Regarding the greying out of character boxes, and Galka's relatively difficult box colouring, maybe have a coloured/textured border to denote status? I suggest a texture in case people have a colour blindness (admittedly a larger issue in any case).
Oh, and this is the first chance I've had since the new update... River! Whaaaat!? Insatiable River is going to take a little getting used to - but hopefully it'll help keep that arsehole Willy off her back. Hopefully.