Update:
Demoralized last night. Mostly I went over the Yanfly plugins I'll need on his channel; when I go to bed I'll add them to the game and do some scriptwriting.
I plan on focusing on the narrative aspects of the game for the first week and refining the combat system in the second. This is a game that's mostly about the story: while I want the battle(s) to be challenging we're all really here to be Deedee trying on new outfits and awkwardly flirting with her party.