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Well, all that matters is your well-beingIt's specific cause it's based on real story and I am alright.
So if Ian is dating someone and he hits on her she says "oh", but if he's single she's more interested? I think in all options, if Ian says he has moved on she pushes to meet up for coffee.There's a subtle difference of how Gillian reacts to whether Ian is in a committed relationship or not. Gillian simply responds "Oh" when hearing Ian is in a committed relationship. A bit different response for casual Ian, where she answers "I see, sounds good". My take from it is that Gillian seems happier when she knows that Ian hasn't had serious relationship.
It doesn't quite work this way. The "Oh." thing only happens if Ian is specifically in close relationship with Lena. For other Ians, both the ones who are in close relationship with another girl or just hooking up, it's some variant of "Oh/I see. Sounds good/nice." So i wouldn't really read too much into it.There's a subtle difference of how Gillian reacts to whether Ian is in a committed relationship or not. Gillian simply responds "Oh" when hearing Ian is in a committed relationship. A bit different response for casual Ian, where she answers "I see, sounds good". My take from it is that Gillian seems happier when she knows that Ian hasn't had serious relationship.
The coffee thing hinges strictly (and only) on Ian telling Gillian he's made his peace. I imagine it makes sense simply because it's the only sort of Ian that'd make Gillian feel like he might be safe to talk with, without him suddenly pulling a psycho Axel.So if Ian is dating someone and he hits on her she says "oh", but if he's single she's more interested? I think in all options, if Ian says he has moved on she pushes to meet up for coffee.
Doubt she expects a full Axel out of Ian cuz I don't think Ian ever showed that kind of behaviour towards her, but I can definitely see her not wanting Ian to come for coffee expecting something.It doesn't quite work this way. The "Oh." thing only happens if Ian is specifically in close relationship with Lena. For other Ians, both the ones who are in close relationship with another girl or just hooking up, it's some variant of "Oh/I see. Sounds good/nice." So i wouldn't really read too much into it.
The coffee thing hinges strictly (and only) on Ian telling Gillian he's made his peace. I imagine it makes sense simply because it's the only sort of Ian that'd make Gillian feel like he might be safe to talk with, without him suddenly pulling a psycho Axel.
That'd be my reading of it, yeah. "I see, sounds good (that you're moving on)" or something along these lines.Is that her just giving a neutral answer to someone she hopes moves on?
About it being counterintuitive, doesn't the game already have something like that with the Minerva route? You need to be antagonistic towards her and that gets you the route. To me the Gillian thing makes the same amount of sense. She isn't attracted (or is less attracted) to an Ian who is simping for her months after break up. The Ian who has moved on can be more desirable as he displays maturity and a lack of desperation. As for Ian who has moved on, him making moves on Gillian could be a result of him no longer holding her cheating against him and thus just seeing it as a hookup. There are other instances in the game where Ian can express disinterest in a girl and later sleep with them, namely Lena and Alison.That'd be my reading of it, yeah. "I see, sounds good (that you're moving on)" or something along these lines.
I think having a route that depends on Ian going all NOPE, FORGET IT, DO NOT WANT at the beginning of the game (that dialogue option requires burning Gillian's pictures and willpoint) as opposed to explicitly selecting "i still want that" would be extremely counter-intuitive on the player, since it'd be like the literal opposite of how every other route works in the game.
As far as i can tell, the game plays this choice straight, i.e. Ian who burnt the pics and selected option he's moved on acts genuinely as if he's moved on, with zero intention of actually having anything to do with Gillian anymore. As opposed to Ian who selects the heart option.
I'd say Ian/Minerva is more of "a domme wannabe getting tables turned on her and submitting" route that's pretty clear about its nature -- afaict the game on this route doesn't provide you with any heart options that would actually result in losing any chance at romance with Minerva when picked. At least as far as the choice icons go, the game is always consistent.About it being counterintuitive, doesn't the game already have something like that with the Minerva route? You need to be antagonistic towards her and that gets you the route.
"I no longer give a fuck about you" which is what true moving on boils down to isn't a display of maturity. It's just a display of what it says, that one no longer gives a fuck about the person. Losing interest and maturity are largely unrelated. It'd be then especially immature if Ian started to try to hook up with Gillian -- the only thing he'd really achieve this way would be to make himself look like Axel Lite, so desperate he'd claim one thing but really want another. I don't see Gillian really entertaining this.The Ian who has moved on can be more desirable as he displays maturity and a lack of desperation. As for Ian who has moved on, him making moves on Gillian could be a result of him no longer holding her cheating against him and thus just seeing it as a hookup.
I think it's quite different in intensity -- Ian is either given two options and focusing on one means he can't purse the other, or he can says he isn't interested, but it's far cry from explicitly selecting he wants nothing to do with the girl in question, that he has moved on and he doesn't want to think about her at all. Something the game obeys with both internal monologues and by actually removing Gillian-related content (Ian who has selected to move on doesn't get the "cheating Gillian" dream in Ch.11 as well as the earlier one, e.g.)There are other instances in the game where Ian can express disinterest in a girl and later sleep with them, namely Lena and Alison.
There might be a route for Ian where Gillian(Chameleon) is overthinking and than begin to obsess with the fact that "How can Ian move on so quickly/easily. He doesn't miss me? or Was I not good enough for him that he doesn't remember those times we had together?" shit like that. We see how many girls obsess with this very same behavior. This can be a stretch too but things can also take quite a turn around. Who knows!I think it's quite different in intensity -- Ian is either given two options and focusing on one means he can't purse the other, or he can says he isn't interested, but it's far cry from explicitly selecting he wants nothing to do with the girl in question, that he has moved on and he doesn't want to think about her at all. Something the game obeys with both internal monologues and by actually removing Gillian-related content (Ian who has selected to move on doesn't get the "cheating Gillian" dream in Ch.11 as well as the earlier one, e.g.)
Maybe 'immaturity' was the wrong word for me to use. What I meant was, if Ian says he has made peace, he is displaying the ability to accept what Gillian did, process the events, and not allow any I'll feeling about what Gillian did or self destructive thoughts to cloud how he approaches relationships and his self worth.I'd say Ian/Minerva is more of "a domme wannabe getting tables turned on her and submitting" route that's pretty clear about its nature -- afaict the game on this route doesn't provide you with any heart options that would actually result in losing any chance at romance with Minerva when picked. At least as far as the choice icons go, the game is always consistent.
"I no longer give a fuck about you" which is what true moving on boils down to isn't a display of maturity. It's just a display of what it says, that one no longer gives a fuck about the person. Losing interest and maturity are largely unrelated. It'd be then especially immature if Ian started to try to hook up with Gillian -- the only thing he'd really achieve this way would be to make himself look like Axel Lite, so desperate he'd claim one thing but really want another. I don't see Gillian really entertaining this.
I think it's quite different in intensity -- Ian is either given two options and focusing on one means he can't purse the other, or he can says he isn't interested, but it's far cry from explicitly selecting he wants nothing to do with the girl in question, that he has moved on and he doesn't want to think about her at all. Something the game obeys with both internal monologues and by actually removing Gillian-related content (Ian who has selected to move on doesn't get the "cheating Gillian" dream in Ch.11 as well as the earlier one, e.g.)
But just to be my own devil's advocate, on the other hand the dream Ian gets in Ch.11 if he's chosen to move on in Ch.3 has the dream Gillian talk how "It doesn't matter whose fault it was" and how she "wants to suffer together with Ian" and won't Ian please take her back. So, who knows. Guess we'll see, but i think it'd be really poor idea to effectively lie to the player about the meaning of icons which are supposed to remove ambiguity from provided options.
HOLLY WHO!?So yep, female popularity poll is pretty much over, so...
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I'm mystified as I find her a bit obnoxious. Anyway each to their own. The results were certainly interesting.HOLLY WHO!?
Cindy the queen of ORS slaying another poll.
Sad about Louise through.
Obnoxious, cheap, bitchy with 75 IQ.I'm mystified as I find her a bit obnoxious. Anyway each to their own. The results were certainly interesting.
I'm sure the BBC obsession is a significant part of Marcel's popularity, but it's also worth mentioning that those 15 words does the opposite of painting him as the clichéd stereotype character you'd expect him to be—the only thing he's done, is show some interest in Holly and the fact that she's a writer. That doesn't exactly give hime an enormous amount of psychological depth, but it's enough to pique my curiosity, at least. I'm sure his content will play on stereotypes to some extent (though it would be funny if his dick turned out to be microscopic), but at the moment he's the only guy in that poll who doesn't have any obvious character flaws or come with some big red flags. I think that's also a big part of his popularity, along with the curiosity it created when Eva added him to the gallery even though nothing suggested he was about to get any scenes in the foreseeable future.Yeah.. Or, well... She could just turn Billy black again and he'll shoot past Marcel to 13%.I mean, there's clearly content planned for him already, laid out since Chapter 7. Little did Eva know the power of the Tyrone West base when she pulled the Chapter 9 retcon.
Kind of proven by the poll results when Marcel's in 4th with so much as 15 words of dialogue thus far, while retcon Billy trustfund's sitting at a solid 2.7%.
Cindy, Holly, Ivy coalition government with Louise's outside support...lets go punch ✊So yep, female popularity poll is pretty much over, so...
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Neither a wife material nor a girlfriend material but she's so hot that you wish she carries your babies, I wish canonically she ended up being a single mother with Ian's child.I'm mystified as I find her a bit obnoxious. Anyway each to their own. The results were certainly interesting.