Hello, everyone.

Two years ago tonight, I decided to become a brony. That decision caused a massive shockwave of events in my life that brought me through the past two years, struggling against depression. For better (see these examples) or for worse (see these examples), being a brony has changed me.

Bronydom guided me through my phase of teenage rebellion. It provided an escape from depression when nothing else could—even to this day, nothing else works. It helped me discover my values, and provided me with a powerful experience against which to weigh all new experiences. It was my childhood's last stand against realism, so that when my passion inevitably died, I could enter the real world as a young adult.

Now is that time.

I am leaving the fandom behind for purely personal reasons, and me leaving does not reflect poorly on anyone but myself. Over the past year, my MLP interest has ever so slowly faded away, so I now feel comfortable saying, "The time has come to say goodbye / I've got to leave you far behind" (from "Legends Box - Pinkie Life" by Legendary).

So long, and thanks for all the fish.

-Greg C, the late "Night Shine"

I will no longer be active on this MLPForums account, except to read responses to my older posts.

I will still be available on Skype, to any of my old friends who have my Skype address.

If for some reason you still want to contact / get to know me, find the user "NFPWannabe" at PersonalityCafe.

Thank you for the experience, everypony. Have a nice night—or day, if that is when you are reading this.