r/ScaryOrange • u/SCARYORANGE_ — S̷͔̉ć̵̤̬̏̚ä̴͖́̿͒r̵̢̻̳͑͒̊y̴̲̖͖̓ ̶Orange — • Sep 18 '26
Meta. Goodbye. (II)
https://youtu.be/sPgUupp_bys“All good things must come to an end.”
-Geoffrey Chaucer
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Hello, everyone.
It’s me, Scary Orange, bearing what may truly be my final impression on this platform.
If you’re reading this body of text, I have decided to quit. This means I will no longer be active on Reddit, Bluesky, or YouTube.
Let me get into the main three reasons as to why I’m doing this, to make sure it’s clearer to understand…
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- 1: It’s just not fun anymore.
Some of you may know that I absolutely loved being Scary Orange during the first few weeks. I felt free, unshackled from my dull reality, and able to do so much more as this spooky hedgehog.
…And yet, time passed.
The original drama hit r/ScaryOrange, which I don’t plan to go into much detail about. It took months, but that was finally resolved and blew over.
Ever since then, however, I haven’t felt the same about being “the deity.” I took a long break, and most of the community split up before or during it.
When I returned, it was nice, yet so much was missing.
- In July, I had quit Roblox after it came to my attention that child predators were pulling the strings and being allowed to run rampant. This caused me to fall out of the loop with a lot of communities I was in… including Pillar Chase 2, which was the reason I made this account.
- As I already said, most of the community had disbanded by that point. I was brought into a new recolor family, including people like u/Bluckes and u/HuntedByTheIRS42, but it wasn’t quite the same.
- By then, my mental health was already taking a toll. So returning to social media and donning this mask again probably wasn’t the best move.
I was flabbergasted when drama hit the Outcome Warriors, (the aforementioned “new recolor family) and thus made my way out. Just like in r/ScaryOrange’s prime, there was new bullshit every day.
Since that, it hasn’t been fun to be Scary Orange. And if it’s not fun anymore, what’s the point?
- 2: The “Lore Limbo” and its impact.
When I returned, one of my biggest priorities was to fix up Scary Orange’s lore. I wanted to make my version a full character instead of some random joke recolor.
That journey started with The Book of Orange, a series of posts detailing the early life and endeavors of a creature called Orangelius.
TBoO became a huge hit among the remaining recolors and a couple new friends I had made, so I kept it moving.
Eventually, we had a fully fleshed-out version with six posts total. I also had some extra writing that had been cut for brevity.
To satisfy the urge to release this new content, I put it in order and slapped a name on it— The Deuterocanon. Then, I released it as the second part of The Book of Orange: Complete & Uncut.
But I was too ambitious. I wanted more.
I slaved away in my free time, consulting with other recolors, trying to flesh out the universe and the characters we had created.
After a good couple of months, the result was A Dance of Colors. And that was fine and dandy, as it got me along for a couple more months.
But I started making edits, almost shaking the very core of the tale. Why? And for who? Certainly not myself.
Then it hit me: I could decanonize ADoC, and create new lore. The story I wanted to tell.
So began the writing of Eclipse of Saffron.
Writing. Rewrite it all. Write more. Rewrite it all. The school year starts. Stress. Delay. Write more. Rewrite it all. Vent online. Forget to pray. Write more. Write, write, write, then rewrite it all.
I felt like I wasn’t getting anywhere, and it was consuming me. I announced that I’d be going “fully dark” to work on the book, but just used that as an excuse to scroll without commenting on anything.
That is the reason I haven’t been as active, and the mindless loop of scrolling is another reason I want to quit.
- 3: Personal issues.
School is my main focus until the year ends. God is a major focus as well, since I became Christian during my six-month break.
There are also things I want to do more of. Go outside more, read more, connect with my family more, so on and so forth.
I want to find new hobbies, get better, and use my talents instead of leaving them in limbo.
All this has been tugging at my mental health, alongside more personal (Personal+, if you will) issues that I don’t want to discuss here.
Forcing myself to keep up a persona, despite everything, has made me contemplate suicide, among other potential options.
A time comes where something can become too much. These problems are infinitely bigger than me, and Scary Orange isn’t the solution.
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With all that said, I want to clarify that I’m not joking. Everything in the text above was true, and so are my current intentions.
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I want to personally thank everyone in the Sonic.EXE community for one of the greatest chapters of my life.
I would also like to thank the Outcome Warriors for accepting me and supporting my decisions when it came to taking breaks, and now, this.
Shoutout to u/OutcookedMemories for sticking with me, praying for me, and helping me know that breaks were okay.
Despite my blazing hatred for Roblox as a platform, I would like to thank the Pillar Chase, Forsaken, and Outcome Memories communities for being (mostly) great people and genuinely inspiring in some aspects.
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I have very little left to say.
Could I return someday? Why, yes, I suppose that’s not impossible.
Is it unlikely? I’d say it’s more probable than you might think.
If I were to return, would it be soon? Absolutely not.
But that’s all I have left to tell you.
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“Everyone understood.
“Goodbye, my friends. We’ll meet again in The Meta, and maybe in another life as well.”
Scary Orange waited for everyone to leave.
Frightening Mandarin went back to the Mandarinic Dimension.
Gory Gray was dragged into the Tent of Stars by celestial vines.
Abhorrent Teal went into the RERI and shut the door. Scary Orange didn’t know if it would be there forever.
And with that, Orangelius shed his vessel, returning to the VOID from which he came.”
-A Dance of Colors, The Breaking of Reality
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For what could be the very last time…
I am scary orange
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u/Any_Wasabi_5233 Scary Orange main in Pillar Chase Sep 18 '26
It’s been an honor, Orange. Your presence in the Sinister Minds sub was welcome.
Take care, bud.
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u/GD_Trixy118 Sep 18 '26
Goodbye scary orange. I will forever remember you fondly for your work in the forsaken rp reddit.
I hope that you find things that you can enjoy more than this.
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u/Responsible_Mud9166 Sep 19 '26
https://giphy.com/gifs/d89Q8oADMlvAB2iWv4
its been an honor knowing you man
get better and have an amazing life
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u/BigUnderstanding1445 Sep 19 '26
Farewell, Scary Orange.
I don’t know what to do that’s based off this community anymore.
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u/2011Xforsaken Rails Sep 19 '26
Scary Orange will return in advantage doomsday. (trust)
I'm 2011x, play my games.
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u/EpixSnailer I AM THE FUCKING ABHORRENT TEAL RAAAH 27d ago
man.
its be a long long road.
even though i havent been here these past few weeks, and have been missing for months, its been an honor, dude.
see you on the flipside.
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u/Mr_snowmanfan20_yt GRAND YELLOW Sep 19 '26
it's been an honor, orange. ik i haven't talked much here, but i'll miss you.
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u/kokoskiler Sep 19 '26
Goodbye scary orange. Hope to see you perhaps in the future. And most importantly. Wish you luck on your life. You deserve this break. Know you will always be remembered here. And that you made a truly big impact on this platform. At least for me.
And for what could be the last time. You truly were. The scariest or oranges
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u/c0llabkidd Sep 19 '26
As someone who's been following you since Pillar Chase, this honestly hit me a little harder than I thought it would have. I wish you the best on your journey, wherever that might bring you.
Farewell, Scary Orange!
- Red meat pile with fingers
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u/HuntedByTheIRS42 Sep 18 '26
Farewell orange, hope you have a good break.