I've been looking into adapting my plans for the series into various Micro Arcs, since Micros by design are things I can work on without interrupting my existing work schedule.

Episode 2 has been giving me writing issues for years, trying to figure out something that's even more magical (in the literal sense) than anything shown in the intro sequence. This is a necessity, because the whole point of Episode 2 is to demonstrate to the ladies what the titular substance Primordium can provide for them, giving them just enough of a taste to get them hooked and determined to go through the bullshit the series will throw their way in an effort to get more of it. So what Episode 2 presents to them has to be more than anything they experience throughout the series.

In the end, this is what I've ended up with. I'm not 100% happy with it all, but I think I will just have to pull the trigger on it regardless. Perfection is the enemy of getting things done, after all.

I've gotten the first episode fully written out so far, with high-level ideas in mind for the other two episodes. I would like to incorporate a fourth episode somehow, just to give the Arc more meat, but I have no idea what that would look like. There's a fair chance the Arc will only end up being 3 episodes, and that each subsequent Arc in the series would also end up being 3 episodes each - one for each lady. The symmetry works out pretty neat in that capacity.