It will likely sound incredibly corny but I am a huge ball of emotions rn and I was so overwhelmed and did chicken out during the livestream AND you can leave it up to me to make things weird so here it goes!
I am so SO incredibly lucky to have found this podcast when I did. The story means more to me than you'll ever know and trust that each of the characters is precious to me in their own way (even if it does seem like I play favorites). It's testament to how incredibly talented y'all are and you continue to blow me away with every new episode.
So to you Jae, to Austin and James, to Aurora and Sneha, to Matt and Madison and every other incredible person involved - you're utterly amazing and deserve the world! ❤️
That being said - I actually wanted to thank you for the opportunity to leave my mark on the show. The realization that my silly lil voice is part of it now makes me ridiculously happy and yes, I did cry listening to the montage of everyone's answers 😅 and yes, I'm reeling from it today still (and will likely continue to for a while). Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!!!
Dearest Izzy. First of all there's nothing weird about being sincere. And in turn, I'll be responding in full sappy sincerity. This message is beautiful and appreciated beyond measure. Thank you for giving us the privilege of including your voice and words. We really appreciate everything you do to support the show and lovelovelove the MERCY memes & fanfics you create (I'm still convinced you're our dimension's Madame Ruin). When we started production, I honestly had no expectations of having more than a few listeners - and tbh, this was really just an excuse to create A Fun Thing with awesome new friends. But very quickly, the show started meaning more than just A Fun Thing. For context, over the past year or so, I learned I was neurodivergent, was made redundant, and started medically transitioning. MERCY has since become a vital space to safely explore authenticity, and to find healing and catharsis. I'm sure others in the team would echo similar sentiments as well. So to have listeners like you fully embrace us with the love & passion as you have - I hope you can understand just how much you mean to us, and that there really are no amount of words to properly express the full depth of our gratitude. All that to say, thank you so very much for your heartfelt message and for being an integral part of our beautiful lil community. You will always be our honorary producer <3
-Jae