Future of the journey?

It is hard to believe that it has been almost two months since I last had the time to collect my thoughts on the events in the cavern. Trying to get in touch with the DRC has proven impossible. It is almost like they no longer exist. They do not reply to messages left to them via the DRCsite forums. I cannot find any reference to them aside from what the postings of other members of the community. And when mostly everyone is either asking where the DRC is or guessing as to where the DRC is, I am not making any progress there. Trying to balance this search with the needs of work and family is getting harder. I wonder how everyone else is managing. But it seems I am not the only one having this problem. A lot of people are leaving the cavern and returning to the surface, some suggest that it may be forever. There was a major gathering in the cavern a couple of nights ago. I am still coming to terms with everything everyone was saying. Some explorers are leaving either due to the absense of the DRC or some other uncertainty. Some explorers are still going to spend time in the cavern, even as it seems that, at least initially, some of the areas will again be closed. Some explorers are going to continue their study of the art and take the risks of actually linking into ages based on linking books they have either found or blank books they have found and are trying their hand at the Art. The night ended for me when I accidentially linked out of K'veer. I was late, so I did not go back, and from a quick scan of the Explorer sites on the Internet, most people were leaving for the night. There were reports from people that the lattice may be starting to show signs of lack of maintenance. I did link back to Relto the next day, and found that the KI was reacting strangely. The Nexus seemed to have been reset and none of my links worked. And it seems that barracades have been put back up at the bottom of the Great Stairs. And there was no one else there in the city. Personally, I think I am going to spend a little more time trying to contact the DRC. I am also going to try to get some details about what is going on in the cavern.