Hopefully this is not a plot device to phase Tara out of the strip. I think Delta, Rosa and Crystal were phased out because there didn’t seem to be any interesting path forward for them in the Luann saga. On the other hand, Tara represents someone who might help nudge Luann out of the DeGroot nest to do some real world stuff. At this point, I find myself wishing that Tara and Piro decided not to jump and didn’t think Luann would go ahead pretty much on her own. On the other hand, Tara and Piro might have jumped early without telling Luann because they kind of pressurred her into it and they didn’t want to be responsible for any potential accident to Luann. It would have been hard to jump early and let Luann know afterward when Luann clearly had said she decided to jump with them. I think they kind of hoped that Luann wouldn’t proceed if she hadn’t been in touch and the whole issue would fade away. It’s a common human failure to avoid an uncomfortable situation, with the final result being something worse.
There must be something else to do for fun.