Plans for the week in which Jig does essays
Okay, I think I've planned things so they will work without slowing you guys down too much. I'll probably be checking in frequently, but won't get too much time to sit down and do stuff. Fortunately, I've pre-written the next two plot-progressing posts (which will be rather close to one another), so when you guys are done with each section, I can just upload them. I'll also sit down tomorrow and pre-write secret PMs and plot-guidance for the Character tab, so I can do the same there.
I do have one collaboration in mind after each plot progression, but they will be very very brief, so hopefully it might even be possible to schedule time for the relevant people to sit down on Google Docs with me. Fortunately, I've quite organically absented most of the NPC cast during this time, so it will almost certainly be after my essay deadlines before the NPCs are inclined to interact with you in 'free time' or vice versa.
One thing that you can do that will do me a favour (over the whole RP), is to, after each section, if you feel like you've done all you can/want to before the next section, let me know - if you're all done, we can move on sooner! By the same token, if you have a post lined up that you're still working on, definitely definitely let us know! If a day or so passes without any evidence of forthcoming posts, I'll probably give you a last chance to get one up before the plot gets progressed, but I really don't want to accidentally cut anybody off because they've been offline and didn't know we were moving on - therefore, it's probably a good idea to let me know beforehand. If you really really want to make a post, but won't be able to for a little while, I'm more than happy for you to post a place-holder while you get chance to work on it, so that we can move on sooner (though it'll be worth letting me know what will happen in it, so that my plot-progression doesn't contradict what you have in mind).
It's my first time GMing a game like this, so I hope I'm not running things too prescriptively.
I'm trying really hard to run this smoothly, at a decent pace, without restricting your freedoms or putting unreasonable expectations on you. While it's really fucking hard challenging, it's also a blast (and there hasn't even been any carnage yet): I hope youse are enjoying it too. If there's anything you want or need from this you're not currently getting (including things you want to happen in the plot), do let me know. It's your game as much as mine and I won't be offended if you have any feedback and I totally won't even kill you or anything yet.
Love,
J
