No nobody but the DIK's work in BaDIK, unless they're a stripper.
so Josy working at the store doesn't count?
Josy doesn't work at the store anymore, she's a college student. College students in DIKworld don't have jobs, they get their money from highly unlikely schemes or as handouts from rich people or they steal it from friends rooms. It's one of the 10,000 things that make no sense in DIKworld.
We're explicitly told the HOTs do the same sort of work the DIKs have been doing. We've all seen Lily's night job, and Beth does work in the cafeteria. It's in the background, as it should be. There's no reason to care about most students having jobs or not. It's really only Maya (and by extension Josy) where the lack of a job requires explanation.
As per Lily, you might try reading the entire conversation, not just responding to a part of it.
I read it, I just don't think it's fair to blithely dismiss examples of people working simply because they're strippers. We see other students working when that work is relevant to the story.
Because I'm OCD, here's a list of all the characters who currently have, or previously held a job:
- Alex: Nondescript jobs with the Alphas
- Anthony: Nondescript jobs with the Alphas
- Arieth: Nondescript jobs with the HOTs
- Bella: Librarian and lecturer at B&R
- Beth: Works at the cafeteria at B&R
- Brandi: Works at the Pink Rose
- Buddy: Drug dealer
- Caleb: Nondescript jobs with the Alphas
- Cammy: Prostitution, nondescript jobs with the HOTs
- Cathy: Lecturer at B&R
- Chad: Previously nondescript jobs with the Alphas
- Darius: Nondescript jobs with the Alphas
- Dawe's family: Own and run the gym
- Dawe: Nondescript jobs with the Alphas
- Derek: Works at the old folks home, works at the Pink Rose and random jobs from the mansion job board.
- Elena: Nondescript jobs with the HOTs
- Envy: Works at the Pink Rose
- Heather: Nondescript jobs with the HOTs
- Jacob: Works at the old folks home, works at the Pink Rose and random jobs from the mansion job board.
- Jade: Lecturer at B&R
- Jamie: Works at the old folks home, works at the Pink Rose and random jobs from the mansion job board.
- Jimmy: Nondescript jobs with the Alphas
- John Boy: Works at the old folks home, works at the Pink Rose and random jobs from the mansion job board.
- Josy: Worked at the minimart, nondescript jobs with the HOTs
- Leon: Works at the old folks home, works at the Pink Rose and random jobs from the mansion job board.
- Lily: Works at the Pink Rose, Nondescript jobs with the HOTs
- Madame: Works at the Pink Rose
- MC: Worked at the minimart, works at the library for Bella, works at the old folks home, works at the Pink Rose and random jobs from the mansion job board.
- Mel: Prostitution, nondescript jobs with the HOTs
- Neil: Works in construction
- Nurse: Works at the aged care home
- Nick: Works at the old folks home, works at the Pink Rose and random jobs from the mansion job board.
- Patrick: We assume he works
- Pete: We assume he works
- Quinn: Drug dealer, pimp, and nondescript jobs with the HOTs
- Riona: Prostitution, nondescript jobs with the HOTs
- Rose: Works at the Pink Rose
- Rox: Drug dealer prior to death
- Rusty: Works at the old folks home, works at the Pink Rose and random jobs from the mansion job board.
- Sage: Nondescript jobs with the HOTs
- Sandy: Works at the Pink Rose
- Sarah: Prostitution, nondescript jobs with the HOTs
- Stanley: Works at the Pink Rose
- Stephen: Lecturer at B&R
- Steve's dad: Runs the minimart
- Steve: Works for his dad at the minimart
- Tommy: Works at the old folks home (maybe, I think he avoids this), works at the Pink Rose and random jobs from the mansion job board.
- Troy: Previously nondescript jobs with the Alphas
- Vinny: Drug dealer
I listed everyone I could think of to show the utter magnitude of how many people work in this game.
It could be better summed up as:
- The DIKs do odd jobs to raise money
- The HOTs do odd jobs to raise money
- The Alphas do odd jobs to raise money
- All the mature adults (except those in retirement) hold jobs
- The strippers... strip
- There are some drug dealers hanging around
- And a few random others.
I think it's fair to say there's enough emphasis on people earning money.
I mean I know you are not queen fan
Not sure how you got this impression! I enjoy her character more than any of the others. But to be fair, I like all of them except I'm not a fan of the Madame (since she is lacking in personality and I find her kinda gross).
Maybe you missed my post about
Quinn's touching moments with the mc (not including ep8, but given how full blown their relationship is now, it's probably no longer a big deal).
Chad's story is not over simply because it did not exhaust itself, Sage must have his apologies one way or another
you are too worried about defending BADIK so you always assume that if something hasn't happened yet it's ok, it's perfect and it will never happen again.
the same thing happened with Mona: how was it possible that Sage was working so hard for Maya and instead she didn't do anything for her stepdaughter? and in fact now we know that she's trying to contact Mona too, maybe she won't make it (I think Mona will be fundamental in cornering Burke) but it wasn't possible that she didn't try...
BADIK is still in the middle, there's all the time in the world for everything to still happen
Sage has shown she doesn't need his apology. He definitely owes it to her, and it may come out later, but as far as Sage is concerned, it's over.
Chad is the only one now who will benefit from coming clean to Sage (if he has any conscience at all, and it looks like it weighs heavily on him all the time, he knows he owes her but he's probably afraid to expose himself). If he does come clean, I can't see how that will escalate the drama, it's just closure for Chad, Sage may respect him more, but as far as the mc is concerned, it's moot. Maybe he'll have better sex with Sage? I can see how that's important!
I'm not sure why you think I'm "too worried about defending BaDIK". #1 game on this site, it needs no defence from me, I'm just discussing things. And the topic here originated from me suggesting the game is mostly a sex and comedy with petty drama and ineffectual villains strung in to propel it along.
And I think all of that is by design.
The game was inspired by college sex comedies, and they typically have ineffectual villains too. The only drama that I think would be quite upsetting and requires a resolution is Maya and her dad (especially since her dad is actively interfering in her life, as opposed to the parents who ostracise their gay offspring).
I also said I expect the second half to ramp up a bit (AL did the same, but I don't expect it to reach the same levels of extreme). I don't think Vinny will be the pushover villain the rest have been. I think he's going to be real trouble, and I think he has already been causing trouble behind the scenes (I still think he [and maybe others helping] trashed the mansion looking for something and framed the Alphas for it), I imagine he's not going to accept Quinn muscling in on his territory (the Pink Rose) very well.
But just going back a few responses ago, your major disagreement was that the previous dramas (particularly M&J not choosing a throuple and Jill accepting Tybalt's conditions) were absolutely huge. I disagree. They were just speedbumps. Just like all the drama so far.
Maybe some people playing this game are too sensitive?
