VN Ren'Py Our Red String [Ch.13.3.4] [Eva Kiss]

[dontcarewhateverno]

Part II thoughts on Chapter 11 after playing a few more routes:

- The Lena/Ian/Louise threesome was nice. Was hoping there'd be a more dominant version between Lena and Louise where Ian can handle Louise's leash before Lena breaks out the double dong, to give Ian a show, but that would probably be way too intense for a first threesome encounter and may come later, or maybe Stan will get the chance to handle Louise's leash in the future, which would be really satisfying, based on Louise's shitty behavior towards him.

- The more nuanced teasing/loving Lena/Ian route was really well handled now, even allowing them to switch positions of dominance, plus it was written with more care, showing it was just kinky play & experimenting between an emotionally healthy couple. 1. Lena didn't automatically turn into super-bitch after a little teasing. 2. The user isn't locked into an extreme situation and can choose just light play, or even turn the tables a bit on who has the assertive role. 3. The writing took into account the situation where Lena and Ian have been a loving couple from the start [An Ian that's not hitting every pussy in sight and a Lena that's not a cock carousel]. She shows actual appropriate concern when he feels awkward about the play, as a couple who care for each other naturally would. Impressive & believable. Ethical slut route achieved. I haven't actually ever seen another game handle it this well. Curious what BloodyMares thoughts are on those changes.

My opinion of the chapter has gone up further the more routes I play on it. Not perfect (which isn't possible with such an expansive game with so few resources) but impressive. The Ivy exposition dump is the only glaringly awkward part so far for me, aside from the obvious bugs that will surely get fixed.

 

[Abazzaba]

If you conquested her without love, or let her have the threesome with Jeremy OR weren't involved in her in any way and didn't dick this clears as fuck Yandere she goes blonde. Which really should have been an option before hand.

It feels like Alison has her own version of GGGB going on when she's not on the screen, and she's destined for the bad path unless Ian saves her with (loving) dick.

 

[Redgy]

I felt really weird about Alison knowing that Jeremy had been sending Ian her nudes all this time. On one hand her propositioning that way really creeped me out but on the other, who am I to judge since I have been asking for more porn vids with her... I also feel bad for her cuz I kinda feel like she's been "whoring" herself out just because she wanetd Ian to look at her and maybe sleep with her afterwards.

 

[dontcarewhateverno]

I felt really weird about Alison knowing that Jeremy had been sending Ian her nudes all this time. On one hand her propositioning that way really creeped me out but on the other, who am I to judge since I have been asking for more porn vids with her... I also feel bad for her cuz I kinda feel like she's been "whoring" herself out just because she wanetd Ian to look at her and maybe sleep with her afterwards.

This friend-of-a-friend girl I had literally met twice at that point cut her hair short the very next day since I'd mentioned on our second meeting that I liked short hair. [It didn't work]. Alison actually seems like a less extreme version of that, as strange as it sounds. 1. She likes the dick and was going to get it anyway. 2. She's known Ian for a very long time as friends and has obviously had her sights on him for quite a while. 3. Kind of an okay match, really.. I mean perv vs perv, right? She probably gets some kinky pleasure in turning him on, too. Definitely a bit extreme/obsessive under any circumstances, but it kind of works here. Standard warning signs in most circumstances? Sure. But Ian's known her long enough at least to know she's not a total psycho.

I feel a lot worse about the situation if you're going out with Lena or another girl and turn Alison down at that point. I mean, that's gotta hurt. Good enough to jack to like a porn-star, but not to date. That could be soul-crushing.

 

[What'sNew]

Which book proposals did you guys approve? Im thinking the Mummy one would be good since it IS commercially viable, and also the historical romance. Am I overthinking this lmao.

 

[| Vee |]

Ivy is a known liar and shit stirrer. Taking anything she says at face value is laughable. There's no way she isn't trying to manipulate ian and take advantage of him for her own benefit in some manner.

Who is not taking advantage of others. The title is literally "Our Red String". Red symbolizes the seriousness/consequences of situations/decisions and string that entangles within itself which bonds together all and creates mess or nostalgia.
I mean even Lena is taking advantage of Ian with Louise threesome to satisfy her guilt that she has been getting messy under the sheets with Louise behind Ian so how can I satisfy my guilt, OH I will let Ian fuck her Problem solved.

The problem is we as a audience are connected to Characters and feel bad if it doesn't turn out as we expected or if it doesn't align with our moral lines which we are not crossing. But we often forget in excitement that EK has a story set in her mind before that she is telling us. We should take it as another story and enjoy what we like about it.

So let's enjoy it to the fullest.

I believe EK has a massive scene plan for Ivy in her mind and we are gonna get it in final update of ch11 or ch12.

 

[| Vee |]

Which book proposals did you guys approve? Im thinking the Mummy one would be good since it IS commercially viable, and also the historical romance. Am I overthinking this lmao.

If you are talking about these ones than I choose no.2 and 4

 

[BlandChili]

The title is literally "Our Red String". Red symbolizes the seriousness/consequences of situations/decisions and string that entangles within itself which bonds together all and creates mess or nostalgia.

Not saying you are wrong, but keep in mind that the "red" part might not be intended to symbolise anything besides the common concepts surrounding the principles of the "red string" or "red thread" expression itself.

 

[ffive]

I believe EK has a massive scene plan for Ivy in her mind and we are gonna get it in final update of ch11 or ch12.

I bet at this point Eva is delaying Ivy scene specifically to toy with SerHawkes, just like Lena can keep denying Ian.

 

[ChaozEnigma]

patiently waiting for mac version....

 

[dontcarewhateverno]

Which book proposals did you guys approve? Im thinking the Mummy one would be good since it IS commercially viable, and also the historical romance. Am I overthinking this lmao.

Considering future scenarios in the game, #2 is a sure thing [sort of]. #1 is a sure reject and 3-4 are arbitrary guesses based on Eva's whims. I chose 2-4. #3 may not be "viable" but it's the best writing of the four and more importantly, since the writer also works with Ian on that other project, selecting it might open doors for other content, even if it's the wrong choice for Heirophant. I have a feeling #4 will turn into a runaway hit (or maybe you'll get to bone the writer... who you end up knowing "cuz Red String"). Another possibility is that you're only supposed to select two books, one viable and one passion project. Being that there are two Romance novels, it might also be good to just select one of those two. The pulp romance novel may draw their attention away from the better historical romance novel which ends up not getting published (and now you've lost your future academy-award-winning Historical Romance screenplay adaptation to another publisher who took the chance... Oh, what could have been?) Also likely: The indie rag you review for becomes a start-up publisher and you show up ThE eViL Seymour by publishing a reject you believed in that becomes a multi-million franchise. And who helps save the day? MiNeRvA?!?! In summary, we're all overthinking it. There's not much logic to this one, imo. What's better for your job at the publisher in the short-term may be worse for Ian's story in the long-term. I mean, the right choice for Minerva in the early game was to all but shit in her coffee. So who knows?

 

[| Vee |]

This is how all that Cindy conversation flows and YES Cindy is not obsessed or going on behind Ian's back not as of now, don't know about the future:

Spoiler: IanxLena Couple

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Spoiler: Alison Breakup

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Spoiler: Alison Not breakup

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She is pretty cool about it.

 

[ffive]

Which book proposals did you guys approve? Im thinking the Mummy one would be good since it IS commercially viable, and also the historical romance. Am I overthinking this lmao.

I've picked 2, 3 and 4 personally to hedge my bets, though i suspect it's only 2 and 3 which will turn out to be good choices -- while SF book has limited audience it is second book by the author and allegedly very good, while 4th is probably going to be deemed too unsafe, being author's debut and in a genre which is in decline.

 

[Chemish]

Alison after hearing that Ian might like bimbo...

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We’ll see!

 

[SerHawkes]

I bet at this point Eva is delaying Ivy scene specifically to toy with SerHawkes, just like Lena can keep denying Ian.

And PilotLara too. Fan of Ivy as well.

The suffering is eternal...

 

[Deleted member 6148663]

What was the Seymour scene?

 

[DeemLeem12]

Why was Holly acting so giddy when she kissed Lena when they recently had a threesome with Ivy?

 

[GrigoriRasputin]

It seems like, for reasons of plot convenience, the Ian/Cindy relationship will follow the same 'route' (keeping their relationship secret) regardless of whether she is on the 'romance' or 'cheating' path.

It's understandable - following through with the relevant consequences in Ian's social circle would be a massive undertaking and would need to be accounted for in every subsequent update. At the same time, it is a little disappointing for those on the Ian/Cindy love route. I guess it is a little annoying that Ian and Lena seem as if they will be trapped in their initial groups of friends for most, if not all, of the game. (Ian/Axel could have been a friendship that would develop separately, but alas.)

Still, it would be nice for those on the Ian/Cindy love route to be able to take her on a proper date or have some non-sexual scene for them to develop their relationship and to see what chemistry (if any) Eva puts in place for their pairing.

 

[Russell Thrillson]

I've tried the joiplay (with the requisite Renpy plugin) workaround, and unfortunately it crashed every time I tried to open it. Hopefully sometime soon there will be a true Android version to download soon.

 

[dontcarewhateverno]

Why was Holly acting so giddy when she kissed Lena when they recently had a threesome with Ivy?

Le bug. It's still alpha and the assumption is that Lena will be locked out of participating in the H/Ivy shower scene in Beta or Final if she's dating Ian, just like she was from J/Lo in the previous chapter.