I don't think most of you are going to want to hear this. I'm going to lead with the TL;DR though.

I don't really want to continue writing, at least not on this site. Integration is, at present, on an indefinite hiatus.

The long version:

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I've been working on the next chapter of Integration, and I have to admit that I have been less than thrilled with the reception it's been getting. At one point, a reader who I will not name posted 18 comments in a row both on Integration and on Adaptation. Each and every one of those comments was a complaint about something or another. It was the 18 comments posted back to back of negativity that finally propelled me to politely ask for him to stop. He did more than that,

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First off, a nice shiny new avatar which I borrowed from Google Images.

If any of you can find the source for it, I invite you to please leave that information for me in the comments here so that I can give credit to the artist on my user page.

Why was it changed from the cute Echo?

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I cannot say if I will publish a chapter tonight, but I will get some measure of work done.

The analgesic and courage-enhancing effects of vitamin B (beer) have spurred me to a sense of creativity and audacity which, I hope, will enable me to write productively for the first time since my wisdom teeth began fucking my world up.

Well fuck you, pain, I don't feel you right now! Ha!

Stay tuned.

Well it turns out it's REALLY fucked me up.

The entire time since that procedure, I haven't felt right. My bite is off, my teeth are incredibly sensitive, and nothing the dentist has done has come remotely close to helping.

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Context: In the chapter I am currently writing, a set of notes submitted to the Canterlot Royal Library of Medical Research by Twilight Sparkle come into play. This post is not required to understand the chapter, but it is a reference and a bit of... I guess you can say it's an easter egg for people who pay attention?

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I'm not dead, I'm not abandoning the story, I'm just still recovering from that wisdom tooth extraction. It really messed me up BADLY.

I haven't had any solid food since the evening of Wednesday the 22nd.

This has been maddening.

I'll be back soon, I promise. I really apologize for the long wait.

I have come down with an extremely unpleasant cold. Writing has not been high on my list of things to do the past few days, having been superseded by such activities as curling up in bed, drinking tea with honey and lemon, watching Netflix, eating soup, and praying for death; Sometimes, these activities or some combination of them are happening concurrently.

In short, give me a few days to get over this illness and I will be back on top of my game updating Integration for you.

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I love writing, guys. I love seeing your reactions, I love knowing that I'm making something that's entertaining (if not necessarily well-written) and honestly, even if nobody were reading it, I'd still write it. It's just fun.

Still, after waking up this morning and putting the finishing touches on the most recent chapter of Integration which I had almost totally finished last night, I took the day off from actually writing.

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