[quote=@prettydrops]
I will edit indigo's post to include dan's disappearance.

Edit: actually... is there any chance we could have it so dan went back home? A trainer dissapearing into thin air is such a terrifying thought and i feel like indigo and margo would probably be pretty traumatized by it. Im not saying Dan can't dissapear, perhaps he disappears, but he dissappears after he goes back home. im just saying for now, could we have a safer send off? Just so that... idk..  just so that the chars aren't super traumatized? 

If not, then i think i could still make it work. Buy it would be challenging  because realistically, idk if anyone could just continue on after their longtime friend dissappeared you know?
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This is a valid point. 

How about we mix the two: dissapearing and going home. How about Indy or Margo find a letter at the temple entrance hand written by Dan. 

The letter could say he is going home to be with his family. He couldn't bring himself to tell you two in person because he didn't want you to try and change his mind. He also didn't want to slow down your adventure any further. He's riding back to town with Hermes and asks that you don't try and contact him for a couple days, while he's traveling. He'll call you when he gets there. He looks forward to hearing all about your adventures.

This way. After a couple days in roleplay time, you can start using Dan as a NPC that is back home. Kind of like when Ash would call home to talk with Oak or his mother. 

Better?