The game lets you be an asshole, but it comes at a cost.
I understand all of those reasons, but I was still surprised she came. I never actually thought about her being jealous about Shani/MC but it doesn´t surprise me. She seems to be jealous of anyone who she knows is very close to the MC, like Shani and Zahra. And if she´s that desperate for some dick, well, I´m not going to complain about it.
It´s true, picking the "old man" insult seems to be the better choice for her, but only because the guy decides to back off. Shani manages to parry the strike but she was barely hanging on by the time the guy pulled back. Even if that scenario, she got her ass slapped (which is disrespectful in general but even more to a Stalker) and barely managed to hold the guy back in a test of strength. I don´t consider that winning because the guy still didn´t take her seriously enough and that´s one of her goals. I decided to take Shani to the market because I just wanted to play as her and also see what happened, and yes, that included the possibility of a lewd scene.
I agree with you on the rest, Shani would definitely try to avoid fighting and use other ways to get what she wanted.
Can you explain the Shani pregnant plotline? I didn´t really get it. Btw, do they say they are part of the Legion group? I´ve seen people here talk about it but I don´t remember them saying it, so I just wanted clarification. If that´s the case, then it probably makes sense that the raiders would be the ones showing up.
I hope nothing happens with the Queen, she just started having sex and to be gangbanged so soon seems a bit much. Off course it´s a world where that can happen, but still...
I think it's being strongly implied that the Dark-eye-dyed folk are the Legion who showed up at the gate of the Raider-controlled settlement, and this allows two plotlines to be brought together in a single fight, which could end up uniting presently opposing political factions (like Zeta and the Raiders).
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The TLDR of Shani not getting preggo is:.
It is something the MC constsntly enforces with himself by not coming in her, even tho it's endlessly obvious he wants to very badly, because she's a stalker and it would be highly risky for a stalker to be pregnant in the field.
More in depth:.
Stalkers have to do a LOT of intense activity in highly dangerous and rapidly changing situations, all while having to keep their food and water intake moderated, their steps light and movement fast, and their sleep infrequent, likely erratic/on a shifting schedule, and somewhat light (which could be a real problem for Shani, since she, like all the women in her family, sleeps VERY soundly), all to avoid ambushes, and all of this while being frequently bombarded by hyper-dangerous chemical, biological, and radiological agents.
So, not only would it be FAR more difficult and dangerous for Shani to work as a stalker if she was pregnant (especially once she became heavily pregnant, at which point it would be pretty much impossible), but would also be severely difficult and dangerous for her child. Thus, the MC has repeatedly avoided knocking her up, even though he's really, REALLY struggling about it, as he has EXTREMELY strong drives and is clearly rarin' to go all the way, now that Shani's made herself available to him.
It probably doesn't help that he's the only one fighting this urge, aside from Shani herself (who obviously has a strong stake in not getting knocked up, since she too knows that would put an end to the one career she's trained for her whole life): no one else in the house is fighting the MC putting Shani in the family way, as Zhara (especially) and Ain are clearly just fine with her becoming a brood mare; Zhara would clearly love not having to fear for her daughter's safety and the risk of never having grandchildren from her, while Ain would likely be jealous but happily sisterly supportive at the same time).
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As to the queen getting used, she definitely put herself in that situation and, quite bluntly, her mouth is going to get her in even more trouble, I suspect, as it already has started to. The queen looks like she's being lined up for a hard and long set of lessons in humiliation, but it remains to be seen.
