That dang wave emote.
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Out of all the things I regret in my life, the second being my own birth, the one I regret the most is missing out on that freaking wave emote. It’s the culmination of all situational emotes wrapped up in one beautiful animation. It can be used in LITERALLY any moment you can think of. Do you want to BM someone? Wave at them. Want to thank a teammate for reviving you? Wave. Want to tell an enemy player that you’re friendly and you want to pursue some delinquent shenanigans with them? Smile and wave, boys.
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On top of all that, it’s quite literally the friendliest interaction you can have with another player. All the other emotes just don’t quite fit the bill, and I feel like a monster for not having the physical capabilities of moving my arm back and forth like some of you do. It’s like watching your dear old grandmother bake you a delicious apple pie with extra cinnamon, and she even arranged the dough to form a giant heart in the middle because she loves you so much, but unfortunately for you, you got involved in a freak accident last night that left you unable to speak with two broken arms, so you eat the pie without showing any form of appreciation. I try to react to another player’s wave the best I can, but no amount of Jubilation, Twist, or Disco Fever can ever replicate the simple and heartwarming feeling of waving back.
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Being able to wave at people is like parting the stormy clouds and forming a rainbow for everyone in the vicinity to witness. I wish I had this kind of power, but I can only fulfill my dream through other games like Overwatch. I literally have my side mouse button bound to “Hello”, which is right next to my shoot button. If any game like this offers a way to spam my positivity at other players, you can bet your keister I’m gonna use it more often than the beat of my own heart.
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I know I’ll never have the opportunity to bring the emote back. I know I can’t go back in time and force my younger self to stop doing stupid things like college homework and play more fortnite, but, heck dude, if there was one item I’d give my left arm for, it would be that stinkin’ wave emote.
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So for those of you who DO own the wave emote, I hope you understand the awesome power that you have to bring smiles to other player’s faces. When I default dance back at you, it’s not because I’m taunting at you or think I’m better than you, it’s simply because I didn’t install this game sooner than you and I missed out on the greatest opportunity of my life. But because you seized that opportunity, you can do whatever your heart and mind desires. In the famous words of Thomas Jefferson, “Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man who didn’t install Fortnite during season 2 and missed out on the wave emote like a freaking idiot.”
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Keep being awesome guys.