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Wait, I missed Mona getting expelled, when was that? Was it on the DIK path?
She's shown leaving campus at the very end of the episode. She wasn't expelled, though. She's wearing the same dress as the HOT party which was, at best, a couple of hours before; that's not time enough for her to actually get expelled.

What I think happened is that after the HOT party, where Mona tells Maya there's no free tuition and that leads to Maya slapping Quinn, Mona realizes she's not safe here, packs her stuff, and takes off. Quinn probably then lets Burke know she left, which is why he deletes her file from their little fake tuition scam.

Some of us here believe Nick is the DIK traitor.

Yes, he is suspect number 1 in my book. I need to find out more about his bro Vinny.
I think the more likely culprit is Vinny himself, but that Nick knows and is keeping his mouth shut out of loyalty. I don't know how or why Vinny would be behind everything, but Nick feels more like a stooge than a mastermind, IMO, and the game has been building Vinny up for a while.

They went to the idiot Arieth instead of Quinn to "satisfy" their list. I don't think it's a secret Maya was not the type of person they wanted for their criminal enterprise. It was an unnecessary risk that is now blowing up in their faces. Sage would shut Quinn down if she knew everything that was going on.
Yeah, this is my problem with this entire subplot. Quinn had to realize pretty quickly that this one (Maya) wasn't going to be joining the restaurant. The only explanation I've got for why she pressed on is simple hubris. She originally thought she could screw around with this prudish girl, give her an impossible list, then dump her when she failed. But when Maya turned out to be tied to MC, who Quinn took an interest in, she became more fun to play with. Then Josy turns up, which lets Quinn screw with Tommy, so she lets her in. And Josy partnering with Maya is what allowed them to finish the list.

TL;DR- Quinn was so keen on messing with everybody that she didn't notice when Maya suddenly became capable of completing the supposed-to-be-impossible list, and now she's stuck with a new HOT she can't use and who actively hates her.

There's still something in the dark about Quinn, I guess. She is clearly not that junkie but so bad in need of money for what exactly?
Might have something to do with one or both of her parents? A bit cliché, but we do get a glimpse into her upbringing in this episode. Would be thematically appropriate if nothing else.

Agreed. The level of desperation makes no sense. Unless the idea is that she'd need a parent to cosign some of her loans or something? Either way, it's pretty much impossible for a parent to hold a child over the age of 18 hostage financially or otherwise since they're legally an adult.
What she says is actually that he tricked her into co-signing a loan. So basically it's his loan, and she's the co-signer, so the obligation to pay is his, BUT if he doesn't pay -- say, because he's a douchenozzle who wants to make his gay daughter suffer -- as a co-signer she's legally responsible for the debt which, as an 18 year old college student, she can't possibly afford to pay. This would force her to drop out, put her in massive debt, and harm her credit, possibly permanently.

Of course this ignores two important things: 1) because she IS an 18 year old college student who can't possibly pay, no lender in the world would ever accept her as a co-signer, and 2) all the negative consequences of letting the loan default that would impact Maya would also impact her father, so if he really did this it'd be a financial kamikaze mission on his part.

Basically it sounds good, but if you think about it for a minute it actually makes even less sense then having her just need her father's financial help to pay for school.
 

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anyone know who was the one sneaking outside behind the Mc's tarp on episode 6? the lights were flickering like someone was walking infront of a spotlight
 

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Pretty sure someone said it's expected to be at least 12 chapters....
It think it will be closer to 12 episodes than the predicted high range of 20ish episodes. At the rate DPC is going with these character arcs and plotlines, he is quickly painting himself into a corner. The LIs are already starting to get narrowed down so there is only so long he can keep this "college comedy" going when you are a monogamous, drama magnet MC. The only way 20ish episodes will work is if he makes them cover shorter time frames. That's disappointing because I really wanted to see the spring semester (i.e. spring break, Bella's class, etc.).
 
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Arigon

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No i havent. I rarely get feelings watching movies or playing videogames, I could count it with my fingers the times I did , and lets not talk about adult games none had made me feel sad or even drop a tear before xD amazing I have no words
I can not in clear conscience recommend Acting Lessons to you, not knowing your current state of mind. Some of the story elements are good, but all the worse ones are forced on you. Literally there is no happy ending that is not tainted with a gut wrenching, and enduring sadness. I didn't like the writing or the forced plot, but the renders and artwork are very typically DPC and his wingman is great, though I am more attached to Derek now.
If you are up to an emotional roller coaster, you should try it though. It will give you context for most of the negative posts on here (mine included) for what it is worth Dr. PinkCake took a real assbeating following the ending of Acting Lessons, and hopefully learned a valuable lesson.
 

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It think it will be closer to 12 episodes than the predicted high range of 20ish episodes. At the rate DPC is going with these character arcs and plotlines, he is quickly painting himself into a corner. The LIs are already starting to get narrowed down so there is only so long he can keep this "college comedy" going when you are a monogamous, drama magnet MC. The only way 20ish episodes will work is if he makes them cover shorter time frames. That's disappointing because I really wanted to see the spring semester (i.e. spring break, Bella's class, etc.).
I am sticking with the advertised 12-16 episodes. 4 in Season 1. 5-6 in Season 2 (particularly with the lack of progress in this latest episode) and 6-7 in the final season.
 

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I think because Acting Lessons was decently successful and got incredibly well known for a certain choice he might feel like he has to top that with this game which is why he is making it so dark all of a sudden.

The thing that disappointed me the most about this update was how he took the most simple choice regarding Jill's story. Having Tybalt become an antagonist after him being shown to be comic relief for five episodes is just lazy and if I didn't know DPC said it wouldn't be in I would assume it would lead to a certain three letter word happening. I hoped DPC wouldn't just use a blackmail story line that has already been used in thousands of other games and would come up with something more original but I was completely wrong. I'm just dreading what he is going to come up with when he starts focusing on Bella's story I'm really worried about that now.
If a certain three-letter-fetish-i-shall-not-mention-here happens with Jill I expect a mob with torches appear at DPC's house.
Not everyone banged Jade in the first place nor showed it to the DIK's.
But how can anyone resist doing that? :unsure:
Official walkthrough PDF released with final tier release (end of month'ish). GUess the mod will also be available then.


As I said earlier...not sure if DPC is writing an adult VN or a damn daytime soap-opera.

Ohhh and to think of all the hate and facepalms I got a while back to dare critisize DPC's skill as a writer.....
Am I the only one who is ok with some drama? Writing lots drama also doesn't mean you're skilled or unskilled, though.
He pulled up to Maya's dorm room again. He also somehow has a key to her dorm room.
I fear he set up a camera. At this point it wouldn't surprise me.
Without any solid proof of MC doing these things the lawsuit would most likely be dismissed and fairly quckly at that. I don't envision an attempted lawsuit accusing one of trespassing without solid evidence being prolonged.
In chess there is a saying. "Sometimes the threat is more powerful than the execution".

The threat might be empty, but as long as she's stupid enough to believe it...
that's weird, in my DIK playthrough I could flirt with Jade and have the episode 6 scene with her, despite having active relations with Maya and Josy, Sage etc. However, in my CHICK playthrough, I couldn't interact with Jade during the episode at all
No you don't?
As far as I know, if you swipe up, you'll match. It's more about whether or not you can finesse the convo.
Nicole can actually not swipe you back.

The money aspect of this game has gone really wonky in this episode because before the dollar signs just represented an unknown value, but now we have actual values and they make very little sense, like how a one year VIP pass to the Pink Rose is only $10 but we need $65 to repair the windows? :WaitWhat:
I think yellow money is a small number representing a lot of money, unlike green money. Like 2000$ for a free pass and 13000$ for windows. That looks more plausible.
Um... iirc, there's the scene in the rain after Chad left her ass, some short scenes when MC follows her to check on her during the day (all of which end with some variation of her asking MC to leave her alone), and the sick scene.

I'm waiting for Sage to finally figure out who Chad's been fucking (Melanie) because that shit NEEDS to hit the fan.
That still looks like a red herring to me. Melanie is involved somehow, but it can't be her. And Chad was genuinely surprised when Sage mentioned cheating, there's more to this than it looks like.
 

Arigon

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I thought the Sage stuff was appropriate for setting you up towards a real relationship. It went beyond being FWB. Jill is starting to force MC to commit towards one path, it wouldn't surprise me if that became the norm for all LIs.
Classic DPC.
We are going to have to begin to narrow our focus. Plus there will ABSOLUTELY be consequences for any side action we enjoyed along the way, even with free passes, and not having to commit to anyone in particular. DPC's girls tend to have uncanny insight to where their chosen mate's genitalia may have been lurking and in whom. The only safe path will be to pick one early, minimally screw around, and stay with that choice.

Previously the MC had one girl. One he loved as a best friend, if nothing else. It would be completely against his past behavior to inseminate every girl in the game, and doing so will come with a price... just saying
 
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i know its only twice but why have MC play DnG Magnar makes him pretty much useless like he doesn't want him to play at all
 

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After running through this a second time, I decided to give Maya and Josy a second chance. I will admit that some nice scenes come from that. It also allows for two threesomes in the episode if cards are played correctly.

Aside from that, I am hoping to see some additional encounters open up even if they are one time only hook-ups. Current wishlist: Heather, Sally, Karen, and Dany (now that she's single again). Sorry. I'm a greedy bastard.
 
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That still looks like a red herring to me. Melanie is involved somehow, but it can't be her. And Chad was genuinely surprised when Sage mentioned cheating, there's more to this than it looks like.
Nah, he was very clearly cheating. We witnessed it lol. If he's surprised about anything, he's probably surprised she found out.
 

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And Chad was genuinely surprised when Sage mentioned cheating, there's more to this than it looks like.
I have been wondering if Chad isn't in the closet and having a down low relationship for a few episodes now. Just seems odd how close he's keeping this side person to the vest and we never see him chatting anyone up outside of his frat brothers. I mean, the phone call didn't give much away and men can wear panties too if they want to.
 
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