Hey Chopper, awesome thread! I read it all in one go.
You're attitude and persistence is exactly what you need to succeed in this and pretty much anything you want to accomplish. From what I have read it sounds like you could escalate kino faster than you are doing (you're last adventure might be the exception though

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Kino escalation is not very natural for some guys (like myself) and we can probably escalate faster than we think. I really love gamblers natural game/stealth seduction stuff where he mentiones some great escalation techniques that are low risk but do provide good feedback that let's you determine how much compliance you are getting.
Keychain does some great fast escalation stuff on the love systems beyond words DVDs.
Keep up the good work!