I'm so sorry, all--I haven't been around much, and I just got terribly stuck. I realized too late that Alex may not have been the best choice for this role play, and I haven't been able to get her past the first post. [@Antarctic Termite], thanks very much for including me! I think I'll retreat into a lurker position, if that's okay. I'll take Alex out of the characters tab, and I can also remove her IC post, if you like, so there aren't any loose plot threads hanging around. Have fun, all you crazy godlings. :)