Q chose to return 18 months later.

Q chose to return on June 24, the same day as the famous "R" post (6.24.2018=23, no. of pain).

Q's return date was June 24, 2022.
6.24.2022
6+2+4+2+2+2=18
18=R
R=JFK Jr.

18 months=563 days
18, 563
1+8+5+6+3=23=no. of pain for the DS
563 days=1 year, 6 months, 16 days
1, 6, 16
1+6+16=23=no. of pain for the DS

Q drop 563 includes this line:
"You, the PEOPLE, just forgot how to PLAY."
Q drop 4954 (1st new drop):
"Shall we play a game once more?"
4+9+5+4=22='22=2022

Q's time of return was 9:26:19 PM ET
9+26+19=54/45=President Trump

JFK JR=18
POTUS=45
18, 45
18+45=63='63=1963, the year the DS killed JFK
1+8+4+5=18 (R) (JFK Jr.)

Time of the "R" post: 9:14:55 p.m.
Time of Q's return: 9:26:19 p.m.
The amount of time between those two times (not counting years, just those 2 time segments, as if on same day)=
11 min., 24 sec.
11+24=35, JFK
.19 hr.=19, POTUS
11.4 min.=11+4=15/51=17Qx3
684 sec.=6+8+4=18
18=R
R=JFK