So, to clarify things. The connections are kind of like skills and training in that they are an increase. If you get a new skill it is set to 1 and if you already have the skill then it ranks up with the limitations I set in place before or some sort of justification. It doesn't have to be a long justification or anything, just some reasonable explanation of the how. So to answer, as others have mentioned the unless is a big part of it. If the other character doesn't have a particular gun skill but you'd have been shooting a lot or during important times or what have you just say that's the case and leveling that skill becomes reasonable.<br/><br/>As for people wanting to rp something 1v1 or the like. I already have a Travel/History thread up for that sort of thing. Feel free to roleplay out some connection stuff if you want to. If you want additional history connections or notice cool relevant events you just want to rp out for rps sake use the history thread for that as well with several people if you want to. It's there for you to scratch those rp itches during lulls.