Farewell messages to Vesper Noir

Misfortune’s Herald

To my favourite adopted Grandpa and Scholar of Guild Tempus - Ah, where do I even begin. You may, perhaps, have been the strangest person I have ever had the pleasure to meet, but in my world, there is no bigger compliment than that. If I could say one thing about your streams and why I watched them, it would have been this - because you were you, with your stories that maybe no one else could tell like that, and an attitude that I can only describe as genuine. You didn't hide your happiness, your wonder, but also your struggles (and sometimes, the psychic damage from certain collabs...), and your laughter was infectious. Traits that seem to be rare in people, somehow. I'll have you know that I did actually stay up until 7 am just so that I could hear you die from eating stupidly spicy hot wings for your monetisation. I hope that makes you proud somehow - or at least makes you question my sanity. I also remember that you always tried your best to interact with chat, and of all my comments you could have noticed... you happened to catch the one where I asked "Does he even read dialogue anymore" after a very stupid West of Loathing part (dies from cringe). I'm still not sure whether to be happy that senpai noticed me or to hide my head in shame, but I do hope you know it was well intentioned! There are so many other legendary moments that I'd want to mention, from your psychiatry side job to your artist arc, your interviews with your guild mates, but I don't have the space. But I've loved them all, and I hope that you had at least as much as a fraction of the fun streaming these things as I had watching them. Alas, we have come to the end of the journey. I didn't think or hope I'd write these words so soon, but, well, sometimes that's how the dice roll and the story goes. From one LotR fan to another, I'll leave you with this - "Roads go ever on and on / Under cloud and under star"... Take care out there, and all the best.

nozu autumn

Hi, Vesper. Where do I start… Since you debuted, you brought lots of joy to my days. Your streams were an important part of my day during a time on my life nothing was certain, mostly the zatsudans, I used to take my breakfast alongside them. You made me laugh like only a few did. Your tweets and your voice cheered me up in the bad days. When I got accepted into university, it was the same day Top of the World released. I was so proud to hear you sing. In the streams afterwards hearing how much you wanted to improve and learn new things made me even prouder of being part of your community, well, one of the Vesties. As time passed and I watched you grow, I felt even prouder for being part of the vesties. When you released the Shinagami cover I had it on repeat for a long time. It is even my ringtone. And just as a random anecdote: When you mentioned Princess Tutu once in your stream, I yelled of happiness. It was the first time I heard someone talking about that anime, and the fact that my oshi knew about its existence made me happy. I always will hold the memories you gave me close to my heart. There are more things I want to express, but right now I cannot find the right words for it... I'mma miss you, Old Man. Thank you for everything.

Plagesama

Hey man, was sorry to see you go, wished we could have chatted more. Thanks for all the greats zatsus and all the funny moments. You were just a ton of fun both solo and in collabs. It was always fun wondering how you might bounce of X person or what crazy thing you'd say next time I saw you or if it would wind up being a chill vibes day. You were a lot of fun for me personally since half the time you were "just like me fr fr", and the other half the time your life experiences were hilarious, almost as different from mine as humanly possible. I know you were always self-conscious about your singing, but your Shinigami cover really is excellent. I'll continue listening to it for a long time to come. Wishing you the best in your future endeavors!