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Thank you SO MUCH for letting me know!!

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AAAAAAA @alabasterfury hello lovely! Thank you so much for taking an interest in Anri (*ᴗ͈ˬᴗ͈)ꕤ*.ﾟSorry it took me awhile to get back to you! Finally got to sit down and catch up on this ♡ I tried to keep this as condensed as possible because I want to save some key parts for actual writing but also me: always seizing the opportunity to yap about my girl so please bear with the rambling!

Anri’s backstory is integral to her and Goro’s relationship. Being Arasaka born and bred ties closely with Goro’s own experiences. They were both child soldiers and were practically raised and nurtured by the corporation that, ultimately, upended both of them at their prime. Now the thing is, no matter how much Anri thinks she’s changed, deep down, she operates like and is a corporate individual through and through. You can take her out of the corpo, but not the corpo out of her. 

That’s how Anri inadvertently finds a kindred spirit in Goro (though she wouldn’t realize that until much later on), and the same would go for him as well. Even though Anri’s been living in Night City for 5 years and is more than familiar with the the lay of the land, Anri knows what it’s like to be a stranger in a strange and despicable world. While she didn't fall in love with Goro immediately, she realized she hasn't felt this type of connection since her first love, Valerie Nakahara (which is a whole other can of lore worms).

As much as I’d love to go and on and on about every little detail of Anri and Goro's relationship, that would probably be best fit for an actual fic (˶˃⤙˂˶) so I’ll talk about in-game lore instead! I usually portray them as an erotic and intense couple in my VPs but tbqh their relationship is slow, tragic, and eventually, soft in my actual headcanon. I would say the most important takeaways are:

Their relationship naturally developed beyond a tactical alliance over the course of Takemura’s questline. They bickered a lot initially and often engaged in playful banter, but they had a significant breakthrough during the recon when they realized how similar they both were. But they never engaged in anything romantic or sexual during the entire game because they’re both stubborn and, essentially, duty-bound (also I love an angsty slow burn so…).

Despite that, their attraction was already a live wire by the time the parade rolled around. Unfortunately, they were also in love with each other then but you know, I'm not letting them admit that to each other that easily. Most importantly, Goro didn’t leave Anri after the Relic malfunction. They escaped to Sunset Motel together where they went to first base: Anri tended to Goro’s wounds and she kept watch over him the whole night while he rested. They parted the next morning and didn’t meet again until Last Caress. 

Second base was in the Devil ending when Goro signed himself as Anri’s emergency contact (for a lack of better word lmao) once her engram gets transferred into a new body. And not to get too horny on main, but Goro also caressed Anri’s cheek as a final farewell before she entered the engram station.

I think it’s also worth noting that most (if not all) of the posts I have of them so far, are not at all canon to their actual storyline and are mostly just one-off AU concepts I wanted to try my hand at:

(even this one because they were still technically butting heads during the yakitori date)

Now, the most accurate lore to their relationship I would say is the 2081 post, and even then, I haven’t fully expanded it in writing, but I do believe is a good reflection of their relationship post-epilogue: even though they’ve lived blissful, domestic lives since 2079, they’re still hooked under Arasaka’s claws—now more than ever since Goro fought for Anri to become an engram in the Devil. They’re each other’s anchors in the wretched corporate hellscape they’re trapped in.

Hello, there!

Thank you for letting me know! Unfortunately, these things will happen and there's not much that can be done...

I shared my boundaries multiple times over the years, so if some people still choose to ignore them, I think the best course of action is politely asking them if they could take the NSFW art or NSFW fanfic down (because of my boundaries) and/or block them.

If the art/fanfic is only mildly suggestive or there's mild gore, I think that's fine.

My issue is mainly when it's NSFW (graphic/extremely suggestive sexual content, extreme gore) or when there's depictions of my main or secondary characters being suicidal/commiting suicide.

Once again, thank you for taking your time to write to me and letting me know, I appreciate it a lot! 🫂

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Hi, Blanche! Oh man, that sucks!

Thank you for letting me know!

Hello, there! ☺️

That's really sweet of you, thank you so much for your kind words; it means a lot! 🥹❤️

Don't worry, I know not everyone has the financial means to buy the Oz plushie or other game merch I have; and that doesn't make them any less supportive of my content. I apologize if my previous post came across that way! I value ALL the support everyone has given me; whether it was monetarily or not 🙂‍↕️🙏 Your comments, your reviews, your videos, your fanarts, your curiosity to know more about my characters and my stories... they all mean a whole lot to me ❤️

The reason I'm a bit sad is because, realistically, I know opportunities like these; where small content creators' characters can be made into plushies, are few and far between. And, if this Oz plushie campaign fails, I don't know if Plush Wonderland will extend the opportunity to me a second time 😞.

As much as I'd like for all my content to be enjoyed by as many people as possible; making games is something that is extremely expensive, and being able to sell, not only games, but merch, too, gives me a lot more margin to keep doing what I love: which is making games ✨

And, well, ngl, having merch of my games also makes me very happy because of how gorgeous everything looks and because having something tangible of my creation just fills me with joy 🥰. Not to mention, it's always really endearing to see when someone gets merch of your creation and they smile from ear to ear ☺️

First of all I'm gonna say

thank you so much for such a great game, it really is amazing.

I played killer trait's first demo, it was so fun as well, I had so much fun playing it that I was waiting for the new demo or anything about the game you really got me excited about it!

And oh god when I played the new demo, I finished it in one sitting, it is exciting.. great amazing, I really love the new artstyle.. and the new details in the environments.. the new character designs, it was fun to see all this development, everything you added to the game made it more amazing than it already was.

Oh also thank you so much for adding more content to the demo, the last demo ended so fast, this one got more content I had so much fun getting to know the characters more and see how everything is going.

the new, anger thing (blue, red, and green) is quite great too.. i love this idea, this indicates we have 3 endings later in the full games right?

Lastly, for Fawna.. I'm well aware of the talk going on about your decision to make a canon mc for the game.

But! It's YOUR game, you get to do what you want with it, so I respect it.

Also fawna is so cute actually this is one of the best additions to new game, seeing her expressions and seeing her in the scenes is so adorable, i really like it.

If i have something to say is, to have a canon mc is great.. but every face needs a voice, so in my opinion if there is any chance she can get her own voice, this would be more engaging and fun, and will really add up to the experience of the game.. and will encourage people to play as her!

that's all I have to say, thank you for the demo i really enjoyed it, and I'm excited for the full game, ugh how am i gonna wait now😞

Hello, there!

Answer under the 'keep reading' 'cause it's pretty long, whoops! xD

Waaahhh, you're so sweet you're gonna make me cry 🥹💘 Thank you so much for such a heartfelt and kind message!! It really means a whole lot!! 💖

It makes me really happy when people tell me they like the new artstyle 'cause, honestly, I feel that these designs truly reflect the characters accurately and also Mustache's art is simply GORGEOUS!!!! ❤️❤️❤️ I have commissioned her for several games of mine and I'm always overjoyed with the way she makes my characters look so, really, it makes me smile from ear to ear when people tell me they like Killer Trait's art.

Of course, the previous artstyle was super pretty as well, but they still were stock sprites. And the thing with stock sprites is that anyone can buy them to use in their games so they don't really feel like "your" characters even if you give them a personality 😖 Not to mention, because they are stock sprites, this also means that you can't really do any merch of the characters and such. Which makes sense, of course, since, ultimately, stock sprites can be bought by anyone and used in multiple games!

As for Fawna's addition, having people telling me they love her personality, appearance and expressions makes me even MORE happy 'cause she's a very, very dear character to me!! 🥰 Plus Killer Trait is, first and foremost, Fawna's story. Yes, it's also Oz's story and it's also a thriller with romance and all that jazz. But, fundamentally, this is a story about Fawna and the way in which she channels her anger!

And this brings me to your question regarding the anger being shown through the colored flames! Killer Trait will actually have 6 endings 💪 2 endings for each colored route.

Once you enter a colored route, whenever you have to make a choice, you will now get 2 possible options instead of 3. Essentially, one of the options will make you gravitate more towards the "good" ending and the other one towards the "bad" ending (in each colored route).

Mysteryyyyyy! (,,>ヮ<,,)

Going back to Fawna; once again, thank you for your kind words! I'm going to sound like a broken record here but, as I mentioned in other posts, I'm well aware that, for many people, playing as their own character is something they love. And I understand that! Since I'm also someone who sometimes enjoys playing as my own character.

The thing is... the more comments I receive about people saying how they don't want to play as or "feel forced" to play as Fawna (or, as some have said, as "my annoying OC" or as "a woman"), the less and less willing I am to make stories with self-insert/blank slate-like protagonists.

Writing customizable protagonists was something that I didn't mind before and even enjoyed quite a lot, actually! I just started to enjoy it less and less, to the point now of not enjoying it at all, after receiving so much harassment just for making a canon protagonist (even with the fact that people can STILL play as their own character, just without an appearance).

When I added Aspen to Where Winter Crows Go, sure, some people didn't like it but, ultimately, there weren't that many complaints since players could still play as their own invisible MC, Crowe was the only one appearing in the CGs and Aspen is nonbinary.

I know this isn't the case for every single indie game out there, but I've noticed with many, many indie games over the years that, whenever there's a game that has romance and the protagonist is a woman, there seems to be more criticism about it.

Anywho, sorry, I went on a tangent there for a second!

As for Fawna having a voice; I actually plan to voice her myself, eventually! I'm not a professional by any means but it's something I've wanted to try for a while now and, since Fawna is such a personal character to me, I thought I'd voice her myself, hehe 😊

Ty, Oz's voice actor, was even kind enough to let me know that they'll help me practice, so that's a huge relief and motivator for me! I don't know how things will turn out, but I'll do my best!

If you're curious about how I sound voicing Fawna; there ARE a few silly videos I posted on my Tiktok where I gave her a few lines.

Anywho-hoo, thank you so much for your kind comments! It makes me super happy to hear people are enjoying the new demo with all the new art and content!

There will be another demo (the last one) this year around Q3 or Q4 which will include DAY 4! And DAY 4 will end with the player ending up in the colored route that they got most points for!

After that, you'll all have to wait till the final release; though, if there is enough demand, I might release early access Betas on my Ko-Fi.