The Ninth

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No, he did not ask permission. But- I checked with the mods and asked them about the policy of sharing PMs with others. I was told that while they do not monitor PMs or technically have a policy on them, it is common etiquette to ask. Greedmun had told me that he did not even think about it, as I did already state why I dropped publicly- that is, the anons were making me uncomfortable with interacting. To the anons it seemed as if I was overly invested for tags, among other things. To dampen the stress of these implications, I made it clear that the reason I wished to opt out of the plot was not because of him or my lack of interest in the plot, but as I have already stated: I attempted to make it clear that it wasn't because of any awkwardness between us or unwillingness to play on my part, but rather because of what anons have said and how they seemed to view me and my attitude towards him.

No, I would not have opted out of the plot if it were not for the anons. I enjoyed the plot like others, and as Greedmun noted I had other CR (and started CR with Utsuho) with Ozaki as well, even before I gave him critique on increasing his activity. Greedmun said he would make an attempt to increase activity for Ozaki, and actually I was looking forward to that. But when I got back from part of my hiatus, I saw that things did not die down and anons had something to say about me regarding my attitude towards Greedmun. It was then I contacted Greedmun about wanting to opt-out. No, there was really no way of knowing he would drop Ozaki after I felt cornered enough to opt out. I sent him the message saying so, and he promptly replied: Fuck it, I'll just drop him; everyone's problems solved. I was surprised that he decided to drop Ozaki because of my withdrawal, but didn't inquire at the time. I can only guess that he was upset in some way over this whole development, which is why I sent the short apology back. I did not mean for it to come off as 'cattish', and yes, I still feel bad for Ozaki's drop because even I realized my decision had partly to do with it. My response was meant to be consoling.

Actually, if I had known his drop would happen I would have reconsidered opting-out of the plot altogether and simply waited out the anons more, have the opt-out be temporary, or attempt to brainstorm another option. As I was going on hiatus again, these changes would have been under the game's radar one way or another, possibly not effect either of our playing or plot overall, and would have given more time for anons to cool down. Coming back from that hiatus and seeing how his drop made the situations worse with anons was the last thing I wanted.

My understanding of Ozaki and DM's CR was that they were close. DM would not ICly opt out of a plot, even with her closest castmate not returning to Sotoba with her. Anons were making me uncomfortable for many reasons, so OOCly opting out with amnesia- and yes, I did realize it was an ass-pull- seemed like the best option at the time. I say 'at the time' because I did not realize the repercussions. My understanding of Ozaki's thoughts of DM were only from the CR meme. At most, I was told that she was important to Ozaki. He even mourned her when she disappeared. But more important than Seishin, his best friend? I had no clue. I think we could have come up with a different temporary solution together instead of opting out if I had known that. Actually, anon, you have made me realize that opting out of the plot was overall a permature- possibly desperate in the face of anons- decision on my part, even if I was uncomfortable. I suppose I owe another regretful apology to Greedmun for that.

No, I don't know how much DM would have changed the events of Shiki. From my own perspective and given her capability as a warrior? I think she would have helped the villagers against the vampires considerably, but as for other plotting regarding the ending I don't know. We did not get that far. The plot began in Fall, and last we discussed about the plot the timeframe in the village was still around early December.