Hello. I’m Sykadelik, also called Syka or Syk, and this is the second time I’m making a topic like this. Fancy that. It’s been a little while (literally a week) and I just want to discuss where I’ve been, because none of you care, and I want to discuss where I’m going in the future, because at least two people here care.
There will not be a TLDR so basically prepare for a text wall.
So I dipped for a week, tf was that about
In essence, I was stressed. Various factors which I will get into later were resulting in, even though no one ever once implied this, me feeling as though I had to sacrifice time doing the things I actually enjoyed. I don’t like to acknowledge my positive traits but sometimes I tend to be selfless to the point it becomes to my own detriment. This is not even self-glaze it’s just smth I’ve noticed about myself. I also have a habit of gaslighting myself into thinking I enjoy things when I actually don’t.
While I was away, I tried to focus on subverting or at least mitigating some other negative qualities about myself, as well as improving my irl relationships. I didn’t do much quantitatively to bolster this but honestly it was one of the most stress-free weeks I’ve had in recent years. I also (with some unintentional assistance from @birthdaycake) chose a new name for myself! Won’t just straight-up reveal it but a lot of you know it and you can call me it if you want!
But anyway, here’s where I’m going from here.
The Forums
I will remain active on the forums. I’ve been in a fair few online communities and this one is by far my favourite. However I have purged everyone I’m following apart from those I know irl, and I intend to unwatch all the topics I am watching. I will add these back in the future, it’s less of a purge and more a factory reset. But yes, long story short, I’m not going anywhere.
Forum Discords
I will not be returning to any of these except for New Darkane. This is because it is the space I mainly use. I’m still in ForumCraft and my events server (which I will get into later) of course.
Woven Together
This is the part I’ve been dreading to share. As you all know, we were early into the first act of the second campaign when I disappeared, and I’ve been taking this week to reflect and I have come to a decision.
Woven Together will not be coming back.
Not from me, at least. I’ve said before that WT is public domain and I am going to release my full planned story and the entire universe’s lore as soon as I have written them up, or you can make stories of your own! The gameplay systems I’ll leave to you as you could all definitely do a better job than I did.
As for the Woven Together Discord, it has been rebranded into the Forums Event Hub! This will serve as another forum social space - featuring chatting areas, game nights, an art area, and anything else people suggest - but with an active calendar and schedule for ongoing and upcoming forum events if anyone hosts any! Those who want to host events are welcome to use my Discord where I will provide the necessary accommodations to assist you.
I want to thank everyone who has played in WT0, WT1, WT1.5, and WT2. It’s been a wild ride and I’m sorry I had to cut it short. Everyone is welcome to tell their own stories in Wevaria, but this is where my side of the story ends.
I hope to see some of you in BLOOD ON THE CLOCKTOWER in a couple months!
…oh. You’re wondering what the deal with Eminence is? Well I’ve told you before, I don’t know. I haven’t been keeping track of what was happening with Eminence. All I know is who it is, so any questions can be directed at the real culprit. Isn’t that right, @GlitchingEclipse?
ForumCraft
It’s basically dead. I’m still very much up in the air about what to do with it. I’m going to leave it alone and maybe try to revive it at some point but the best way I can think of is something I do not have motivation to do at the moment. I’m going to continue to scheme.
Ending statements
All that being said, I’m soon going to properly return to AO. It’s been on my list of things to do for a while now and I think it may finally be time.
I’ve needed this break, but I’m thrilled to be back.
Until next time!
