In Rinn Fada 3: They Can't Go One Day Without Trouble

I can't seem to control anything this criminal household does even when I try. ...And that's what I get for creating Roy Thorn. I tried to improve his lot in life. I gave him chances and buffs. But he still is the biggest headache of the whole group. He causes trouble just by his very existence!
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Today I checked in with the Criminally Challenged troupe vacationing in Rinn Fada. Were they having a good time? Well...hard to tell.


Some of them certainly were.


At least at first.


But then, I got an idea. You see, I was concerned about Mark and Bonnie. They had just gotten married and had a new baby girl. But Bonnie had already fallen again for Roy when he'd kissed her after her wedding. That had taken me some effort to patch up. And now, Ruby was flirting with Mark. Ruby's not as good at flirting as Roy, but you never know! ...How could I keep those two troublemakers away from my happy couple?


Now first of all, let me explain that the "Prince and the Tower" story was staged. I was fully supervising Prince Roy, and he never romanced Bonnie or Ruby during that play. They just had friendly interactions. And he only woohooed in the tent with his girlfriend Holly. So the play was not the issue.


I knew I could never stop Ruby from flirting or Roy from kissing. Impossible. But maybe I could redirect their attention away from Mark and Bonnie. Right then, Roy and Ruby still disliked each other. Their relationship bar was in the red by a fair degree. ...I decided to friendly up Roy and Ruby, so he'd seek her out for socialization instead of his "friend" Bonnie. If he ended up kissing Ruby eventually, oh well. Better Ruby than Bonnie. 


But my plan went into high gear somehow! I'm not sure how this happened. With me completely directing this conversation, Roy managed to get the relationship up to just below neutral, still a bit red. The two were only acquaintances and Roy was being "sociable." At that point, Roy mastered Charisma. He could now use "Irresistible Greets." Dear god help me. 


Then Roy told Ruby about his engagement to Holly, a FRIENDLY comment. And what happened? ...They immediately went from Acquaintances to Romantic Interests (barely in the green)! Being friendly.  Ruby suddenly got the Naughty Reputation, no longer faithful. So, were they hiding a secret lust that only came out when the relationship improved? I mean, how is this even possible? Only Roy could achieve this feat of seduction! 


Things sort of disintegrated then. Roy switched straight to a flirt before I got my hands on him. And others starting "catching on" that something was up.


Clyde jumped down off the counter and went over to tell Ruby their date was over. He told her she was "selfish, self-centered, and self-indulgent." I'd never seen this message before. So sad. Eternally Faithful Clyde was hurt. In an instant. 


But I guess things could have been worse. After Roy's last stunt, I'd given all these guys the No Jealousy reward to see if it would ease the drama. Apparently it's working a little because even though Clyde and Holly got upset with Roy and Ruby becoming Romantic Interests, that's as far as it went right then. There were no more confrontations--that night. How awful to live like this! 


Ruby left the bar and was asleep when Clyde got home and crawled into bed beside her.


Roy had no problem woohooing Holly despite the fact that he'd just added another cheating notch to his belt--only by being friendly.


I haven't decided what to do. I quit the game. Roy and Ruby are now romantically involved while still in relationships with Holly and Clyde. Maybe I should have left well enough alone. ...But at least Mark and Bonnie were safe. For now.