Thanks for the warm welcomes back, guys.
I'm still reading through the RP posts I missed (I love the ability to save webpages to my USB drive). I'll let y'all know what I think of them as soon as I'm up to date.
And reading through the announcements, Sienna's proclaimation does make something I was gonna have to say easier: after the end of S2 - once I've wrapped up Kaden and Early's stories (at least for now) - I'm afraid I'm gonna step down from being an active RP'er. I still want to be involved - RP'ing any of my NPCs when they show up, providing Damascan super-soldiers as Threat of the Week, working on ideas with you all - but I feel (and felt before my LOA) that I've been holding you guys back a bit. I'm having serious trouble writing stories at the moment (which, considering I've come up with a massive crossover fanfic, is INCREDIBLY annoying).
I will make assurances that I should be able to do a Kaden post whenever it's needed - even if it's just him reflecting on the latest mess they've gotten into, and how it fits in with his plans (more of which in the next week or so, but in the spoiler thread). Early's fairly easy to put to one side for now - I can have his recovery take longer than I planned (he'll be up and about, but not doing any field work). Just give me at least a three-week warning, and if I still run into difficulties, I'll mug one of you for help. Or possibly just ask politely.
And as the teams have been settled (are you guys crazy? W.W.T.A.O. We Work Together As One. D.B.U.T.T. Don't Break Up The Team!), I'll provide Kaden's "reasoning" for joining the team he does - 1) bearding the Lyverius in their den sounds stupid, and 2) Emma smells "right".