I think it may be worth considering. My initial thinking was more along the lines of those moments of coming together - or not, as the case may be for some - and trying to figure things out or just get to know one another may have been forming more of the story than we may have given it credit for. Although I do wonder how much we may influence or trigger the direction things go in.

( There's a lot of scope for a lot of unpicking to be done. )

Midgardian? Would that be related to the Norse?