I'm afraid that I'm going to have to drop out of this before I begin.  I would have loved to participate, but I just cannot work up the energy to write a proper introduction to this roleplay.  The number of characters I would actually writing might have something to do with it, though I have generally been out of sorts in all of my roleplays.  Perhaps if another occasion arrises, the Parvenu and his gang might see some use, but regretfully it won't be here.  For the rest of you, I hope everything goes swimmingly!