Er...... hi.

[Eye-fire]

I don't really know what to say. I've been gone for so long from here...

Firstly, I'd like to apologize to anyone that I left with a problem with my sudden absence. Secondly, I'd like to apologize to everyone in general.
And then of course I'd like to say that I'm back.

Reasons for my sudden departure... well, I made a thread here at some point about my getting ill. It was a bit worse than I originally thought, and I was down for about a week and a half. Then when I wanted to get back on, silly things started happening to my internet.

Then came my matric exams (Which went ok for me), si I had very little time to spare for anything else when the net was finally fixed.

I had also started to do other things, such as try my hand at 3D modeling, and I started writing a bit. I needed to do something creative what with me not bieng here, so.....

And, well, thats it. Would it be asking too much if I asked for a quick summary of whats happened in my absence?

[Starscream]

Welcome back. I'll let people more qualified than I fill you in on some of the current details.

Does a fixed internet mean you'll have better luck on AIM?

[Eye-fire]

That remains to be seen. I need to reinstall AIM, and maybe, just MAYBE I'll be able to be on for more than 5 minutes at a time.

[Synapse-3]

It's nice to have you back! ^^ Glad you're better and I hope to see you on AIM some time!

[Rodimus Prime]

Welcome back!

Things that have happened since you were gone:
The Capture the Flag game that Eye-fire was involved in is over. Hook's team won. ICly, Hook took advantage of the fact that you were still programmed to follow his orders. We apologize for that - we needed some way to wrap up the game. If you'd like it to be something else, we can go back in and do a hand-wavy retcon.

The Capture the Flag game that Sell Sword was involved in is currently wrapping up. The team consisting of Starscream, Dead End, and Sell Sword have already lost (Scourge got their flag), and Starscream, interested more in winning than revenge, has thrown in his lot with Scourge's team, who has the upper hand. The Scourge-and-Starscream team already possesses the Skystrike and Wreckage team's flag, and is simply trying to deal with the chaos of trying to get said flag back into Scourge's territory.

ICly a week after all training threads and CtF threads were complete, alternate universe duplicates of Emirate Xaaron and Swerve arrived in the Autobot camp.

ICly two weeks after the CtF threads, several alternate universe duplicate Autobots have arrived in the coastal city nearest the Decepticon base (they are just north of the mountain range that the Decepticon camp occupies). There are several combat engagements between the group ongoing. Needlenose and Duskwing originally discovered their arrival, but Needlenose has been forced to retreat. Duskwing is also attempting to retreat, but has met with difficulties. Needlenose is being persued by alternate-Oracle (who has been intercepted by Spinister) and alternate-Mirage. Alternate-Synapse attempted to spy on the Decepticon base, but ran into Fleetwind and Thundercracker and is now in danger from them.

At this point, alternate universe Autobots can arrive at any time, but not Decepticons. We'll give a heads up when the Autobots can no longer arrive and when the Decepticons can start arriving when the time comes.

[Eye-fire]

Thanks for that, everything has now clicked into place.

The thing with Hook was actually more or less what I'd planeed to do with him if Eye-Fire ran into him, so its fne with me.

[Spinister]

Welcome back, Eye-Fire! Glad to hear you aren't sick anymore and hopefully have better internet.

Scourge has a thread for all the spooky people to meet each other.

[Hook]

You're back! *hugs!*

[Eye-fire]

I was slightly worried people would be a bit mad at me, having left in the middle of something relatively important.

Oh yes, I ha to make a new AIM account. You can find by pressing the little AIM button to the <--.

[Rodimus Prime]

Naw. We know it wasn't your fault, Carcer. We're just glad to have you back.