However, while your application is well-written and for the most part well-thought-out, we feel it centers a bit heavily on Hisana's relationship with Byakuya specifically, less so Hisana herself - and thus we'd like to request revision to her personality section, shifting the weight from Byakuya and the role that Hisana played as a wife to a closer look at what it indicates/what from it can be extrapolated about her.
And the answer to your question is yes - all reincarnates need to have experienced their first Echo by the time of entering the game proper. However, they are not required to immediately discover the network or similarly become aware of the other reincarnates and the extent of the situation they've fallen into!
We apologize for the inconvenience - and look forward to hearing back from you soon.
REVISION REQUEST
However, while your application is well-written and for the most part well-thought-out, we feel it centers a bit heavily on Hisana's relationship with Byakuya specifically, less so Hisana herself - and thus we'd like to request revision to her personality section, shifting the weight from Byakuya and the role that Hisana played as a wife to a closer look at what it indicates/what from it can be extrapolated about her.
And the answer to your question is yes - all reincarnates need to have experienced their first Echo by the time of entering the game proper. However, they are not required to immediately discover the network or similarly become aware of the other reincarnates and the extent of the situation they've fallen into!
We apologize for the inconvenience - and look forward to hearing back from you soon.