The thing about discovering his parents that way is that Ripp's mother has been in that cemetery for years, and they all used to spend a lot of time there, even hanging out in the graveyard itself (teens will do just about anything for privacy, won't they?). I'm not sure they would see the ghosts at all unless they tried to scare them (which fits with the game... they don't actually see them), and maybe Ripp's parents wouldn't try to scare him (or maybe the General would... we'll have to see about that one).
You're right about Johnny. He's so relatively free from pain in his life, that he can forget what his friends have to deal with every day. They don't actually talk about it that much (to him), so maybe he forgets. He has his own issues too, but not quite in the same league.
Buck really is the strongest of the Grunts in many ways, especially from an emotional point of view (but since when do Grunts care about something so trivial as emotions, right?). General Buzz did seem to come to realize that in the end, at least somewhat. His thoughts about Buck as was dying were that he wasn't really worried about how he would cope with his life. He figured that Buck knew what he wanted out of life, and he would be fine.
That's so true. If Jill's crush on Ripp remained unrequited, she might long for him even more. But it's also true that she did get a taste for it, so she knows what she's missing now... but overall, it is better to have gotten what you wanted on some level.
Thank you. I try my best. The characters continue to grow and open up to themselves (and me), so it changes for me too as I write them. I have changed my plans on several occasions, because the character just changed their path.
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You're right about Johnny. He's so relatively free from pain in his life, that he can forget what his friends have to deal with every day. They don't actually talk about it that much (to him), so maybe he forgets. He has his own issues too, but not quite in the same league.
Buck really is the strongest of the Grunts in many ways, especially from an emotional point of view (but since when do Grunts care about something so trivial as emotions, right?). General Buzz did seem to come to realize that in the end, at least somewhat. His thoughts about Buck as was dying were that he wasn't really worried about how he would cope with his life. He figured that Buck knew what he wanted out of life, and he would be fine.
That's so true. If Jill's crush on Ripp remained unrequited, she might long for him even more. But it's also true that she did get a taste for it, so she knows what she's missing now... but overall, it is better to have gotten what you wanted on some level.
Thank you. I try my best. The characters continue to grow and open up to themselves (and me), so it changes for me too as I write them. I have changed my plans on several occasions, because the character just changed their path.