I was cleaning out my desktop and found this screenshot I took this morning, shortly before the start of the new game day and well before I read the shutdown post.
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It came out after I interacted with an emblem in my pack (see the Local Chat log). At the time, I thought it was a joke, Humbaba apologizing for just being Humbaba. Now I understand.
In a bittersweet way, I'm looking forward to logging on later and interacting with the rest of the emblems, just to hear from the giants a little before the final stretch.