A Sad Speech.

[Lt. Boxy Angelman]

Dear Friends Of Kombat,

It saddens me to say that I've decided that ECT 4, as fucking AWESOME as it's going to be/I intend to make it, is going to be my last competitive hurrah for a long time, and for the good of my sanity and the re-construction of my life, I'll be taking a...how do you say..."leave of absence" from the field of battle. While I plan on remaining a mainstay in the MK community, a purveyor of joy and recycled knowledge here on TYM, and will always be keeping up and on and helping do my part to help welcome and refine our new up-and-comers and help make our craft shine like Kung Lao's hat and all that good gravy stuff, the time has come to make like Terry Funk and retire from this stress and frustration inducing life of bloody masochism, forward-thrusting knees, and flying kunais.​

It's a choice that's been a long time coming, but I realize more and more as time goes on that this scene is meant to and will be dominated by the mindfucking quantum thinkers and ruthless fighters of the scene who have the time, resources and patience to devote to their commitment and improvement, and I accept this because I watching you guys - some of you whom I'm honored to now be able to call my friends - go to work and fight to the death, and I being a part of this mini-verse and having my own tribe of misfits and maniacs to belong to. ​

That being said, given the busy schedule I have ahead of me for this summer/the majority of the year, between going back to work (FINALLY), going back to college in the fall, taking care of my love and my little padawan, and hopefully making some use out of my artistic leanings and getting some music on record or writing on a published plane, I really feel like I'd be doing myself and anyone kind enough to care about my conquests an injustice trying to keep on this track when I know I'm not gonna have the means or the mind space to be as good as I know I can be. And anyone who knows me knows that, with the exception of the sanity and happiness of my family, next to nothing in my strange, Boxy life is more important to be than this community, and my dedication to the craft of Kombat, so...it's gonna suck, it's gonna suck something terrible, but I know it's the right move to make. I just felt compelled to put it in writing and air my mind clean of its conflicts.​

So on the weekend of the 9'th, for (possibly) the last time, good ol' Boxy's gonna black his nails, lace up his giant pants, put on his warpaint, turn on the camera, and ECT's going to have itself a fucking GRAND ol' time when I come to town...there will be pictures and filming galore as I still plan on making my "Inside The Box" community bio-movie over the course of the summer, there will be money matches wagered over items of a ridiculous and possibly alien nature, there will be insomniac trolling of whatever fast food joints Morristown has to offer, there will be epic hellos and sad goodbyes , and at some point, I will likely find a way to delight the entirety of the MK attendees by ingesting entirely too much alcohol for my own good and playing "Let's Find The Booze Fairy!", and I hope no one will have the conscience to tell me she isn't real and let me go on entertaining in the futile hopes of finding her...and me and you, the glorious warrior friends of Box I arrogantly assume are reading this that will be in attendance, are gonna THROWDOWN (see what I did there?) like never before in the hopes that I can go out in style, and I'm gonna muster every but of bloodthirsty joy, smarts, and corrugation to do all my comrades justice (BY GETTING THAT FUCKING TOP 8 SPOT WHICH I WILL BE GETTING DAMMIT ), by making this - not just for me, but for all my peoples who've made this journey as fucking awesome and life-reaffirming as its been - the single-most epic Kombat-based weekend ever had by a Box.​

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And then I'm gonna come back in December and win NEC like I promised last year.​

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That is neither threat, nor promise, but gospel.​

Cardboard F'N Gospel.​

<3,​

Lieutenant Boxy Oleander Of The 333'rd Brigade.​

 

[Spletty]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
But good luck at ect, rootin for ya bud.

Sent from my DROID2 using Tapatalk 2

 

[Mikemetroid]

Box, Its been an honor sir. *Salutes*

 

[Lt. Boxy Angelman]

Box, Its been an honor sir. *Salutes*

Oh, you ain't seen nuthin' yet, my friend.
Morristown isn't ready for the Boxy Metroid.

 

[Purple Haze]

In honour of your posts I drew you this.

 

[Lt. Boxy Angelman]

In honour of your posts I drew you this.

I legit laughed my ass off. Hard enough that it warranted actually typing out the words. .

 

[SunnyD]

Purple Haze deserves a thousand likes for that. Lmao.

Good luck on all your future ventures, oh Boxy one.

 

[SZSR]

People join and people leave, that's the way it goes. There are some who can put the world on their shoulders and still dedicate their lives to Kombat, but not all of us can balance it. It's good to know you will return one day. Not a good-bye, but a see you when you get back.

 

[Lt. Boxy Angelman]

People join and people leave, that's the way it goes. There are some who can put the world on their shoulders and still dedicate their lives to Kombat, but not all of us can balance it. It's good to know you will return one day. Not a good-bye, but a see you when you get back.

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Like the Undertaker. Come forth, kick ass, disappear, and wait til everyone least expects it before the lights go dark and the bell begins to toll...

 

[Enenra]

;__;

You broke my smokey heart. It is too sad to see you go.

I'm going to leave the forums myself if these heart wrenching posts keep appearing. I can't take it

 

[Under_The_Mayo]

Salute.

 

[Mr. Mileena]

If you're leaving because of personal reasons, financial matters, etc, I salute you and wish you the best of luck.

But if you're leaving because there are people better than you, then go ahead and leave. Attitudes like that are uncared for, so if it is really that, suck it up, and learn from your losses.
I wish I could go to VSM and get bodied by them, but at the same time learn from my mistakes while being there. (This doesn't directly apply to you Lt-Box, but there are others who simply leave because of this reason)

 

[Enenra]

If you're leaving because of personal reasons, financial matters, etc, I salute you and wish you the best of luck.

But if you're leaving because there are people better than you, then go ahead and leave. Attitudes like that are uncared for, so if it is really that, suck it up, and learn from your losses.
I wish I could go to VSM and get bodied by them, but at the same time learn from my mistakes while being there. (This doesn't directly apply to you Lt-Box, but there are others who simply leave because of this reason)

Hard ass GTFO

 

[Lt. Boxy Angelman]

If you're leaving because of personal reasons, financial matters, etc, I salute you and wish you the best of luck.

But if you're leaving because there are people better than you, then go ahead and leave. Attitudes like that are uncared for, so if it is really that, suck it up, and learn from your losses.
I wish I could go to VSM and get bodied by them, but at the same time learn from my mistakes while being there.

I've never been afraid to lose and learn. Hence, why I never turn you down for a fight .
If I could, I'd go out of my way to get my ass handed to me by every great player this game has to its credit, but all my various frustrations aside, it's gonna be impossible for me to keep up when things start kicking into gear between family, work, school. As much as I want to keep going and keep growing, I feel like there's only so much I'd be able to do stretched between so many objectives.

Hard ass GTFO

Mil speaks from the heart, and he's right. There's a big difference between having to step down because you have to step down, and just outright walking away. I could easily keep going, keep grinding, keep driving myself nuts trying to juggle real life and competition between now and every show in the east between here and Summer Jam, etc., but it'd only be a half-hearted effort, and that's no way for someone to go about their passion.
Out of everyone I've had the good fortune of going to war with, he's easily the one from whom I've learned the most.

 

[Mr. Mileena]

I've never been afraid to lose and learn. Hence, why I never turn you down for a fight .
If I could, I'd go out of my way to get my ass handed to me by every great player this game has to its credit, but all my various frustrations aside, it's gonna be impossible for me to keep up when things start kicking into gear between family, work, school. As much as I want to keep going and keep growing, I feel like there's only so much I'd be able to do stretched between so many objectives.

Right, and I respect your decision. Although, the only reason I bother to post in some goodbye threads, is because I actually care for the user posting it.
You're a great asset, and it's sad to see you go.
I can understand your personal matters, which I respect.

Just don't go leaving based on option number 2 you hear?
You're posts are like no others lol

 

[Lt. Boxy Angelman]

Right, and I respect your decision. Although, the only reason I bother to post in some goodbye threads, is because I actually care for the user posting it.
You're a great asset, and it's sad to see you go.
I can understand your personal matters, which I respect.

Just don't go leaving based on option number 2 you hear?
You're posts are like no others lol

Never ever. And I still owe you that drink .

 

[NKZero]

Lt. Box, you Sir are a true legend. Wishing you the best of luck in ECT4. I'll be cheering you on from my proud Kazakh surroundings (that's if they bring internet to the country).

But for the love of God change the writing back to blue. When I first saw it, we had a celebration in Kazakhstan. It was called Boxy turns Blue day. I engaged in anal fisting with my neighbour and we engaged in my favourite hobbies of disco dance and ping pong.

Vanilla face I truly wish you well. Bang bang skeet skeet.

 

[EGP Wonder_Chef]

Stay boxy, friend.

 

[Red Reaper]

But for the love of God change the writing back to blue.

Don't listen to him! His mind is corrupt by all things blue..