Played Disgea a bit more.
Well, a lot more.
I inched forward in the story a tiiiny bit, just to get tot he next chapter and unlock more stuff... but all the story stuff is re-viewable. Spent some time upping some item world stuff and trying to get some guys. Ended up grinding heavily on a stage where the enemies are all wearing "bug armor" which I stole the shit out of. (Could buy it, but why when its there to steal?) Eventually the stats will be too awful on it to be worthwhile, but for now, it adds +1 movement... AND some defense, so better than shoes. I threw three of them onto some characters, so there crazy movement now.
-slime. I've gotten into having fun putting a fist fighter on top of him and going in between enemies. They hit it, get poisoned AND countered... fun combo. And I changed the moth's ability to poison damage is incresed 50%. pretty good. I was able to kill a level 180 pirate with it! ...sadly, the poison got the last hit, not the characters.
-scarecrow. one of his abilities to reverse status effects... if you poison him, he heals. lower his stats, they raise. and if you stun him? He *doubles* his speed and movement. throw on some bug armor to give him 8 movement... doubled up to 16 he can get anywhere on the map he wants for a couple turns... AND take a passenger! (So I've been using moth to stun him. They are not friends.)
-catgirl. Got one. Insane HP. not much else so far. needs to learn more moves.
-gunslinger. On the sidelines. He's just going to learn the same moves as Trish, (just sliiiightly faster) and she's already well along and looks cooler, so...
Also unlocked an archer whose first default name was Willow. So I renamed the archer that spawned her Wendlyn.... Tara.
Also sitting on the sidelines along with a couple others that I'll wait on till they can get better training room and such.
(Given the friendship bonuses, it just makes most sense to keep it to a team of 10-14 or so.)
Got the next tier hospital items aslo. Gwen is pretty damn insane.