<div align="center"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: impact;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 24pt;"><span class="bbc_u"><strong><strong>-  GM UPDATE!!! (FINALLY!!!)  -</strong></strong></span></span></span></div><br/><hr/><hr/><br/><div style="text-align: justify;">     FFS! Finally!!!<br/><br/>     Sorry for the INCREDIBLY long and quiet absence. I've been moving a million miles an hour with work (lots of OT) and family (sick kiddos) as well as a bunch of other random events happening in life. I am currently writing this as I get ready to go to bed (and get some good rest) prior to my last day of work. Upon completion of that I will be hastily packing as soon as I get home and jamming the family in the car to start the LOOOONG drive from Denver out to Fresno, CA where I will... FINALLY... be on VACATION for 2-3 weeks!!!<br/><br/>    So expect another couple of anxiously quiet days until I make it out to the Valley, give my greetings, and hunker in with a HUGE cup of tea (or more-likely coffee) and get to cracking on catching up on this game. First and foremost I will be pushing through our most recent applicants and approved players to get the ball rolling with some new energy and new blood. Then I will be drawing upon my very soul for some excellent and comprehensive villain posts that will progress everything forward enough that we clear up any errors (mia players, dead situations, sparcity). <br/><br/>     I have quickly browsed through the this thread and agree that - for the time being - LA and Tokyo shall be consolidated (due mostly to not having a proper villain in Tokyo to keep the ball rolling there, and also losing a GM {Crash}...). I will do my best to ensure that every thread has a clear direction - and will send out individual PMs to all the Co-GMs with any needed direction or answers to questions - as well as individual PMs to each player if need be.<br/><br/>     I will be posting as Apocalypse, Pestilence, Blink, and Deadpool within then next few days and should be able to spark (at the very least: Cairo (big A), LA (Pest.), Tokyo (Blink), and Buenos Aires (DP). Moscow and NY seem to have done well enough in my absence; so those two threads should be able to continue on their current course.<br/><br/>     If ANYONE has any questions or concerns or any comments or input (that I may very-well have missed in my rapid read through the OOC). Please, PLEASE PM me so that I'll be able to address a neatly organized pile of PMs rather than digging through this thread (which I will likely do ANYWAYS).<br/><br/>     Finally: <br/><br/>     Thank you everyone for hanging in there during this long lull in the game and keeping up your interest and posting while possible. Thanks especially to the Co-GMs for maintaining order during the silent stint and helping answer players questions and concerns! I greatly appreciate it!!! <br/><br/>     I'll also be sending out (hopefully inspirational) status-update requests for ANY and ALL inactive players so we can start rolling again at full speed. Thanks again everyone! Look forward to diving back in very shortly, I hope you all are as well!<br/><br/>     <strong>I HOPE YOU'RE ALL READY FOR THE NEXT STAGE OF THE GAME! *Waggles his fingers maniacally*</strong></div>