays, they host a trivia contest. I was a co-winner of the trivia contest one week, and I won a LOT of influence, wow! They also have other contests, like a story contest and a player auction (which I took part in, yay!).

You are right that we don't do some of the stuff we used to do. I remember fondly the days when I would post up in Eastgate and let everyone know that I was available to teleport heroes to the Atlas Park gate if they needed it. Now, though, there are permanent MediCom teleporters there, so the Taxibots aren't as needed in places like that any more. Still, we have done our best to find other ways to be helpful. For example, Taxis frequently take part in the sign-up task force we have every Saturday, and a lot of times, they are led either by Taxis or by heroes who used to be Taxis that retired from the garage. Polly has been working very hard lately in learning about all of this Incarnate stuff so that she can help heroes on those journeys, and she has become really good at leading teams to Praetoria!

As for me, one of my favorite things to do is to meet new heroes. You can often find me in Atlas Park hanging out with Ms. Liberty and other friends looking for new heroes to help. I try to chat to as many people as I can, and a lot of times, I'll come with them on missions while explaining how to use chat channels, how to find teams, and other little tips that I've learned are really handy. I try to keep a bunch of level 10 enhancements that I make myself on hand at all times that I can give to them to help out, and I must have given at least half the heroes in Paragon City a candy cane or two at some point. I've even shown heroes a few times how to make their own if they want to. I get messages sometimes from heroes saying, "Hey! I remember you! You helped me when I was just starting out!" And now, they're all big and strong, and that's just the best feeling in the world!

I absolutely LOVE my family and friends on Infinity. It's been my home for over six years, and it would just destroy me if I thought that it might go away. Please, please, please, don't take my family and friends away or scatter them out to other places! Maybe instead, you should see if you could help to make PCSAR more active. I still see Banefull, Pre-Op, Triage and Gabby around, maybe you could rejoin and try to run some events? Ooh, maybe the Taxis could help out, too, and we could involve PERC to have, I don't know, some kind of SUPER event, that sounds like a lot of fun!

If you want to help me with some new heroes or plan an event or anything, let me know. You can send me a message here, or you can contact me at @Taxibot Belle in Paragon City. Or if you have something a lot longer to say, you can even e-mail me, my address is Belle@CoHTaxis.com. I have to go now, lots of new heroes to meet!