I will be honest. I'm struggling with Bess. The wife was stilted at first but she came alive for me when she was more than just greed for upward mobility. Bess, however, being a heroine, is almost two-dimensional. It is silly to be so hopeful that she'd leap out of the page pre-packaged within the first few posts just because she has a Destiny, doesn't she? Those of us with Destinies do seem a bit more reluctant to find form. I'm sure with some more interaction with the other characters, she will gain some weight. 

A convention? Will this one include costumes and such? (I say that in hopes of fantastic stories from you because the one I've got next week is just a lot of talking and lectures and grown-up meals without a single Kid's Table in sight - always a let-down when one is going to a convention type thingie.) 

Also - YES! You get the cookie and the candybar and the honorary seat at the Kid's Table because it is from Lackadaisey, a real favorite of mine. :) Have you read the asides she's done? I'm particularly fond of the introduction of waffles by Mordecai to Rocky. Hee hee. If you haven't found them, I'll send my favorites. They are just marvelous.