By NPCs I mean the characters our characters will interact with that aren't the other roleplayers. Like, at the restaurant Niki will deal with a lot of people who will create situations for her. Of course, how much interaction can still be up to Shizuka, but we should be talking to the other people in the world. Using the NPCs may help with "floating/standingstill characters".
This is just a little brainstorming on the matter because I like to solve problems before they get too big :)
Yes, please hurry LovelessButterfly! We're counting on you OTL