Doppelgaenger

Yes to more jealousy moments in the future! Yes to flirting affecting how others might see you, and yes again to flirting with certain Non-ROs! 😊 All of the ROs exhibit their jealousy in very different ways, so I think my ranking would change a little depending on the circumstances, but for now it goes like this: Severed is first, since she can get extremely possessive. If you say you're hers, why would you ogle anybody else? You don't need those eyes to love her, you know... - The Mage would cover up all that brewing jealousy with pretty words, but he's not beyond pettiness, and also not beyond taking that pettiness too far. Yes, the spirits told him to knock over that candle. Yes, the candle that set the noble's dress on fire. The noble whose kiss lingered a little too long on the back of your palm in greeting, yes. It's fine, they managed to put it out quickly. What's the big deal? That dress was atrocious, anyway. He did them a favour, honestly. - Páv takes third place. He mostly tries to bottle up his jealousy, with varying levels of success. He'd never harm anyone but himself over those feelings, though. - The Aristocrat doesn't get jealous over just anyone. If it were a random noble flirting with you, he'd merely roll his eyes at the attempt. Maybe he'd sit back and snicker as he sips on a drink, even. He's not worried. He knows he's better. However, there's a handful of people in the world that would make him absolutely shatter the occasional wine glass in his grip as he tries to bite back his anger. - The Guard doesn't have much experience when it comes to romance, including the jealousy that might come with it. She's great friends with the court mage, and he always lays it on thick. That's just normal around here, right? And it's not normal to feel so disappointed when she sees it happening to you, right...? - Virgo doesn't care about harmless flirting. They'd rather you do it with them, but they don't exactly feel jealous about it. They've grown pretty apathetic to hearing and seeing people kiss up to each other all the time.

Virgo is the Sovereign! I've now updated their banner on the intro post as well. I'll probably reveal the mage also once I have finished ch2! :D

I'm halfway done with chapter 2! And since we also reached 250 followers, I thought to celebrate it by revealing the 2nd RO you'll meet in the story - Virgo! 💙 - art by @s-4-fira

Sure, why not.

Hi! Thank you for reading, I'm glad you enjoyed it so far. 💜 1.) I'm still largely workshopping and playing around with the personality stats, so they're all subject to change! I most likely will keep the malicious stat in some way though, since you can really push being an asshole come later chapters. As of now, the stat mostly affects your treatment towards the spirits (i.e gaining points for cursing them, or laughing about Páv destroying the wanderer's soul in one of the divergent paths for it), as well some other options that could be considered being mean! 2.) Yes, I will add a little heart symbol for romantic options! I've looked through Ch. 1 again, and have only found one option that is meant to be outright romantic in nature, so I'll add it there, as well. Any other teasing choice so far is more up to interpretation on whether it's actually flirting or not, I'd say (though I do admittedly struggle with tone sometimes as well...) I wanted to track the amount of times you flirt with characters anyway, so they can initiate 'the talk' with MC later if you don't do so first, and I think a marker would be helpful for me, too! 3.) Páv appreciates MC showing their concern for him in that moment, so it raises his relationship stat. I was initially going to take off a point or two for laughing at him instead, since it'd make sense, right? You're essentially finding joy in his pain, who'd be okay with that? But doing so just doesn't affect him the same way as i.e outright telling him that you don't need him being protective of you. Now, that's a pretty big hit if you're convinced that's your whole purpose. ദ്ദി ( ᵔ ᗜ ᵔ ) That being said, characters do prefer certain personalities. The guard will dislike if you're being cruel, but she'd assume it comes down to your MC playing a role. On the other hand, The Severed will enjoy and even encourage MC being cruel. The Mage will looove you sucking up to him and inflating his ego. I would never lock you out of a route for not doing or saying what the characters want to hear or see you do, though. Where's the fun in that? Moreover, how would that help certain characters develop? Sure, telling Páv you don't need his protection will have you take a hit to his relationship stat now, but it might even help in the long-term, depending on how you handle it. 4.) It will be an entire arc! I have it only roughly outlined for now, so I can't say for sure how many chapters it'll end up spanning across yet. There will be a big event where everything goes to shit, to put it simply. And there will be more chapters following said event with MC and company's ruse being unmasked! :)

Congrats to annoying long-haired bisexual men likers tho, there's 3 of those in here yay!!! :)

She will rule the world one day, I'm sure!! - art by my friend @lilyveins 💜

I'm sure you'll manage to charm her, even if you'll have it a lot harder, anon! :'D

It's a healthy mix of everything you mentioned, I'd say! It's technically more renaissance/baroque than medieval, though. There's an overarching plot point that determines whether or not people rely more on magic or machinations (It gets explored a lot more in another story I'm working on, though certain things that will occur in doppelgaenger are greatly dependent on it)! As for fashion: For the underground, clothes are generally dark/simple and warm but non-restrictive! Embroidered protection runes on the fabric are also common. Lots of it is handed down, or flicked together, so you'll often see mismatched boots or patched up cloaks to the point they nowhere resemble the original product. And for the surface, you'll just have to wait and see. :)

Don't die for her anon, Páv will also die from heartbreak 😔

Whether or not you should be scared depends entirely on your preferences, anon. (ꈍ ω ꈍ)

Maximalist

You already pretty much nailed it for Páv, lol! Duck would just add that 'she'd seen this shit coming from miles away, but it still bit her in the arse, since she prayed it WOULDN'T. Guess there's no Gods listening to her, huh?' As for the others: Sovereign: They're like rich-rich, ain't they? Should throw her a coin or two once you're sittin' on that d-- throne. Don't forget who's got you up there! Mage: Various noises of dry heaving fill the room. Then a pause. She holds up a finger, taking a deep breath. Only for more dry heaving to ensue. Guard: She'd wolf whistle and wiggle her brows. This one's approved, it seems. Aristocrat: Honestly? She sees it. He's funnier than the hag, if anything. Severed: You're into some freak shit. Respect. And yes, MC and Páv are currently literally underground. You will be on the surface come chapter 3! 💜

She will treat Male MCs very, very differently from Female/Other MCs. 🤭

My personal voice claim for Páv would be Moros from Hades 2! I do believe him and MC have a distinct accent to most people on the surface, but Duck purposely has taught herself to cover hers up.

Duck is around 19-20, and at least a little bit younger than MC. MC is 20 at minimum, and 26 max. Páv is 3 years older than MC, and in his 20s, so 23-29. Sovereign is early 20s. Both the mage and aristocrat are in their early 30s. The guard is in her mid 20s. And the severed looks around middle-aged. :)