The key, Krayzikk, is smoothness. Timeskips are utterly ubiquitous in shows, RWBY being no exception, but those didn't hurt too badly. They're inevitable and fundamental to keeping things interesting. [quote=@Crimmy] Team VGNB's barely started its mission though. [/quote] Well, what do you suggest? I'm not sure how many other people are in the same boat as you. As for a timeskip after missions, it will occur after a brief cooling-down period in which developments can occur. Succinctness will be the key to resolve the aftermath of a mission without holding back players whose missions were less dramatic. And I don't mean dramatic sarcastically, but in the literal sense. A solution to not getting the time you wanted for stuff within a certain timeframe would be to work on a collab with the team while putting up posts that follow along with current developments, and then when the extra stuff is completed it can be posted with a disclaimer that tells when it actually occurred. This would mean multitasking for those players, though I can't imagine that to be an issue for people whose praiseworthy writing skill leads them to in-depth character development. As stated numerous times, I want the best time possible for everyone, and while I can make some people wait and make others speed up, I'd prefer we continue moving forward. The solution I mentioned might work for fitting in other stuff retroactively while the main IC pace continues to progress. For example, we might go through the cooling-off period and then move ahead to an event in a week or two, and during which the players of VNGB can work on [quote]They need a breath of fresh air, some acclimatisation back at the Academy, and more chances of chardev/forming char dynamics with others[/quote] which they then post later to fill in a blank, possibly in flashback form. [quote=@chukklehed] plus we'll have two characters who haven't had any interaction whatsoever. [/quote] This is true. I would be much happier if we did not make Lazo and Chukklehed, the new members of our fabulous HOB family, sit on the sidelines.