Okay, for the record, here's what I want from the game, and what I failed in with Alexander: - I want a network of friends and allies working towards a common goal. - I want mutual advancement, aka the network and Alexander increasing their in-universe status. - I want to [i]not[/i] alienate good and sympathetic people. This is where I failed in the most. I'm not asking for guaranteed rewards. I know full well that you have to actively try and get what you want in the Re: Zero universe; fate will not just grant it to you even if you work hard otherwise. What I'm asking is...how do I get what I want from other people IC? How do I do diplomacy, combat, and other means of getting my way (again, IC)? How do I exploit this universe to gain my way while warding off its attempt to exploit Alexander?