Tonight starts a one week vacation. I have planned a lot of thing, and being in front of my computer is not one of them. That mean my presence will be spotty during the next week.
Also, August 31st is my last day at my actual job, and my personal computer I use is the one given by my job. So I'll be without personal computer for a few days. I'll start the Septmber 4th at my new job, but I don't know what will be my occasion to come online.
Considering all this, if my DMs feels I am slowing down their game, NPC my characters as you wish.