Alrighty, folks, here's the skinny: This first leg of the game is fairly freeform. You're going to have time to interact with your fellow players as well as the various NPCs around Heiseina. Some of you have been given plot hooks to pursue in this period- if you so desire- and you can approach those however you wish! If you want to keep them to yourselves or spread the word to everyone, that's wholly up to you. To everyone else, I encourage you to reach out to your fellow players and discuss interactions. If there's a particular NPC you want to speak to, I can handle that as well!

Once I feel like this section has reached its natural conclusion, I'll get the wheel turnin' for the next bit.