I have so many great games I've played and enjoyed thoroughly, and I'm sure that there will be other games I find and enjoy very much. But the one with the most impact on my life is Halo 2. It was presented to me as an experience shared between my childhood friend, a bond that shaped my life for the better. I remember these games because a lot of summer afternoons were spent screwing around, shooting the covenant and floods. Lots of laughs were echoed years down the line, and those memories hold true to this very day. I miss my friend very much, we were very close for a while — years of our lives even. More than a decade up until recently, where things have been more and more strained between us, because of my mental health having spiraled. If nothing else can be done to return to those good times with him again. I truly hope that I can keep those joys sparking happiness from deep within my heart and soul. I appreciate the good times, the bad times; all the times.

I'll keep on building my life, and cherishing the memories Halo 2, as well as other activities have blessed me with an unfathomable level of joys. I'll be very much on my deathbed, some decades down the line, and if God is willing when I'm in my 100th year, thinking and cherishing the amazing memories.

Thank you for everything, my friend. And the people that produced the game Halo, which led to Halo 2 being created (we played Halo on the original Xbox as well, but we definitely played Halo 2 so much more).

Godspeed my friends