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

[Edhelharn]

at this point in the story only Jill can really consider herself his girlfriend, with the others it would be more of a forced moment

On what basis is this derived? Depending on path, each of the girls may have been "chosen". If you exclude Josy and Maya (rightly or wrongly (for me it's wrongly)) because of their unconventional relationship, and Bella because of her age and position, what about Sage? Or is it a case of Josy/Maya and Bella not being relationships that are out in the open, which again asks what about Sage?

Sage is still getting used to the idea of a serious relationship, and excluding the secrecy aspect the relationship is very similar to the one with Bella, 'we're good together, let's see what happens, let's not get too worked up'.


they've only just had their first date, introducing her as his girlfriend to Neil would be a big leap forward, which I doubt would please Sage that much.

Jill is "official", they post on Rooster and all. But Sage, during the camping, make pretty clear that they are boyfriend/girlfriend.

Spoiler: Sage cuteness overload

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[felicemastronzo]

Despite not concretely stating each other as "boyfriend and girlfriends", in EP8 Tremolo did tell both Josy and Maya that he's made the decision to be exclusive to them. I don't know about your personal perspective, but stating that you're exclusive to someone is pretty much a big indicator that you are boyfriend and girlfriend. And in EP10 as well, there's a few moments that allude to the the status of them being his girlfriends:

- when Tommy has his blow-up at Tremolo after finding out that he slept with Josy, he doesn't state it exactly, but he mentions that he's with both Josy and Maya. It's everyone else's interpretation that it's a three-way sexual relationship.

- when they're cleaning the upstairs dining room, after Tremolo calms Maya down, Melanie congratulates them and tells them about her own throuple situation, though that one was more about the sex, and when Maya asks him, he says that that's not their definition of their relationship.

- when Becky makes a shameless pass at Tremolo in the library, he does mention to them that he doesn't give a shit about Becky and the opinions of everyone else, that they know what they are and that it's enough for him.

So Tremolo choosing not to be up-front about the throuple with Neil would be weird, unless Maya explicitly mentions to Tremolo that she wants them to hide the situation.

Otherwise, the throuple are pretty much official, it's just not a publicly official situation because reasons.

What you write has nothing to do with what I said. the relationship can be exclusive whenever you want, but since for now their desire is for it to remain as vague as possible even among their friends, for MC to take them both home as his girlfriends (reminding us that it is the same country where the Josy's family) would not be natural at all

but above all, have you officially introduced each girlfriend to your parents? It's not such an obligatory step

p.s. no one knows about the trouple at BR, they know that MC hangs out with both of them, but no one knows about an equal relationship between Maya and Josy too

 

[felicemastronzo]

Jill is "official", they post on Rooster and all. But Sage, during the camping, make pretty clear that they are boyfriend/girlfriend.

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telling MC doesn't make it official in any way, otherwise would we even have to discuss that she can't say she loves him?

 

[TonyMurray]

telling MC doesn't make it official in any way, otherwise would we even have to discuss that she can't say she loves him?

What do you need to make it official? Take out an ad in the local paper? If you've chosen that particular path, Sage and MC are an item. Still being a little uncomfortable with it doesn't make it less so, it's a new situation for both of them, and you don't have to say "I love you" before you can be classed as "official". I'm not sure what I'm missing with this one if I'm honest.

Because of their different situations, Josy/Maya and Bella I can understand, but saying Sage isn't MC's girlfriend, I don't get.

 

[Edhelharn]

telling MC doesn't make it official in any way, otherwise would we even have to discuss that she can't say she loves him?

Wait, what? Two people agreeing that they are in a relationship and agreeing to address each other as boyfriend/girlfriend doesn't make them "official"?

 

[Darkwen]

What do you need to make it official? Take out an ad in the local paper? If you've chosen that particular path, Sage and MC are an item. Still being a little uncomfortable with it doesn't make it less so, it's a new situation for both of them, and you don't have to say "I love you" before you can be classed as "official". I'm not sure what I'm missing with this one if I'm honest.

Because of their different situations, Josy/Maya and Bella I can understand, but saying Sage isn't MC's girlfriend, I don't get.

If people know about MC and Sage then doesn't that make it official even if it isn't said by the two. Mc relationship with Josy and Maya is known, and with Bella and Jill I would find it hard to believe Sage is the only one that isn't official

 

[GamingSavant]

that Mc brings her to his house doesn't mean that he introduces her as 'his girlfriend', then Neil should understand that anyway, he may as well introduce her as his friend.

that way even Bella wouldn't have all this trouble going.

at this point in the story only Jill can really consider herself his girlfriend, with the others it would be more of a forced moment

I disagree with the last bit. Isabella basically opens herself up to him as best as she can in ways she doesn't with other people except Jill.

Josy and Maya were lesbians. Yet they let a guy who was so nice and empathetic to them that they became bisexual for him, and actively are trying to make this poly romance work, despite not forcing him into a commitment.

And finally Sage, who basically by his own choice, is starting the relationship slow. She doesn't want to put a full label on it because they've already dove into the relationship headfirst, but Sage is definitely trying to make it work like a girlfriend would.

Jill's the only one who declared it as an official thing, but considering the steps necessary to make her route possible, they pretty much skip to the end where they decide to go steady.

 

[TonyMurray]

If people know about MC and Sage then doesn't that make it official even if it isn't said by the two. Mc relationship with Josy and Maya is known, and with Bella and Jill I would find it hard to believe Sage is the only one that isn't official

Well, they could just be fooling around, I suppose, but that's not the case here. So in this instance, yes, that would make them official. They've both committed to it (even if it's just trying it out/testing the waters at this early stage) and people know they're an item.

 

[Roger-a-Dale]

MC won't introduce Sage to Neil as his girlfriend. He introduces her as his wife.

 

[GamingSavant]

I really hope Tremolo can convince Maya and Josy to come with him. I think Neil would be the most open to the throuple's situation, and it could give us some backstory on the legal situation he faced some years back.

I sincerely hope Josy goes home for Thanksgiving as well to introduce MC to her dad and Monica, and this is comically how they reveal to Tommy that MC's been banging his sister, and he has to cope with it like Derek has.

 

[TonyMurray]

I sincerely hope Josy goes home for Thanksgiving as well to introduce MC to her dad and Monica, and this is comically how they reveal to Tommy that MC's been banging his sister, and he has to cope with it like Derek has.

You might have missed something in the build up to this, if that's the reveal you're imagining.

 

[Darkwen]

Well, they could just be fooling around, I suppose, but that's not the case here. So in this instance, yes, that would make them official. They've both committed to it (even if it's just trying it out/testing the waters at this early stage) and people know they're an item.

I mean they don't have to make a social media post for it to be official they dating not getting married. Considering Sage almost drop the L word I don't know what else she would have to do to make it clear

 

[Roger-a-Dale]

I sincerely hope Josy goes home for Thanksgiving as well to introduce MC to her dad and Monica, and this is comically how they reveal to Tommy that MC's been banging his sister, and he has to cope with it like Derek has.

You haven't played that path all the way have you?

 

[TonyMurray]

I mean they don't have to make a social media post for it to be official they dating not getting married. Considering Sage almost drop the L word I don't know what else she would have to do to make it clear

Exactly. (Just in case it's not clear, we're on the same page with this, I was arguing that Sage and MC are clearly a couple).

 

[GamingSavant]

You haven't played that path all the way have you?

Nope. It's hard navigating all of that multiple times and have the time to do it all lol. I got saves all to season 3 last night.

 

[Darkwen]

I sincerely hope Josy goes home for Thanksgiving as well to introduce MC to her dad and Monica, and this is comically how they reveal to Tommy that MC's been banging his sister, and he has to cope with it like Derek has.

Pete already intived MC to go home with Josy so I l really hope it happen will know MC is going home for thanksgiving weekend so Josy could go with him. Or Mc could meet Josy family at Christmas

 

[Edhelharn]

I mean they don't have to make a social media post for it to be official they dating not getting married. Considering Sage almost drop the L word I don't know what else she would have to do to make it clear

 

[felicemastronzo]

What do you need to make it official? Take out an ad in the local paper? If you've chosen that particular path, Sage and MC are an item. Still being a little uncomfortable with it doesn't make it less so, it's a new situation for both of them, and you don't have to say "I love you" before you can be classed as "official". I'm not sure what I'm missing with this one if I'm honest.

Because of their different situations, Josy/Maya and Bella I can understand, but saying Sage isn't MC's girlfriend, I don't get.

Did you follow what was being talked about?


introducing LI as your girlfriend to Neil certainly makes it very official.

Wait, what? Two people agreeing that they are in a relationship and agreeing to address each other as boyfriend/girlfriend doesn't make them "official"?

but what does what they say to each other have to do with making a relationship official? Sage, in most situations, proves quite uncomfortable in considering their relationship "official", the first date represents for her a situation of enormous insecurity and embarrassment, which in an "official" relationship would not make sense.

I disagree with the last bit. Isabella basically opens herself up to him as best as she can in ways she doesn't with other people except Jill.

Josy and Maya were lesbians. Yet they let a guy who was so nice and empathetic to them that they became bisexual for him, and actively are trying to make this poly romance work, despite not forcing him into a commitment.

And finally Sage, who basically by his own choice, is starting the relationship slow. She doesn't want to put a full label on it because they've already dove into the relationship headfirst, but Sage is definitely trying to make it work like a girlfriend would.

Jill's the only one who declared it as an official thing, but considering the steps necessary to make her route possible, they pretty much skip to the end where they decide to go steady.

when MC and Bella talk about their relationship they always remain deliberately vague. after all, the fate of Bella's husband is still unclear. What sense could Mc go to Neil and tell him that Bella is his girlfriend? (which is what you were talking about) doesn't make any sense

 

[TonyMurray]

Did you follow what was being talked about?

introducing LI as your girlfriend to Neil certainly makes it very official.

Yeah, but I'm not sure you're following what everyone is saying Sage being uncomfortable about it doesn't mean it's not official. She's not refuting that they are an item, she's specifically leaning into it, just taking it slowly. I see nothing that would stop her from going to meet with Neil and be introduced as MC's girlfriend. She might have embarrassment at the situation, because it's all new to her, but again, it doesn't make it any less official. (And just in case you're using it as a measure, you don't have to be introduced to a partner's parent/s for it to be official, either.)

 

[TonyMurray]

Wait, what? Two people agreeing that they are in a relationship and agreeing to address each other as boyfriend/girlfriend doesn't make them "official"?

but what does what they say to each other have to do with making a relationship official? Sage, in most situations, proves quite uncomfortable in considering their relationship "official", the first date represents for her a situation of enormous insecurity and embarrassment, which in an "official" relationship would not make sense.

In fact, let me just jump back on that post a sec. Call me crazy, but I'm inclined to go along with how the couple define their relationship, not how you define it. They are boyfriend/girlfriend, in a relationship, a couple, however you want to term it, whether you agree with their definition or not

And Sage is out of her comfort zone, that's not something that precludes their relationship from being official, it just means it's new to her and she's still getting used to it.