VN Ren'Py Being a DIK [v0.11.1] [DrPinkCake]

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Roger-a-Dale

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Hahn1900 said:
Yeah of course, being abandoned is a huge thing for her... but to be abandoned, there needs to be a real connection before. Which isnt the case with Chad if its only a "short" thing like Bozeman75 said...

So i say... it was NOT a short thing, the relationship between Sage and Chad was more longterm. Well, depends on what you think is longterm though... so to be precise, i think the relationship went on for at least half a year.

And the discussion was if Chad and Sage ever had Sex... if they would be together half a year, there is no freaking way that this went without sex, no way in hell. If there were no sex between the two, it was only a short thing, and if it was a short thing... Sage is highly overreacting regardless of her background.

Thats the problem i have with the Chad and Sage thing. No matter how you turn it... overall it doesnt make much sense.
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My current thinking is that Sage had a massive crush two years ago, but they only got together more recently. So while the relationship wasn't that long Sage had 2+ years of emotional attachment.

Also as a general rule we should be careful about jumping to conclusions about the past based on how things are now. We are shown that both Sage and Jill have a bad opinion about Rusty that doesn't fit how he acts now, but does fit how he was two years ago. So when Sage and Jill formed their opinions they were justified but now they need to be updated.

We see how Sage is now. How was she two years ago? What was the process from there to here?
 
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Hahn1900 said:
Yeah of course, being abandoned is a huge thing for her... but to be abandoned, there needs to be a real connection before. Which isnt the case with Chad if its only a "short" thing like Bozeman75 said...

So i say... it was NOT a short thing, the relationship between Sage and Chad was more longterm. Well, depends on what you think is longterm though... so to be precise, i think the relationship went on for at least half a year.

And the discussion was if Chad and Sage ever had Sex... if they would be together half a year, there is no freaking way that this went without sex, no way in hell. If there were no sex between the two, it was only a short thing, and if it was a short thing... Sage is highly overreacting regardless of her background.

Thats the problem i have with the Chad and Sage thing. No matter how you turn it... overall it doesnt make much sense.
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I don't really agree with either aspect of this argument. I don't think they needed some deep, long-term relationship for Sage to feel like she was being spurned - but even if it is necessary, it's clear their relationship runs back years, since they're seen in the flashback. Not dating, but seemingly on friendly terms. I imagine that makes it even worse to her: "why is this guy, who I've gotten along with so well and who asked me out, not laying a finger on me? What am I doing wrong?"

I think she would've been willing to wait for Chad for longer than you might expect because, again, the alternative is believing she's at fault. You'd be surprised how many excuses people are willing to believe, no matter how paper thin, if it means that the problems they're experiencing aren't their fault and they don't have to change anything because it'll be fixed soon anyway. Sage's brain is already primed to believe there's some problem with her, that she's not worthy, even if she hides it well. She'd easily put faith in him that it's just been a rough week or that he's busy with classes and training but will definitely be there for her next time, especially if he threw in a bone every now and then without actually doing much with her.

But Sage clearly doesn't need to know a guy that long to seek his validation, so long as he makes a good impression on her; just look at the MC. They only knew each other for a couple weeks at most before things started getting physical, and she began to confide in him about her problems. She's not just hopping into bed with every guy who shows interest, but she has no problems getting what she wants when someone makes her feel worth it.

When Tremolo meets him in the library, Chad implies that there's something deeper to why he chose Sage to be his beard - and why he chose not to come out to her. I don't think we'll be able to say decisively until we know why he picked her, out of all girls, and know more of what their relationship was like early on. We only ever saw the bad times, after all. That's not to say that whatever answer we get will be satisfying, but I do think we're missing pieces of the puzzle that will explain just how things got to the point they did.
 
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maxthruster said:
When Tremolo meets him in the library, Chad implies that there's something deeper to why he chose Sage to be his beard - and why he chose not to come out to her. I don't think we'll be able to say decisively until we know why he picked her, out of all girls,
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It's very simple. She's the HOTs president. Which means that having her as a girlfriend is a way to assure that the HOTs will keep throwing parties with the alphas despite their overall lack of interest for Dawe and the rest. It gives him more credibility to have the HOTs president as a trophy girlfriend. Furthermore she's a Burke which means he could use her connection to obtain favors. That's exactly what he tried to do in Episode 3 after he got punished for assaulting the MC.

Picking Melanie or Sarah wouldn't have bring that much benefits.
 
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El_Magnifico said:
It's very simple. She's the HOTs president. Which means that having her as a girlfriend is a way to assure that the HOTs will keep throwing parties with the alphas despite their overall lack of interest for Dawe and the rest. It gives him more credibility to have the HOTs president as a trophy girlfriend. Furthermore she's a Burke which means he could use her connection to obtain favors. That's exactly what he tried to do in Episode 3 after he got punished for assaulting the MC.

Picking Melanie or Sarah wouldn't have bring that much benefits.
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I'd believed that too until he brought that up in the library. It's the simplest and most likely answer. But this game loves avoiding simple answers until the absolute last drop of drama is squeezed out of them, at which point the problem evaporates like a loan on a piece of paper. I'm positive there's more to it, even if the end reason makes zero fucking sense.
 
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