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Absences & Scarcity



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08-21-2013, 09:16 AM (This post was last modified: 08-23-2022, 08:32 PM by Nyx. Edited 3 times in total.)
Absences & Scarcities

If you will be away from Ardent for an extended amount of time, or real life is just catching up and you'll be slower, please post here so that we have records of it, and other people may see what's going on. Fill out the form below and you're all set.

Having an absence notice here excuses you from having challenges made for your pack while you are gone (unless extenuating circumstances cause a consistent prolonging in your leave), and will also be excused from alpha activity checks for the week. However, this also means that if you are caught posting you will be removed from this list and expected to complete alpha activity checks as usual.

Having a scarcity notice up means that you are not excused from site activity checks, but must still meet alpha requirements as needed.

Make sure to edit your post here when you get back saying that the absence is no longer in effect or post in maintenance to have the post deleted.

To be clear. When on an absence, if you are caught posting from the start date of your absence or anywhere in between, until the end date of your absence, you will be removed from the absent list. Meaning, that if you are an Alpha, you will be expected to meet the Alpha requirements, and answer any challenges. Regular members will also be expected to answer any challenges made to them. Alphas may be excused from posting for 1 OOC week only and must have posted that absence by Wednesday on the week they want excused.

On a scarcity notice, Alphas are still required to meet the alpha requirements and answer any challenges. Regular members are also expected to answer any challenges.

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<b>Type:</b> Absence or scarcity?
<b>Name:</b>
<b>Characters:</b>
<b>Date leaving:</b>
<b>Date returning:</b>
<b>Why?:</b>



Lolaf

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Easter Egg Hunt 2023Pride - BisexualEaster 2022Toys for Tots
04-30-2023, 10:19 AM (This post was last modified: 04-30-2023, 10:23 AM by Lolaf. Edited 1 time in total.)
Just realized my last scarcity notice was removed so reposting and requesting this one stay up until such time that I ask for it to be removed.

Type: Scarcity
Name: Lolaf
Characters: All
Date leaving: Months ago
Date returning: Unknown
Why?: As stated prior, I'm just dealing with a lot of compounding issues. I do now have a positive ADHD diagnosis but it's still largely running rampant as my current medication is either not strong enough or doesn't work for me and I have exactly 0 coping mechanisms due to late diagnosis which means I am extremely at the mercy of my executive dysfunction, things like task initiation in particular are very difficult for me, I can have all the motivation in the world to do something I enjoy and yet there will be something making it impossible to translate the desire to do the thing into the action of doing the thing, this is as you can imagine, incredibly distressing and often exhausting if I try to push through the block for long periods of time. I'm also finding that my brain fog has been stronger lately. This on top of a still unknown mobility issue that causes regular pain means I'm under a decent amount of stress and currently there is no known finish line, due to the pace of testing medication and my own GPs schedule I'm often looking at months between consultations to try and fine tune any amount of treatment. I am doing my best to seek other help, including seeking ADHD coaching to help fill some gaps but again the process is long, stressful and made longer by my own brain's physical makeup.

As such the best thing I can do for myself right now is to learn to stop trying to fight my brain, to just accept that right now if I can't force myself to do something then it's okay to stop trying, and to let myself just do whatever it will let me guilt free. This means I'm likely to disappear for a week or two, return to post a little bit before disappearing again. I will be largely only be focusing on posting what I'm not struggling to post, which may mean some characters or threads get more attention than others right now because it's the thing currently giving my brain dopamine, with the exception of anything mandatory which I will do my best to still meet. As such I am still asking that people do not contact me about threads that are waiting on me unless I ask for reminders, as it just adds more stress, I promise I am already very aware of what I owe/what is stagnating. If you are waiting on something from my characters to keep yours moving please reach out to me instead of just making assumptions about them, I am very much willing to work things out in that regard and am just asking people be patient and considerate of my circumstance. Regular tagging (replies or new threads) is totally fine and helps me to keep tabs on threads for when I have some extra dopamine. If you wish to reclaim any of my adopted characters due to my inconsistent activity please I just ask that I be given a heads up about it, but do not blame anyone for doing so.



Chrono

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Easter Egg Hunt 2023Easter 2022Artist - RainbowRapid Poster - Rainbow
05-28-2023, 07:33 PM (This post was last modified: 06-08-2023, 07:59 PM by Chrono. Edited 1 time in total.)
Type: Large Scarcity
Name: Chrono
Characters: I usually write them all but I don’t feel like it xD
Date leaving: many eons ago
Date returning: x
Why?:

On top of the many things going on, my dad had a stroke and fell off a 7 foot drop onto concrete. He is not doing well and probably won’t make it. We should know within the next few days.

Update: my dad transferred to hospice and has now passed after 2 weeks. It’s been a whirlwind. I wouldn’t expect much until I’m settled into my new place.

As is my laundry list of apartment shopping, packing, moving, finding health insurance, being a mom and all that.

I try to prioritize characters I have adopted from others, and want to keep up with regular activity checks if I can. From my last post I will let you know if I can’t make the checks or so






Jackal

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Toys for Tots
01-10-2024, 05:12 PM
Type: uhhh scarcity? absence? both? not sure
Name: Jackal
Characters: all
Date leaving: 1/10
Date returning: eventually
Why?: Not really in a place to talk about it. All I'm going to disclose is that it's related to some serious trigger stuff.



Bunni

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Coder - RainbowArtist - RainbowContributorEaster Egg Hunt 2023Rapid Poster - RainbowToys for Tots
01-16-2024, 01:59 PM (This post was last modified: 09-24-2024, 05:30 PM by Bunni. Edited 8 times in total.)
UPDATED: 9/24

Type: Absence to scarcity
Name: Bunni
Characters: All of them
Date leaving: 9/4
Date returning: 10/1
Why?: prefer not to receive a ton of dms but lost my baby due to a cord accident.
Will return 10/1 as a scarcity and focusing on a few characters/threads at a time.
Please let me know if there’s anything important I need to get characters into next week ❤️



Hermes

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Easter Egg Hunt 2023Toys for TotsEaster 2022Rapid Poster - Gold
04-30-2024, 11:16 PM
Type: Scarcity
Name: Hermes
Characters: Andromeda, Athena, Calico Jack, Coho, Enki, Ezekiel, Fern, Gruesome, Haydée, Jericho, Kore, Malico, Merlin, Nolan, Oscar, Ricin, Seere, Sorcerer, Strix, Tove, Unagi, Wade, Zenith, Zion
Date leaving: Actually a couple weeks ago but just getting about to posting this
Date returning: Unknown
Why?: Have had a lot going on in my personal life. My father is in the hospital, fighting a life-threatening infection and my family has found ourselves without an income. My mother and I have been scrambling to make sure we have things covered and the stress has caused a stomach ulcer which makes it difficult to eat.

On top of all that, we found out today that we have 90 days to move out of the house we have been renting. So, the next 3 months will be hectic as we pack, try to find a place to live, and get everything wrapped up and done. I will still be around and Enki will be my main focus so that I can finish my alpha checks. I am very absent minded and encourage people to reach out and poke me if they need a reply quickly. I will do my best to get back to everyone in a timely manner! Please be patient with me as I try to navigate this rough patch in my life and please, reach out to me if you need anything. Thank you. <3



Dominus

Elysium
Amateur

Beginner Fighter (0)

Beginner Intellectual (10)

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wicked

Rapid Poster - Bronze
06-20-2024, 12:36 PM
Type: Absence
Name: wicked
Characters: lmao
Date leaving: today
Date returning: idk
Why?: shit isn’t fun atm



Modesty

"The Audacity™"

Raiders Hollow
Raid Queen

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An icon representing the specialty Professor Professor

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NachoMumma

Wordy1KRaiderDream WeaverTeacherStudent
Double MasterSamhain 2022Statue 5 WorshipThe Ooze Participant
06-20-2024, 12:57 PM
Type: scarcity
Name: NachoMumma
Characters: all of them
Date leaving: like a month ago
Date returning: end of July
Why?: medical mystery stomach pain - booked for surgery towards the end of July, 40 puppies at work that need raisers and end of financial year shenanigans at work. Another projected 40 puppies expected August/September and heavy reliance on volunteers to raise them. Blood pressure has been all over the place since covid.

Mod and pups will be priority but please do slide into my DMs if something is owing for more than 2 weeks. I’m limited to posting on the weekends but the next couple are school holidays so I need to fit some time in with my kids too!






Indie

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07-14-2024, 06:24 PM (This post was last modified: 07-14-2024, 06:27 PM by Indie. Edited 2 times in total.)
Type: Absence
Name: Indie
Characters: All of 'em
Date leaving: Today
Date returning: A few days I hope
Why?: Unforeseen circumstances- I don't want to elaborate. Anxiety is through the roof. Can't think about posts right now. My phone has been destroyed, I'll be difficult to get ahold of.



Jynn

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lunarcat7

Dream WeaverUnderachieverSmall FriesSocialiteDerby WinnerBy A Whisker
StudentSamhain 2022HomebodyTeacherSnake EyesRapid Poster - Rainbow
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WealthyRenowed ExplorerUnderground ExplorerIsland HopperBoreas ExplorerWestern Explorer
Northern ExplorerSouthern ExplorerGlobetrotterLegendaryAuster ExplorerScaredy Cat
How many times do I have to teach you a lesson?! OverachieverCritical Fail!Ooh La LaEastern ExplorerExplorer
Ice Bridge ExplorerMammoth HunterPride - Pansexual1KBeeventDouble Master
08-01-2024, 06:36 PM (This post was last modified: 08-25-2024, 12:37 PM by Jynn. Edited 1 time in total.)
DELETE



Theory

Avalon
Healer

Master Fighter (250)

Master Healer (240)

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Xarae

Pride - BisexualSamhain 2022WealthyThe Ooze ParticipantThe Ooze - Variation 31K
OverachieverCritical Attack!VolcanoLegendaryCritical Fail!Valentines 2020
Critical Hit!Christmas 2019Trick 2019Promptober 2019
08-15-2024, 10:02 AM
Type: Scarcity
Name: Xarae
Characters: Theory, Lore, Fable, Makara, Finch
Date leaving: 8/16
Date returning: 8/30
Why?: Back-to-back vacations! I will be around somewhat week of 19th-24th, but still pretty scarce




Modesty

"The Audacity™"

Raiders Hollow
Raid Queen

Master Navigator (306)

Master Intellectual (260)

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An icon representing the specialty Professor Professor

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NachoMumma

Wordy1KRaiderDream WeaverTeacherStudent
Double MasterSamhain 2022Statue 5 WorshipThe Ooze Participant
08-17-2024, 05:13 PM
Type: Absence
Name: NachMumma
Characters: all of them
Date leaving: 18 August
Date returning: 21st August
Why?: family had flu and infected me.






Deimos

Elysium
King

Master Fighter (260)

Advanced Hunter (90)

An icon representing the specialty Defender Defender

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Shelby

Critical Observation!Samhain 2022Statue 4 Worship
08-18-2024, 03:21 PM
Type: Absence
Name: Shelby
Characters: All of the many of them, but most notably Deimos
Date leaving: 8/20
Date returning: 8/26
Why?: On a little vacation and need to focus on my final exam for my college course





Joe

"I'm just happy to be here"

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Pride - BisexualEaster Egg Hunt 2023ContributorCoder - GoldEaster 2022Artist - Silver
Rapid Poster - SilverToys for Tots
08-20-2024, 11:54 PM
Type: Absence
Name: Joe
Characters: everyone.gif
Date leaving: 8.20
Date returning: 8.27
Why?: Visiting family in PA for a week

I write sins not tragedies


I respond best to DMs on Discord or in the Ardent channel!

Come play with my lovelies!





Res

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Easter Egg Hunt 2023Easter 2022
08-22-2024, 12:14 AM (This post was last modified: 09-06-2024, 01:40 PM by Res. Edited 3 times in total.)
Dele-eeeete
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Jynn

Tojo-kai
Taicho

Master Navigator (260)

Master Fighter (315)

An icon representing the specialty Scout Scout

An icon representing the specialty Weaponsmaster Weaponsmaster

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lunarcat7

Dream WeaverUnderachieverSmall FriesSocialiteDerby WinnerBy A Whisker
StudentSamhain 2022HomebodyTeacherSnake EyesRapid Poster - Rainbow
Festival OrganizerWordyThe Ooze ParticipantThe Ooze - Variation 2Critical Block!Slow Poke
WealthyRenowed ExplorerUnderground ExplorerIsland HopperBoreas ExplorerWestern Explorer
Northern ExplorerSouthern ExplorerGlobetrotterLegendaryAuster ExplorerScaredy Cat
How many times do I have to teach you a lesson?! OverachieverCritical Fail!Ooh La LaEastern ExplorerExplorer
Ice Bridge ExplorerMammoth HunterPride - Pansexual1KBeeventDouble Master
08-25-2024, 12:39 PM
Type: Slow and Sporadic
Name: Lunarcat7
Characters: all
Date leaving: Now
Date returning: ??? 4-6 weeks to cure apparently
Why?:

Case of gamekeeper's thumb in my right hand and its splinted so I'm trying to do posts primarily with my left hand. I'm active but very slow and may start and stop posts sporadically. Kind of depends on my pain levels. Please bear with me, I want to get active again I just need a lot of breaks right now.



Aislyn

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Easter Egg Hunt 2023
09-05-2024, 08:38 PM (This post was last modified: 09-11-2024, 12:33 AM by Aislyn. Edited 1 time in total.)
Type: Absence
Name: Aislyn
Characters: All
Date leaving: 9/11
Date returning: 9/17
Why?: Going on a trip for a friend's birthday c:



Jynn

Tojo-kai
Taicho

Master Navigator (260)

Master Fighter (315)

An icon representing the specialty Scout Scout

An icon representing the specialty Weaponsmaster Weaponsmaster

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8 Years
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lunarcat7

Dream WeaverUnderachieverSmall FriesSocialiteDerby WinnerBy A Whisker
StudentSamhain 2022HomebodyTeacherSnake EyesRapid Poster - Rainbow
Festival OrganizerWordyThe Ooze ParticipantThe Ooze - Variation 2Critical Block!Slow Poke
WealthyRenowed ExplorerUnderground ExplorerIsland HopperBoreas ExplorerWestern Explorer
Northern ExplorerSouthern ExplorerGlobetrotterLegendaryAuster ExplorerScaredy Cat
How many times do I have to teach you a lesson?! OverachieverCritical Fail!Ooh La LaEastern ExplorerExplorer
Ice Bridge ExplorerMammoth HunterPride - Pansexual1KBeeventDouble Master
09-07-2024, 10:21 AM (This post was last modified: 09-07-2024, 11:05 AM by Jynn. Edited 1 time in total.)
Type: Absence
Name: Lunarcat7
Characters: all
Date leaving:. September 7 at 2:00pm
Date returning: September 10
Why?: travel



Kingpedle

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Easter Egg Hunt 2023
09-21-2024, 09:01 AM
Type: scarcity but possibly absence
Name: Kingpedle
Characters: ummm a bunch
Date leaving: 09/23/24
Date returning: 10/03/24 maybe sooner it’s unknown
Why?:
Not a secret that I’m moving to my hometown but I wanted to touch base.
I’m really not doing okay, my life has flipped on its head and my world has been rapidly changing. I’ve received some rather disheartening news from some ex friends in my hometown and it’s really just kicked me to the curb. Real life is weighing me down, and I feel like since I used to be a not so great person, I’m not receiving the help I need.(fair but it hurts)

It’ll probably be fine! Once I’m in my hometown I can get probably help. I need therapy but that’s a whole nother thing in itself.
I’m terribly lonely but I just wanted to gloss over this everyone knows I can be spotty with posting but it is at the end of the day one of my coping mechanisms so I may end up having the energy to do phone posts at night on the trip. If anyone wants to chat please contact my discord, I love you guys, thanks.