I'm game to start the stories whenever. I already know how my character is going to start and all.
I would like to put another explanation forward:
C) It's too open. We don't have anything that would link our characters together, we don't have any overarching plot or events, etc. I know there are ideas for that, and Tom has a story plan in mind, and that's what I've been waiting for. I don't need mechanics or even maps or whatever, but I do need to know what sort of narrative I'm fitting in to.