Disney Interactive Studios Desperate Housewives: The Game Interacting with People, Conversation

Interacting with People

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There’s more than one way to deliver a message.

Conversation

After you’ve selected a character (by clicking on him or her), click on one of the buttons to begin interacting. You’ll be presented with a U\TILYVM¸LTV[PJVUZ¹ each representing how you will say what you have to say. Depending on the situation, you may

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Once you’ve decided on a tone and message, click the emoticon and see how the other person responds. Just remember: whomever you are talking to will react to your tone as well as to what you have to say. Be careful what you say. And how you say it.

Socializing

Chat is chat: friendly banter that improves relationships but doesn’t involve serious discussion or the exchange of important information. Chatting increases your friendship levels with neighbors. They’ll like you the better for it – and will therefore be more willing to trade important information later, if and when they have it.

Kiss, Hug, Slap

These interactions work much like chat to affect relationships. Depending on the recipient, a Kiss or a Hug may not have the expected or desired effect. Note: Whatever the particular form of expression, as you interact with a neighbor, your relationship with that person will get better or worse. Watch for

colored icons rising up from the character; they indicate a change in your relationship.

A handshake represents HJOHUNL[V¸-YPLUKZOPW¹while a silhouette of a

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Time

The clock is very useful. Time controls the actions of the people of Wisteria Lane, too. They go to work or school,

they run errands, and they attend meetings and social events. All of this coming and going affects who you can interact with, and when, and who will be away for the day when you decide to do some sneaking.

Current game-time is played in the upper left corner of the screen. You can speed up the clock - and the speed of game play - by clicking the “Fast -V^HYK¹I\[[VU@V\JHUHSZVWH\ZL[OLNHTLI`JSPJRPUN[OL¸7H\ZL¹I\[[VU*SPJR[OL¸7SH`¹I\[[VU[VYL[\YU[VUVYTHSZWLLK

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