Yeah, this is where I'm at right now. The loss of child or miscarriage, if that theory pans out, would be the catalyst for James and Bella hurting each other either by cheating or whatever, and that culiminated in James leaving. Its not a one or the other situation. Its a whole sequence of events that started with X, with X maybe being the miscarriage/child loss.
sometimes the birth of a child is enough to create that sexual distance between husband and wife that leads to betrayal
Hrmmm. I think an abortion might be TOO dark for DPC to throw in here. (Death of a child and miscarriage is dark, yeah. But abortion comes with a whole slew of baggage the other two don't.)
See this one actually makes a lot of sense. It'd explain the massive hints of unstable behaviour on Bella's part. I like it. Never occurred to me that it could've been a miscarriage.I'm a proponent of the theory that the big trauma was Bella losing/miscarrying a baby (these things break up families and can cause Bella to shy away from sex). That Bella and James blame each other for it to a certain extent. He left. The locked room is a child's nursery that was never (or only briefly) used. Hints of roving eyes or hearts are ancillary and not traumatic enough for the words used in the library scene nor to cause Bella to stop smiling for 3 years.
As a big Bella fan in for the long haul, I even described it in "Coldplay."
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Or a certain husband of a certain teacher who's stalking Bella who just happens to be dressing as a soldier for some reason (maybe the asset was on 80% sale at the time DPC was creating the scenes.)
Not to diverge from BaDIK themes here, but miscarriages are hard on fathers too. Death of a child, even unborn, causes married people to look at each other and think only about what they lost. It's totally not right to leave your wife if that happened, but if after that, if both sides cheated and came to a point where they can't even look at each other?...
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To lighten the mood here. Favorite tunes from the game. The entire playlist so far (161 tunes) is here:You must be registered to see the links.
What are ya'll favourite songs/tunes?
For some reason the music when they first enter the strip joint does it for me (might have something to do with meeting Nicole for the first time
And if I'm looking for something a little more melancholy, the instrumental after tennis with Jill always does the trick:
I've been listening to The Friday Prophets almost everyday after playing this game
I've never been a big proponent of the James is an M.I.A. soldier theory, but this is the image (on the right) that bothers me. It's not just some old boots sitting there by themselves, it's actually got the BDUs attached and tucked in. That is very unusual. You don't typically, if ever, store boots with pants still attached/tucked in, somehow hanging up. And what is holding them up in perfect human form? A life size mannequin in the open facing the door? Well, mannequin or corpse, both explanations are creepy. Is it just a DPC DAZ faux pas? Don't know but Bella definitely has some issues.
