No worries, Unc. Whenever you are good to go, I will get a response in.

Hi, everyone. Sorry for disappearing without a trace I've had a few misfortunes, but am alive and well (with internet even) and heartened to see a purple number next to this game. How's everybody?

Hi again!  I'm glad your ship is righting again.  Things have horrible here, but I've gotten more sleep over the last couple days. I think I'm more capable now.  Let's see what happens.

I'm really sorry to hear that, Unc. I hope things get better for you soon, it sounds as though you've been suffering.

I'm working on a post around my weekend things (my writing brain is a little rusty, so forgive any delay) I'm imagining the court area as like walls and fences cobbled a drained pool with a light roof (or just a tarp shade) over the top - is that accurate?

If it is just myself and holl, I am still down to rock and roll.

ditto!

In reply to hollholl (msg # 258):

I'm on a work trip.  I'll be back on Friday night.

Sorry all.
I have had a very busy summer and family has been more demanding of my time, so I have not been checking Rpol much, even my Rpol Walking Dead game
(fortunately I have other GMs to depend on there).
RL has been kicking my butt.

Lucas will return, hopefully soon? But I cant write much today.

It is good to see some activity here! ...I shall return!

In reply to Lucas Mancuzo (msg # 260):

Really glad to see you back, even if its in a small capacity, Lucas.

Do we have any tentative dates or time-schedule for updates?

This weekend, assuming nothing horrible happens.  I lost Internet last weekend so I had to make up my classwork and there was a general uprising against management at work, so we'll how that goes.

Here's to hoping nothing terrible happens.

An uprising against management? That sounds like a story I would very much like to hear.

We got a real piece of work as a department manager back in march, one of those people who thinks she's so cool and crafty for using her position to screw people over to prove how tough and bad she is.  She's been contriving violations so she can write people up just to threaten them and have power over them.  She was working directly fir one of the vice presidents last year so she thinks she's untouchable.  She delays approving my sick time, makes me do the request form over even though it's right, and a host of other petty insults.  I have practice playing this game, but other people don't really because of their technical skills value. Now they're getting hit, written up and threatened.

Well... there was an organizational workplace environment survey, and every last one of us cut loose.  The legions had enough of the mad emperor.a lot of us went up to corporate EO and more went to getmeanotherjob.com and said so.  I contacted an attorney because interfering with medical leave is against the law as is disability discrimination (I get treated more restrictive than everyone else).

Then everyone called the department COO, even the praetorian guard.  So we'll see what hapoens.  If she touches me it's retaliation for an EO complaint, and that's a napalm filled can if worms I'm waiting for her to open.  Anyway the hole thing has just absolutely been horrible for the last 7 months.

Wow, that's intense. Has anyone heard back from the powers that be yet concerning the maelstrom of complaints?

If you don't mind my ask, what is it that you do for a living?

No no one has heard back and I doubt anyone will.  I've seen this organization ignore race hate, blatant sexual harassment, legal violations and all manner of utter ineptitude.

The current coo seems pretty good so well see if he'll let this person destroy his department or not.  Hopefully it will get her to shut the Fuck up, because retaliating against someone who went to eo is very serious and she wouldn't want us peons to be a speedup on her way up the corporate ladder.

Well, best of luck to you all. That sounds like a really shit situation.

In other news, let's keep the post train moving!

It's complete shit.  More news even one of the lamest people is mad because she's making people abandon the department

Use the anger you feel toward her to give us sweet, sweet updates.

Sorry again all.

My Fall is proving to be difficult as well. My Leg was too swollen to walk on for a time, but okay now. Then my car was rendered undrivable. Then I lost my tablet computer.
My Family continues to be demanding of my time, so I still have not been checking Rpol much.

 I really hate to keep missing Rpol, and will be back at some point.

I read part of the "Christmas at the Six" stuff just now,
Unc you are really a fine writer! ...when I can return here I will attempt to be worthy of your quality!

Will pray about your awful work situation.   ...PEACE!   ----Lucas

Lucas, may God bless you and restore you to full health.

Some good news.  The general uprising is taking effect.  I went to the big boss with documents proving harassment and discrimination, then another important worker laid it all out to him and then quit.  He won't let anything happen without his direct authorization, so her teeth are pulled for now.  She changed her tune pretty quick, too.

I'm going to end the game.  You were all great, and you stayed with it for so long, but my health isn't getting better and I have multiple work trips coming up.  I was doing very well when we started so long ago, but I just haven't recovered from the work trips and the treatment.  I will save the game as an archive.

Damn, this is a bummer. I had a lot of fun RPing Yollie for the parts we did. Can you tell us where you had the story going? What was Yollie going to find when she went with the Alpha Company?

Uncaring? I can respect you wanting to take a break man,
Perhaps a long break if you need that?

But personally I am not going anywhere.
My patience is infinite,
and barring RL death or dismemberment, I will probably be on Rpol for many years to come.
I look forward to this Winter being a better time for me to post, with very little RL outdoor work to distract me as the frost and snow accumulate,
 l plan to get back into Rpol for the next few months.

Its a terrible shame our RL timing worked out so very badly this Summer-Fall.
I feel this may be my fault for being so inactive?

If you don't mind, I plan to post a bit more as Lucas, just because I don't like feeling that I did not do my part.
I know you said you did not blame me for my inactivity, but I still feel bad about letting everyone else down.

Thank you very much for keeping this game open as an Archive, as I plan to copy most of it to Word file (if that's okay with you Unc).


Yollie / Pearldrum1, and Christmas, Higgins, and all the rest:

You are magnificent players, and I hope we can do something together again at some point?
My Walking Dead game "Days Gone Bye" is limping on without me at the present time, as my RL has been soooooo screwed up lately,
but I've got 3 assistant GMs to keep it moving now (just got the third strapped in this week) so even without me, that game is NOT going to die any time soon!
Sadly the other Main GM there died a few months ago
(I got a confirm this week from his mom. A Tragic loss. The kid was brilliant in some ways)

So even despite a RL GM death, "Days" marches on! Over 3000 posts. I am a bit proud of that.


But Shameless Plugs aside, this has been one of my all-time favorite games even outside of Rpol. Thank you so very much Uncaring!
I wish I had just half your talent with maps and the other neat enhancements you created for us here!
I am about as old as Lucas, and not as computer/net savvy as I would like to be.

(Sighs)

I will second Yollie's motion:  "...Damn, this is a bummer!"

Such a great game!
And games in this subgenre seem to be rather scarce on Rpol.

And Uncaring?
I cant imagine a finer GM when you felt up to doing it.
You are really very good at this man.
Thank you. Sincerely.


(Awkward pause)


Uncaring,  ...Can we please finally know what your RL condition is?
I kept imagining chemotherapy vs cancer. ...I really hope that's NOT it.
It seems your condition is long term though unfortunately.

My former fiancée got bone cancer in her leg many years ago, and it reoccurred twice. What a nightmare.
After two bone replacement surgeries, years on crutches or in wheelchair, and several rounds of chemo, she is cancer free for about 12 years now, Praise God.
She wont talk to me anymore, but praise God anyway. I am glad she is healthy.

I hope you recover Unc, and have a lovely life.
You have given us some great times here and I appreciate it.

Lucas...

You convinced me.  I'll leave the game up, work on GM planning, and just see what happens.  I'm not going to promise anything, and I feel I'm entering into another bad time.  More in PM's.

Hey, all.

I haven't heard from any of you in quite some time, but I still think back on this game fondly.

I sincerely hope you are all doing well.

Cheers.

Still hope you are all well.

If any of you ever come across this, I run a PbP forum. Please come by, make a profile, and catch up: playbypostgaming.forumotion.com

I hope you are doing well given these crazy circumstances. Take care.