Always have a persona of the confidant you plan to hangout with for the day. If someone invites you at night go. Make use of the Fortune Confidants ability to improve relationships. Don't waste time reading since you can do it on the monorail until you get speed reading. Start confidants as early as you can. Hold the skip button during Mishima's confidant so all you see is it's benefits and you don't want to stop doing it. It's more fun imo to do it organically but if your goal is all of them read a guide for how to respond to confidants. Get a DVD player early so you don't miss it the first time your asked to use it. Plan out your month in advance.