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Fun fact, in one of the first game night of the dreamty game server we did a drawing game that resulted in Alioth killing Silas.

I’ve been in love with this game for months!! I’m super excited for the summer update❤️

I think all of boys' routes will represent different kinds of growth. (Romantic or not) I am writing this while prepping for finals so pardon, all these are half-baked thoughts that are absolute shit takes, but I wanted to keep this anyway

Percy's route will probably go something along the lines of learning how to love and be vulnerable after betrayal/heartbreak (given that his previous relationship is a sensitive topic), and letting people in without pushing them away. I see this happening both platonically and romantically, as MC becomes a close friend/lover, they kind of have to explore how to be more emotionally intimate, etc.

Jamie's route might be something like, learning how to grow for someone, how to accept the mistakes that hurt, and something about growing later (tying back to how he's older than the rest of the cast), and ultimately maturing as a person. I have no idea what I'm saying right now, but what I mean is like, he's kind of this person who feels "perfect" and "grown" as he is, but we pretty quickly learn he isn't, and his route might be about the step forward, fvkorjv nothing makes sene

Elio's route kind of stumps me the most, but I think it might be along the lines of growing with someone? Elio is this hopeless romantic, kind of a people-pleaser, and notably, besides Percy, doesn't have any extremely close relationships, so I think his route might have something to do with branching out/expanding his relationships (platonically and romantically), but idk

You two are over, but it hasn't quite hit him yet. (Or for Elio, yall haven’t happened yet) ((can you tell who my favourite is))

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Jamie:

A phone call. You've been over for two months, and he's dug a you-shaped hole in his heart that aches every waking moment—your absence haunts his sleep. His bones break under the weight of his guilt, and if he doesn't say anything, he'll puke every worthless apology. You don't pick up, either because you chose not to, or you missed it. The voicemail he leaves doesn't give anything away, but the crack in his voice says it all.

"Hey," He whispers your name gently. "Call me when you can, okay?"

Percy:

He reaches for your wrist when you start to walk away. It's barely been three weeks since he decided you two were better off as friends, leaving unhealed wounds to fester as you try to put the past behind you. His grip is soft, but it's enough for you to twist your head around to find him staring at the ground with a furrowed brow and wistful eyes.

"Sorry."

He lets go without a word, and then starts talking again like nothing happened.

Elio:

His hug lingers for a moment too long. Every time he's tried to confess, the world has inconveniently interrupted him. The first time, someone pulled up to ask for directions to Zippy's. The second time, Percy called, all to say that a bird pooped on Timothy. Third time's the charm, but Reynah calls, and apparently you're needed to be SGB's saviour.

"It can wait," You can feel his words die bitterly on his tongue. "Better hurry. Reynah sounded pretty worked up."

Look at my idols bruh 🥀 Len and kaito is there too ig, ignore them LMAO

also a little extra :3

Watch me not touch MMD and vroid ever again after posting this

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SPOILERS

i did all the endings, and one of my favorite details was how jane says owen does not have her hatred, or drive. but then in the graveyard he keeps saying i hate you, repeatedly. so clearly he has it in the right circumstances.

the contradictions between selfishness and kindness between chao and owen were interesting. in jane's eyes, chao is selfish, but kind. owen isn't selfish like her, but he has hatred that she wasn't aware of. probably couldn't be aware of, considering how little she was around.

honestly i'm pretty partial to the idea of mc /owen, especially after seeing your A24 post about them. that they could come together after such a terrible mess, in spite of the elaborate meeting chao orchestrated specifically for himself lmao. i understand his inherent tragedy, but i like the idea of him happy in at least one timeline.

it was also funny how many moments throughout the story i kept noticing glaring red flags the mc chose to ignore, because they're so desperate for love and genuine connection, and how far that could possibly drive them depending on their choices. it is fun how freak4freak they end up being, and how he sticks with them in 3 after everything, and their understanding they could only find through each other.

i liked that the stages in the game were the stages of decomposition. and from the start chao says he's squeamish about blood, but he has a clear fascination with death that would be a reasonable human contradiction if i didn't know what kind of game this was. he still could prefer less bloody ways to kill?

after hearing that the charm chao gives the mc is a tracker in ending 3, it made me wonder if the little figure he gives them in 2 has a hidden mic or camera?

thank you for a game with moving writing and imagery, and the art! the sprites are fun, and i really like how you drew the preserved heart's undertaker. i will definitely be looking out for what you make in the future

Thank you, thank you! 🥹🥹

(⚠️ spoilers as well in my reply)

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YES!! You're the first one to directly mention to me how he actually said 'I hate you' many times, and yes, his 'potential' isn't something that Jane would have seen either. But at the end of the day, Owen's crashouts in the story were largely because of the situation and impulsive anger.

As absent as Jane was, it's true that Owen never had her selfishness nor hatred. Beneath his defensiveness, I think he is a sad person deep down.

And yes, Owen's tragedy in E3 is inherent, but it's comforting to fantasize a better outcome for him overall.

The mention of blood squeamishness was very intentional! It's a half-lie, as Chao is definitely fine with blood, but he does prefer less bloody ways to settle things, hence his methods. It's also part of, like you said, reasonable human contradiction.

In E2, besides the figurine, Chao also gave MC a phone charm! It's meant to be the exact same model as he would give them in E3, but whether it also has a tracker in it is up to interpretation ;) Tracker or no tracker, in E2 Chao is confident that he already has MC in his grip (Which he has). So no, it's not the figurine that should be suspected!

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