Seeking Seattle runners…, Recruitment thread for a PbP game in Seattle, 2072 Options

[ravensoracle]

I am waiting for Karen to reply to me but have sent her interest to rejoin the game. I am working on Mystic Adept Bounty Hunter now.

[Karoline]

I am waiting for Karen to reply to me but have sent her interest to rejoin the game. I am working on Mystic Adept Bounty Hunter now.

She's been MIA for like... a month now?

[BlueMax]

She's been MIA for like... a month now?

Two to three weeks tops (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)

BlueMax

[Karoline]

Two to three weeks tops (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)

BlueMax

I have 0 concept of time on a scale larger than like an hour.

Edit: And less than a decade or so

[ravensoracle]

I know I have been keeping up with the thread.

[pbangarth]

Yeah, work can be tough. But .... three weeks off Dumpshock? Not even a midnight drive-by to say "Hi"? No answer to an email I sent?

I'm worried.

[Karoline]

Well, someone claimed they'd seen/talked/visited in a dream by her a bit before thanksgiving and that she was alright.

[BlueMax]

Yeah, work can be tough. But .... three weeks off Dumpshock? Not even a midnight drive-by to say "Hi"? No answer to an email I sent?

I'm worried.

I am from Los Angeles... please don't say Midnight Drive-by. As now I am really worried.

BlueMax

[Ol' Scratch]

Midnight drive-bys.

[BlueMax]

At this point, interest is starting to shift to other projects. This inspired me to play in my first PbP and I have signed up for another. I am no longer reserving time for this game. Should the embers catch fire once again, I will work to clear a spot on my schedule.

BlueMax

[Karoline]

At this point, interest is starting to shift to other projects. This inspired me to play in my first PbP and I have signed up for another. I am no longer reserving time for this game. Should the embers catch fire once again, I will work to clear a spot on my schedule.

BlueMax

No worries, I think most people have put this on the back burner now with her being gone for nearly a month now. Still hoping she'll pop back up, but it seems like even if she did she may not be up to running the game any more.

[Generic_PC]

I'm used to this, sadly. GMs, in my experience, often fall off the earth right before they plan on starting up. Not always, of course, but often.

And if it isn't the GM, it'll be at least one player.

[Karoline]

I'm used to this, sadly. GMs, in my experience, often fall off the earth right before they plan on starting up. Not always, of course, but often.

And if it isn't the GM, it'll be at least one player.

Well, you have to understand that with the earth being a sphere and all, it is rather hard to keep balanced on (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

[JoelHalpern]

So far, of the five PbP games I have tried to join on this board, one made it through 3 scenes, two made it through 1 scene, and the rest died before getting going. I start feeling cursed.

Yours,
Joel

[Karoline]

The combination of holidays and end of term for Students makes this a somewhat bad time for games.

[adamu]

So far, of the five PbP games I have tried to join on this board, one made it through 3 scenes, two made it through 1 scene, and the rest died before getting going. I start feeling cursed.

Yours,
Joel

Don't feel cursed.
If anything, feel initiated.
Welcome to Dumpshock.

But there is always hope...

[Ol' Scratch]

Yeah, this is always a bad time of year for online games. It doesn't tend to recover until late January or early February, and even then it's pretty iffy. God knows every time I've tried to start a game I've ended up in the friggin' hospital for one reason or another. So I certainly can't fault anyone else when something comes up.

[Generic_PC]

I once tried to start a game on another site. I broke both my arms falling off a pedal bike the weekend I was going to start, and I couldn't type, so it languished until it died. I've never, before nor since, heard of someone breaking both arms at once.

[Karoline]

That's impressive. Did you have to practice breaking each arm individually and then work your way up? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/question.gif)

For me it is simple depression attacks whenever I try writing posts for a game I'm running. Go depression, the affliction that just doesn't cut ice with teachers.

[Generic_PC]

That's impressive. Did you have to practice breaking each arm individually and then work your way up? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/question.gif)

For me it is simple depression attacks whenever I try writing posts for a game I'm running. Go depression, the affliction that just doesn't cut ice with teachers.

Nah. Injuring myself is intuitive. Try getting a psychologists or psychiatrists note. They add some credibility beyond "Couldn't do my project, since I sat down to work on it and had to get away."

I'm not trying to be offensive, just so you know.

[Karoline]

Yeah, only problem is I'm a bit too proud to usually admit I have the problem, and don't generally try to use it with a teacher because I figure they'll think I'm just being lazy.

Anyway, it usually isn't a huge problem, mostly just a couple extra absences here and there. (Though I do have the most amazing luck at picking days when teachers give pop quizzes)

[ravensoracle]

I understand what you're saying Karoline. Trying to explain to some people how debilitating(sp?) a mental illness can be is almost impossible. I'm Bi-polar and do my best to avoid people on my bad days. So when people ask why I am not willing to do anything some days and I explain, I feel many of them just think I am lazy and making excuses. I mean I am pretty normal most of the time but I have enough bad days that it does become noticable.