So I've gone ahead and bought myself chapter 6, and it definitely progressed the plot significantly and well.
Some character-specific thoughts I had were:
Emily and the sex scene with her, felt rushed and disappointing, particularly when compared with the excellent, intimate, and very loving scene with Sky - that's not actually a criticism though, because that felt very appropriate for the situation and the character dynamic. That being said, I think Emily's dynamic is going to need to shift fairly significantly, or I don't think a relationship with her is going to be very enjoyable given how closed and combative she is.
Kaylee hasn't had a whole lot of room to develop yet, but I'll be very interested to see how Sky responds to any potential relationship happenings there; I will say I'm still very much enjoying Sky herself, and all of the very sweet interactions we have with her, in general and about her concerns regarding her budding relationship with MC and Hannah
Which really only leaves poor Bailey, who, if time moves the same in both worlds, is going to be dealing with the sudden disappearance of her sister and the entire group for potentially weeks - added concern being, with Alorine now free and having been shown to be able to operate in both worlds, Bailey is all alone and defenseless, if Alorine chooses to use her as leverage.
Then too, if Bailey remains separated from the group for too long in terms of plot progress, it's going to become increasingly difficult for her to be a full Love Interest, which I'm still very much wanting and hoping for; fingers crossed that she'll be reunited with the group in some way quickly.
