You are now free to walk around talk to anyone you want. I have a feeling some people are going to be surprised at how much of an RPG Monster Girl Quest: Paradox actually is. These characters can assist you in battle and it is kind of cool how even if Luka has no HP left as long as one of your party members does, the battle is not over. There is a nice amount of choice here and it does give the gameplay far more depth than you would think. I was very surprised at the fact they let you have as many as seven companions with you! Four of these can assist you in battle! What is even more interesting is that there is a class and job system in play here for the characters that you take on your journey.