VN Ren'Py Being a DIK [v0.10.1] [DrPinkCake]

[funkymonkeyjedi]

Jill is very naive, that is part of her character.

Almost all girls in BeingADIK have some sort of problem.

Maya, well where we begin. She is the gullible edgelord lesbian with so much family drama.

Josy lacks self confidence and always wants to please others, have a complex regarding her height.

Sage, too trusting, anger issues, stalker tendencies.

Jill, very naive the Princess in the ivory tower, who doesn't understand real world.

Bella, married, husband status unknown. May be an actual psycho. Is a teacher and treading a dangerous path ahead. Was kicked out of employment once before due to her husband making out with her at job.

Quinn, drug dealer and a pimp. Is extremely petty, liar and a manipulative and an arrogant asshole.

Riona, zero self esteem, hooked on weed. Thinks herself as dumb.

Lily, family issues same as Maya stripping to pay for college. Has to prove something. Among the least broken girls but probably got burnt in past.

Zoey, probably is the least broken but full of regrets.

Nicole, has a child. Is a stripper, issues with her former partner regarding custody of child.

Jade, the walking red flag. Avoid her if you love Sage.

Nora, probably impregnated by MC.

Can't really argue, although in Jill's defense she has been sheltered quite a bit her whole life. And the death of her sister plays a huge part in that. But as we notice in the scene where the MC spends the night on the couch at Bella's with Jill, if you recall the next morning sitting by the pool talking about how Jill thinks Winter time is one of the most fun/beautiful season she likes most. MC then explains why he hates it the most with never enough hot water for a decent shower, or how cold air seeps in through bad insulation etc etc.

Jill at least, is learning that she's been sheltered so much, and is willing to expand her knowledge about how things are not as rosy for everyone. And I think she will develop a good sense of compassion for others with less privileges in life as her character arc progresses.

 

[HiP1]

that's a tricky one for me. Cause I do like how she is caring to the point she kind of acts like a mother the MC never had. But there are times she does go a bit to far like in this instance you talked about. But what bugs me the most was in the last update , I don't have the best memory of the scene so correct me if im wrong. It was the scene infront of the gate of the preps mansions where she seemed to not believe the MC about things that happened in the past and believed Tybalt. I think even if you are on her path. Only later does she realize she was wrong but it really feels weird how she wouldn't believe the MC if you were on her path after everything. I can see it if the MC was on the Dik path.

if you are on her path, she believes and forgives MC on the spot.
if you're not, yeah, she makes the connection between the diks pictures and the burglary, but her feelings are not enough to believe MC, even if you helped her during her concert (which is dumb, she should give him at least the benefit of the doubt if he saved her). MC is adamant though. so either way, she will check with the prep at the bar later.

 

[HiP1]

Jill is very naive, that is part of her character.

Almost all girls in BeingADIK have some sort of problem.

Maya, well where we begin. She is the gullible edgelord lesbian with so much family drama.

Josy lacks self confidence and always wants to please others, have a complex regarding her height.

Sage, too trusting, anger issues, stalker tendencies.

Jill, very naive the Princess in the ivory tower, who doesn't understand real world.

Bella, married, husband status unknown. May be an actual psycho. Is a teacher and treading a dangerous path ahead. Was kicked out of employment once before due to her husband making out with her at job.

Quinn, drug dealer and a pimp. Is extremely petty, liar and a manipulative and an arrogant asshole.

Riona, zero self esteem, hooked on weed. Thinks herself as dumb. Is the college bicycle.

Lily, family issues same as Maya stripping to pay for college. Has to prove something. Among the least broken girls but probably got burnt in past.

Zoey, probably is the least broken but full of regrets.

Nicole, has a child. Is a stripper, issues with her former partner regarding custody of child.

Jade, the walking red flag. Avoid her if you love Sage.

Nora, probably impregnated by MC.

These are all main girls and SGs with some sort of path.

out of SGs most content are Quinn, Lily and Riona.

well, characters have to start low and bad so it's easier to show character growth through the story

Nicole, I haven't played her path in EP10 yet, but from memory, i'd say she got along well with her kid's father. it's just that she has to juggle a stripper schedule with shared custody. the dad seems accommodating.

Zoey is immature and can't face her feelings (romantic or not). that's pretty broken for an adult.

 

[Riaman]

Can't really argue, although in Jill's defense she has been sheltered quite a bit her whole life. And the death of her sister plays a huge part in that. But as we notice in the scene where the MC spends the night on the couch at Bella's with Jill, if you recall the next morning sitting by the pool talking about how Jill thinks Winter time is one of the most fun/beautiful season she likes most. MC then explains why he hates it the most with never enough hot water for a decent shower, or how cold air seeps in through bad insulation etc etc.

Jill at least, is learning that she's been sheltered so much, and is willing to expand her knowledge about how things are not as rosy for everyone. And I think she will develop a good sense of compassion for others with less privileges in life as her character arc progresses.

Jill's character arc is coming out of shell and learning from MC and Lana. She kicked Tyballs in balls. And is becoming more assertive.

Though was very disappointed in her in non Jill paths when she refused to believe in MC regarding her panties. In my opinion it should have been more dynamic where your jill points should have counted. Where she wouldn't believe a DiK MC with low Jill points or a chick/neutral MC who broke her heart. But believed a Neutral/chick MC with whom they ended up in a healthy note.

 

[HiP1]

Can't really argue, although in Jill's defense she has been sheltered quite a bit her whole life. And the death of her sister plays a huge part in that. But as we notice in the scene where the MC spends the night on the couch at Bella's with Jill, if you recall the next morning sitting by the pool talking about how Jill thinks Winter time is one of the most fun/beautiful season she likes most. MC then explains why he hates it the most with never enough hot water for a decent shower, or how cold air seeps in through bad insulation etc etc.

Jill at least, is learning that she's been sheltered so much, and is willing to expand her knowledge about how things are not as rosy for everyone. And I think she will develop a good sense of compassion for others with less privileges in life as her character arc progresses.

i think she is already very compassionate for people less fortunate, but she doesn't understand the real implications of what that means. maybe to her, it's just that people can't buy the nicer clothes and furniture, have smaller homes...

it might become an issue when she really has to live life like that when her relationship with MC progresses.
she says she doesn't care about money and nice expensive stuff, but doesn't really know what she will miss by not having money. it might just be compared to the extreme of Tybalt always boasting about his useless shit

 

[HiP1]

Jill's character arc is coming out of shell and learning from MC and Lana. She kicked Tyballs in balls. And is becoming more assertive.

Though was very disappointed in her in non Jill paths when she refused to believe in MC regarding her panties. In my opinion it should have been more dynamic where your jill points should have counted. Where she wouldn't believe a DiK MC with low Jill points or a chick/neutral MC who broke her heart. But believed a Neutral/chick MC with whom they ended up in a healthy note.

add to that the concert too. if MC helps her, it should count for a lot.

 

[mostwanted8]

Not quite, but I get what your personal beef might be with her. But mostly just the bigger 'moaners' tend to take the stage when it comes to LI hate towards her. Jill is loved just the same as every other LI.

For example I can't stand Josy and/or Maya, but that doesn't mean it's everyone who feels that way, and also I don't typically go around spreading M&J hate just for the sake of hating on them. Same goes for Quinn and pretty much all other LI

I find Maya kinda boring and Josy less so but still not engaging enough. Don't even care that they cheated on each other, for some reason though the MC make a big fuss about it, but only after discovering the truth. Remember the big revelation scene when Maya introduces Josy to the MC as her girlfriend in the dorm room?
This is something I've never understood. What the hell does the MC get so mad about? I would be shocked that it was exactly the same two girls I had been dating, sure. They had lied to him, both of them saying they had a boyfriend. Not cool, still doesn't change much, it's only a girlfriend instead of a boyfriend. The fact is, he has no reason for getting so sensitive. He acted hurt, like they had betrayed him and stormed off. They didn't betray him, they betrayed each other.
That's gotta be my most disliked scene from the game.

 

[Riaman]

add to that the concert too. if MC helps her, it should count for a lot.

Yeah, I'm a Neutral Affinity chick status Lily main. My main save is basically doing everything same as my chick Jill save but just missing the belated birthday date and beating bad guys, since Lily loves MC with balls. Though I play as if I was rejected by Jill but ended with her in a healthy note. Still she refused to believe me. Was a bit pissed.

 

[Dessolos]

I find Maya kinda boring and Josy less so but still not engaging enough. Don't even care that they cheated on each other, for some reason though the MC make a big fuss about it, but only after discovering the truth. Remember the big revelation scene when Maya introduces Josy to the MC as her girlfriend in the dorm room?
This is something I've never understood. What the hell does the MC get so mad about? I would be shocked that it was exactly the same two girls I had been dating, sure. They had lied to him, both of them saying they had a boyfriend. Not cool, still doesn't change much, it's only a girlfriend instead of a boyfriend. The fact is, he has no reason for getting so sensitive. He acted hurt, like they had betrayed him and stormed off. They didn't betray him, they betrayed each other.
That's gotta be my most disliked scene from the game.

While I do like Maya alot #3 after replaying the game. I too have always hated that scene as well cause as far as I can recall everything was kept casual and nothing serious yet. I do recall even Maya tried to tell him once or twice but got interrupted for one reason or another. So I never really understood the MC being so mad at Maya, Josy I can understand a bit more since she never tried to tell the MC the truth. Even then he overacted for something that was casual sure he may of liked them alot but I never felt like he spent enough time with them for anything serious yet at that point. So if anyone should feel hurt should be Maya and Josy being mad at each other.

 

[Riaman]

I find Maya kinda boring and Josy less so but still not engaging enough. Don't even care that they cheated on each other, for some reason though the MC make a big fuss about it, but only after discovering the truth. Remember the big revelation scene when Maya introduces Josy to the MC as her girlfriend in the dorm room?
This is something I've never understood. What the hell does the MC get so mad about? I would be shocked that it was exactly the same two girls I had been dating, sure. They had lied to him, both of them saying they had a boyfriend. Not cool, still doesn't change much, it's only a girlfriend instead of a boyfriend. The fact is, he has no reason for getting so sensitive. He acted hurt, like they had betrayed him and stormed off. They didn't betray him, they betrayed each other.
That's gotta be my most disliked scene from the game.

Even more so if MC is on path of man whore. The weakest writing in entire game.

 

[funkymonkeyjedi]

I find Maya kinda boring and Josy less so but still not engaging enough. Don't even care that they cheated on each other, for some reason though the MC make a big fuss about it, but only after discovering the truth. Remember the big revelation scene when Maya introduces Josy to the MC as her girlfriend in the dorm room?
This is something I've never understood. What the hell does the MC get so mad about? I would be shocked that it was exactly the same two girls I had been dating, sure. They had lied to him, both of them saying they had a boyfriend. Not cool, still doesn't change much, it's only a girlfriend instead of a boyfriend. The fact is, he has no reason for getting so sensitive. He acted hurt, like they had betrayed him and stormed off. They didn't betray him, they betrayed each other.
That's gotta be my most disliked scene from the game.

Amen to that!!!
I could not agree more with you there. I've always felt that was a serious story telling flaw where I think DPC completely failed the narrative in that regard.

 

[mostwanted8]

Even more so if MC is on path of man whore. The weakest writing in entire game.

Exactly this... I was massive DIK and at that scene I went like

Wtf happened to my guy, throwing a hissy fit like that. That shit pulled me out of the game.

 

[HiP1]

I find Maya kinda boring and Josy less so but still not engaging enough. Don't even care that they cheated on each other, for some reason though the MC make a big fuss about it, but only after discovering the truth. Remember the big revelation scene when Maya introduces Josy to the MC as her girlfriend in the dorm room?
This is something I've never understood. What the hell does the MC get so mad about? I would be shocked that it was exactly the same two girls I had been dating, sure. They had lied to him, both of them saying they had a boyfriend. Not cool, still doesn't change much, it's only a girlfriend instead of a boyfriend. The fact is, he has no reason for getting so sensitive. He acted hurt, like they had betrayed him and stormed off. They didn't betray him, they betrayed each other.
That's gotta my most disliked scene from the game.

MC overreacts for sure. but the situation is quite complicated from his POV.

Maya first told him she has a boyfriend. then says she doesn't. then that she is a virgin but only with boys, and only been with one girl, not specifying the current status of the relationship, implying it's in the past. so she lied to him a lot, even though she asked him to be very honest with her during their first lunch. She leads MC on. He feels betrayed for sure, and moreover it's with the girl he had a huge crush on. and he discovers she lied to her girlfriend, and cheated on her, with him! so he is an unwilling participant in cheating. and the one he betrays is the girl he liked.

For Josy, MC willingly participates in the cheating, but Maya is a dear friend now, and the sister of his best bro too. So he betrayed his friends because of Josy. he wouldn't have done it with Josy if he knew it was Maya. the fact that it's a girl comes up, but i don't think it's an issue, just that MC consider it a lie that she let him assume it was a guy. She also called MC a mistake by accident.

so they did betray him, each in their own way.
he became very close and intimate with both, thinking they would be kinda available for him, it adds to the betrayal. and he, himself, cheated on both. he also betrayed them.

MC is a drama queen in that moment for sure. staying and talking, even with all the anger, would have resolved everything quickly instead of wasting an episode. but it might have not lead to the throuple, as the girls wouldn't have ben forced to think about their feelings for MC and what he really means to them.
Also, it might be weird for him to stay and sleep in the same room as a couple that cheated on each other. imagine how awkward it would be

Only MC knows the truth. but Maya thinks he leaves only because she wasn't honest with him about still being in a relationship and didn't trust him. Josy thinks he left because he is shocked that it's a girl and because of the lies. only MC knows that's it's also because everyone lied, and the girls both cheated on each other and he was made an accomplice to both.

MC has the burden of the truth, and he is also a betrayer. having to face everything and being forced into the role might be too much for such a simple guy that is all about feelings with only a failed pseudo-relationship.

Each one has their own perspective on the drama, and each one has a different goal at stake, before the library scene. it's funny. it could have been better written, more detailed, even. but I do like the scene

 

[HiP1]

While I do like Maya alot #3 after replaying the game. I too have always hated that scene as well cause as far as I can recall everything was kept casual and nothing serious yet. I do recall even Maya tried to tell him once or twice but got interrupted for one reason or another. So I never really understood the MC being so mad at Maya, Josy I can understand a bit more since she never tried to tell the MC the truth. Even then he overacted for something that was casual sure he may of liked them alot but I never felt like he spent enough time with them for anything serious yet at that point. So if anyone should feel hurt should be Maya and Josy being mad at each other.

Maya wanted to tell him the truth, but always hesitated, and never actually tried. the most obvious time when she should have was when Derek called them out when they kissed outside on the ground. That was the perfect time to explain Derek's protest. but she just left, dodging the topic.
everyone has their own definition of "serious" but to me; depending on how much you invest on Maya points up to that scene, it is beginning to become quite serious for both. MC feels it's somewhat serious too, I think, and that's part of what he is mad at Josy about. she kind of dismisses the state of their relationship (though she is in shock and panic)
MC is at fault too, when he is confronted by Maya about his date with a girl back home, he says he is single and there is not wrong about playing the field basically. she agrees but still says it feels weird because of the state of their relationship at the time.

 

[HiP1]

Even more so if MC is on path of man whore. The weakest writing in entire game.

you will find that cheaters can still feel possessive about all their girls, and very jealous. peak double standard. peak drama

 

[ReallyNotTimmy]

I’ll take a guess and say Jill isn’t very well liked around here.
It’s how she didn’t respect the MC’s wishes and went behind his back that killed all the attraction for me, treating him like a baby who needs protection instead of letting him sort his own issues. She didn’t even think how it would lead to further problems with the Alphas or that it would put the MC in a though spot and make him look like a wimp.
Classic case of meaning well but doing more harm than good.

I like Jill quite a lot. But I agree when she tried to “rescue” him from Chad, she absolutely went about it the wrong way. But that’s the way parents and teachers too often think: Have a meeting, get to the bottom of things, give that bully a stern lecture and some stiff consequences, and he’ll have learned his lesson and never do it again.

Lana and Neil both had the right idea: When a bully fucks with you, kick him where it hurts, and don’t stop until he’s a soprano.

 

[Krytax123]

I like Jill quite a lot. But I agree when she tried to “rescue” him from Chad, she absolutely went about it the wrong way. But that’s the way parents and teachers too often think: Have a meeting, get to the bottom of things, give that bully a stern lecture and some stiff consequences, and he’ll have learned his lesson and never do it again.

Lana and Neil both had the right idea: When a bully fucks with you, kick him where it hurts, and don’t stop until he’s a soprano.

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I completly agree with you but tbf Chad DID kinda learned his lesson and became a tame puppy afterwards, the treat from burke did successfully intimidate Chad and he even convinced the other alphas to keep it low afterwards.

But yeah Chad is/was just a bully yet kinda a reasonable guy when he isnt confused/overwhelmed/pretending it would have been an other outcome if the other guy would have been a guy like vinny.

 

[HiP1]

I like Jill quite a lot. But I agree when she tried to “rescue” him from Chad, she absolutely went about it the wrong way. But that’s the way parents and teachers too often think: Have a meeting, get to the bottom of things, give that bully a stern lecture and some stiff consequences, and he’ll have learned his lesson and never do it again.

Lana and Neil both had the right idea: When a bully fucks with you, kick him where it hurts, and don’t stop until he’s a soprano.

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indeed. and that adds to the weird situation. Lana's advice should have stuck with Jill even more now that she's gone.

 

[HiP1]

I completly agree with you but tbf Chad DID kinda learned his lesson and became a tame puppy afterwards, the treat from burke did successfully intimidate Chad and he even convinced the other alphas to keep it low afterwards.

not low enough, as we saw with Caleb, and the ruined DIK mansion.

 

[Krytax123]

not low enough, as we saw with Caleb, and the ruined DIK mansion.

It was only Caleb because of the treat from burke and tbf the diks started it this time (destroying the alpha windows) and it wasnt a retaliation about the chad/mc conflict, it was about the DIKs/Alphas and kinda unrelated to mc.