I've been thinking about it for the past few weeks, and today is finally the day I'll officially be leaving Scratch for various reasons. Before I explain those, I'd like to clarify that I don't see this as a sad thing. You'll all still be able to contact me if you need to, and I'll still occasionally be posting art on other sites. My time on Scratch has greatly affected me as a person, and I'm very grateful for all the wonderful people I've met in the past few years. - The first reason I've decided to leave is a simple lack of interest and motivation for Scratch. I was always excited to log on and see my new messages before, but I just feel anxious now and that leads to me avoiding the site altogether. That isn't to say that it's your fault; really, the opposite is true. I just don't feel like it's fair to all of you to have to deal with my inactivity. - My second reason for leaving is the lack of time I have for other things. A lot of my time is spent being on/worrying about Scratch, so I hardly ever can draw or spend time on schoolwork. Leaving solves this problem altogether, and will likely improve my art and grades in the process. - My mental health was also a big factor in this. I haven't been feeling great lately, and though I won't go into detail, I'll just say that I haven't been having a very amazing mindset. It's healthiest for me to get rid of the source of the stress causing this; Scratch. I feel so incredibly bad not responding to messages, but I get anxious about my responses after the fact, too, so it's just a terrible cycle that I need to end. - I feel extremely guilty about leaving the roleplays I'm in; namely TFCRP. It really is an amazing roleplay and I feel bad being inactive in it. Amber was, theoretically, a pretty good charrie, but she was hard to roleplay and uninteresting to me. It hurts to kill her off like this, and I don't feel like I can bring myself to give her a death roleplay, so if you'd be able to come up with some sort of out of roleplay death it would be great. - So yes, this is a goodbye to Scratch. I won't be inviting you all to a studio for this, as it'll only bring people's spirits down and most of them won't have even remembered me. If you do need me for something, my friend from in-person, @-eveninq, can get you my contact information. Please say why you need to contact me when asking her, as I don't really want random 'hi' messages clouding up my messages on other sites. If we're friends then that's alright of course, but if we've never spoken I'd rather you only contact me if you have questions and whatnot. Oh, and follow her while you're at it, too. She's an incredible artist and an even greater person. Everyone I'm following is absolutely amazing as well, so please give them all the attention they deserve. - Thank you for everything.
