Farewell...

[Jon Shafer]

Yes, it's time for my pity party.

I haven't been on and around as much lately as I should have been, or like to have been, and simply vanishing without a trace isn't a very good thing to do for my reputation, or for the respect I owe you all.

I hereby resign from all official positions, including Justice of the First Court of Apolytonia, the Co-Founder and Chairperson of the UFC, Founder and Chairperson of the Imperialist Party, and any other positions I may (unknowingly) hold. I'm also dissolving any political affiliation I previously held. The elimination the useage of political entities is a good way to end things here, and it's good to see party politics all but disappear in the last month.

I will try to stop by and say hi, and you may find me from time to time in the chatroom, but I can't guarantee anything anymore. If you want my (new) MSN Messenger address, PM me, and I'll answer you eventually. You can also add me to AIM or ICQ if you want to say hi.

And so, I must depart...

'Til lata.

[Franses]

Trip,

You did a great job. I suppose that, especially at the start a lot of work was involved and IMO you invested heavily in it. Thanks.

Hope to see you later.

[Shiber]

I think we can all thank Trip for his great contribution to the game. I hate to see you go.
Good luck in RL Trip!

[adaMada]

Wow. Gazette article came out at just the right time.

Trip, It'll be a shame to loose you. You've been one of the most infulential citizens in the game, leading us through our start as our first president, and also doing numerous other things to guide us through the next administrations. Good luck in real life, and thanks for your dedication and contribution.

-- adaMada

[jdd2007]

another great loss. i hope some of these people will return, even if its next spring. it think we should name a region after trip.

[Aggie]

Farewell and I hope you grace us again with your presence. You made this game what it is and were invaluable. Personally I still don't understand how you didn't get that second term, you deserved it. But farewell and good luck. There will always be a place for you in out empire.
Aggie

[Epistax]

Hey trip, we all pitched in, and bought you this:

/me hands Trip a bottle of glue

[GodKing]

Good luck. Come back anytime.

[Apocalypse]

Bye Trip. Sad to see you go, especially when you have such a great avatar now.

[Shiber]

I wanted to say the same thing but I thought it would be inappropriate.

[notyoueither]

Bon Voyage.

And hurry back.

[Duddha]

Thanks for all of your work. You were the George Washington of Apolyton.

[Ninot]

I wish you sucess on all your endeavours.
And may your enemies be vanquished with haste to ensure that!

[MrWhereItsAt]

ASUKA!!!!!! (Saw the new avatar )

Trip, you were one of the few that made this game enjoyable from the start, and truth be told...

/me sniffs

...the only reason I wanted to be Prez was... cause I wanted to follow your example...

/me bawls his head off for a minute

It's been fun, Trip. Don't be a stranger. Drop in and say hi whenever you can. When my comp is fixed, you can bet I'll be here every moment I can be, and closely monitoring the chat too. Whenever you do turn up, expect the usual swarm of people to join when they see your name there. For the future...

/me salutes

[Apocalypse]

Originally posted by MrWhereItsAt
ASUKA!!!!!! (Saw the new avatar )

Personally I'd rather he use this: