If you haven't read it already please read this journal entitled "Ending a Chapter" https://www.weasyl.com/journal/77175/ending-a-chapter It will provide context for the journal that you're reading now.

I just wanted to clarify a few things that may have been left unclear in my previous journal. I think it may have been too brief to really answer the questions some people might have after reading it. So, here's hoping this journal answers most of those questions. Bear in mind that most of these are questions I"ve been asked several times by different people. This list is just as much a convenient thing for me to point to as it is anything else. I can't even begin to count how many times I've repeated number two.

1. Are we still friends?
   The short answer is "Yes". The long answer is that it is not my intention to lose friends over not being a furry anymore. Any impression that I was severing contact with anyone was purely unintentional. On that note, the best way to reach me from here on out is Skype. However, because it has come to my attention that not everyone has/uses Skype I will be monitoring this account every few days. If you send me a message I will see it and I will respond.

2. Why did you leave?
   Being a furry was something of a hobby. I appreciated the style of character and the art. That's not quite the case anymore, so as a result I cannot accurately refer to myself as a furry. The friends I've made while being a furry are great and I hope to keep in contact with them. However I just can't truthfully say I have an interest in anthropomorphic characters like I used to.

3. Will you be gone forever?
   If I get interested in the art again, then I'll be back. If not, I won't. It's like any other hobby in that I could go three months or three years between bouts of interest and activity.

4. Is it because of something someone said or did?
   No, if I had a problem with you then you would know already. I've never been one to keep it secret when someone bothers me.

5. Will I still see you around?
   There are a few chats on Skype I hang out in. If you're in one of them then yes. I may also be talked into attending a few livestreams. I won't be as frequent in those as I have been in the past though. If you want to chat, just let me know. I'm not purposefully hard to reach.

6. Will you be doing anything with any of your fursona?
   If I ever come back to being a furry then I'll pick it back up, but until then I can't see it getting any meaningful use. Sense I may come back one day, I will retain a claim to it as a character.

Hopefully that will answer any lingering questions. If nothing else I'll be able to point to this and say "Here's what I have to say about leaving." Anyways, thanks for reading.

• Chris