Hello!

My name is Al, and I am not from Gaia. I was originally born on my home planet. When the Zurg came here in 2006, I was left behind on my home planet, but news of your world spread to me. The more I heard, the more desperately I wanted to come to the strange and wonderful world of Gaia.

It took me a few years, but I managed to hitchhike my way here with a handy little guide to the galaxy I found wrapped in a towel. There were many times I wanted to panic, thinking I would be stranded in the middle of - literally - nowhere. Space is a whole lot of nowhere. But I didn’t panic. When I arrived on your planet, I was penniless, naked, and without any possessions except my Son. And he’s not really a possession. (Even if he doesn't have a name yet. I REALLY need to name him. sweat)


When I arrived, I was nervous, and to be honest, fearful for my life. As I got closer to the planet, transmissions became more recent. I learned of your recent events, and how you fought each other because of your different races. I learned of the death of two of my people. I began to think Gaia was a violent and dangerous place.

When I made my first topic to introduce myself to the Gaian people, I was scared, and afraid someone would lash out and try to turn me into a cow or something.
But...
Gaians were not as mean and violent as the stories said they were. In fact, everyone was... Nice. Many many people donated to me. I got a UFO, gold, and interesting articles of clothing, including a sparkling, glittery bra, which I am told all Gaian men wear. It is fortunate Gaians showed me how to dress myself. Without their help I never would have figured out how to put together a matching outfit.

The more I interacted with the Gaians, the more I realized something; I wanted to be a Gaian.
But I’m not a Gaian.
I'm a Zurg.
Even some people who appear to be Zurg... Drank something that makes them so.
These people were born on Gaia.
I was not.

Someone mentioned my possibility of being a Messiah, and everyone liking me. I didn't really understand what he meant, but I think he was talking about a man named Jesus. (I tried to read lots of threads in the ED to learn more about your culture. Someone said the Messiah was a man named Obama, but I think maybe they're the same person. I can't tell.) But I didn’t really like zombies too much... (Grombies/Glompies, yes. Zombies... Meh.) So I figured I could be the next best thing His father! Santa! Everyone loves Santa, so everyone would love me if I were Santa!

But then someone mentioned presents.
And I realized the whole point of Christmas was to get presents.
What kind of zombie father would I be if I didn't have presents?
But I had nothing to give away...


Which is where my idea came from.

I looked all over Gaia, and as far as I could figure, the most unique items you can make are bouquets of flowers.
After all, you can dig up the flowers, catch the bugs, squish the bugs into ink, take the flowers to Rina, and dye the paper and ribbon to tie everything together into a beautiful bouquet, that is at least semi-unique.

There's a lot of love that goes into making a bouquet of flowers.

Christmas colors appear to be Red, White, and Green.
So...
A bouquet of White Carnations, Green Ribbon, and Red Wrapping would be perfect!

All I needed was the supplies to make a lot of these to give away to a lot of Gaians!
Then, I would be a good Santa, and thus...
A good Gaian.


So I started on my quest to get all the necessary supplies.
I honestly didn't think I'd be able to make even 100 bouquets.
But in the first 24 hours, I got more than enough supplies to make 100!
So I increased my goal to 1,000.
On November 28th, only 11 days later, I completed the quest!
And so far, it has been incredibly rewarding. It's so amazing to have all these people come forward to give their things away, only for me to give them away again.

My little blue hearts swell with happiness. I understand why Christmas is all about the presents. It brings people together.



I plan to open threads in the GCD, GD, ED, CB, WF, Barton, and probably other forums.
Those threads will be forum appropriate, and in exchange for posting something in the topic, I will give away a bouquet.
This way, I can get members from all over Gaia, instead of just one forum.

When I give away a bouquet, I will also invite them to this guild.
The guild was kind of an afterthought, but I think it will be a great place for a whole bunch of Gaians to get together and have a good time.
Back on my home planet, we played a game called, "Who's in my mind?"
There were caves on my home planet that allowed us to all share a collective mind for a short time. We called it the Hive Mind.
This is the closest I can get to that game. I want Gains to be able to experience some of the fun I miss now.

So every Gaian invited to the guild will also have the opportunity to become a crew member and have fun editing each others' posts and all sorts of silly behavior.



And that's my story, so far.


Thank you for donating, if you have.
I'll never be able to tell you how much it means to me.


Love,
Al

PS
I was unexpectedly whisked away to my home planet! Ahhh! Right in the middle of everything!
But I'm back now, and I have tons of bouquets left to give!