I call bullshit, I've tried to leave this place dozens of times, sometimes for important (pressing) IRL stuff and have never been successful. Its like a magnet pulling me in. So if I had an important roll like BO there is no fucking way I leave without finding a capable replacement, if at all. Not a group of BVs.
This has to be a deeper strategic move.
Splain urself BO, I know you fucking see this.