No need to apologize! You guys have a lot going on getting things rolling here. I appreciate the clarification and I have another question in the same vein.

Would it be reasonable to play with a character realizing these absences / the status change and reacting / feeling however they will? (Ie. "I feel like shit and also have a headache," "I feel so much better," etc.)

I apologize for all the questions. I just want to be sure I've got a solid understanding of things so I can ruminate on who'd be a good fit and how nice mean I can be to my character(s).