I'm not really into the buildup portion that is happening at the moment.<br/><br/>I want to skip to the part where everyone knows each other and they pull a job.  There's legwork, the job itself, then aftermath.  I'm thinking it lasts around three weeks.  Players can have major roles or minor ones or get NPC'ed or not mentioned at all.  It's not necessary to respond to everything that's happened if someone is away for a while - they could just respond to the most recent event, even with just a line or two of dialogue.  The story keeps moving forward, whether players react or not.  They just jump in whenever they can.<br/><br/>I am thinking of starting another thread which would be that kind of episode.  The final boss opposing the crew hires Shey and (with some persuasion) Thalia for a threesome.  They have to keep him distracted while the rest of the crew pulls a job involving the rescue of a girl from a sex slavery operation.<br/><br/>