[quote=Silverwind Blade]
I'm back from my trip, and have been since Sunday.[/quote]

How was it?

[quote]I've had trouble with motivation in getting a post up so far[/quote]

I know the feeling.

[quote]I will be taking a step back from the Guild for a while though, as at the moment it feels like it dominates all of my free time, and seems more like a chore than a pleasure. I also seem to have less time to spend on things I like doing otherwise too, and would like to devote more time to other hobbies.[/quote]

I know this feeling all too well.

[quote]As it is, this seems to have slowed to a crawl even with new players.
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Goodness yes. It's a bit aggravating...but it's also nice to know that I'm not holding anybody up when I can't get on at all.

I'm still extremely busy and will be until the end of October. Days often consist of waking up at 8 am, being solid booked all day (often not getting to eat it's so packed), and completing all my obligations at midnight or later and crawling into bed to start it all over again. But I will try to make a post with Miyoshi taking advantage of the Foxbat's ludicrous top speed to bug out when I can, especially since I seem to be one of the only active posters left.