>I'm sorry to see you go as well. I'm glad you enjoyed the
>character and I'm sorry I couldn't be around to give you an
>interesting send-off (though I did do a little global echo
>when I logged on later that night about a raven flying off
>into the distance.
>

Ah, thats OK. I would have loved to see you once more in the game, but to tell you the truth, Aesrira felt like you were always with her. Besides, Good byes can be hard when you have so much invested in the character, and this one would have been rough. It was easier to just slip off into the night and find a nice murky swamp to fly to!

I would have loved to see the gecho though. Perhaps someone has it logged and will post it.


>When you were made Harbinger I said you had big footsteps to
>follow - both literally and figuratively, in relation to
>serving as Harbinger after Tjok's long run. I would do Tjok an
>injustice to say you filled those footsteps from end-to-end,
>but you did a very admirable job, perhaps even better than I
>expected (and I had good expectations to begin with!). I can't
>think of a better Outlander to have served as Harbinger in
>Tjok's wake.
>

Thanks, I understand completely and agree. Tjok was the whole package, PK and RP rolled into one larger than life ball. Besides, he was a hero longer than my character had even lived! That's actually one of my biggest overall regrets about this character, her premature ending. When I started her I felt a little rusty, but as time went by I could feel myself getting back into the grove. I'd have liked to see how me and my little girl would have grown over the next 400 hours.


>And I'm not going anywhere really.. I have sort of considered
>CF to be a permanent hobby of mine, as long as it's around,
>even if it's a different kind of hobby than it was in my
>responsibility-free youth. (College finals are cakecrumbs
>compared to children!) While other stay-at-home-moms complain
>that they feel their minds are turning to babyfood mush, I
>always feel I have an engaging and creative escape in CF, and
>players like you are a big part of what make it so.
>

That's great to hear it and feel the same way about CF. I can't see myself ever leaving for as long as I have in the past. Perhaps a short break now and again, and when I do return to play, I'll probably be more of a casual player, but I will be there!

Thanks for the compliment too. I kind of think of the players and imms as a team, all working together to bring this lush world to life. It's a wonderful creative release.


>And yes, I did enjoy the notes. I think I mention it on my PBF
>comments but just in case you don't get one, those notes
>contributed to a different tattoo experience than I normally
>do. After so many thoughtful and well-composed notes and a lot
>of waiting, I didn't feel justified in making Aesrira go
>through my usual hoop-jumping to get a tattoo.
>

Ah, I'm glad you liked them. They really were fun to write. By the way, I love your Temple, especially the poem. I have absolutely no talent for that! Very nice.



>Thanks for the wishes for an easy birth. It was a rough run
>last time around. That
>"enduring-adversity-with-grace-Mother-roleplay" ain't just
>fantasy - it comes from real life experience.
>

Yikes! Well I'll cross my fingers anyway!