[quote=@Retired][hider=tl;dr at the bottom]
I've been trying to write this post for several days now. Almost a week by this point. But I can't seem to get anything out as I would like. I am constantly distracted by the personal issues that have been plaguing me for the past several weeks, which have only worsened the past few days. And today, I cleared out my schedule as best I could to sit down and write both this post and the next which would serve as the ending for my arc and set up the next season. I even got a pretty good chunk completed. And then more drama arose IRL. And I've spent the past three hours dealing with the immediate fallout. And I know there's only going to be more coming, so I know I'm not going to have any real ability to sit down and work on not only these posts, but likely have any time for next season, either. 

I absolutely hate this because this RP is actually succeeding. And my biggest gripe about RPing is that every time I make a character and put effort into a story and a narrative the game fails. It's why I have repeatedly "retired" from roleplays many times over the years. And yet now here's one that I like, that is going strong, and is about to enter the second season. I was actually going to be able to finish a story I planned to tell, and I was even reaching out to a couple other players to plan for crossovers next season. 

But, unfortunately, I think I'm going to have to drop. As much as I'd like to stay, as much as I'd like to finally be able to say I finished an arc in one of these games, there's no way I'll be able to with everything that's going on around me at the moment. I can barely manage to find time to do my actual work as it is and as a result, I'm slipping on bill payments now. I'm trying to think of a way around it, to fit in this game now that shit is hitting the fan yet again in my life, but I'm not spotting one. 

So, apologies, but I won't be finishing my story nor joining next season. The good news, at least, is that absolutely nothing I did affects anyone else and my absence doesn't hinder the game in any way. A benefit of writing completely solo content, I guess. 

Good luck to everyone else, though, and have fun with next season. Keep the game alive. 

Ciao

tl;dr: I'm dropping reluctantly, what else is new, and goodbye.
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I'm sorry to hear that you've got some shit going on in your personal life at the moment. I hope that things quieten down for you on that front soon. Whilst it's a shame that you're not going to be taking part next season, you've got to do what's best for you. It goes without saying that you have an open invitation to return to the game if that's ever possible in the future.

Best of luck, brother.