I'm trying to scrape together braincells without coffee at 6:30 AM. It's fun!

I am also invested, as a player, in the defeat of our shadowy pain in the ass. I do want to see a resolution there, as a moderator. So, yes. Moving the defeat of Malicant off to an indefinite postponement is not in the cards. Killing him tomorrow and closing the game is DEF. not in the cards.