[quote]Please forgive my absence, rushing around to prep for prom, finals, and a load of other senior-related some sucheries has eaten the past few weeks for me. I'll be posting shortly.[/quote]

That was before his last IC post, I imagine he's still in much the same situation. His character did send a message on the comms, and you could quite easily follow along with him without needing to talk right away? I did deliberately leave the IC post open so it wasn't directed at either you or him in the group you're part of so you could both react openly. 
Also, Blade did tell you all to stick together, if you recall.