I get by...

When you boil it down, a good part of what "The Tribe" was about was friendship.

Friends. Mates.
Compadres. Brothers.
Lovers. Tribes.
Gangs. Neighbors.

Whatever term you use, finding yourself alone in a world upside down tended to drive the Tribe characters to find friends, make alliances & stick together.

There were lots of good reasons for doing that. It was easier to find food if there was more than one of you looking. Easier to find shelter. Easier to guard each other's backs instead of roughing it alone. The more people around you that you trust, the better chance you have for survival--more than that, the better your chances to thrive.

It wasn't about supremecy. The Tribe wasn't about empire-building. What they were building were families, the most basic unit upon which they could truly build the future.

So at the risk of sounding oh-so-corny, I'll say that friendship is what I've found through KTDARPG too. Maybe it's the Tribe-element at work. Maybe it's just the human element. I've made friends from sunny California to the red earth of Tara...er, Atlanta, to the lakes of Michigan & Ohio, to the best parts of New England, to the walls of Jerusalem and many many parts in between. Some of these friends I've met; others I haven't had the privilege yet. All my friends are dear to me. We share laughter & dreams & goals & ambitions and just...life. It's kinda cool.

As the song says,
"I get by with a little help from my friends."

For the all-nighters & the encouragement, for the great times, for the very wicked story plots that probably had other players thinkin' we were totally stoned at the time, and for so much more...thanks, friends. You know who you are.

-Chyna

Photo source: copyright Cloud-9 "The Tribe"