It does help yes! (And I am sorry about all the vagueness above- it was a situation where I didn't feel right assuming things to build off, but I think in turn it just made things much more confusing for you... ...Glad it worked out to catch a detail for future app references?)

I suspect I'll have the best luck working with a blend of two of the above points, but time will tell for that. It's for a paranormal AU at least so there's a margin of wiggle room here...

Thank you so much for taking the time to do that by the way, with those suggestions- you do a lot of work with this game and I want to do right by it at the end of the day. I might come back here if something needs clarification as you said, but I think from here I should be good!