alex fama (they/she/any) + bernie vegabond (he/him)

alex and bernie act as a sort of 'polyamory' route in a sense, because while there would be options to sway towards one or the other if the player wanted to, theyre both the love interest of their route. the player can get their route regardless of head choice

they have three main ends; two bad ends and one good end. their route on the surface is about finding bigfoot but its also about passively helping them sort issues in their own relationship, namely helping bernie be more aware and understanding towards alex's paranoia while also helping alex to come out of the extreme shells theyve blocked themself into. siding too hard with one over the other will result in one of the two bad ends.

if you side too hard with alex, you get an end where the three of you break into an attraction in search of bigfoot, and accidentally capture some random dude in a costume and go to jail

if you side too hard with bernie, you find *actual* bigfoot, but act too harsh and scare him, resulting in the three of you getting your asses collectively beat by an ape

in their good end youve helped them find common grounds, helping bernie be more conscious of when alex is becoming too overwhelmed, and helping alex step out of their comfort zone a little more. in this end you are able to find and have a sweet moment with bigfoot, and theres three options for the 'ending scene', one where you can chose to be with just alex, one where you can chose to be with just bernie, and one where you can be with both

alex is a very nervous person. they stutter a lot and tend to speak very bluntly. they have severe paranoia to the point it heavily effects a number of things in their life, a small example is they dont wear shoelaces out of the fear they might trip on them, due to this happening once and resulting in them falling down a short cliff side and breaking their antennae

bernie is more calm and social, its pretty difficult to actively piss him off. however he is very headstrong and stubborn and often goes into things without thinking, having a bad habit of only considering possible outcomes mid way through doing an action, which often results in he and alex getting stuck in less than savory situations

BONUS fleshheaded lillith ref and close ref of charlies new cane designed for him by my qpp @aurinn-n thank u cress i owe u my life