- Jul 6, 2019
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So with regards to the letter that the MC has received, I think there is a possibility of a surname drop in there which could be quite the twist and not in an incest way.
His Burgmeister grandparents reaching out to him [/ISPOILER]
In my view, it would be neigh on inconceivable (or very bad writing by DPC) that in the 18 years of his dad's story-telling and the MC asking questions that the MC would not know what his mother's maiden name was. On top of that, once he got into B&R, his dad never even thinking to blurt out "oh, you know your mother was a (B) or (R)?" This should rule out it being either.It would be interesting to find out he is a burgmeister since that would mean he might be related to rusty which would probably make Tommy even more jealous.
The surname part of the reveal should be for the benefit of the player of knowledge that the MC already possesses - which should also rule out any NPC surname in the game that the MC knows (e.g. Burke) too as the MC hasn't had a reaction (of "oh that's the same surname as my mom") on learning them.
Now the contents of the letter itself should be very interesting. An inheritance with strings ala "Where the Heart Is" perhaps? The impact of the letter if it becomes known to his friends and fellow students could also be interesting - particularly among the Preps and Rusty.
I think there's a high chance that they could become very good friends. Based on Rusty's reaction to the MC's DIY speech, if it becomes known that MC also has a rich parent, I have a theory that Rusty may come to view MC as a mirror of himself in the vein of "the prince and the pauper" - of what he might have grown up to be if the roles had been reversed and it was him that was disinherited rather than vice versa. Making him a much better man as a result.... in many aspects Rusty and the MC seem to be alike...