>also i guess because he was asked to help recontextualize events

Buried lede, if you read the blog post it's clear this was the main reason everything fell through at the end. Not "control" or "clout". And you didn't merely "ask him to help recontextualize events", Andrew specifically demanded Gio remove five blog posts through a lawyer in June/July 2025. I don't blame Gio for giving up at this point because you directly assured him at multiple points previously that this was about the UHC and Homestuck was willing to cooperate without dredging up past grievances.

From https://blog.giovanh.com/blog/2025/08/08/uhc-end/#june, Andrew's lawyer wrote:
>First, the five blog posts I list below need to be removed. As you are probably aware, Homestuck fundamentally believes these five blog posts to be libel and we cannot move forward with any settlement without these being removed.

>https://blog.giovanh.com/blog/2020/10/03/the-hiveswap-fiasco/
>https://blog.giovanh.com/blog/2020/10/03/accountability-on-kickstarter/
>https://blog.giovanh.com/blog/2021/01/14/more-on-the-hiveswap-odd-gentlemen-debacle/
>https://blog.giovanh.com/blog/2021/06/30/the-sarah-z-video-fallout/
>https://blog.giovanh.com/blog/2021/11/11/polygons-life-after-homestuck-thread/

From https://blog.giovanh.com/blog/2025/08/08/uhc-end/#july, Andrew's lawyer wrote:
>As for the blog posts we’ve previously referenced - even if we were to set aside whether they are legally actionable (a point that remains under review), their removal is a non-negotiable prerequisite for any resolution.