Hungry for more snark after Virion? 
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Hell yeah. I havenāt finished Oathbreaker 2 yet, though. Stupid Virion and MC never get any time alone with that bloody blond douchebag around!
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You can just tell him ābye-bye, blond douchebagā 
Heās not that bad, though. Thereāre some good moments in his route. But heās not Virion and heās blond. The horror!
On topic - Iāll probably replay with Joy tonight. I miss her and Reese. After 6 MCs I want to go back to my original playthrough and eat some sour candy at the coronerās office.
Hi Everyone!
In honor of our favorite enigmatic serverās birthday, I wanted to share some fluffy facts about them. 
The W likes to pretend that they donāt have much fluffiness to them, but letās disabuse them of that notion. I can only spare a few. I also heard from Tumblr that some of these can veer into slightly unnerving territory depending on how you read in-between the lines or view Malās motivations. It can be hard to pin them down.
Some Fluffy The W Facts
-They have almost messed up their prized motorcycle to check on an animal beside the road, and they do regularly look out for strays.
-W will memorize when the MC tends to visit the Fernweh Diner. Uh, thatās fluffy, depending on your dynamic with them. XD They can look forward to those visits, secretly preferring those days/times.
-They keep mementos of the MC. Although I do feel this could be viewed positively or negatively by readers once you learn why/how.
-Deeper in romance, if the MC has stayed over at Malās place a few times, they suddenly just wonāt sleep unless the MC is present. 
Is that healthy? No. They will just sit there and wait, always waiting.
-Youāre their other, better half, full stop.
Oh, I also have a joke/pun I wanted to share that comes from Tumblr user dabenport. Maybe it will earn a laugh from you! 
What do you call a happy W?
Malcontent
I also received some the W art over on Tumblr (both the waiter and the waitress; there is also some older the W art within the tag), if you would like to go take a look at it! Wishing you all a lovely weekend ahead. 
Oh, I have indeed written this moment. Would you like a small taste of it? (Iām still working on all of the branching within that particular chapter, but I started with R since we all know thatās what they prefer. 
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Iām so excited to eventually share it with you; I often think of MCs Iāve met while writing!
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Iām not @lo6otia, but Iām totally answering thisā¦ YES!! Actually, hell yes!! 
After seeing this Mal info, I now have to build another MC, specifically for him. I should have that done in a couple of weeks, if Iām lucky. Choosing names is so hardā¦ I think Iām putting a total brat with himā¦
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Does anyone else romance different ROs with the same MC?
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Oh, now Iām even more excited to tease it. 
The one wrinkle is that itās a choice that leads into another choice with a split scene outcome where the mood can shift between you and R. Things can get a little rougher (in a way you both might like), slightly more tense (no newfound understanding), or there is a softer version (more so tender), although there is certainly a different intensity once your MC purposefully extends their hand given whatās going on prior to that moment. (I canāt say more just yet.) I have a strong suspicion that Joy would still go for it; not sure about your Naia, though I think Book Two will give her a chance to process/react more in addition to learning more about Fernweh. 
(Also, that^ is only if you pick to bring up the handshake. There are other choices/scenes, if not.)
Iāll tease a few lines of the setup for the moment with R. 
Iāll grab some lines that I havenāt edited just yet, possibly pass them over to Tiffany first, and then pop back in sometime soon.
(My grandmotherās smart TV came today, so I get to go there in the morning to set it up.)
I feel like this MC is going to have my rapt attention, especially if you make her a brat since that will be an intriguing dynamic with the W. 
The trend of tailored scenes based on personality will be continuing in general, but also in the case of the MCās W-given nickname. It might be fun to think about that for her while creating her! I agree that names can take forever to come up with; Naiaās name meaning is so pretty. 
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I love how intense W are, even when theyāre fluffy. I think that most of these facts being slightly creepy is also fitting, it would be weird otherwise: āmy Mal is acting totally normal? Thatās suspicious!ā 
The malcontent pun is magnificent, good job dabenport!
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I donāt usually romance ROs with the same MC, but itās different with Fernweh (and not just because we have to trigger the Wās romance while starting on one of the other routes, haha).
As Marcie has continued to develop over the last year and Iāve gotten to know her better and understand her relationships with the others, consequently, Iāve found myself very invested in her dynamicsāpast and presentāwith all of them that it feels so natural to explore different RO paths with her. And for me, the preexisting connections between the MC and the ROs help to nurture their growing relationships as we get to continue through the series. (Itās also very interesting to see how her choices in certain situations (if she had a crush on any of them, the Ch. 08 nightmare, etc.) change depending on whose route sheās on, so Iām rather excited to see her branching character development in her different playthroughs. (Currently, she has Silas, Ruby, and James (and the W, naturally) playthroughs and will be starting Book Two with multiple playthroughs at the ready for each of them (along with my other MCs). (Becca is still very friend-shaped for Marcie at the moment, but I said that about Ruby, and she was the first one who demanded her bestie status be elevated to that of a LI, so weāll see.)))
Iām sorry, you didnāt ask for a mini essay. In short, for Fernweh, yes. 
Yeah! Maybe we should start calling them Lambkin for a change. (And, happiest birthday to my most beloved Mal! 
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The first time I play a game, Iāll use the same MC (a version of my actual self that fits the story) for each RO I romance. For future play throughs, I may change things to fit RO better, but itās still the same base character generally
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Oops, I wanted to answer this and forgot. I always create different MCs for each RO. I canāt romance different people with the same MC because I like to have a defined canon choices for each character I play.
Damn, Marcie has a whole harem all to herself, attagirl! Becca is missing out, clearly.
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I generally use the same MC for my first time running the game and getting a feeling of all the characters, then I start to branch out! I tend to cycle through a set of characters I use specifically for IFs tho and play who I think rly fits well in the setting. I enjoy trying different routes with different MCs bc I like the variety and different outcomes! But different MCs do tend to have their own canons tho.
Noire is currently romancing Reese alongside the Waiter.
Sienna is going to get a kiss from Beckett one way or another.
Soldeen is most likely going to go for the JR poly (alongside making the most chaotic run I possibly can).
Whereas iām still trying to figure out who else I can romance with the others, since Iāve played through a good number of times, but havenāt found the right combination yet.
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Oh, itās nice to meet other readerās MCs! The name Noire is so pretty, I love it.
My MC for JR poly Florian is also quite chaotic, I guess these two bring it out in you. 
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thank you!! heās my baby haha. I love him lots. heās just an anxious mess with a heart of gold. came to fernweh to get some closure and now has all this in his lap.
Soldeen was a new addition but heās the only one who I think would make sense for it. And I wanted to see how many connections I could build up in a single run and he also fits too well given his easy going and charismatic nature. My thought process is closest/crushing B, had a crush on S as kids, now flirting with R and J, and is intrigued with the W. So basically as much as I could without fully breaking the game lol
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Not sure, either. Iām still feeling my way around her. I have more of an idea how she responds to things now, but not everything. Itās funny to watch her develop. Although she would mind things getting rough in some respects (
), she would treat Reese more tenderly where emotions are concerned. She understands all too well how it feels to be abandoned. And to feel lonely in a crowded room. And I donāt think sheād bring up the handshakeāit hurt, but she gets it.
Yeah, thatās what Iām thinking, especially after reading what you shared today about the W. It should be fun to see how he reacts to that!
Ooh, I like that. Iāve already started searching through my huge spreadsheet of names to figure out what fits her. Iām excited about this!
And Iām glad you like Naiaās name meaning! I rarely, if ever use suggested names unless I donāt care about the character Iām making yet, but I chose Zane for her surname on impulse, despite having already chosen a surname for her (Xenakis, meaning āstranger or newcomerā in Greek). Zane just kind of fit her better, for some reason. 
I never do that. When I first play a demo for a game, I use aā¦ guess youād call her a trial MC. Sheās pretty middle of the road, so sheās good to try out games with.
Once I decide I want to play a game, I create a different MC for each RO whose path I want to play. That saidā¦
For Fernweh, Iām actually using Naia for the poly, as well as Reeseās path because anyone other than her with Reese feels wrong. Plus, I could literally hear her bitching about it when I tried to make a new MC for the poly. This is the only game Iāve ever done this with, and I doubt Iāll ever do it again, but if I want to play the poly, itās going to have to be an AU with her and R and J.
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Hm. For me the dynamic between Chris and Reese clicked so well that I canāt imagine anyone else in any other romance. It only happened before with my Infinity Sea MC - for me it was Salazar and it will always be Salazar, my 14 year old kid with 13% Charisma.
Seems to be a common thing between these two. Chris and Salazar are both fairly reserved emotionally and not good with people, though they express it in different manner - Salazar smiles and puts on a brave face, Chris prepares a bat, ready to smack anyone who gets into uncomfortable conversation topics and is generally a very loud-mouthed and combative punk.
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I donāt usually use the exact same MC but thereās a lot of overlap because I as a player really strongly prefer playing a nice character. I do tend to give them different names to try and differentiate but it takes me a while to really get an MC set in my brain.
For Fernweh, Iāve only got Rosalind really developed, even though I want to make someone for J and for the W.
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I see these facts more like a growing (love) obsession with the MC than fluff. It will be interesting for sure. Evie is convinced that no one wants her and sheās telling herself she doesnāt need anyone either. Iām still not sure how sheāll react when facing āfluffyā W.
Oh, I like the rougher part and Iām pretty sure Joy will confront R about that damn handshake. Sheās not a one to keep quiet about such things.
Usually - yes, if the game has more than one RO that is interesting to me I would replay with my cannon MC. Which is something that happens rarely, having more than one intriguing RO. So most of the time I play one MC with one RO and Iām done. I may replay the game but itās basically the same playthrough.
For Fernweh I have 6 MCs Here I tried to make them different, because I usually self insert to a degree and I didnāt want to have the same playthrough again and again. It turned out to be such a fun and I found out so many little things I would have missed playing only one type of MC. But generally I prefer to play the charming, sarcastic, flirtatious and a bit reckless type.
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Iām glad my W-mancer will be a lot different than Evie, so we can see W from different perspectives. Iāve finally got a name for her, too! Iām going (partially) Russian with the naming on her, kind of like with Dezh. Something felt right about that (maybe theyāre related, lol).
Her name is Aizhan PykhtinaāAizhan means āmoon soulā in Kazakh (ābright as a moonās soul or soul is bright as moon lighting dark way at nightā), and Pykhtina is based on pykhta, meaning āsilver firā. Using a tree name for my characters is not my usual method, but given the setting and the symbolism of the silver fir tree, Iām thinking itās pretty fitting. Plus, it goes well with the moon soul name.
Sheās going to be a total brat. Not evil or malicious, justā¦ a troublemaker (I even considered making her surname Bratova, even though thatās not what it means). Iām thinking she might have made a good Fae. Unlike Naia, sheās not so direct all the time (and it definitely not well-mannered), and isnāt past pranking, sneaking, or misleading for the hell of itāquite possibly, because she thinks itās funny.
Now I just have to do a run with her and see what happens. Iām thinking she either had a childhood crush on J or S (I could see her annoying the shit out of S, since her method of flirting would likely piss him off, lol). I donāt think sheād have a crush on B, but maybe. Then when the W walks in, sheād only have eyes for him. Gonna play tonight and see what happens, since Iām off tomorrow.
My favorite mix is intimidating but friendly, sarcastic, flirtatious and more than just a tiny bit reckless. Then the characters do their own thing and, sometimes, tell me to piss off because theyāre assholes.
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ŠŠ¹Š¶Š°Š½ sounds fun. Iām almost feeling sorry for W - she may be the person who will outplay our dear W at the end. Or theyāll do their little games together
Iām aiming at a more dark run with Evie, picking every bad choice along the way. Not that sheās really evil, but more like misunderstood and lacking self confidence, and then desperately trying to hide it from everyone. Sheās somehow reminding me of J ā¦
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