this is, obv, an away script. right click screen > awaystuff > go away or comeback. it works on highlight of your name on a chan or in any pm every 100 secs. i thought hawkee needed a good away script.
copy/paste into remotes

menu * {
  awaystuff
  .goaway
  ..standard I am away:/set %iamaway on
  ..away (msg):/set %awaymessage $$?="why are you 'away'?"
  .comeback
  ..comeback!: {
    unset %iamaway
    unset %awaymessage
  }
}
on *:text:*:*: {
  if (%iamaway == on) && ($chan == $null) && (%alreadysaidawaypm != on) {
    msg $nick I am away!
    set %alreadysaidaway on
    timer 1 100 /unset %alreadysaidawaypm
  }
  elseif ($me isin $1-) && (%iamaway == on) && (%alreadysaidaway != on) {
    msg $chan I am away!
    set %alreadysaidaway on
    timer 1 100 /unset %alreadysaidaway
  }
  elseif ($me isin $1-) && (%awaymessage != $null) && (%alreadysaidaway != on) {
    msg $chan $me is away: %awaymessage
    set %alreadysaidaway on
    timer 1 100 /unset %alreadysaidaway
  }
  elseif (%awaymessage != $null) && ($chan == $null) && (%alreadysaidawaypm != on) {
    msg $nick $me is away: %awaymessage
    set %alreadysaidaway on
    timer 1 100 /unset %alreadysaidawaypm
  }
}