1) Sure! I do in a lot of games! I have an overactive imagination.
Hong Kong and Dragonfall were kinda cool in that you’d get asked a few questions about your character, which made it feel like it mattered more. Couldn’t always give a satisfactory answer, though.
2) We grew apart. We broke up. He moved away.
… As far as I know he’s fine.
3) I like optimistic because it sounds better than gullible.