OoC: Hi all. I must apologize again for the extra absence. At Uni Orientation I was subject to an impromptu tetanus shot that was required and got quite a fever reaction to it. That aside, I've got some bad news:
I've made the decision to put both games on an official short hiatus. The reason for this mainly has to do with Verbatim's absence. In both games there is a point coming up very shortly, (though it should have already happened in Shackled) that involves Verbatim's characters that is vital to the plot. Both need to happen at the current times or shortly thereafter and I simply can't hold those off any longer. I would like to strongly express that these games are not being abandoned, though it might look that way. I've told you all from the very beginning that isn't my style, and I would never quit a game for good no matter how bad things got if it was at all up to me. During this hiatus it will not be up to me however, because when Verbatim returns, we will not have a game without the rest of you.
I'm going to try getting in touch with Verbatim to let him know my decision and to hopefully find out if he has any idea when he will be coming back. Either way, I won't allow the game ot stay on hiatus for more than 3 months time. I think this ample time to hear something back from Verbatim and if nothing is heard by then, I will rework the storyline to phase him out and the game will continue as normal.
I would like to hear everyone's opinions on this and word on whether or not you'd still be interested in picking things up in 3 months time. It may even be sooner, as Verbatim could return tommorrow or two weeks from now, who knows. I have Kirinke, Manzanita, Mimic, and Verbatim's e-mails, and I converse daily with Calenthang and Dhes so if everyone else could send me an e-mail so I can add you to my contacts list I can directly contact everyone once I am ready to lift the hiatus or Verbatim returns. Thanks guys. I'm very sorry it has come to this. Both games have been great and they will continue to be great, if you're still interested in continuing them in 3 months time or upon Verbatim's earlier return. Please let's keep one of this forum's longest running games alive.
