Mr. Palmer
Special thanks to Gold Patrons!
Hello Gold Patrons,
I want to give a special thanks to you for your great support. I hope to do more in the future to make you feel like you're treated well for being my top supporters. Maybe I can have you pick some outfits or hairstyles for Anna. Monday wouldn't be the right day to offer that, because I already have Anna's look planned with a purpose. And no - I'm not saying she's going to dress provocatively on Monday - but perhaps some things will happen on Monday that prompt her to start dressing more daring as the week goes on?
I'm going to start working heavily on the next update now that I've had sometime to reflect on the story, read feedback, and brainstorm.
The plan for the next update is for us to see David go about his day at the office. There won't be heavy content here, but it will be from his POV. I'm not spoiling anything, but he'll have interactions with Anna. We'll then get some Chris POV when he comes over to the Parker house for dinner.
Lastly, we'll go back to the beginning of the day and get Anna's POV going to the office for the day. We'll get to see Jake and Hank again, two people we didn't get interactions with over the weekend. Anna's POV will carry into the night and morning.
That's the plan as it stands. I know I kept it vague, but that's for a purpose!
I'll pass along some sneak peeks as we move forward, and I may add a poll here and there.
Thank you all!
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Got some free time expectantly so reviewed the game again. And reviewed a lot of the comments over the past few days to see if the community is following your vision of the game. Congratulations, most understand the plot points and the direction you are taking. Oddly replaying the game does reveal things I missed in first playing--shows this game is rather complex and deep in concept.
Either by design or happy accident you have crafted an excellent protagonist. You have hit on many deeper qualities to your characters. So I thought I'd turn the picture around so you can see what I see.
Anna-- a woman not experienced with the harder aspects of life while growing up (sheltered). What has molded Anna's character is first her father. Her father's overbearing and self-doubting infallibility dominated Anna all her life (submissive). Anna fears her father not in the sense of a physical threat but as emotional one. Her fear of her father's disapproval, disappointment, and fear of failure created Anna's current mask to hide her inner self.
So Anna has two faces. The one the world she presents to, and the secret Anna behind the mask. Every now and then the real Anna peeks out behind the mask. She had married David because he was safe. Not controlling or dominating like her father and feels to be equal in the relationship.
The naughtiness from Anna comes from being repressed in her youth. Having to please a demanding father and excel put crip in normal social interactions. Still being human and needing human intimacy and contact, Anna let individuals like Grant get too close to her. Their interactions we get a glimpse of is Grant partly groomed Anna.
Anna's ability and desire to tease stems from the brief and limited freedom attending college. Simple biology of growing up and some exploration brough her to maturity as well as experiencing life made her an adult. When Chris came into her life through David took her out of her comfort zones, but long exposure to him got Anna use to him. Though partly aware of Chris' true nature, she still is naive. She has at most a basic understanding of men and their motivations.
Self-aware that she is pretty and attractive, but Anna still needs validations of that fact. David's cheating hits Anna on two levels, the betrayal, and that it was a younger woman. Both strike at her need for a trusting and comfortable relationship and her own self-image. It partly explains Anna reactions to Marvin, Chris, Jake, and Marcels' attentions.
What I haven't seen are the inner most demons lurking behind Anna. I can see Anna needs and does seek approval from her only real friend Kendra but the rest I can guess at. But behind those demons lurks Anna's needs. Anna wants a large family of her own to give and receive love. But competing factors complicate Anna's life. The ghost of her father to be driven to succeed still loom to complicate her own personal desires. Sex is a complicated aspect to her life and what demons lay in wait are a mystery.
The only demon that does seem to show itself so far is the desire to be dominated. It would explain Marvin. An old unattractive male with no redeeming qualities pushing himself on her does feed that desire to be dominated. Perhaps simply being desired also plays a part in it. It explains Marvin, Jake, Chris, and Marcel. Anna is totally unaware of Grant's plans, and regardless of Hank's crude questions, Anna doesn't suspect Hank, thinking him mostly harmless.