Apologies

[Philomel]

Hey folks,

Sorry for being a bit silent the last couple of weeks in terms of replies - aside from kobolds. I had a whole series of some really bad news and unfortunate events.

The culmination of these is that I no longer have a job and I have a funeral that I never expected to need to have to go through, on Thursday. I may be seeking legal action for wrongful dismissal against the company so that will be another thing, but right now -

I'm looking at getting back into writing. Please let me know if I owe responses.

List I have:

Flamebird - Friend of a friend
Yvonne - Existence

[Shinsou Vaan Osiris]

Hey folks,

Sorry for being a bit silent the last couple of weeks in terms of replies - aside from kobolds. I had a whole series of some really bad news and unfortunate events.

The culmination of these is that I no longer have a job and I have a funeral that I never expected to need to have to go through, on Thursday. I may be seeking legal action for wrongful dismissal against the company so that will be another thing, but right now -

I'm looking at getting back into writing. Please let me know if I owe responses.

List I have:

Flamebird - Friend of a friend
Yvonne - Existence

We've been talking a fair bit, so I know what's happening, but you know where I am if you need me.

Regarding your employment law issue - part of what I do is employment law. If you want me to help you out, fire me a text.

[Yvonne]

Condolences from me to you dear. They say these things happen in threes. I hope not, that's a lot to deal with all together.

I think you deserve better than unfair dismissal, and if you follow through on legal action I'm confident it will go well for you. Stick it to the man Phi!

Funerals are hard. Remember that it's okay to have a good cry, but I understand it may not even feel real until the day.

We love ye and appreciate everything ye do for us Philomel. *hugs*

[Shinsou Vaan Osiris]

By the way, don't let anyone fob you off with "you can't go for unfair dismissal as your service was too low". You can go for this under certain circumstances and I believe you have a case to "do a Shin" and start cutting people's hands off :)

[Philomel]

Thanks to both of you :)

You are both super kind

[The Rambler]

Girl, real life always comes first, even when we don't necessarily want it to. You handle that and don't worry about anything else beyond as a way of getting rid of stress.

And the only reason I would say not to go for a wrongful dismissal case would be a cost/benefit ratio, namely will going for the case do you more harm (reputation with other potential employers, or fees involved) than you would get out of it if you won. If you get more than you risk, rain some hellfire on their heads.

[Flamebird]

Aw man! I hope you sort the job out! Take all the time you need :)

[Philomel]

The funeral was today.

Today was a time of meeting up with friends and reconnecting with those I have not seen in years. Today was a day of hugging a family I used to be close to. Today was a day of revelations - finding out that nobody knew Trina was down, had depression or had any way to prepare for such a death.

On Sunday 15th April a friend of mine took her own life. For two years from the age of 12 to 14 she was my only friend. She was funny, witty, had a great heart and became a strong member of our close friendship group. She was also an amazing geek, loving beyond anything the glory that is Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

For the job, I'm not sure what I am going to do. I'm working out exactly what I want from it. The main thing is that I know now those friends I saw today and fell out of contact with before, I am now going to keep. Because friends are so important.

[Lye]

Stay strong, Phi.

[Shinsou Vaan Osiris]

Chin up, strong lass. Here you are surrounded by people who care. I'll make sure to come visit you again soon

[Breaker]

Really sorry for your loss... that is such a difficult thing to deal with. Skype me if you ever need to talk.

[Storm Veritas]

Oh Phi, I'm so sorry to hear this. There's no way to console such a moment; I'm glad you were able to be met with friends who are old but can be renewed. Thinking of you here.

[FennWenn]

I don't really know what to do but offer my customary hugs and patpats, and the ability to chat if you need a friend. Sorry this happened.

[Flamebird]

I'm so sorry about what happened! It's awesome though that you got to remeet old friends again and reforge connections.

[Itinerant]

I offer my condolences Phi. Just keep your head up and know we’re all here to support you if you need it.

[Philomel]

Well I have had another interview offer withdrawn, but then another interview offered... So things are mixed.

Thank you everyone. I'm working on a book inspired by the friend I lost actually (we used to have a sort of geek universe we created together at school) and's already looking to be pretty good.

[Philomel]

Sorry folk for being away and absent for the past week.

The good news is ... I have a job now. Believe it or not I am actually now a civil servant, working for the government which is something I always was interested in. This week I was also finishing off a lot of my tutoring appointments, as exams are coming up this week so I have been super busy.

Anyway I should be back to good writing this coming week. I mean to explode with a new (my seventh) character. :D I look forward to writing again.

Also for those in the kobold moderated quest I will be getting something up soon.

[Yvonne]

Ooo0o0o0ohhh, you've got the new character bug too?! So does Shinsou - it's going around, it's spreading, run for your lives, every character for themselves, aaaaahhh run awayyyy...