I thought I responded to this last week, but I'm sliding back in here to say that I appreciate your tl;dr explanation, honestly. I'd forgotten about some of the things you'd listed for your rl thing, even if I knew about the MA and wedding, so it's absolutely understandable that you'd be stretched thin and taking breaks from pretend-funtimes. I hope that things can settle down for you soon, if only for your own stress levels but also to see your characters around again. There's nothing wrong with having to focus on established CR due to time, I just hope to see them around more, too. Within your limits, of course. As far as this goes for 'crit' it really just comes down to wanting to be able to play with your characters in interesting and exciting combinations. I'll admit that I have held back in the past simply because I was afraid to overwhelm you, so I'll keep in mind that I should just say when I want your characters or to tag with your characters.