Still waiting to hear from Hobbes, but it seems like we're tending towards starting before Kayaba's announcement.  Maybe this time we can group the characters together into a party or two<em>before</em>the announcement.  I'd thought about some of the characters knowing each other in real life but perhaps it would be simpler if they're a random group that got together to have some fun and avoid having to deal with too much attention from male players.<br/><br/>Of course that's assuming we're sticking with an all female group rather than going with a mixed gender one.  (Also I'm very tempted to have Sara/Artemis start off using a bishounen avatar again.  Only this time she could try pulling her "prince charming" act on people that<em>don't</em>already know she's a girl. :P)<br/><br/>BTW, I am trying to get things active here, but after tomorrow morning I'm probably going to be "off the air" for a few days.