Yeah, DVB, seriously? You aren't being very professional here. Everyone finished their SUs on time and was ready to start, and then you disappeared for weeks, only to pop back up at random without warning and be all "everyone must post today or they're out", quite obviously hoping some of us would get the boot, while making sure the people you liked would get to stay; I bet my ass I would have been kicked had I not posted, while JG and Kiru, both chicks and people you like, got an exception without a second thought. War's on vacation as well, don't you think he deserves the same treatment as Kiru and Delta did? The rp's start was delayed because they were away (which is understandable enough), but you can't wait for a day for War to post that he's still in? Really?
Don't get me wrong, would be awesome to have Beirut join the gang, but not through clear favoritism on the GM's part. I second JG with the eight element thing, if anything. Would make it an even number too.