Just letting you all know that I'm leaving for a camping trip for a couple of days with my family--I know, it's another short-notice absence, but it is what it is. My apologies, but if it's any consolation I may be able to post on this one. I'm not sure exactly what the situation at the campground will be, some have wi-fi these days and some don't, but if I get the opportunity I may even use my phone to get a hotspot and check in if I can. In any case, I'll be back on Wednesday, and I'll update as soon as I can. Thanks!
Following this round of belated updates--this week had some craziness, including my phone breaking--I'm letting you all know that I'm going on another trip, starting later today. This is very short-notice, I know, but I didn't know I was going until last night myself. My younger brother is still looking at colleges, but this trip also brings us near my older half-brother who I only get to see once in a great while. (Incidentally, he's the person who got me into RPGs in the first place.) His schedule happens to be open for one of the days of the trip, so I'm going along to get to see him.
Like I said, we're leaving later today, and I'll be back on this coming Tuesday. We're staying in hotels the whole time, so I SHOULD have wi-fi and time to post, but in case I don't, that's the reason why.
Alright everyone, at this point I'm calling this game closed. I've enjoyed your characters and interactions, but I'd rather not run a game where I'm waiting days or a week or more for responses from most of the players. I know my pacing hasn't always been excellent, but I'm thinking that interest has panned out here or the game has just sort of slowed down and died. I've seen both happen in PbP before, so I don't take it personally, but I do know when it's time to call it quits.
Thanks for the game while it lasted in any case--seeing as this was an experiment to begin with, even making it this far is good enough in my book. I look forward to seeing you all around the forums in the future, and perhaps gaming again! I'm planning to start one or two new games coming up before too long, so if you're interested, certainly apply!
I'll be marking this inactive this evening or tomorrow.
Thanks for the run. Sorry it didn't pan out.