I would like to take my character on an arc of building her own group of allies and found family- but I'm not quite sure where to start, especially if my intentions are to expand it into something that drives plot later on. Right now, she's wanting to seek likeminded people who can bond over their experiences, and eventually amass strength in numbers. People who are tired of being alone, and tired of being punching bags, banding together. But I notice in the group-founding rules, that you need to have a proposal before starting this kind of thing, at least with the way I'd hope it'd pan out.

Problem is- I don't have a number two person, which is required on the proposal forms for step 1. But I also read that you can't recruit until you have done that proposal form. Would merely reaching out to a friend of my character's with ideas ICly count as recruiting? Would posting an classified ad on the dark web count as recruiting?

Long story short- If someone is interested in starting a gang, but is currently on their lonesome, how do they find that second and third founding member without breaking recruitment limits? Thank you!