Yes, Real Life comes first -- and it takes a lot of strength to return to something with all that on your shoulders, including guilt for being away in the first place. I think we all know and experienced that, to some extent. Glad to have you here again.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">It's somehow always a surprise to see just how badly things can go for people in the US, without the kind of safety nets most people in western/central Europe take for granted. I'm glad things are taking an up-turn, though I hope that they improve even more than that and that your financial situation (and parents' health, of course!) stabilizes. <br/><br/>If it's not too close to prying, may I ask what subject(s) you're teaching?</div></div><br/>I'd like to second what Sain said, also -- I'd like to continue and am happy with the characters and players. 1-3 are fine with me and whichever option feels better works for me. For Nuria reasons, my letter choice goes firmly towards A, since ... well, playing her would be utterly counter productive to the theme and would probably end with the settlement in flames sooner or later.  ::) I<em>could</em>go with a new character, I have that elf-raised-by-gnomes-in-a-wandering-circus concept I've been hoping to get to actually enjoy in a good game for ages, but he's male, and ... I do want to play Nuria more. But if C is the favorite, I'm not going to abandon ship or anything.