For the third question, it's asking for permission to threadjack in any of your threads - be it on the network community or the log community or even in your inbox - in the leadup to the event! They'll usually entail a reaction tag of the spirit trying to scope out the character's activity and, in one form or another, giving themselves away.

I hope this explanation is worded better! Let me know if you're still open to the idea of this angle. :>