Hmmm, this is a good question. Of course how one plays is really the purpose of playing, but some games great satisfaction can be gained from the outcome of the game. But yes, I think if the process of play is not sufficiently enjoyed, the result will lose meaning.
It was a surprise gift pet. I absolutely didn't consent to it being brought into my life. But I don't want to kill it either. (which is what the gift giver recommended when I said I'm not in a position to be a baby dragon mama) People are manipulative assholes. Or maybe it is that men are just that heartless and stupid...I really don't know, but poor Spike looks so emaciated, and I don't know what to do.