#honestly i should have expected it i should have known that my parasocial love of jellie would someday extend to scar

[unsettlingcreature]

Ah shit. I gained parasocial feelings for a streamer.

[jerzwriter]

What do you think about TS shading her fans in TTPD?

Hey Nonny!

I should post a disclaimer... because most people (even some who have known me a long time) still don't seem to get my sense of humor in regard to all things Taylor Swift, and beyond. (People really need to lighten the fuck up, but I digress...)

Look, I get it. Being a public figure and having your entire life under a microscope must be hard. I wouldn't want it. I don't envy it. Parasocial relationships are a thing, and people are crazy, so it's gotta suck....

but.....

Taylor has carefully cultivated those parasocial relationships and turned them into a profitable business model. It has turned her into one of the most powerful women in the world and has made her a Billionaire with a B. So I think our lil' baby doll needs to understand sometimes she's gonna have to suck it up. You can't have it both ways.

I play the Taylor gossip game - to a degree. It's fun. It's light. It's harmless. Do I think some fans are over-the-top? Yes. A thousand times, yes. To quote my daughter: I'm a Swiftie, so I can say this... some of us Swifties are the most annoying motherfuckers on Earth.

Cosigned. 1,000%. 10,000%.

but.....

I think Tay Tay was referring to the Healey affair of 2023, and I have thoughts on that. See, I love Ms. Swift, but I'm not naive. I know she's cultivated an image that is not necessarily reality. But, if she's going to paint herself as a progressive face of white feminism, lgbtq+ causes, and more—performative or not—then she has to walk the walk, and if she doesn't, then she should expect to be taken to task. Healy is a POS, and any association with him would reflect on her. She's too smart and too savvy a businesswoman not to realize that, so I don't give 2 shits about the tears she shed over that.

Now, are some fans INSANE? Yes. Like, I listened to the album, and I'm like, "Oh, Joe, you dirty dog." Me and my friends sent each other amusing GIFs, it's all in good FUN (see disclaimer above). Am I really giving Joe a second thought? No. If I see him on the street, will I attack him? No. Do I honestly care? No. For the record, Taylor has me convinced she is far from the face of stability and is a lil' off too... that's one of the things I like about her... us "off" chicks have to stick together. She herself said she sees her part in the problem, so I'm not sitting here hating Joe.

And while I'll engage in the cuteness that is Taylor/Kelce (what is their couple name? See, this is how much I care...) for FUN... I honestly don't give a damn there, either. Like, it doesn't pay my bills. Doesn't impact my relationships. Do I want her to be happy? Yeah. I want everyone to be happy. But I'm not personally invested. Some fans are... and some push that "off" into the not-fun territory. So I can see that being a bit of a concern... but again, when you cultivate parasocial relationships, this shit's gonna happen. Am I mad at her for the lyrics? No. Will I be relistening and freaking over the music tonight? You better fucking believe it.

Thanks for the ask, Nonny!

[mamthew]

My full review of Persona 5: Scramble. Some mostly minor spoilers scattered throughout, though I try to flag them in advance.

When Persona 5: Scramble was announced, my expectations were fairly low. As it was yet another Warriors spinoff of a better-known series, I expected Hyrule Warriors but with Persona characters. I thought we’d get the P5 crew, maybe even a few from P3 or P4, maybe a villain or two, mindlessly tearing through thousands of enemies in essentially interchangeable levels, justified by a threadbare, 6-hour story. The demo, then, blew me away. It was just…the beginning of a sequel to Persona 5, maintaining the locations, presentation, and characters of the original game, but with a beat ‘em up battle system. I began thinking of Scramble as a direct sequel to literally my favorite game of all time, including everything a sequel might entail. 

Having played through almost all of Persona 5: Strikers (I have started but not bothered seriously attempting New Game+ in Merciless difficulty), the game we ended up getting was halfway between those, I think. They managed to recreate the presentation of P5 impeccably, with gorgeous menus, beautiful battle effects, entertaining scene transitions, etc. However, the half of the game that isn’t dungeon-crawling is deceptively scant. The story centers around a road trip across Japan, but each city isn’t nearly as realized as P5’s Tokyo, with only about 3 rooms apiece, and some of the later ones not even getting a hub at all. The hubs really only exist to have shops, with none of the time management, minigames, or relationship building in a mainline Persona game. Still, it’s the only Persona spinoff I’ve played that has a real-life component at all, so I found it refreshing to get to wander Sendai, Okinawa, Osaka, and other towns in a game I’d initially not expected to have any towns at all.

The dungeons are where this game shines, though. They’re actual Persona 5-style dungeons, made occasionally even more dynamic with the addition of platforming and sidescrolling sections reminiscent of Nier Automata. The battle system uses the bones of the system in every warriors game, but slowly builds on it with more and more complexity until it’s not only a unique system, but is honestly one of the more engaging action battle systems I’ve played in a minute, in which you’re constantly trying to time dodges just right for extra hits, which can then open the option to either get in an extra hit with your character, which heals some SP, or switch to another character for an extra hit with them, which increases the rate at which the special gauge increases. As Joker, you have an array of Personas you can switch between on the fly, shifting your moveset, your stats, and your strategy as you go. Each of the other characters has their own gimmick that makes them unique and fun to play and sets them apart from Joker, who otherwise would have access to all their elemental attacks and stat spreads. Strategically placed objects around dungeons can be used to pull off special moves in battles, as well, letting you jump up to chandeliers and drop them on enemies or dive off of walls and tackle enemies. The battle system takes a little too long to actually become complex, but once it actually reaches that point it’s really rewarding. The bosses, too, are fun, with designs deserving of the Persona name and strategies that make full use of the environments. You can even replay them at different difficulty levels as the game goes on. I’ve never played a Koei Tecmo game with this much polish, and the battle system makes me hope the Warriors team goes to try an actual Platinum-style character action game. I think they’d knock it out of the park.

I’m a little split on the story of this game. The bones of the story are good. The characters are all written perfectly, and seeing them interact again was enough that I actually teared up a bit when I first booted up the game. I enjoy the new characters, and they work well with the party. The pacing is solid and it has a good emotional core. The villains are decent for the most part, and the ending is pretty satisfying. Several of the villains directly correlate to specific party members, too, which gives us further insight into those party members, and lets us watch as they see themselves in someone else and recognize where that other person broke off from their path. The game is in part about trauma and the ways it drives individuals to lash out at a world they’ve always believed to be cold and unforgiving, which could be a powerful message if done well. In this game, though, it’s not done very well at all. The ultimate message – if this game could be said to have one – is that individuals without support networks are driven by trauma to make bad decisions. That’s not…necessarily untrue, but it’s not…necessarily true, either. This message is probably at its worst when the game gets into inadvertently ableist territory with a character near the end, who -spoilers until the end of the paragraph- tries to essentially enslave mankind because her dissociation due to trauma convinces her that she has no emotions and therefore the species as a whole should have no emotions either. It’s…frankly a really gross bookend on a game that, until that point, had managed to avoid most of the issues with male gaze and homophobia that the original game had.

Every message in this game, though, is too individual-focused to function as a real message or social commentary. It even undercuts the sharp themes in the original by showing people in similar positions of power as the original villains just…choosing not to fall to corruption and consequently avoiding all of the problems that would arise from their power discrepancy. For a spoilery example until the end of the paragraph, the villain in Persona 5 who’s a CEO is a villain because his need to make profit drives him to exploit his workers, paying them less and working them more. The villain in Strikers who’s a CEO is a villain because his father was abusive and that led him to think people must be controlled. One is a real-world problem applicable to any CEO. The other is a story that exists only in the fictional realm.

This wouldn’t be such a glaring issue if Persona games – and especially Persona 5 – weren’t known for their social commentary. That’s not limited to the main games, either. Persona 4 Dancing was a rhythm game with a story about parasocial relationships and the pressures they place on public figures. Strikers ostensibly touches on parasocial relationships, but doesn’t…really have anything to say about them.

The game does try to make a statement sometimes, but everything it tries to say is disjointed, at odds with the previous game, or inapplicable to real life. The villains’ deeds don’t really have much similarity to each other, either, unlike in 5, and it’s stated outright that several of them would not hold any power at all without the supernatural world, which both prevents their stories from saying anything about the real world, and flies in the face of the purpose of Persona as a series. The supernatural worlds in Persona games are the collective unconscious, which means that the worlds are used to give the characters and the player visual representations of abstract concepts. The Palaces in Persona 5 are not the sources of the villains’ power; that comes from regular old societal hierarchies. The characters in Persona 4 were experiencing their inner turmoil before they were sucked into the TV world, and the midnight channel only made manifest what was already there and unseen. Conversely, the first two villains in Strikers are only in the public eye because they use supernatural means to make people like them. That the supernatural means involve smart phones doesn’t say anything about technology, because that’s not how technology actually works. In a follow-up to a game that was as furious at the world and desperate for change as Persona 5 was, it’s a glaring departure for the characters to just…befriend “the good cop,” or -spoilers again- push the mayor who’s based on Margaret Fucking Thatcher to run again but do things the “right way” this time.

That being said, I’m not actually that upset with this game. I have a lot to say about its missteps because I have a lot to say about Persona 5, but the gameplay is legitimately fun, and I do really love seeing the characters again. I’m more bemused than upset with the game’s fumbling of…the thing that made me fall in love with Persona 5 to begin with. Part of that is because the game is still so solid and fun, and the characters are written so well that I can overlook the issues. Even deeper, though, is that the last few years has radicalized so many people that the statements made in Persona 5 are simply…more visible in the mainstream than they were when it released. Late show hosts rage about the exploitation of waged workers. Video game streamers remark on the cruel arbitrariness of the current system. Shows about cops are being pushed to justify their existence to an increasingly disillusioned public. I think if Persona 5 released today, it wouldn’t have the same impact it did in 2017. To my mind, the game no longer carries the responsibility it once did. So this game is fun and doesn’t really matter, and that’s actually okay.

But if Persona 6 isn’t a return to form, I’ll take it back.

[eldritchsurveys]

732.

Have you ever done drugs and were able to quit for good? >> I don’t do any of the drugs that I used to (aside from drinking), so yeah, I guess so. I also never developed a serious dependence on any of them, though. Are you against weed, or do you think it should be legalized? >> I’m not against weed. I think it should be legalised. I think decriminilisation and legalisation are good first steps in reducing social stigma to a point where people can have honest and informed conversations about drugs, their benefits, and their drawbacks. Also, it’d be real nice if marginalised people could stop being shoved into prison cells with outrageous sentences for possession. Have you ever been taken advantage of while drunk? >> No. Is there any medication you refuse to take? (Like for ADHD, etc.) >> No, I’m not actively refusing to take any medication... I haven’t been offered any, so. Ever watched an Above the Influence commercial under the influence? >> Nah, those had stopped airing by the time I started using. I think they made a bit of a comeback recently, though? I swear I saw one a few months ago. Or maybe it was the Truth campaign, which was similar.

Have you ever or do you have an abusive significant other? >> Jury’s out on whether I had one or not, but I don’t have one now. Are your parents too involved in your life, or do you feel forgotten? >> My parent wants nothing to do with me. How do you feel when it comes to love? >> I don’t know what you mean. I don’t really... have any? Do rainy, cloudy days affect your mood? >> Sometimes, especially if there’s multiple rainy/cloudy days in a row. I need to see the Sun at some point. Have you ever wished you could just move away and start over? >> I wish I could just move away from here because I find here to be insufferably dull. And cold. Are you impulsive, or do you overthink? >> Sometimes I follow my impulses, sometimes I’m trapped in thought cycles and do nothing.

Are you or have you ever been addicted to any substance? >> No. Do you think beauty goes more than skin deep? >> I think beauty is whatever the fuck you want it to be. I think societal concepts of beauty should definitely be examined and reexamined, because the foundations are often rotten, but honestly I don’t want to spend all my time dissecting every single thing I think is pretty. Do you remember your first date? How was it? >> Not really. Have you gotten caught in a HUGE lie to your parents? >> Yeah, probably. I did a lot of lying because it was always like I was in trouble for something and I got tired of it. Are your relationships unstable, or do you manage to keep friends a while? >> My Inworld relationships are extremely stable. Don’t you hate when people have the nicest parents & treat them like shit? >> I mean, I don’t really see that kind of thing in my life, so. Are your moods stable or do you never know how you’re gonna feel? >> My moods are unstable from an outside point of view, probably. But I can trace how certain seemingly-harmless things can trigger me (and I’m getting better at it every day), so while my moods may seem random to you, they’re not to me. Have you ever been on probation or arrested? If so, what for? >> I was on probation when I was 13 based on a harmful exaggeration, essentially. Do you think that without drama and problems your life would be boring? >> I mean, I don’t have drama in my life, and yeah, that’s part of what makes it “boring”, but “boring” isn’t necessarily bad. I don’t need that kind of excitement in my life. If I want to experience some drama, I can always watch Grey’s Anatomy. When you’ve had a bad day, do you seek an escape, or do you just face it? >> Most of my “bad days” are because of internal bullshit, so yeah, there’s really nothing to do about it except give myself gentle distractions until the bad vibes work themselves out of my system. “Facing it” isn’t really going to solve anything, because most of the time the bad feelings aren’t based in something that’s literally happening that I can literally solve. What is “facing” an emotional flashback going to do except trap me in negative thought loops for even longer, lmao. Do you think the bible’s hypocritical, or do you live by it? >> The Bible is a conglomeration of allegories, dramatised historical accounts, opinion pieces, poetry, lawbooks, and religious instruction. I don’t know what about any of that I’m supposed to find “hypocritical”. I don’t live by it because I’m not involved in a religion that uses it as a text. Have you ever thought you were or actually BEEN pregnant? >> Yes. Have you ever guilt tripped someone into something? >> I don’t think so. Do you actually care about other’s problems? >> I care about the problems of people I care about. When it comes to the opposite sex, do you fall for them faster or slower? >> --- Have you ever had or been part of an intervention? >> No. I’ve tried to be a one-person intervention, which obviously doesn’t do squat. If you could, would you go back and change the way things ended with someone? >> No. Can you manipulate someone into getting what you want? >> Sure, if I put in any effort. But if there’s one thing I’m lazy about, it’s social shit. Does the type of music someone listens to tell the type of person they are? >> I don’t know. People like all sorts of different music for all sorts of different reasons, so I don’t know how reliable a metric that would be. Have you ever felt like you know a person just from their survey answers? >> I mean, yeah, I do have some level of knowledge about that person if I read enough surveys of theirs. But it’s still a parasocial relationship, which is one-sided and completely different from a regular interpersonal relationship. That would only change if we started communicating with each other. Are there any problems within your family? If so, what? >> --- If you’re in a bad mood, do you take it out on others or do you hold it in? >> If I’m in a bad mood, I tend to self-isolate, which solves the other-people problem pretty well. Have you ever seen cocaine, ecstasy, heroin, or acid? Have you done it? >> I’ve seen and done all of these, yes. Do you like a lot of attention or does it make you uncomfortable? >> I don’t like a lot of attention, no. Have you ever wanted to help someone, but you just couldn’t? >> Yeah. It was a good lesson to learn, and then I repeated the mistake later on, lmao. It be like that sometimes. Have you ever contemplated suicide or talked someone out of it who has? >> I’ve contemplated it plenty of times. Not sure if I’ve ever talked someone out of it. Have you ever been homeschooled? Why? >> No. Have you ever woken up somewhere and not known where you were? >> Not like... seriously. I’ve had that disorienting feeling for a few seconds because I was away from home or something, but I’ve never woken up somewhere and literally not known where I was at all. Has someone ever laced/slipped something in your drink? >> No. Have you ever had a party when your parents went outta town? Get caught? >> No. Is there something you really wanna tell/say to someone but can’t? >> No. Don’t you hate when someone texts you and you’re expecting someone else? >> I mean, yeah, I guess I would hate that.

[illstealyourheart]

Okay, so...back in the day, I was super fixated with MBTI. I’d read all I can about it because it was just... such a fun way of finding out how someone’s mind could work... potentially. It’s just a framework, honestly. Not a set rule. And for me, it was mostly about fictional characters, because rp and stuff. ANYWAY, it was impossible for me to take the test myself because I was so heavily influenced by my biases and what I’d know these answers to lead to. So... years later-- now-- I have decided to take the test again, and it’s really funny because I actually have forgotten everything that could lead to me cheating being a specific type. I do remember though wanting to be ISTJ so badly back then, and always being afraid of having been INFP (I don’t know why I was so against it, honestly. I think it was just obsessive identification with a specific character who was supposedly ISTJ.)

Here’s my result now:

ME, ENFJ. ME, EXTRAVERTED.

It feels sound though, because... I do approach a lot of people and I love interacting with people and I think me thinking I was an introvert for SO LONG was more because I was so shy and reclusive back then I could barely open my mouth. And I... can actually recover a lot of distress by just talking to someone (not even about myself. Just talking in general and being in a group). Sometimes I do need time alone, yeah, but often... being with people is the better option. Wild. Would have never thought that when younger.

Okay, and... a lot of it is... yeah... I can see that... me wanting to see people’s motivations and often trying to be some medium of sorts. Also things like these:

“The interest Protagonists have in others is genuine, almost to a fault – when they believe in someone, they can become too involved in the other person’s problems, place too much trust in them.“

Very guilty of that... happens almost every day oh my god. Like, even just me being so concerned for people, and I start to care so much and it’s so weird because..! I’m not deluding myself into thinking I’m friends with a random stranger I see on the internet (ya know, the whole parasocial relationship thing) or even in real life, but I still end up caring for that fraction of... truth they show me. And it’s just... a one sided... genuine care... that no one needs or sometimes never get to know of, and it’s... honestly destroying me sometimes.

This one also hit hard:

“they have a tremendous capacity for reflecting on and analyzing their own feelings, but if they get too caught up in another person’s plight, they can develop a sort of emotional hypochondria, seeing other people’s problems in themselves, trying to fix something in themselves that isn’t wrong. If they get to a point where they are held back by limitations someone else is experiencing, it can hinder Protagonists’ ability to see past the dilemma and be of any help at all. When this happens, it’s important for Protagonists to pull back and use that self-reflection to distinguish between what they really feel, and what is a separate issue that needs to be looked at from another perspective.“

Hhhhh sometimes I get so caught up in caring about someone else’s problems that I can’t sleep. And I’ve learned to pull back when that happens.

I’m also EXTREMELY self-reflecting. Constantly.

Anyway, I’m rambling too long and I’m getting tired of this text. I was just kind of procrastinating on my task and those were a few of my thoughts.

Also these questions hit me lol:

EDIT: putting the rest in here, for saving purposes:

Strengths

Tolerant – Protagonists are true team players, and they recognize that that means listening to other peoples’ opinions, even when they contradict their own. They admit they don’t have all the answers, and are often receptive to dissent, so long as it remains constructive.

Reliable – The one thing that galls Protagonists the most is the idea of letting down a person or cause they believe in. If it’s possible, Protagonists can always be counted on to see it through.

Charismatic – Charm and popularity are qualities Protagonists have in spades. They instinctively know how to capture an audience, and pick up on mood and motivation in ways that allow them to communicate with reason, emotion, passion, restraint – whatever the situation calls for. Talented imitators, Protagonists are able to shift their tone and manner to reflect the needs of the audience, while still maintaining their own voice.

Altruistic – Uniting these qualities is Protagonists’ unyielding desire to do good in and for their communities, be it in their own home or the global stage. Warm and selfless, Protagonists genuinely believe that if they can just bring people together, they can do a world of good.

Natural Leaders – More than seeking authority themselves, Protagonists often end up in leadership roles at the request of others, cheered on by the many admirers of their strong personality and positive vision.

Weaknesses

Overly Idealistic – People with the Protagonist personality type can be caught off guard as they find that, through circumstance or nature, or simple misunderstanding, people fight against them and defy the principles they’ve adopted, however well-intentioned they may be. They are more likely to feel pity for this opposition than anger, and can earn a reputation of naïveté.

Too Selfless – Protagonists can bury themselves in their hopeful promises, feeling others’ problems as their own and striving hard to meet their word. If they aren’t careful, they can spread themselves too thin, and be left unable to help anyone.

Too Sensitive – While receptive to criticism, seeing it as a tool for leading a better team, it’s easy for Protagonists to take it a little too much to heart. Their sensitivity to others means that Protagonists sometimes feel problems that aren’t their own and try to fix things they can’t fix, worrying if they are doing enough.

Fluctuating Self-Esteem – Protagonists define their self-esteem by whether they are able to live up to their ideals, and sometimes ask for criticism more out of insecurity than out of confidence, always wondering what they could do better. If they fail to meet a goal or to help someone they said they’d help, their self-confidence will undoubtedly plummet.

Struggle to Make Tough Decisions – If caught between a rock and a hard place, Protagonists can be stricken with paralysis, imagining all the consequences of their actions, especially if those consequences are humanitarian.

Romantic Relationships

People who share the Protagonist personality type feel most at home when they are in a relationship, and few types are more eager to establish a loving commitment with their chosen partners. Protagonists take dating and relationships seriously, selecting partners with an eye towards the long haul, rather than the more casual approach that might be expected from some types in the Explorer Role group. There’s really no greater joy for Protagonists than to help along the goals of someone they care about, and the interweaving of lives that a committed relationship represents is the perfect opportunity to do just that.

Their Intuitive (N) trait helps them to keep up with the rapidly shifting moods that are common early in relationships, but Protagonists will still rely on conversations about their mutual feelings, checking the pulse of the relationship by asking how things are, and if there’s anything else they can do. While this can help to keep conflict, which Protagonists abhor, to a minimum, they also risk being overbearing or needy – Protagonists should keep in mind that sometimes the only thing that’s wrong is being asked what’s wrong too often.

Protagonists don’t need much to be happy, just to know that their partner is happy, and for their partner to express that happiness through visible affection. Making others’ goals come to fruition is often the chiefest concern of Protagonists, and they will spare no effort in helping their partner to live the dream. If they aren’t careful though, Protagonists’ quest for their partners’ satisfaction can leave them neglecting their own needs, and it’s important for them to remember to express those needs on occasion, especially early on.

Protagonists’ tendency to avoid any kind of conflict, sometimes even sacrificing their own principles to keep the peace, can lead to long-term problems if these efforts never fully resolve the underlying issues that they mask. On the other hand, people with the Protagonist personality type can sometimes be too preemptive in resolving their conflicts, asking for criticisms and suggestions in ways that convey neediness or insecurity. Protagonists invest their emotions wholly in their relationships, and are sometimes so eager to please that it actually undermines the relationship – this can lead to resentment, and even the failure of the relationship. When this happens, Protagonists experience strong senses of guilt and betrayal, as they see all their efforts slip away.

If potential partners appreciate these qualities though, and make an effort themselves to look after the needs of their Protagonist partners, they will enjoy long, happy, passionate relationships. Protagonists are known to be dependable lovers, perhaps more interested in routine and stability than spontaneity in their sex lives, but always dedicated to the selfless satisfaction of their partners. Ultimately, Protagonist personality types believe that the only true happiness is mutual happiness, and that’s the stuff successful relationships are made of.

Friendships

When it comes to friendships, Protagonists are anything but passive. While some personality types may accept the circumstantial highs and lows of friendship, their feelings waxing and waning with the times, Protagonists will put active effort into maintaining these connections, viewing them as substantial and important, not something to let slip away through laziness or inattention.

People with the Protagonist personality type take genuine pleasure in getting to know other people, and have no trouble talking with people of all types and modes of thought. Even in disagreement, other perspectives are fascinating to Protagonists – though like most people, they connect best with individuals who share their principles and ideals, and types in Diplomat and Analyst Role groups are best able to explore Protagonists’ viewpoints with them, which are simply too idealistic for most. It is with these closest friends that Protagonists will truly open up, keeping their many other connections in a realm of lighthearted but genuine support and encouragement.

Others truly value their Protagonist friends, appreciating the warmth, kindness, and sincere optimism and cheer they bring to the table. Protagonists want to be the best friends possible, and it shows in how they work to find out not just the superficial interests of their friends, but their strengths, passions, hopes and dreams. Nothing makes Protagonists happier than to see the people they care about do well, and they are more than happy to take their own time and energy to help make it happen.

While Protagonists enjoy lending this helping hand, other personality types may simply not have the energy or drive to keep up with it – creating further strain, people with the Protagonist personality type can become offended if their efforts aren’t reciprocated when the opportunity arises. Ultimately, Protagonists’ give and take can become stifling to types who are more interested in the moment than the future, or who simply have Identities that rest firmly on the Assertive side, making them content with who they are and uninterested in the sort of self-improvement and goal-setting that Protagonists hold so dear.

When this happens Protagonist personalities can be critical, if they believe it necessary. While usually tactful and often helpful, if their friend is already annoyed by Protagonists’ attempts to push them forward, it can simply cause them to dig in their heels further. Protagonists should try to avoid taking this personally when it happens, and relax their inflexibility into an occasional “live and let live” attitude.

Ultimately though, Protagonists will find that their excitement and unyielding optimism will yield them many satisfying relationships with people who appreciate and share their vision and authenticity. The joy Protagonists take in moving things forward means that there is always a sense of purpose behind their friendships, creating bonds that are not easily shaken.