...it makes me happy to hear you say that. [and they sincerely mean that, stopping all movement in their chair to stare at childe intensely. it's hard to see, but he might see a faint pink glow from under their hood.]

You mean how do you know if other people are beating you at the indulgence game? Hmm...I dunno if there's really a gauge to track, but I think you're pretty smart and the kind of person to watch people without telling them. It's not like people are keeping things a secret around here. You'll get a sense of how people are indulging, and how often. And your abilities...um...think of it like gaining experience points. You have to keep performing the same actions to earn your points, and if you hit a certain threshold, bam! You level up.

Some actions just get you more points than others. You just kind of have to play around and find out.