
ICU's pace of work gradually grounded to a complete halt, leaving in it's wake a lot of projects claimed with no immediate hope of ever being subbed, a group of staff members with suddenly no active group, and no motivation to work on the projects that they had already been tasked with, and many fans patiently waiting for those same quality fansubs that ICU was known for, unknowing about the tragedy that had befallen the group.
Some six months passed, with only minimal renewed activity from ICU every now and then. Hulk would return, tell us that ICU would return, maybe get out a single project (which had probably actually been finished weeks, if not months, prior) before going dark again.
And then Hyakupa, too, who had been releasing regularly...