Haha no stress, it's still good to hear from you again (even if it's 20 years later lol). I hope you've been doing okay.
With just a few days left, has there been a shift in the mood at work? People being a lot nicer and things going smoothly for you, etc? I'm glad to hear you'll be able to move on afterwards :)
I finally completed the walkthrough for Adventure Red a couple of weeks ago (quite a journey on its own lol) so if/when you jump into that game, be sure to have a look. It's not a complete game unfortunately, there's more planned e.g. other regions. So who knows when it will be completed, we just play it in instalments. The current Beta ends in the Orange Islands.
I have started on the Journey of Janice walkthrough overview, it will probably take a couple of weeks to complete....umm, because I'm also playing Pokemon X /^^!/ I know, I know haha work first, play later....but it's been so fun. Kalos looks amazing, I like that you get to travel a bit between cities. Getting used to the 6th Gen Pokemon. The story so far...I like that it feels as if there's much more to be revealed, like this war from 3000 years ago...Kalos having a King & some info about resurrection. Am curious about this Lysander fellow, even though I've known a bit about him already, but I want to see how all the pieces fall into place for the reveal. Team Flare *face palm* another big bad organisation of goofy grunts lol to be surpassed by a gang of goofs in the next generation (shoutout to Team Skull! #ThugLife). The 4 friends of Vaniville...I wish they were more all-round characters rather than just sticking to their roles (one being obsessed with dancing, another focused on the Pokedex and the one who's clearly our designated rival). Shauna is probably the closest one to being a character with some life to her...but since this IS a Pokemon game, maybe I'm asking for too much lol
I'm sorry to hear about the trouble you have while working on the tablet :/ had no idea. I'll still pass on the "walkview" to you once it's done, so you can give some feedback. Aren't there places where you can get iPads that aren't so expensive?
The time and skills people put into making these games, even the basic roms from years ago, it's still incredible how they are able to pull it off. Take the best things from the official Pokemon games, improve on the important mechanics and present a solid story...it's why we can still continue to play a lot of these roms :) they breathe new life into the Pokemon gaming experience.