Just to make it easier to refer to the various people:
The other player- John
The other player's character- Rumand
My character- Celine
I and John have been playing in a free-form roleplaying world (aka no mechanics, no system) in a forum (we don't know each other IRL, communication is purely online), and we've decided to hook our PCs up. It hasn't taken off yet, which is why I can't provide many details, but I would like some advice on how to have an ongoing plot with a PC without it going awry, or having it take over other plots, or other potential problems.
The other player- John
The other player's character- Rumand
My character- Celine
I and John have been playing in a free-form roleplaying world (aka no mechanics, no system) in a forum (we don't know each other IRL, communication is purely online), and we've decided to hook our PCs up. It hasn't taken off yet, which is why I can't provide many details, but I would like some advice on how to have an ongoing plot with a PC without it going awry, or having it take over other plots, or other potential problems.