I was led here by a rapidly evolving obsession with knives through high school. I started out with cold steel and stuff that just looked cool before then, but in highschool I really got into the whole minimalist survival thing as a hobby, and wanted better knives. The best knives. I found ESEE, and was enamoured. I bought three that year and kept obsessing over them, wanting to own the whole lineup and I loved looking at what people had to say about their ESEE knives. On one particular google search, I found a review that said something along the lines of "ESEE is the best for the price, but if you can swing it get a Busse." And, being a very loyal ESEE nut(and not wanting my purchases to have been in vain), I was slightly offended at the notion that someone thought another company was better. But I looked into it, read their warranty and heard of their phenomenal customer service, then watched some destruction videos and found the Busse & Kin superiority thread. I was already sold, and then I saw a picture of this knife:
And decided I need an original TG. So I started looking, and was him-hawing on a black/black micarta one that was for sale for $550. It was a lot to a high school senior. Anyways, Operation 2 weeks part 1 had been going on for a little bit at this time, and as I was going back and forth on dropping the cash for a TG, the SHe2 was released. I just knew, instantly, that it was exactly what I needed, even more than the TG. It fit my purposes to a T. I ordered one, and it arrived on the day of my graduation. No joke. So it's got a special place in my collection for that. I now own 9 Busse knives, but that one is still my favorite. If I ever have an opportunity to get my hands on an original Team Gemini, I probably will just because it played a part in leading me to Busse.