Inky trust event tells
I was having a nightmare attempting to pick the right options for befriending Inky but I've noticed something that might be a perfect tell as to which option to pick to gain trust.
Watch Inky's animation when the choice to feed/pet/play is on the screen - this includes trust events with the other cats too. Make sure you always buy cat food from the Convenience Store on Mondays after it refreshes.
- If Inky remains asleep in a solo trust event, feed him. If he's not hungry, no trust is gained or lost. (Whereas if you pet him and he's asleep, you will lose a small amount of trust).
- If Inky remains asleep in a group trust event, feed the other cats first and then feed Inky (the little black cat option). After feeding the other cats, the text will say he seems disappointed but that's correct, you'll gain a significant trust increase after making the second choice to feed him.
- If Inky wakes up when the options are on screen, opt to play, pet or feed him (first, if other cats are present).
I usually wait about 5 to 10 seconds for an animation change - he will visually wake up, sit up, and look towards the MC. It seems like Inky just doesn't like to be disturbed when he's sleeping! I'll try to grab a video example next time I see it happen too.
If anyone else wants to try this and report on their success rate, I'm happy to take more feedback. It could be a complete coincidence, but I've successfully completed more than 15 trust events in a row using this method now and I've seen a lot of confusion about it around Discord and on the Hoyo app.