In reply to Marie Whitespruce (msg # 370):

I had not realized that enough of the conversation about Fr. Joseph had been in French that he could understand it. I will try to review the posts and see what Marie asked him so I can answer it.;

Tomorrow (Monday Mar.13) I expect to spend all day returning to my home in the US, arriving about midnight. I hope to be in shape to resume gaming Tuesday Mar.14

Safe travelling and may the jetlag spare you as much as it might. Hope you got to see something good in your off time!

By the way, if Father de la Tour is avoiding/ignoring Marie's response IC, could you let me know? I think we're mostly waiting on the boss, but it's good to have inter-PC dialogue too.

I intended my Message 94 as Fr. Joseph's response to Marie, insofar as he understood Marie.

In reply to Fr. Joseph de la Tour (msg # 374):

To which she responded in #95, which the priest seemingly ignored in favour of admiring Anne - which he's allowed to do, of course, was just checking it was an IC reaction.

Any cool BL finds?

In reply to Marie Whitespruce (msg # 375
My apologies, I do recall reading 95 but I missed responding to it.

Hello Team,

Sorry for my silence these past 2 weeks.

I've recently had some health news that we will have me undergoing major surgery next month. There's only a small chance of death, but there is certainly major down time involved. In the best case scenario I'll be in recovery through the month of May.

For that reason I'd like to call a temporary halt to the game, through to roughly June 1. I'll check in with you at that time. I might be back sooner. Maybe I'm keen and able to write creatively online during my bedrest, but more likely I'll be weak, grumpy and in a pharmaceutical fug. So let's see where we're at in June.

Thanks for a fun and engaging game to date, and I'll look forward to reuniting in a couple months' time.

Alas! We'll be here, chief. May your surgeries go smoothly and your recovery be swift.

Sending good vibes your way, boss. See you on the other side, happy and healthy!

Best wishes for a good outcome and an easy recuperation. See you when you get back.

In reply to L'hiver (msg # 377):

Deepest sympathy. I have gone through recuperation for several major operations, with varying results --one effectively knocked me out for over a month, others for only a week. I do hope you have a swift recovery.
This message was last edited by the player at 01:34, Wed 10 May 2023.

I will be away May 10 through May 14 at the Kalamazoo Medieval Congress. I may or may not have internet access there to do RPOL. In the past, I have gotten in some RPOL there, but the Congress has changed a lot since Covid and the computers seem to be less available.

I am back from Kalamazoo. I am sorry I did not have a chance to post on RPOL while I was away, but I should be active from now on.

Hi Everyone, sorry for my extended absence. My convalescence took longer than expected with a few complications that are now largely resolved.

Can I have a show of hands for who is around and interested in continuing? Totally understood if you have moved on to other commitments after this long pause.

Hi chief! I'm here, and I'll note that Nat is at a con right now, so maybe wait to the end of the week for him? Good to see you back!

Please picture Marie showing excitement and goodwill by not slinking off to hide under something.

I am here and ready and willing to continue. I may have some activities later this summer, mostly on weekends.

I am here.

Got back from Origins with dreadful con crud/sinus infection (not helped by air travel). Partway through course of antibiotics and feeling like maybe I won't fall asleep/pass out every five minutes.

I should be okay to dive in again.

Mad busy with all the stuff that needs to be done and delivered before the summer break, but tentatively I'm still here.

I currently plan to be leaving for the SCA Pennsic War soon. I may be on RPOL tomorrow (July 29); after that I will probably be at Pennsic until about Aug.12. I may or may not be online during that time.

In reply to Fr. Joseph de la Tour (msg # 389):

Bon chance, mon ami!

In reply to Ignatius Bonpain (msg # 390):

Merci, mon ami.

Hi Everyone, sorry for going dark again. I am struggling with workload and just don't find myself with any juice or creativity left for writing in the evenings. This isn't likely to change in the near future.

I think at this point I had better face facts and draw a curtain on this game, since it's not fair to keep you hanging on. Sorry that it's been derailed.

I'll keep the game up for another little while, if you'd like to copy character sheets or scenes. I'll move it to deletion eventually.

Thanks for a good run. I really enjoyed playing with you and would join any of you again (maybe next time as a player, though...). Good luck to all of you.

In reply to L'hiver (msg # 392):

I am sorry you cannot continue, but I do understand work is demanding. That is one reason I retired. I regret that we never really learned what the evil was that awaited us on our journey.
This message was last edited by the player at 02:20, Thu 17 Aug 2023.

Alas indeed, but seconded - both that it is more chivalrous and sensible to put a game down if it cannot be continued with the quality the players have a right to whilst still having some kind of a life, and that I'd love to know any plot or behind-the-screen details you'd like to share.

I'd sincerely like to thank my fellow-players, too - we didn't get far, but it was quality RP while it happened and evoked quite the feeling of the period. I'd cheerfully welcome the prospect of sharing a table with any of you again, not just the GM (whom I can vouch for as a great player).

As for Marie, I like to think of leaving her story like her haunting modern Quebec in her dreams: a half-seen glimpse of bobcat-fluid movement crossing some sprawling stretch of motorway or glaring with wary disapproval around the alleys of Montreal, adjusting her musket, real and breathing in the here but not now, then gone to her own wild places again.

Sorry we can’t continue but fully understand your position, L’Hiver. Thanks for giving us a glimpse of the period and place,. Thanks also to my fellow players. It was fun while it ran.

Best wishes, All. Hope to see you again.