Okay, this minor character thing was a nice break from thinking about plot. But it did give me some plot ideas, so there's that. Sometimes the mind works that way, of course - think about something else, and whatever's been bugging you might get resolved.

As long as that "something else" isn't a video game. All that resolves is the video game.

I also finally started going through last year's book - which I need to do in order to minimize inconsistencies.

I think most of the minor characters from it will be reused - some with more important roles. I still haven't come up with any new characters, but so far that's okay; the few that will be necessary can be added later this month, once I have a better handle on the plot.