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Excellent udapte, the end with the flasback, bruh, really too dark, I look forward to the continuation of the main story.

By the way, is there a start date for Rachel's story ?
 

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Excellent udapte, the end with the flasback, bruh, really too dark, I look forward to the continuation of the main story.

By the way, is there a start date for Rachel's story ?
First of all, thanks!
When the main story is done, I'll start working on Rachel's story, though I'm not sure if I'll start working on it immediately.
My thoughts about how to make and what to do in Rachel's story changed a bit, since I initially planned it, so I'll have to think about how to start and what to add.
 

kcaldw

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First of all, thanks!
When the main story is done, I'll start working on Rachel's story, though I'm not sure if I'll start working on it immediately.
My thoughts about how to make and what to do in Rachel's story changed a bit, since I initially planned it, so I'll have to think about how to start and what to add.
This is a great story so far and I really like how the MC has been discovering how his father not only was abusing Rachel but his little sister as well. Now all that needs to happen is for the MC to use this knowledge to help his family get the mental help that they need so they can all be happy. And maybe give Rachel the true happiness she deserves.
 

Dragon59

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This is a great story so far and I really like how the MC has been discovering how his father not only was abusing Rachel but his little sister as well. Now all that needs to happen is for the MC to use this knowledge to help his family get the mental help that they need so they can all be happy. And maybe give Rachel the true happiness she deserves.
Hard not to wonder if he was abusing the female protagonist as well. When she argues how young her sister is, it made me think that she had been older when first abused. I played as her on my second run-through, so I was prepared for the shock. When I played as John, it hit me so hard I just sat in front of the computer crying for some time.

Sigh. This topic can't help but make me think of a woman I know who, as a teenager, was raped by her drunken uncle because she intervened to protect her grandmother (his mother) from that fate. :( Needless to say, she will never play this game.
 

kcaldw

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Hard not to wonder if he was abusing the female protagonist as well. When she argues how young her sister is, it made me think that she had been older when first abused. I played as her on my second run-through, so I was prepared for the shock. When I played as John, it hit me so hard I just sat in front of the computer crying for some time.

Sigh. This topic can't help but make me think of a woman I know who, as a teenager, was raped by her drunken uncle because she intervened to protect her grandmother (his mother) from that fate. :( Needless to say, she will never play this game.
It hit me hard as well. 2 of my 6 sisters were molested by 1 of my great uncles and his 2 sons when we were growing up. They held onto this secret for years until it happened again with one of my cousins but this time they put her in the hospital. For the longest time after everything came out I felt really bad because as the only male in my house I was supposed to look after and protect my sisters and I couldn't. It hit me hard when I deployed overseas and found out what happened. But my sisters are ok now that they have bee getting help. But to me it still hurts that I wasn't there for them.
 

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It hit me hard as well. 2 of my 6 sisters were molested by 1 of my great uncles and his 2 sons when we were growing up. They held onto this secret for years until it happened again with one of my cousins but this time they put her in the hospital. For the longest time after everything came out I felt really bad because as the only male in my house I was supposed to look after and protect my sisters and I couldn't. It hit me hard when I deployed overseas and found out what happened. But my sisters are ok now that they have bee getting help. But to me it still hurts that I wasn't there for them.
Remember, you didn't know. You had no reason to suspect and were not looking for warning signs inside your family. We all grew up being wary of "Stranger Danger." We were taught that our biological family was safe. When I finally told father decades later, he said I should have told him. Abuse often comes with threats, so don't blame yourself.
 

kcaldw

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Remember, you didn't know. You had no reason to suspect and were not looking for warning signs inside your family. We all grew up being wary of "Stranger Danger." We were taught that our biological family was safe. When I finally told father decades later, he said I should have told him. Abuse often comes with threats, so don't blame yourself.
I try not to. My Mom and sisters even say that there was nothing that I could have done. That's why I'm really protective when it comes to my little girls now and my nieces. Even my wife laughs at how much my little girls are always helping me in the yard or we're watching movies together or playing games together.
 

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No direct family experience with that (as far as I know), but I've known a couple of young women that have been abused by family or close friends. You never expect it and when you hear about it, well, I just see red. Anyone that would hurt their child or any child that way: instant death sentence if see it happening. I'll take my chances with 12 after making that asshole get carried by 6 (or just burned and abandoned).
 
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