So... here we go.

Just over a year ago, I published my first bot, on this platform. I enjoyed the clumsiness of the default JLLM, as I started to experience my first long-form roleplay with AI. And I learned soon enough, just like I did in D&D, that making characters is simply something I enjoy too much.

Just over a year ago, I was jobless and lost, trying to find what my future would really be. And now, for the past three months, I've finally found a job that has made me feel appreciated. Co-workers who listen to me when I struggle with some of the tasks I've never done before, as well as who I can tell about the renovations currently on-going in my apartment that has been a literal nightmare since the 1st of October. From a kitchen that took two weeks to complete, from having to empty out my freezer TWICE because they had taken the power off and not turned it back on for nearly half a day, to taking water damage because they had left open a part of the roof overnight.

I've not had a decent night of sleep in nearly two and a half months, since this all started, at the same time as my new job did. And it made me realize that this, creating bots, was both a form of escapism yet also the biggest time sink in my daily life.

I stayed up until the very latest that I could, even with a work day the next morning, because "I needed to finish this bot" or "How will a chat go if I change this part of the definition". It led to a domino effect that has caused me to grow stressed over the renovations, and almost fall asleep doing work that I like doing.

So enough is enough. I am ending a joyous tenure as a bot creator, as a creative writer, and I'm going to take back the time I put into it, to do other things again that will actually feel like I am making progression.

As of today, I am retiring as a bot creator completely. The account and all of its bots will stay up here on JAI for as long as the platform keeps existing. Crossposting my bots is allowed, permission given by me right now.

But there are still two things that I will keep going due to this: my community server, and creative writing. I will take a break, enjoy the snowless winter. After that, I'm going to work on my writing again, making short stories about whatever pops up in my head. From describing inner demons, to westerns, to fantasy. Because that is what I love to do.

So for now, goodbye to most of you. I've smiled at the comments, at the feedback and at some very funny observations. And who knows, maybe you'll see some stories written by Sandere on different places of the internet.