Than you words of wisdom and healing should never go unnoticed we salute you
good choice of words 
as Ood Sigma said....We will sing to you, Doctor. The universe will sing you to your sleep. This song is ending. But the story never ends.
Nice post Beatnik. Good words indeed.
Well said, Beatnik...Well said.
-Pogoman, Master of Kick-Fu
-Co-Leader and recruiting officer of the Virtue Honor Guard
- lvl 50 ma/sr scrapper
-Ace O' Diamonds lvl 50 fire/rad controller
and waaaay to many other alts to mention right now
We've reached a point that always comes in comics- our beloved city is under attack,
doom seems unavoidable, the caped crusaders have made a valiant stand, and yet the
outcome still looks bleak.
In comics, by the end of the next issue, something dramatic will have happened. Some miracle, some last minute intervention, a change of heart by a villainous opponent, a startling discovery- one or all of these will have changed everything, and what is good and right and true will have once again triumphed.
We, unfortunately, live in a somewhat different reality, and sometimes, here, the end is not the miracle we've been holding out for.
I've played CoH for 8 1/2 years, most of that time here on Virtue. The game has been there when I desperately needed it, and has very rarely let me down. When work has been rough, CoH let me rekindle my joy. When my father passed away, and my family had said to and done for each other all that was to be said and done on that painful night, it was in Paragon City that I was finally able to vent some of my grief and loss and anger.
More importantly, it was the community of Virtue that was there for me, that night and all the other nights that I needed it. You folks have listened to me as I raged, held me up when I felt I couldn't stand alone, sparked my imagination, moved me to tears, put up with my awful puns, made me know that I was a part of a family here. You are, each and every one of you, heroes.
And that is why I'm asking for one last act of heroism.
If the miracle fails, if the unavoidable cannot, in fact, be avoided, if Paragon City and the Rogue Islands and Portal Corp and Pandora's Box and El Super Mexicano and all of those wonderful landmarks of our imagination should finally fade into the night, carry a part of our beloved city with you in your heart. Carry a little bit of Virtue with you as well. And show that they're there by continuing to be heroes in this world.
Help folks in need. Show kindness to strangers. Make sure your friends and family know you care for them. If, as I hope we will, we continue to come across one another in communities far beyond Virtue, keep on loving and supporting one another as you have for the last 8 1/2 years.
As for me, I'll be trying to do that also. And as well, whatever game I'll be playing, no matter the genre, I'm going to be doing my darndest to find and continue to wear a cape.
Thanks for the honor of your friendship,
The Beatnik