VN Ren'Py Pale Carnations [Ch.4 Up.6 Public] [Mutt & Jeff]

[DarkLords00]

As I said, at first(!) August wanted simply a heir for his Club, along the way he started loving her. He questions some things he has done when it comes to Hana. If he did the right thing to bring her into the club leadership, if he should have not done so. As I wrote in an earlier post, since he had no experience with parenting until coming into Hana´s life, he blunders a lot.
There are several scenes in game which show that August has started to love Hana, not just the idea of a heir. Also, depending on which path we play, there is considerable thawing of relations between August and Hana. She calls him dad a lot more now, even if "creep" and other attributes still feature at times.

I think we'll just have to agree to disagree in this one. To me August has yet to show actual love towards Hana as of now all of his acts of "love" have been conditional and please don't mention him going to her concerts because if that's the case the half of the club by this point apparently feel paternal love towards Hana xD

If he truly loved her he would helped her unconditionally it's not like he doesn't had the means to do it and she is in a VERY difficult situation, he doesn't want to because he needs her more and is not willing to risk giving away something without getting anything in return, therefore he pretty much blackmails her into spending time with him by the fact that she has now accepted to be part of the magament of one of the criminal enterprises he runs. Also, as much as we now (if I remember correctly) their connection started because Hana swallowed her pride and went to ask the person her mother despises the most for financial help because she is in a terrible situation no one would want to be in and what did her "father" said? "I'm not giving you anything for free, get in this whore outifit and bartend my brothel" and "Oh, you need more money? You better accept inheriting my shares of this place and running it by yourself in the future!". Like I said before, if he truly loved her he would've been willing to help her unconditionallly, this whole charade to me it's actually more evil than just plainly refused her after all according to himself he didn't owe her mother anything since she lied.

 

[Turret]

I think we'll just have to agree to disagree in this one. To me August has yet to show actual love towards Hana as of now all of his acts of "love" have been conditional and please don't mention him going to her concerts because if that's the case the half of the club by this point apparently feel paternal love towards Hana xD

If he truly loved her he would helped her unconditionally it's not like he doesn't had the means to do it and she is in a VERY difficult situation, he doesn't want to because he needs her more and is not willing to risk giving away something without getting anything in return, therefore he pretty much blackmails her into spending time with him by the fact that she has now accepted to be part of the magament of one of the criminal enterprises he runs. Also, as much as we now (if I remember correctly) their connection started because Hana swallowed her pride and went to ask the person her mother despises the most for financial help because she is in a terrible situation no one would want to be in and what did her "father" said? "I'm not giving you anything for free, get in this whore outifit and bartend my brothel" and "Oh, you need more money? You better accept inheriting my shares of this place and running it by yourself in the future!". Like I said before, if he truly loved her he would've been willing to help her unconditionallly, this whole charade to me it's actually more evil than just plainly refused her after all according to himself he didn't owe her mother anything since she lied.

No problem that we see this differently. But just as information for further discussion, it was not Hana going to August, he came to her one day. As I said before, at the beginning August surely just looked for a heir, so he did not think anything about using money and telling Hana he needed a new bartender.
But in newer scenes there can be a difference depending on how we play the game. And there are small things like August having a picture of Hana in his bureau close by even at a time ingame when the relations between the two were far more strained than now.

 

[balboa2151]

i am going to be EXTREMELY subjective and give my OPINIONS and these are just that

i don't want the devs or people who like the other LIs to take it in the wrong way and or feel bad

i am prefacing this rn because i don't want to be trolled/flamed on like the guy who didn't like felica

with that out of the way

my personal choice is veronica
she might come off as bitchy , abrasive and very standoffish initially but she is exactly who she says she is
she doesn't play mind games like rose does nor she weaponizes her sexuality like felicia does

lets start with her reason for being in the club the first place
she admits that her business being run down is her own fault and her stubbornness killed her marriage along with it
her circumstances are less dire than the other 2 but she is honest and upfront about it

i dislike rose because is manipulative and tries playing with the MCs head one too may times to win
is she in a BAD and DESPERATE situation ?
yes
but she is also a very good liar and a criminal too (the latest update shows that she was a scammer!)
i am pretty convinced all the affection and love that she shows the MC is performative and even if the MC helps her win the competition risking everything to help her
i am pretty sure she will sever all links once she is done with the club

next is felicia
while i don't dislike her like rose she reminds me of the character kirk lazarus from tropic thunder
she is literally a character playing the role of a hot trophy wife she is so invested in this roleplay that she changes everything about herself to keep up with this charade from giving up her name ,accent to giving up her hobby and choosing not to EVER have kids
she is dedicated to keeping this up but i am not sure how badly it would end when all this facade collapses
but that is her biggest red flag

that would be how despite complaining about her entire life is controlled by her husband she wants to control the MC more or less the same way
she doesn't actually want a lover she is looking for someone to mold them (her own words) to be her own plaything she is just ANOTHER kathy in the making
kathy too is/was married unhappily to a rich powerful man with lots of influence in the society and soon her dark urge took over her and thats why she founded the club to play with other rich and powerful people who prey on the desperate women
felicia is looking for another minion who can help her indulge in her dark vices and help her power trip with authority if she takes over the club or even becomes a member
remember she isn't as powerless or weak like the other girls
sure she would get nothing if she divorced her hushand but she is an excellent social climber she has the looks and skills to easily find another richer sucker whom she could seduce and convince him to marry her after she divorces her husband with her role as a trophy wife to a rich man she would definitely meet all kinds of powerful men who could easily become her marks so no i don't buy her "i want to become a member of the club" just for the sake of it for one bit

FINALLY Veronica

she ain't no knight in shining armour in one of the early moments of the game she openly says that she considers the MC as nothing more than a human cockroach and had it not for her current situation she wouln't even have ever interacted with someone like the MC let alone like him

but unlike the others her good qualities and her bad qualities are one and the same
she is her own worst enemy
she wouldn't be in this situation if not for her own poor descisions
but like i said her bad qualities are good too
for example she is single minded and stubborn so much so that for the sake of her buisness she lost everthing else but it was the same singlemindedness and stubborness which help her become an olympian and become great athlete
she just needs some good honest figure to help her through her dark times
and unlike the other girls she actually makes an effort to get to know the MC once she gets past the initial phase of treating the MC like a creepy minion of kathy
she wants an honest heart to heart to know and feel the true intentions of the MC
she actually wanted to know what dreams and aspirations of the MC are (other than hana she is the only other person to ask why MC wants to be a doctor) and when the MC and veronica dance she doesn't care if the MC is good or bad she doesn't care that she is dancing in a gay bar with someone she barely knows and called him a cockroach just a weeks ago
she just vibes with it as long as she has a good feeling about the other person no manipulation no mind games no using her bisexuality as a weapon to "entrap" the MC
thats why despite her teasing jokingly about how the MC doesn't truly have any feelings for her and he just wants to "conquer" her before the events end
she doesn't regret her actions nor blames the MC for taking advantage of her when she was drunk
she is as flawed and perverted as the MC too
veronica may or maynot end up falling in love with the MC by the end of the game but there is no reason to doubt her intentions or suspect ulterior motives and even if she looses the event i am pretty sure unlike the other girls she won't just discard the MC or blame him for loosing
someone like her is strong enough to face such a defeat with grace and honest enough to not to blame it on others



and if you don't like anything i wrote don't take it the wrong way personally or accuse me of projecting negativity towards your favourite characters

thanks for your opinion...I've been on this site for a couple of years now and I don't think anyone would take it the wrong way why you like one person over the other...in my years of belonging to this site EVERYONE has been nothing but helpful and polite

 

[balboa2151]

I blame TD for making her so sexy, every time she appears on screen I'm like
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she is absolutely beautiful...I feel the same way that you do...I wish she wasn't MC's mother or at least make her ugly...HAHAHAHA

 

[JohnnyR6]

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I know, I know... the game tricked you. You were deceived:

you thought that GF stood for GILF and you immediately jumped in.

I feel for you

To be fair, I've just got to this point in the game, and it sounded like I was agreeing not to fuck around with random girls but I would promise to myself to work on creating a throuple which included Mina (might have been wishful thinking on my part!).

So, if we want to keep Mina open as a main girl then we will definitely have to be just fuckbuddies with Hana? Hana is pretty awesome but I don't want to let Mina go.

 

[CorprealFale]

Chuck: While not the main antagonist for a good or neutral MC, that is Kath without doubt, I think he is the most dangerous one. Behind the facade of a jovial, old Perv lurks a darkness that might only be rivaled by Kath and one or two clubmembers. There are too many hints from very different sources to dismiss this.
Dalia, the head housegirl and probably knowing the most about the club, is very afraid of him


Sophia, our favourite amoral, ends justify the means doctor, is disgusted by Chuck and knows some of his hidden skeletons

are just 2 of the more prominent ones.
Chuck has a rivalry with Abel. He knoes quite a bit about him and Sophia. For example that they have access to black ops labs, so the stuff they do at the Club is unnecessary. But I think he underestimates the two. Chuck seems to believe that Abel is similar to himself, that he discovered "having fun" in his old days.
That might be partly true, but the two doctors have goals going well beyond this.

More tomorrow or saturday

Responding specifically to the Chuck bit!
And more specifically to that conversation with Sophia. As I've not seen it discussed enough.
Chuck tells Sophia:

A friend of mine at Langley had a saying I took a real shining to.
"Life is a joke, so be the punchline."

He also describes said person as the unfunniest person he's ever met besides Sophia.

This is all in the conversation where it's heavily implied that van Doren is old money with no respect for new money types who are at the club.

But the thing I want to call out is Langley. A statement that didn't surprise Sophia so people with info know.
It's highly likely that Chuck is former CIA of some shape or form.

 

[Ozymandias037]

I can't remember exactly where, but isn't it heavily implied that Chuck used to develop and/or sell weapons? It's not really surprising that he'd have CIA contacts with how involved he likely was with shady government shit, but I don't think he was likely directly working for them.

I also agree with Turret that he is probably the scariest of the three club owners, especially considering his interactions with Sophia. Some of his facial expressions, the ugly anticipation he gets from thinking he'll one day beat her at chess and get to have his way, the way many of the girls seem to be afraid of him..... he is a sick fuck, no doubt about it. And TD did well to use one of the oldest tricks in the book, letting implication and imagination supply the truly scary stuff rather than spelling it out for us. But then, TD does basically everything well in writing this game, soooo...

 

[Turret]

This is all in the conversation where it's heavily implied that van Doren is old money with no respect for new money types who are at the club.
But the thing I want to call out is Langley. A statement that didn't surprise Sophia so people with info know.
It's highly likely that Chuck is former CIA of some shape or form.

While I agree that Abel is highly probable old money with few respect for new money types, that is not all to it. I will mention it too when I write about Abel, he loaths the Club leaders and most of it´s members. Playing again from the start reenforces that Abel and Sophia stick out like sore thumbs there. I think most members do not see it since they concentrate on their pleasure and Abel sometimes showboating, like him offering Sophia to Chuck. An offer he knew Chuck would decline, since Chuck is near pathological in his need to win first.
I am curious what the backstory of Abel and Chuck is. They know each other quite well, but they are rivals and dislike the other deeply.

As for Chuck and the CIA, I think he worked often together with them, but I think it less likely he was an agent. But he has connections.

 

[Ottoeight]

To be fair, I've just got to this point in the game, and it sounded like I was agreeing not to fuck around with random girls but I would promise to myself to work on creating a throuple which included Mina (might have been wishful thinking on my part!).

What did you think was happening when you had to have that choice? did you really think they were just joking? just chatting because they had to kill some time before going to work?

Seriously, dude.

So, if we want to keep Mina open as a main girl then we will definitely have to be just fuckbuddies with Hana? Hana is pretty awesome but I don't want to let Mina go.

So, what do you think the "fuckbuddies" choice is for? do you think it's a figure of speech only?

 

[crunchycake]

Due to reasons, I have just finished the Chp 4 Pt 5 update, which, story-wise is the best thus far imho, and I think it is only going to be more.... engaging, so to speak.

After this update, I have a feeling that the previous ones are mainly "introductory", as in world-building. We, players, got to know Edwin, the MC, and everyone (almost) that were important to him / played an important role during that summer period, and to an extend, revealing the "dark side" of those people (not necessary evil thing like Chuck, but also a well hidden/masqueraded corner like that soft side of Felicia despite of her gluttonous nature(yes, you read it right, gluttonous, remember the week 2 exhibition scene if Edwin forgo his urge and let Fel drank to her fill?). The main focus were to "reveal" stuffs to us. Laying the floor, Piling up the pillars, bricking up the walls, letting those bits and tits (huge one, mind you) complement themselves and forming a solid, compelling story structure to let things happen.

Spoiler: Ending Spoiler

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I have a feeling that the devs were somewhat satisfied with the background building, which, is amazingly solid. It is the time to move to the second phase... to knock down a wall or two to let us the players feel the shake of the whole building. I pretty much expect a roller coaster ride from now on lol.

Speaking of "revealing"

Spoiler: Heavy Spoiler.... I think

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Sorry for the wall of unorganized, feverish raving, but that is what a boy, who got his favourite toy as his present during new years, looks like. TD and GID are the only one to blame.

Joke aside, a hundred thanks for the amazing work. Really, really looking forward to the next update.

 

[Ottoeight]

Due to reasons, I have just finished the Chp 4 Pt 5 update, which, story-wise is the best thus far imho, and I think it is only going to be more.... engaging, so to speak.

After this update, I have a feeling that the previous ones are mainly "introductory", as in world-building. We, players, got to know Edwin, the MC, and everyone (almost) that were important to him / played an important role during that summer period, and to an extend, revealing the "dark side" of those people (not necessary evil thing like Chuck, but also a well hidden/masqueraded corner like that soft side of Felicia despite of her gluttonous nature(yes, you read it right, gluttonous, remember the week 2 exhibition scene if Edwin forgo his urge and let Fel drank to her fill?). The main focus were to "reveal" stuffs to us. Laying the floor, Piling up the pillars, bricking up the walls, letting those bits and tits (huge one, mind you) complement themselves and forming a solid, compelling story structure to let things happen.

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I have a feeling that the devs were somewhat satisfied with the background building, which, is amazingly solid. It is the time to move to the second phase... to knock down a wall or two to let us the players feel the shake of the whole building. I pretty much expect a roller coaster ride from now on lol.

Speaking of "revealing"

Spoiler: Heavy Spoiler.... I think

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Sorry for the wall of unorganized, feverish raving, but that is what a boy, who got his favourite toy as his present during new years, looks like. TD and GID are the only one to blame.

Joke aside, a hundred thanks for the amazing work. Really, really looking forward to the next update.

Well, I strongly disagree.

Roller coaster started its ride when Abel visited Edwin and they found the bug.

Mina a blank sheet of paper? seriously? I think you should replay the early weeks and pay close attention to what Mina tells Edwin about her and her family.

 

[Beduin123]

Due to reasons, I have just finished the Chp 4 Pt 5 update, which, story-wise is the best thus far imho, and I think it is only going to be more.... engaging, so to speak.

I agree that starting from the last third of this game the writing has reached the absolute highs that almost none other game on this site can boast.

The art exhibition part and the Felicia's story was a true masterpiece in terms of plot, dialogues and branching of different paths. I still keep my earlier doubts about the sanity and feasibility of the Felicia's plan to join the Club but apart from that it's by far the best story I've ever read in an AVN.

It would make a great reading even without all the lewd parts (if it would be possible to imagine this story without the lewds ). And it only gets better with every update.

 

[ReyZ]

To be fair, I've just got to this point in the game, and it sounded like I was agreeing not to fuck around with random girls but I would promise to myself to work on creating a throuple which included Mina (might have been wishful thinking on my part!).

So, if we want to keep Mina open as a main girl then we will definitely have to be just fuckbuddies with Hana? Hana is pretty awesome but I don't want to let Mina go.

Same buddy... I chose hana gf and not to cheat on her except mina... And this game just bazooka into my face with that... Sad

 

[ffive]

Same buddy... I chose hana gf and not to cheat on her except mina... And this game just bazooka into my face with that... Sad

"Not cheating except with this one person" is still cheating. Especially when the person you chose to cheat with explicitly told you not to cheat on Hana with her, should Hana become your gf. The sheer surprise at the fact it'd produce obvious consequences is hilarious, ngl.

 

[ArsenHumby]

"Not cheating except with this one person" is still cheating. Especially when the person you chose to cheat with explicitly told you not to cheat on Hana with her, should Hana become your gf. The sheer surprise at the fact it'd produce obvious consequences is hilarious, ngl.

People are accustomed to the typical Harem game where MC can choose the most moronic choices yet have no consequences what so ever. Hence why the writing feels real, If i conciously choose to do something stupid, i wanna see the ramifications of that choice.

 

[poarvl]

Any saves or gallery unlock?

 

[Thor875]

I agree that starting from the last third of this game the writing has reached the absolute highs that almost none other game on this site can boast.

The art exhibition part and the Felicia's story was a true masterpiece in terms of plot, dialogues and branching of different paths. I still keep my earlier doubts about the sanity and feasibility of the Felicia's plan to join the Club but apart from that it's by far the best story I've ever read in an AVN.

It would make a great reading even without all the lewd parts (if it would be possible to imagine this story without the lewds ). And it only gets better with every update.

My opinion is with Felicia. She reflects on every stage of her life and changes her life according to the experiences she has had. After her husband's “betrayal” of her, she realizes that she can only achieve her goal with influence and/or her own money. Knowledge is power. She tells us that she has knowledge. Certainly not to blackmail members. As Chuck told us at the beginning, the club brings networking and connections.
From her perspective, she has a good chance of winning the sex battles, she doesn't know that Kat is dragging her real life into the club. And that's only with her, because Kat also thinks she has the best chance. If we can determine the winner, she will win with me.

 

[Hungover00]

My opinion is with Felicia. She reflects on every stage of her life and changes her life according to the experiences she has had. After her husband's “betrayal” of her, she realizes that she can only achieve her goal with influence and/or her own money. Knowledge is power. She tells us that she has knowledge. Certainly not to blackmail members. As Chuck told us at the beginning, the club brings networking and connections.
From her perspective, she has a good chance of winning the sex battles, she doesn't know that Kat is dragging her real life into the club. And that's only with her, because Kat also thinks she has the best chance. If we can determine the winner, she will win with me.

I forget, what did her husband reportedly do?

 

[DarkLords00]

Well, I strongly disagree.

Roller coaster started its ride when Abel visited Edwin and they found the bug.

Mina a blank sheet of paper? seriously? I think you should replay the early weeks and pay close attention to what Mina tells Edwin about her and her family.

I think Ottoeight meant it as Mina is the most easy character to influence in whichever road you want.
Sure, she has her own desires and goals but she is the only one we get to see HOW our choices influences her actions besides Ian (if you get him to self-reflect). Depending on previous choices she will be willing to explore her sexuality with other girls even going as far as to start making out with Hana unprompted and suggesting a threesome this update or(as of now at least...) will just be content with limiting herself to exploring stuff with Edwin.

Personally, I don't know which path the developers will take Mina but I did find it curious how she is the character with the most different kind of outcomes this last hangout with everyone.

-She can look sad and express her feelings of jealousy to Edwin if he kisses Hana on stage, especially if you choose to to imply to her to not hang out with Pete when you kiss her while you are in the crowd

-Even if Edwin is not in a relationship with Hana she still will look sad unless Edwin delibaretly chooses to spent time with her instead of cheering for Hana and the band

-She can end up having sex with Veronica if Edwin tells her she is attracted to her

-As said before, if Edwin is in a fuckbuddies relationship with Hana, she can end up trying to seduce Hana in order so she can sleep with her/both of them.

-Finally if you choose to spent time with her whenever possible and end up choosing to go to the bar with her she will end up the night calling this event their "first date"

I forget, what did her husband reportedly do?

He deliberately choose not to prevent her old art-school being destroyed by buying despite Felicia making him very aware of how important said place was for her it if I remember correctly.

 

[Beduin123]

My opinion is with Felicia. She reflects on every stage of her life and changes her life according to the experiences she has had. After her husband's “betrayal” of her, she realizes that she can only achieve her goal with influence and/or her own money. Knowledge is power. She tells us that she has knowledge. Certainly not to blackmail members. As Chuck told us at the beginning, the club brings networking and connections.
From her perspective, she has a good chance of winning the sex battles, she doesn't know that Kat is dragging her real life into the club. And that's only with her, because Kat also thinks she has the best chance. If we can determine the winner, she will win with me.

I don't want to start that discussion again. Coming to the end of the current update I can see that the Devs themselves are well aware how lame and fragile her plan looks. We'll see how the story unfolds. At the moment it is difficult for me to see any good in that.

It has nothing to do with Kat's jiggery-pokery, Elias would find out himself sooner or later (I would argue rather sooner than later). Moreover, my main question still stands: How can Felicia monetize all those suggested connections / influences? But I may be surprised as well as everybody if a feasible solution will be unfolded. Let's wait.

I am very pleased that this story which has started as a rather typical BDSM game has become an exciting journey to the depth of the human soul and subconsciousness. Also, normally I steer away from the Honey Select games but here the art is on the different level.