I agree with the above, anyone that thinks they'll 'miss out' on certain threads can always make backdated entries. Superheros with big bellys and stretch marks isn't very fun to read..lol
I'm for the longer time jump, especially because we have new players (including sorta myself) that don't necessarily know the other characters that well so we could start fresh in getting to know them and new interactions, etc.
As for X3, maybe the cure ends up turning people into zombies, I'm up for anything.