Okay-ku Star Apprentice! I've officially gotten past the scene where Shoko talks, and the girls want to meet up with Michi. I'm considering giving the players a day or two off, as it were, from scripted events. Mostly because I'm thinking that the Fuu arc was rather front-loaded with scripted events with no breaks between them until the section of the dungeon where Fuu resides opens up.
What I'm not sure of is if I should let players have access to Iwayama during that break. If I do allow it in a general sense, should I allow players to delve into Junsuina's section? I dunno. I once had this idea/vision that the player would gradually go up Iwayama's slopes, maybe weaving through cave sequences as part of that travel. I can still convert/restructure the maps to do that, but, the main problem with this idea is that I've a tendency to want to avoid making maps as much as possible. XD
*Edit: This tendency to avoid map-making may be a reason why I'm here, posting what amounts to an inconsequential/minor update on my progress, rather than being in MZ, and, you know, working. XD