FM-PMS

current chapter word count: 5807
scene worked on today: Yue 1
scene done? you wish
amount of chapter considered done: 55 - 65 % (discounting tinkering)
feeling that this is going to be a long one: very high
character getting a reality IV about his origins: Subaru
character who broke tradition for good: Hokuto
useful plot devices: Tokugawa Ieyoshi, Battle of Sekigahara, monozygotic gender-mixed twins (pdf) and Klinefelter's Syndrome (Wiki)
plot threads properly connected: Emperor's Murderer, origin of the Sumeragi, meaning of Hokuto's death
feeling that the text is too long, too windy, too detailed and carries too many historical references: very high at the moment
research of the day: monozygotic twins, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, ancient Chinese names for Japan
quote of the day: "You're describing the virtues of a good Sakurazukamori!"

related side-note: "I love it when a plan comes together!" ~Col. John Hannibal Smith, the A-Team.