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I have used the term "family emergency" in such cases before without trouble. You'll also find out who cares about you when they read something like that.
P1 - careful how much you read into how much people care about you. I won't pry into your life unless you choose to share out of respect for privacy and whatever the emergency is.
Lest someone think that I just got too drunk this weekend and am taking the day off
1) Communicate with your team/partner/HR appropriately
2) I'm attending to an unfortunate personal emergency, etc.
No need to explain yourself. Then it becomes the norm to always explain your OOO.
Just say you will have no access to email. Simple as thatZ
I would just say it is a funeral and cannot be reached. Life happens. Why tap dance around it like consultants? Real people say a family friend died and I am going to the funeral. That is not too much information. In email just say I am unavailable. Too much information for most people is going into the details of the actual death.
And leave a name of your upline to contact for emergencoes
Im with P2 - there are ppl who won't ask because they respect your boundaries, and people who will ask just to be nosy and gossip.
Tell someone close to you on the project so they know the truth and can spread it/defend you if anyone says anything, but set your OOO as usual
Regardless of reason or timing:
"I'm unavailable, I appreciate your understanding in any delay in response."