The more important Chateau becomes due to her background, the more difficult it's going to be to get a happy ending... Im starting to wish Id waited for the series to be complete before I began to read it. Dramatic cliffhangers suck and I feel like theres going to be a lot.
Using online games to communicate for criminal activity is actually something that happens in irl surprisingly often. Its a bit silly and not something serious professionals really do but some people like it.