[@tsukune]

I don't believe I write anything - whether IC or OOC - that doesn't serve a purpose or have significance -- it's all adding depth/quality to something that'd be incomplete or lifeless without what I wrote. Whether the pace is interrupted is largely a matter of subjective preference, and I don't intend on changing the style of writing that I like just because someone has a problem with it -- plenty of people like what I do anyway. I'm not saying [i]you're[/i] actually telling me to, but this is just a forewarning for anyone who gets the idea in their head to try and tell me how to write.

With the OOC, I try to make sure the important comments are given to people through a notification. It's borderline impossible to give a 'TL;DR' to the content that I write because it'd completely decay the details which make up the actual quality of what I'm saying or asking people to discuss, but so long as people respond to anything in the status updates that's relevant to them, there shouldn't really be any foreseeable problems. Details are vital when running an advanced role-play -- this is even more the case for a role-play with a lot of emphasis on realism. I don't type a lot because I think people're stupid -- I do it so we're thorough. Nevertheless, I do the best I can to keep things as simple as possible without the meaning being lost, which is why I usually say things like 'I need people to discuss X idea' and sometimes add bold if things're more urgent. Using the point format that I create for my status updates is the best way I can think of to give you guys updates and tell you what you need to give feedback on.

I do understand that you're busy, but what I don't like is when people get the idea that they're the only one who's busy. A lot of people involved in this are busy; in fact, for all intents and purposes I work a sixteen hour a day job due to my data management. I might not get 'payed' to do it, but anyone who disrespects how hard I'm working (again, not saying [i]you[/i] are, since I'm just putting this out on the table) won't be tolerated -- no exception. That said, I [i]do[/i] try to be understanding, but I need to take everyone into account here, including myself. We've all got stuff we need to do in and out of the role-play, and I need to make sure everyone in this group remains on the same page.

With the collaboration, I've been considering whether or not we're technically up, since we could enter the restaurant. At the very least, we should find out from Pudd if they'd like us to write an entry post so they can react to it, or if they'd prefer to skip that scene. I don't usually like skipping scenes unless we're all certain nothing would happen or be said, and without Pudd's input we don't know for sure.

Overall, it looks like the voting system will be getting removed as I planned, unless someone gives me a good reason not to. I'm still contemplating the problems that could be created by the player characters not being as pressured to kill each other though.

In other news, I don't have my new computer yet. Issues came up, but we'll try again tomorrow.