diff --git a/away/__init__.py b/away/__init__.py
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+from discord.ext import commands
+from .away import Away
+
+
+def setup(bot: commands.Bot):
+    n = Away(bot)
+    bot.add_cog(n)
diff --git a/away/away.py b/away/away.py
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+import discord
+from discord.ext import commands
+
+from redbot.core import Config
+from redbot.core.bot import Red
+
+
+class Away:
+    """Le away cog"""
+
+    default_global_settings = {
+        "ign_servers": []
+    }
+    default_user_settings = {
+        "MESSAGE": False
+    }
+
+    def __init__(self, bot: Red):
+        self.bot = bot
+        self._away = Config.get_conf(self, 8423491260, force_registration=True)
+
+        self._away.register_global(**self.default_global_settings)
+        self._away.register_user(**self.default_user_settings)
+
+    async def on_message(self, message):
+        tmp = {}
+        guild = message.guild
+        list_of_guilds_ign = await self._away.ign_servers()
+        if not guild:
+            return
+        if guild.id not in list_of_guilds_ign:
+            for mention in message.mentions:
+                tmp[mention] = True
+            if message.author.id != guild.me.id:
+                for author in tmp:
+                    test = await self._away.user(author).MESSAGE()
+                    if test:
+                        try:
+                            avatar = author.avatar_url if author.avatar else author.default_avatar_url
+
+                            if test:
+                                em = discord.Embed(description=test, color=discord.Color.blue())
+                                em.set_author(name='{} is currently away'.format(author.display_name), icon_url=avatar)
+                            else:
+                                em = discord.Embed(color=discord.Color.blue())
+                                em.set_author(name='{} is currently away'.format(author.display_name), icon_url=avatar)
+                            await message.channel.send(embed=em)
+                        except:
+                            if test:
+                                msg = '{} is currently away and has set the following message: `{}`'.format(author.display_name, test)
+                            else:
+                                msg = '{} is currently away'.format(author.display_name)
+                            await message.channel.send(msg)
+
+    @commands.command(name="away")
+    async def away_(self, ctx, *message):
+        """Tell the bot you're away or back."""
+        author = ctx.message.author
+        mess = await self._away.user(author).MESSAGE()
+        if mess:
+            await self._away.user(author).clear()
+            msg = 'You\'re now back.'
+        else:
+            length = len(str(message))
+            if length < 256 and length > 2:
+                await self._away.user(author).MESSAGE.set(' '.join(ctx.message.clean_content.split()[1:]))
+            else:
+                await self._away.user(author).MESSAGE.set(' ')
+            msg = 'You\'re now set as away.'
+        await ctx.send(msg)
+
+    @commands.command(name="toggleaway")
+    @commands.has_permissions(administrator=True)
+    async def _ignore(self, ctx):
+        """Toggle away messages on the whole server."""
+        guild = ctx.message.guild
+        if guild.id in (await self._away.ign_servers()):
+            guilds = await self._away.ign_servers()
+            guilds.remove(guild.id)
+            await self._away.ign_servers.set(guilds)
+            message = 'Not ignoring this guild anymore.'
+        else:
+            guilds = await self._away.ign_servers()
+            guilds.append(guild.id)
+            await self._away.ign_servers.set(guilds)
+            message = 'Ignoring this guild.'
+        await ctx.send(message)
diff --git a/away/info.json b/away/info.json
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+{
+	"author": [
+		"Axas and aikaterna"
+	],
+	"description": "Set and unset a user as being away.",
+	"short": "Away message toggle for users",
+	"tags": [
+		"away"
+	],
+	"type": "COG"
+}
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