The GNG played... GOD gave an indication of how long we had left at intervals down to the last ten seconds... then poof and I got the message 'server restarted'... Which was somehow weirdly comforting to some part of my brain. Somewhere in the infinite imagination of the universe the server has restarted and all is well in Ur. It's just a Glitch that I can't get back in the game, and I'm sure that in time that bug will be sorted out...
(Thank you to everyone in the community who -- whether by being a jackass or a saint or just a friend or friend in waiting -- helped me not to sweat the petty things)
I got booted two minutes from the end but I'm kind of okay with it. I was fretting about how I'd spend the last few minutes and what would happen and how I'd take it, but simply not having to be there felt better.