that equiping bug was tricky, fixed it though
http://www.mediafire.com/?1ln18lj82kcbc1s be sure to listen to sarah, she'll tell you where to go to recruit more members. each character has thier own strength and weaknesses
going to bed should save your game. it doesnt replenish health sinse theres no random battles, it would be to easy to just go back and forth to replenish your health after every battle. you can use items from the item store in the area where your house is or you can go to the hospital south of your house
when a character has HP but is down its cause they have KO status, some enemies with blunt objects can ko your characters, and enemies with knifes can cause bleeding status which will decrease the characters hp each turn or each step (it should say "knocked out!" when your character gets hit, does the text go to fast?)
-ko status goes away after battle or when you use whisky
-bleeding status is cured by hospital treatments or with stitches that you can buy at the hospital
-you can check character status in the inventory screen
enemies respawn as a consequence for dieing, if your about to die you can escape battle even against bosses