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WHAT HAPPENS IF YOUR CAPTAIN DISAPPEARS / GOES OFF ON AN ADVENTURE?

For sure not responsible when your captain is gone without some signal.. at all !

And at the same time being human and being forced into the existing world does make it difficult which I would expect any captain or boss to have as a difficult decision in the future (of which probably there isn't the best way always as external forces exist / often against us)... but yeah talking about even though lately I realise people who are proven incapable can be worse to tell (they can work against you).

So without being too dramatic, for this case specifically there seems no bad disconnect or more the 'vanishing' type of silence rather than emotions and then disconnect then silence... so it's not clear on the captains side why and if it's in a + / - think (although I agree a year is a long time and even the best faith would have to take over).

CONCLUSION
Overall I know not much about this, but as a general kind of principle I would hold my captain in good thought until it's clear we have differences and hopefully battle it out well / skilfully which can still be a 'graceful disconnection' if any and could happen as amicable / wanted / progressive disconnect (many can't see it this way or expect it's possible or see overall as kind of zooming out).

Emotions, Emotions... But with this it's hard to say so yes carrying on until captain comes back and maybe talking about it again from wherever people are at in their head.

Reminds me of when friends go on an adventure or a tangent and then they slowly come back to talking / learning from situation (maybe more than once!)...

We'll see how this story happens :) but it's to be expected really in life and we see it happen more often - even with captain of Mastodon instances closing the show as well as other opening new ones. (expecting Mastodon related things and people having trouble / human related things / things not forever, is good and then practising how to handle these things better is the way for me and talking about it openly or for those caring is the way for me).

Thank for your comment. Definitely more than we can see (usually)... and occasionally it is simple also :)