I'm actually not double-posting out of self-restraint, more than not being allowed. If I start double-posting in the IC, you guys wouldn't see the end of it. :P
As for the trial, it's actually a fairly important part of the Prologue. If your characters can't figure and accomplish at least two of the hidden goals needed to be accepted, you'll actually be kicked out of the Familia and, most likely, starve to death in the streets because nobody else'll take you. :P
Of course, there are always inteeresting bits, you just need to find them. What we could do is you guys post short posts about what your character wants to do for the day, or time period, and if anything in particular comes up, I would inform you. Like for example:
"Ayame decided to use the time between noon and evening to go browse the market for potential deals."
If something interesting came up, I'd send you a PM or post something like:
"As Ayame was wandering about the market stalls, wrinkling her nose at the various unpleasant odors that assaulted her nostrils, she spotted Doneth Skrayer over by a jewelry merchant, furrowing his brow at the selection."
You could then either choose to engage the "event", or simply go on to somewhere else. This way, it'll also be easy to sync up timelines and such, because everyone will use a "piece" of the day to dedicate to something, if you get what I mean.
That's just an idea though, if you got any better ones, I'd love to hear'em.