... So in summary you are leading right? So we are not all running around like headless chickens.

Yes I do know about Trabia, I did remember that much, it's more of the lights outside where Trabia was.
My RPing experiment in this forum is to not lead and have the RP be RPer driven so no. Apart from that, my only character is not in any position to join your group's mission. xD However, I noticed Koemi's fondness for my character. ^_~ <3

I would also suggest that if none of your characters are likely to lead, perhaps the NPC you've brought along could. There seems to be little background to his character and, at the very least, Steele seems to be interested in learning more about him. Allowing him to lead the group for the time being should aid in both solving your problem of having a designated leader, as well as, expanding on Steele's analytical characteristic.

*notes I haven't read the latest posts xD*

Ah, yes about the colors... As Heartless said earlier, they do tend to show up rather -ahem- uniquely on our background depending on which one you use. I've always been a TFF Dark kind of person simply because all posts stand out much better that way. As of now I've also never used any type of coloring in my RP's. This would be something rather new to get into for me. I suppose this green, also known as 0800 will work for me, if I get the hang of using it anyway.
Welcome and thank you for taking part in our RP!

I'm also a fan of the darker skins. I used it in our older forum so I'm aware of the unique qualities of which you speak. xD However, the reason it had become standard for where the three of us had RPed was to easily distinguish the speaker without needing additional context, which can either become redundant or confusing depending on use. Hopefully, it doesn't pose too much of a bother for you or Heartless.

A note about your character, however, Galbadia is defunct as of the end of Final Fantasy VIII. In this RP, the Galbadia Empire has reformed into a peaceful republic and no longer operates their Garden. As the anomalies occurred some time after the end of the game, there should not have been a contract about them from Galbadia Garden. Of course, you may want to imply a hidden faction within Galbadia's new structure that did not agree with its new direction, but that might contradict Arc's honourable character. Speaking of Arc or The Shadow, he does read similarly to Shadow from Final Fantasy VI. Very interesting and particularly so to me, but I'm not sure if we'll end up covering the why in this RP. x)