My theory on how they will handle the "aging together"

[azsimmer]

hmm maybe you might be onto something, maybe not universal aging but universal co-existing and easy to pop in and pick up where they are.. doing things on their own but don't actually progress unless you play them? IE. the dormies go to school etc.. co-exist between the playable and not, but don't actually progress until they become a playable sim.. That I could live with.. universal co-existance, but not universal aging..