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"God moding" is often a sensitive topic, of course. So I like to let my writing partners know what they can have my characters do and say up front so they know what they can do without "violating" that issue. Does that make sense? 
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Personally, I've never been one to touch another character at all, even when permitted to push them in one direction or another. It's just not how I write ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I prefer to just write for my own characters and let others respond accordingly, if that makes sense

I can edit in a time jump to Tyrelle and Penny on the beach if you'd like, but otherwise, I'm more comfortable with letting the scenes flow naturally. I think where I left off leaves it open for a scene change, at the very least, and that would allow them to fall in to conversation with Penny asking all the questions since Ty sucks at small talk and is fully aware of that fact, thus avoids trying to ask questions for fear that he'll ask something someone finds offensive