well, the formula changed a little bit between chapters 1 and 2, as you may have noticed.
in chapter 1, any suggestions could be taken, and i'd go off those. that's because at the time, i had no real place for the story to go. it wasn't until paolo suggested that Jim found his parents dead that ideas flooded into my head. then in chapter 2, i wanted it to be a more controlled experience, as suggested by the other taylor (wu tang goku), so i ended up giving people options to choose from. and as easier as that was, i think i'll go back to allowing people to do what they want. if things get too chaotic, i'll just shrug it off with the character not understanding or admitting he can't do that, and then doing what i want him to do.