Pumpkin
is an EoFF Legend
Pinkasaurus Rex

It was that prayer I sent you. It's coming along nicely. It was my fourth day today. Fifty more to go

STRESSSSSS!!!

But I think I'm handling it pretty well. Started that novena thing so that gives me a bit of strength. And I'm really digging that Baldur's Gate again How are you games coming along?

So what's up, Pumpkinator?

Alright. I'll probably get around to playing DC this weekend and next week in general.

I... honestly never played any strategy RPGs, ever. But if I do ever start I'll keep Tears to Tiara 2 in mind. Thanks!

Amazing! You even ordered a physical copy? I could t get one anywhere

Hmm... Okay, so in general, the whole social link business is not just about romances - it's mostly about just making friends. In the girls route, all of the romance options also have friend routes, and there are no penalties for romancing more than one dude (unlike the original P3, where every social link with a girl automatically turned romantic and it was insanely difficult to keep them up together, and you really wanna maintain as many social links as high as possible, so I'm glad the female path has friend options). Outside the romantic ones, you get to know a couple of friendly old folks who run a book store, a perky girl from one of the sport clubs, and a boy who is dying from a terminal disease (though I'm not sure if you can't romance him), among others. For the romance options, there's an exchange student from France who enjoys sowing, an uptight student council representative, a mysterious transfer student later on, and all your male party members (sans one). You get a broody guy with a heart of gold, a romantically clueless guy who's a school star but can't talk to girls, and there is one gay option from the party, but it comes really late into the game. That said, it's a really good one. In general, the female main character has social links with all the party members, while the boy only had links with the female ones and they were all romantic. I think that's as far as I can go without spoilers. Also, I only really touched on them, since there's about 20 social links in the game.

Jeez. That's crazy. Like I said, I honestly think it's someone from the forum who is trolling. I trust staff to sort it out.

You're not retarded, though, and your opinion and experiences are perfectly valid.

That's true.

I think it takes a certain level of self-awareness, though. I don't think it's easy for a lot of people to admit their weaknesses. And admitting you might be prone to addiction is hard. I don't really see it as something to be ashamed of since I haven't given in to it, just something I need to address so that it never gets out of control.

Absolutely. Addiction runs in my family on both sides. As does mental illness (especially in women). It's something I have to be wary of too. My father's mother was an alcoholic and eventually drank herself into the grave.

So everything I do has to be in some sort of moderation. It'd be REALLY easy for me to drink all day every day, and I recognize that in myself. But when I start drinking too much, I just make sure it's not even in the house or near me. It can be difficult to ween myself (more mentally than anything) but it's worth not becoming an addict.

No, no, you didn't offend me! I was glad to get some clarification, though. For me it was important to get some feedback from everyone (not just you) who said they hated drugs, because I occasionally smoke weed or take painkillers. But again, I think the fact that it's OCCASIONALLY makes all the difference.

I have had a bit of an alcohol problem in the past, but I've never let it get past the point where I can't control it. If I know I'm drinking too much, I will cut back.