That said, I wasn't trying
too hard to push things in that direction, but now I
am trying harder, because circumstances have changed and it is now even
more important! @_@ You see,
@chillin's been having a hard time introducing OFF into the IC. The best idea I could come up with is that the goblins manage to get away from the other group, but then the goblins sort of run into OFF, and then he winds up with the gem one way or another, so that SU regenerates in his presence -- therefore allowing me to follow through with my original plan, and also giving OFF someone to interact with (without trying to awkwardly force him into an existing interaction).
So... yeah... just giving you all the heads-up, so that we can plan things in the right direction.
Otherwise, I imagine that not only will chillin have to think up some new way to get into the IC, but Trigun's group will also probably continue to stagnate (just as it had been earlier, when everyone was derping around without any idea what to do, and having them just continue to think about what to do with the gem would go nowhere for a number of reasons...)
SO YEAH, THIS IS A THING THAT NEEDS TO BE FIGURED OUT. owo"