Soulless, Soulless... Vandal is correct in his assumption. By saying, \"You quit boxing to become a master chef.\" it was implied that you are still in-game, only leveling a different skill. This would be more than fair, creating a sort of checks and balances system. Different races and character types would lose \'water\' differently than others, depending on the skill they train and the level they are trained to. Masters getting \'rusty\' and novices forgeting their lessons completely, or something like that. It wouldn\'t be a fast process. That is unrealistic. More like a slow drip.
I only wish I had Vandal\'s coding abilities, then I would figure out how to do it. But I am just a mere thinker and writer.