Kerb Crawler
Closed Fist of the Badlands
I received a similar goodbye via PM. Disappointing and out-of-the-blue.
Conchaga said:Um.. I know my credibility is shot here, but he's dealing with some issues in RL right now and can't play on TK for a while. He's doing well, but RL drama has the ability to suck you in.
Sarek said:I thought he put off the surgery until after the first of the year?
Conchaga said:Well, there's all those injections and whatnot before you can get the surgery.
Conchaga said:No, really. He sent Menty some strange and cryptic message about not being able to hang around TK any more. I'm serious. Outside of TK we're all pretty good MSN pals. I'm honestly worried about the guy.
Enkephalen said:Waddaminit!! Didn't Menty used that same line about being MSN pals with you when the three of you were playing your parts in "The Beating of Tis"? Is this a new play? Wait, wait, let me fire up the popcorn maker. . .Drama Alert! Drama Alert! Gather 'round everyone, incoming. . .Act II, incoming!
jack said:He said goodbye to me via PM, but I'm not satisfied with his rather terse remarks about leaving, and squishing the TK Guild before I had a chance to link it to the Gutters properly.
Enkephalen said:You've cleverly spilled a little of his story by informing us that he has alleged pressing real life issues that prevent him from posting. And, you've also made reference to his rather cryptic and odd communications with you and Menty. Why not go all the way and reveal the rest of the story now that you've deliberately piqued our interest? After all, I'm sure Messy didn't exactly relish having this morsel of information spread for TK consumption. You say you are his friend, yet you divulged a partial secret communication. Why the information tease unless it is another triad troll? Was it just because we asked? (side note: I asked for a pony for Christmas for years and never got one! *end side note).
I say, let's play this out -- in for a penny, in for a pound!
Conchaga said:You're on a 'mommy' kick, aren't you?
Enkephalen said:The boy has done this farewell tour so many times in the past. I think what he really wants is to read on TK how everyone is worried sick about him, and want him to come back because he is the center of our Universe and without him here at TK, we are all bumping into one another because we have no focal point, no shining light of reason, and no leader with him gone. . .empty my brain out and fill it with your words of wisdom. He wants to be wanted, needed, adored, loved, cherished and to hear our cries and laments at his leave taking. Isn't that the secret prayer of us all?
But in the end, no one really knows who he is, or what he's about. It could all be smoke and mirrors in another TK Teahouse Players Guild troll. It's just not the TK way to emotionally invest ourselves with the real life drama that may, or may not, be playing out in Messy's life. Life sucks for all of us at times.