VN Ren'Py Eternum [v0.9.5 Public] [Caribdis]

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LusterDemon said:
If Alex had waited only like 10 years before she started rebelling, she could have used the money and connections to build herself up and then distance herself from the family
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William is divorcing their mother and leaving them with nothing. No doubt Alex rebelling didn't help with this, but I doubt it was the main cause of it.

So unless she was actively kissing his ass to stay in his good graces even after the divorce she'd be where she's at right now anyway. And an Alex who'd be willing to bow down and obey her father for a chance to inherit his wealth wouldn't be working with Orion. Even if she tried to help Orion covertly the jig would be up pretty fast because William knows an awful lot about Orion and his crew. As soon as Alex helped Orion free Calypso, William would know she was working against him and probably force her to either work as his agent inside Orions group or cut her off.
 
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All the eternum/infinity stuff could easily just be a reference to the fact we're talking about the underworld and death after life. Yes there's a lot of overlap with greek mythology, but it's not so direct. You gotta remember, cari likes to keep it short and sweet. His games don't have mountains of teasing, they progress at a pretty steady pace, not too many choices, not too little. So I doubt we'll get an extremely deep, weird, confusing ending or timey-wimey stuff.
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That's not what you said tho? You said you doubt Cari is gonna put concepts of a loop or cycle/s front and center to the main plot despite evidence and hints to the contrary. Of course it's not going to be a deep philosophical dive as this is written by Cari not Monolithsoft, but something along the lines of "there used to be a cycle that the dead are trapped in and now there isn't thanks to your actions" is simple enough direction for Cari to work with.
 
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I don't understand Alex's character tbh, many millions of people would kill to be the child of a multi-billionaire no matter how much of an abusive psycho he is. Take Tiffany from Superhuman, she understands her privilege and is....or was willing to marry a guy she didn't like at all. If Alex had waited only like 10 years before she started rebelling, she could have used the money and connections to build herself up and then distance herself from the family
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Putting adult motivations on behaviour stemming from childhood, would cause a lot of "misunderstanding" in general - not just with Eternum's Alex.
 
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LusterDemon said:
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I don't understand Alex's character tbh, many millions of people would kill to be the child of a multi-billionaire no matter how much of an abusive psycho he is. Take Tiffany from Superhuman, she understands her privilege and is....or was willing to marry a guy she didn't like at all. If Alex had waited only like 10 years before she started rebelling, she could have used the money and connections to build herself up and then distance herself from the family
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Because she's not cut from the same cloth the rest of her family is. She had a good influence from her grandma and after her death she was mature enough tonl understand that what her parents and brother do isn't good.

She doesn't want anything with them because she despises what they are and and represent. She doesn't like to be controlled, to be paraded, to be used, to be a tool - she wants to be a human being with her own voice and decisions. You cannot do that if you live like the Bardots.

Alex does understand the privilege of being born in a rich as fuck family, but the abuse she suffered wasn't compensating for that. For her, all the money and power the Bardots have are nothing compared to her freedom and to be herself.

She doesn't want to be a beautiful bird in a gilded cage - she wants to roam free and enjoy the little things life can offer. She's not the 'I'll concoct plans upon plans to get my revenge on this shitty family in X years' type, she's the 'I wnat to get away from this shitty family that wants to make me a puppet and force me to be a porcelain doll' type.

Imagine having to live 20 years like that.
 
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LusterDemon said:
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I don't understand Alex's character tbh, many millions of people would kill to be the child of a multi-billionaire no matter how much of an abusive psycho he is. Take Tiffany from Superhuman, she understands her privilege and is....or was willing to marry a guy she didn't like at all. If Alex had waited only like 10 years before she started rebelling, she could have used the money and connections to build herself up and then distance herself from the family
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Not everyone is stuck on materialism. Alex is a romantic. Romantics have little interest in materialism, particularly when it manifests as a love of money and objects over people and emotions. You can't cookie cutter everyone into the same gingerbread man prototype.
 
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I wasn't really even trying to be funny, but I guess it struck people that way. You're right about her defense mechanism, but I kind of doubt she recognizes it herself.
 
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danb35 said:
If I'm not mistaken, that was early in 0.7, where Annie was explaining to Nova that the crew of One Piece had gone on strike, thus ruining (in Nova's mind) Nova's plans for her date with MC.
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I thought so cuz this looks like Annie's older hotter sister
 
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KanyeT said:
Damn, she looks gorgeous there.
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Guess I'm going to take the minority view--Annie and Luna both look different to me in 0.7 vs. 0.6 and earlier, and I'm not really a fan. Not that they don't still look good, but I think they look better earlier in the game (though Annie can keep growing her hair).
 
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LusterDemon said:
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I don't understand Alex's character tbh, many millions of people would kill to be the child of a multi-billionaire no matter how much of an abusive psycho he is. Take Tiffany from Superhuman, she understands her privilege and is....or was willing to marry a guy she didn't like at all. If Alex had waited only like 10 years before she started rebelling, she could have used the money and connections to build herself up and then distance herself from the family
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Even one year can be too long when you have abusive parents, let alone ten. And I do fully understand her not wanting anything from him, not his money, not his connections, nothing at all. It's not just a matter of being pragmatic. It's a matter of self respect, and a matter of survival.
 
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Finuee said:
Even one year can be too long when you have abusive parents, let alone ten. And I do fully understand her not wanting anything from him, not his money, not his connections, nothing at all. It's not just a matter of being pragmatic. It's a matter of self respect, and a matter of survival.
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I have had a similar childhood to Alex , And She is 100 percent relatable
 
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