I'm certainly sorry if I added somehow to someone not feeling involved. I guess I assumed if Sochi was completely disinterested in Kepler's muttering that would have been somehow refelcted in a post and I could adjust from there. So yes, I probably could have sent a PM sooner but as DF said, I'm just hesitant to do that sometimes as I don't want to seem pushy or like I'm pressuring anyone. But I'd also like to let everyone in the game know that if you ever feel like my character isn't giving you anything to work with in a scene, please let me know. I take this very seriously because I try to be inclusive when I can be. Even while my characters might be distracted or self-absorbed or maybe not your character's cup of tea, as a writer I always hope there will be at least some kind of interesting interaction.