This is not an impressions post. Lets move past that.
So I'm pretty well into the game now. Third island is open, and people are blowing up my
cell constantly to just hangout. Niko's been through some shit by now. The government
thing, the Holland Play, the kidnapping (which was a major turning point for that character,
I think). Niko's done alot of bad things for missions.
But its the bad things outside of missions that's got me feeling pretty sorry for Niko.
Last night, Niko scared one of his girlfriends by getting into a minor wreck on a
motorocycle. Protip: Motorcycles are not necessarily good date vehicles. Even though
she's a thrill seeker, she didn't appreciate being flung 10 feet in the air after impact. She
promptly left to walk home.
Niko tried calling her. Tried to make everything better. He even called for help. All he got
was the answering machine. A few hours later, she called it off. They were through.
Sure, Niko was pretty much just in it for the nookie (yeah, the nookie) and the perk, which
frankly, hadn't worked yet. But there was something sad about how final that break up is.
She's not even on the internet anymore. One motorcycle crash ended it all.
Everywhere I go, reminds me of her . . .
I hadn't saved after getting through a few tough missions, and I really didn't want to
backtrack. So I'm living with that one.
There's still Niko's other women on the side. But, as shallow and self centered as that chick
was, she was kind of comforting to take out. She'd complain about her job, Niko would
listen. They'd get twisted, stumble home, and have a good time. She appreciated Niko's
nicer suits and shirts from Perseus, and was generally down for anything.
Life is complicated. Carmen wasn't.