Just wanted to let everyone who needs to know, or cares to know, that I've not been very active lately, and am not sure if/when I'll return to regular activities. About a month ago, my girlfriend and I finally broke up for good, after over two years, and I just stopped doing pretty much everything (except eating, sleeping, going to work... heh...). But I figured out that the way to fix it was to do more, and not less, so the past few weeks I've been out and about, getting off my ass, off my computer, meeting way more people than I used to, working out, dusting off my old mountain bike... I've kept myself pretty busy.

So, if anyone has any pressing issues, IM me on instant messenger, or email me a the same place. Contact info is in my profile here. I don't know what's happening with Deepnight, because most people don't give a rat's ass anyway. The cartels are still going to be player-run, and hopefully they will continue to induct new people (I get fairly regular induction requests). If I'm gone long enough, I may give public permissions to my upgrade ship so anyone can use it. And I feel bad about a certain duty that I let go, which I kept up for a long while after I actually stopped playing. I haven't logged in to see if I still have that duty, but I'm pretty sure I won't be able to keep at it. Sorry to those that it lets down...

So. Upwards and onwards. More getting out, less being in. And now you know how to find me.

Ta-ta.

Does this mean I can fully repossess Clockwork Craftwork?

Ack, been missing you in a strange the-world-got-emptier kind of way. I've personally always wanted to help with Deepnight, but IC reasons kept on getting in the way. Whether or not you come back, hope you're doing well in whatever you choose to do!

Awww. Good luck, Richter! You're like the most influential person in Lusternia's history. I hope you come back to us eventually.

Peace, Richter.

Soooooo....


Can I get her number?

But..But...You're Richter!! Youm can't leave us all alone in the big wide world!

Seriously, good luck in the Real World while you're gone. You'll be very much missed, but I'm sure you'll be very much back before too long.

Richter works? I had always assumed he was a billionare or something.

I wish he was

And so, Lusternia continues it slow march into total irrelevance and obscurity. I can count the really good, contributing, uniting active players in one hand now (Assuming there are no new people like that, which I'd give an about fifty-fifty chance).

I'd say there are many more than a handful, or two handfuls. That's a rather sadistic look at Lusternia, Verithrax.

Then you've got the non-contributing, annoying, dead players that just refuse to stay dead