[@Aewin]

I'm not talking about time skipping immediately, as in right now or something. The comment regarding the flow of time has nothing to do with the interactions between you two currently, so don't worry about that. Honestly, it'll still be a good while before we skip to the estate, since we don't have enough people yet and in a worst case scenario (a.k.a. not enough people joining) I'm actually planning to open the door for people to have multiple characters (not obligatory, of course).

You've answered my main question though -- you and [@Snagglepuss89] are free to interact a bit more before I do anything. Just for the record, when I actually start 'GM posting' with you two, it won't have anything to do with moving to the estate. I'm basically planning on introducing one of our NPCs. I told Snaggle about this over PM, but nothing beyond that.

First Edit: I've got no problem with you two collaborating a bit if you'd prefer not to post several times. I'll leave it up to you two, but anytime someone does collaborations I want it to be made clear in their header.

Second Edit: Also, since you mentioned flashbacks -- just be aware that I'm more than happy if you guys use them, since I plan to make liberal use of them down the line. Obviously, avoid spoiling anything about your characters through them that you want to keep hidden.