Trust
As you wander around Sixth Street in New Eridu, you might encounter different agents.
Interacting with an agent will trigger all kinds of events that impact their Trust.
Communicating with and appropriately responding to an agent can increase their Trust in you. Responding inappropriately, however, may lead to the agent's Trust in you to decrease.
Trust Events
When strolling through the streets or doing some shopping, you might run into various citizens who can trigger events affecting your Trust.
If you spot someone you recognize, be sure to say hi. After all, a smile is the best way to make a business connection!
Make appropriate replies during Trust events to increase your Trust with that citizen.
True friendships usually being with something small and insignificant.
Certain inappropriate responses will lower a character's Trust towards you.
Giving noncommital responses and constant excuses might be valid communication tactics, but those are usually reserved for dealing with debt collectors. You don't wanna use them on your friends.
An example of Trust with a citizen, Anby, increasing.
An example of Trust with a citizen, Anby, decreasing.
Increasing Trust Level
Players can deepen their relationships with various agents by engaging in Trust activities.
As players reach certain Trust levels with a character, they unlock 'upgrade missions.' Successfully completing these missions not only increases the Trust level but also rewards players with in-game benefits.
Unlock upgrade missions once you reach a certain level of Trust with a character.
Complete upgrade missions to increase your Trust and earn rewards.
A master Proxy can conquer complicated Hollows, and also conquer well-guarded hearts.
After completing the corresponding story, you can view details about the Trust between you and each unlocked character from your workbench's Partner Files.
Trigger and complete Trust upgrade missions to increase your Trust.
If someone who didn't know better ever saw those, they might mistake them for a membership list of a criminal enterprise...