I did mention Marik's seven minions before, but some of the responses I've seen make me think people have been picturing Marik just standing there, alone, and making demands while holding a fancy chicken?

Which is hilarious, but inaccurate.

I think it's fair that Marik The Cleric and his minions got to act immediately. After Nanase surprised everyone, Marik and his minions would still have a clear objective, whereas Rich, George, and Larry would still have to figure out how to respond.

THAT SAID, I'm not sure if that would have been the right thing to do in an actual game? People can debate that. In any case, this outcome worked best for this story.

Schedule

I'm not having an EGSNP on Tuesday because I'm moving my work schedule around.

This should be good for getting things done on time in the long run, but it's not good for having an EGSNP done for Tuesday next week. I'm also going to take a week off from posting a sketchbook next week while adapting to the new work schedule.