I swear you all are going to be the death of me. Since I have left all other ships in the fleet, I think I might be able to make room for one ;) Andy - if you haven't filled the CMO I changed my email just for you! alexstrpg@xxxxxxxxx Lordy, lordy, what have I gotten myself into? Alexa >From: "Andy W. Ho" <andywoho@xxxxxxxxx> >Reply-To: ncv80221@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >To: USS-Vanguard <ncv80221@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Subject: [USS Vanguard] OoC: Alexa >Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2003 22:01:51 -0800 (PST) > > >Let me be the third one to echo what my friends and fellow players have >already expressed so very well. > >As a gamesmaster, every time I've had to dismiss a player or watch as >one left, I've had to ask myself, "Was there something I could have >done to prevent their departure?" > >In many of these cases, I don't know how much more could have been >done. But enough about me. > >Alexa has been a large part of what we WERE. When Dani and I forged the >Astoria, Alexa was there every step to listen to our ideas and provide >feedback. The Astoria--and its original crew--were BETTER for it. > >Her very presence lent a calm and a gravity to the proceedings. I don't >think we could have made it past that first year without her, much less >the first five missions. > >So, here we are at a crossroads. > >Friends, I'm getting sick of losing players...and friends. I might have >to say goodbye to Alec and Randi (Qbed and McCaw), as they have both >expressed how busy they are. I hate looking back at our roster and >seeing the names of people we've known or people we never got a chance >to know better: Cutter, Senya, Borran, Banaac, Chen'ki, Stratford, and >Rauch. Most of all, I miss Seth (Kye), Chantal (Tails), Natasha >(Stark), Dani (Halloran/Vaughn/Caprice) and now, it appears I'll have >to say goodbye to Alexa (Droin). > >It's almost too much to take, sometimes. > >Do I know how much real life takes away from these activities? Hell >yes. In fact, I blame my real life responsibilities for not being able >to do more, be better for the Vanguard. > >But it's looking at these names that causes me to re-commit myself. I >don't want any more names on the ex-players roster. I'll try to do >everything I can to make sure it doesn't happen. > >I'm making arrangements even now to try and replace some of those >positions. > >But know that even as I find new players and new friends, the memory >and the laughs we've had with all the people above never quite goes >away. > >I don't ever want it to. > >Best, > >Andy Ho > >__________________________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Web Hosting - establish your business online >http://webhosting.yahoo.com >********************************************************** >USS Vanguard: http://ncv80221.netfirms.com/default.htm >Gamma Fleet: http://gammafleet.startrekrpg.org/ >FreeLists: //www.freelists.org >Vanguard Archives at Freelists: //www.freelists.org/archives/ncv80221 >********************************************************** _________________________________________________________________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail ********************************************************** USS Vanguard: http://ncv80221.netfirms.com/default.htm Gamma Fleet: http://gammafleet.startrekrpg.org/ FreeLists: //www.freelists.org Vanguard Archives at Freelists: //www.freelists.org/archives/ncv80221 **********************************************************