[Mari]

Hey y'all. Lately I haven't been feeling good. I've been sick, my computer's been broken. Life's been hard. But that hasn't been all of it. Lately I've been feeling a lot of malaise. I get the distinct feeling that people aren't enjoying a lot of my threads the way I'd like them to. I haven't been getting the positive reinforcement to my posts I need to think otherwise, and that's kinda been taking a toll upon my ability to enjoy myself too! I'm not going to go into too much detail because I don't want anyone in particular to read into it and assume I'm talking about them in particular, because I'm not. This is largely just the state of things at the mmoment. But it is about time I did something about it.

Honestly, part of me just wants to take a break for a long time. This is one of those situations where I don't see a good solution. My antics are getting old, and my ability to change to suit others needs is limited. Buuut if I did that, it'd probably hurt the site a lot. So I'm eyeing a less extreme solution. And that's dropping threads. Possibly also characters.

Here's how I'm going to choose which threads to drop. If you're really interested in a thread we're in, now's the time to let me know. If you really like a given character of mine, it wouldn't hurt to let me know about that either. The only threads I can think of off the top of my head I'm not considering are event threads and the Omega mission.

Once I trim the fat so to speak, I'll probably try and restrain myself a bit so that I'm not everywhere and then hopefully the problem will resolve itself so that I wind up only being in threads where I'm making my greatest contributions. Apologies in advance for any disruption this might cause! Better to tend to it now than let myself burn out further.

[PolarStarQuote]

Well, First of all, Id like to say Sorry about the Sickness and Computer issues! As someone who just got over both recently, I know the feeling from both is pretty awful. But, im glad to see your taking care of yourself first and foremost! Im sorry that threads haven't given as happy a response as expected-- Ive tried my best to show my appreciation for all posts that come my way in what little ways i can, But, i guess too little |D

When it comes to characters, of course i'd appreciate and love to see the Main stays still staying (Arle, Peach, Valorie, Blue), and i still love reading anything from Dark Witch, Raffina, Ciel and Iris when it comes down the path!

As for threads were in, Ice Queens would be a big one id love to keep, and...Well, Really, Anything with Warle (Trouble make it Doppel, Plague's, WWLI Match) And Raffideux (Quest to Devour) are my big keepers, And Arle in Despair land, Because im having alot of fun tormenting Arle

But, thats my notes from me. I love ya' Mari, I hope you get to feeling better!

[Maverick Hunter Zero]

I'm sure you can get well soon.

I'm fine with waiting on Magical Girl Slumber Party, since you have a few of your Mainstays there

The Magical Girl Training threads that me and you are doing I patiently enjoy as because Shantae and Iris as well as Sakura Shinguji and Raffina will be quite enjoyable due to the shenanigans

And of course I still want to continue our match between Succubus and Peach.

And once Omega Problem is done, I will enjoy having some downtime with Vent, and maybe after a while when things settle down, I can do 'that' mission I am planning, so please do not drop Ashe.

[Deleted]

Might I say I really like your writing for any character, and while I don't have any thread I wanna see go personally, I'd love to see mains of yours stick around!

I'm a small thing, but really like you, so keep on chugging and write what you love!

[Jade Callisto]

Mari I understand what it is like to run a site and needing to take a break every now and then. The threads you listed already I think are fine to keep. As for other threads? It's up to you if you want to drop them and I think that is perfectly okay to do so. Mari you are loved and appreciated just know that alright?

You are a very great writer and I enjoy role-playing with you and your characters. If you need a break just take a break. So if you are feeling overwhelmed I suggest hiring more staff should it come to that. But just know we all want the best for you Mari.

[Rina]

Heyo, I understand the need to step away a bit after a burnout. Happens to the best of us. I’m always welcome to have the whole Arle and Schezo dynamic our characters have been doing and hopefully a break will breathe some new life to your writing.

[Coolshaymin]

Probably your most noteworthy characters that come to my mind I would miss is probably Blue. Although my recollection of Pokemon Special is poor, I do really like the direction and she does play well as an inspiration of the character. Her flirty nature but questionable morals work well to her role and serve her rather well. Black and White are two characters that I think have a really interesting kind of contrast I think is important for a Duo Character as well. They really do fill their roles believably as well as kind of explore their narrative roles of Truth and Ideals in a very interesting way. Finally there is Raffina who... well, she was the main inspiration for Raffitrois since I did not really use much else interpretations of Raffina when basing her direction off of. So that alone I feel kind of makes me feel she deserves her spot.

As for threads... Other than the important one mentioned in Omega and Doppel Trouble I can't think of much we are in together that wasn't Valorie or Viridi related. The Magical Girl Training stuff being continued would be cool.

[TheSpatialWeeg]

Honestly, I think the ones I'd miss the most from your catalog would be Arle and Raffina. Not just because of the Puyo rep, but well, they're intrinsically linked to two of my characters and I love the dynamic they have. You probably know who I'm talking about. And I kinda wanna see you keep Black and White too, because I'm interested in what dynamic would they have with Gloria.

As for threads, I'd appreciate it if you could continue writing for A Sweet Downtime I'm gonna get to it, I swear, but if you wanna drop it anyway, that's fine. Other than that, though, I don't think we have any unfinished mission threads that we're in together aside from Omega Problem, so...yeah!

[Deleted]

As someone who's been going through a roughly similar situation, I empathize greatly and hope it passes by sooner than later. I haven't been terribly active admittedly (mostly due to my only character still partaking in a duel), but I still appreciate all you've done. Blue is a pretty neat character and I think is, weirdly enough, a staple of yours.

If you need to take a break, feel free to do so. Life comes first (the real life, not quite the SSB Life), but I imagine this place is a close second. I'm sure we all understand, and I personally would be all for your personal life being taken care of first, so you can come back with flying colors!

[KashKey]

Only thread I'm in with you that I'd like to keep is Different Paths. Just thought I better post it before I go and forget, *again.*