[quote=@thedman] About second characters: do they have to be kindred spirits? Because I have a few ideas for characters, but they wouldn't make any sense as Michael's kindred spirits. [/quote] They do not need to be kindred spirits, and kindred spirits do not need to be related to the character they're for, despite the name. Kindred Spirits is merely a way of you saying what characters you'd like to appear, and ones more related to your character are more likely to appear, but that's where relation ends. If you happen across a character that you like in IC and you meet the requirements, you can take control of that character whether or not it's your kindred spirit.