When I first met, Tacoma, or Jared (https://mlpforums.com/user/33647-tacoma/) a few months ago, he came to me about an issue that he had with another one of my friends, JonasDarkmane. I told him about what was going on, and that he should not worry, and eventually we got to talking. He and I started to talk about the forums, RPs, and OCs, and even said he needed some help with his OC.

I offered to help. I gave him ideas for names, cutie marks, and even tried to help with the backstory. Eventurally, when he was finished, he was satisfied with the result. After some more PMs, he convinced me to get skype, and our friendship launched like a rocket.

We would talk on Skype for hours, and stay up talking about ideas he had for the show MLP. As well, we would talk about many other common interests we had about life, and we loved to talk about the forums. I felt as though that he should try out for an RP, Bangcolt Arena, and he was interested, but needed time to configure his OC to make sense in the RP, which mainly revolves around fighting.

I also did my best to help him get interested in it, and even helped him figure out some things as far as how his OC would battle. Eventually, once he finally posted for the very first time, everything changed fir the better. His writing style is so very concrete and concise, it is amazing.

He's been working very hard on several projects IRL, and frankly, he's a vvery nice person. He likes talking to people, he enjoys stating his opinion even if he's blunt, and he always looks out for the best interests of others.

If someone has an issue with someone else, he's always there to try and put the flames out. He's the first one to try and cool off a situation, and does what he can to help others all the time. You can ask any of my forums friends, he's done a very good job with all that he has done.

Whenever someone was inadvertendly making someone else feel bad, Tacoma would always be there to shortstop it, and help the other person feel better. When I would feel down about something, he would always try and talk it out with me to make sure I understood what happened. Even if I did something wrong, he would try and help me see what I did wrong.

Sure, he can be a bit blunt at times, and I admit, that sometimes he's kinda strict with things. However, this does not mean he is a great friend. There are so many good aspects about him, that they are practically endless.

I mean, what he has done. His level of writing has rocketed our RP into a great position. I adore the way he writes, and I never saw anything like it before in my life. He's so good, that his character was able to accomplish a relationship with another character in less than 3 days. Never have I see so much skill in all my life, and I am very grateful.

He also plays multiple characters from canon, and what he has done with Corona/Fractured as a team, for a storyline, is unrealistically good. I mean, he's put forth so much effort into his posts, and his part of the story, that I feel happy whenever I see him post.

He may not enjoy a great amount of praise all at once, and believe me, I know. But, that doesn't mean I can't say good things about one of my very best friends. I mean, I know it's only been a few months since I've known him, yet, I feel like I've known him my whole life.

To make a long story short, (because I don't wanna make another thing with 25k characters XD), Jared is very awesome. He enjoys talking to others, puts forth so much effort everyday, and he's like a brother to me.

He's done his best to help everyone, and I've done my best to help him feel better when he's sad. He, like all of my other friends, know that Jared is the smartest, most helpful, and determined person we know (even if he is a bit lazy, but most of us are anyway ).

And if you haven't yet, go talk to him. He's a very cool and interesting person who does what he can to reply to PMs, so don't ever be shy to talk to him.

Jared, I know you go through some hard things, and I know you work hard every single day. However, I want you to enjoy this day. Your birthday.

Happy 15th Birthday, Jared. You're the best friend a dude could ever have. I mean that.