I didn't expect to have more on my plate coming into January than I had last December when I was close to collapsing from exhaustion, but alas that is how grad school goes.  Between the work and some personal reasons this seems like a good time to call it quits for now.  At the moment, furthering my academic career is a far more important priority.  This isn't something I wanted to do or expected to do, but at the moment I may as well be honest and say I won't be more active than I am now (which is not at all) any time soon.  How the NHC wants to approach this is up to them (it might be easier just to let me keep what admin powers I have so I can pop in and out when I can rather seemlessly).  I would recommend that Reaper continue to exist as a collaborative project between the four people in place.  Blue and Stormz know enough about the story background to run with what I had started but have not had an opportunity to finish writing in a nice piece of fiction.

I will try not to be a stranger and maybe even provide some help and input from time to time as I have been doing of late.  Time will tell.

Cheers and best wishes,

-Art

(ps. this notice should be considered as a statement of retirement due to the fact that I cannot guarantee that I will ever return to active duty)

I hope your courses don't add too much stress. Can't wait for your return.

See ya Art. It was fun whilst it lasted. Come back soon.

Dude- you're great and I'm sure I'll see ya soon enough, but until then: good luck with your studies- I know it's intense, so take 'er easy   The best of luck to ya, man.

Well, sorry to see you go Art. Hope you still hang around IRC.

*collects money*

Welcome back, Art.