Freeform - great start, but pen & iCloud sync is not working

As a long time concepts user, this is basically a dream. But…pen and iCloud sync does not work.

Why you can’t have the ink pen from Notes is beyond me, as it is the best note-taking pen on the iPad. Technical pen just doesn’t it cut it for handwriting. I guess they want us to use crayons?

The pen issue was already raised here:

But for some reason clicking the discussion blocks you.

iCloud sync, not sharing, between two devices on the same iCloud account is just not working. Even with iCloud turned on ;)