AOI

[aubins]

Comments

[gamerbrain]

[ hey it's not about her taste. it's about player satisfaction! ]

Is it realistic?

[aubins]

Depends on who you ask. If you're asking a loyal knight? Then yeah, probably.

[gamerbrain]

I'm asking you.

[aubins]

I’m not a loyal knight.

[gamerbrain]

Are you an unloyal knight?

[aubins]

I'm just flat out not a knight at all. Could you imagine what a drag that'd be?

[gamerbrain]

Nope! Aoi has never been in a story like that.

Knights are cool, though.

[aubins]

Eh. Some people would agree with you.

It's not really my thing. Do you think you'd be a knight if you were in one of those stories?

[gamerbrain]

Aoi definitely couldn't be a knight.

[aubins]

Why not? I mean, if it's not your thing then understandable. But anyone can try to be a knight, if they train enough. And have something they want to protect.

[gamerbrain]

Aoi is designed for people to want to rescue her. Aoi couldn't take on that kind of protagonist's role.

[aubins]

...

That's a pretty defeatist way of looking at it. I'm not going to sing the praises of being a knight, but sitting back and doing nothing's not a great alternative either.

[gamerbrain]

Aoi doesn't do nothing. Aoi does love interest and side character things.

[aubins]

...

[ squints. ]

Like...?

[gamerbrain]

Like create reasons for the protagonist to want to spend time with Aoi, or drive other characters to spend time together.

[aubins]

... So like a behind-the-scenes manipulator, then?

[gamerbrain]

Maybe...

[aubins]

There's nothing wrong with that, honestly.

[ there's nothing honest about behind the scenes manipulation, yuri. ]

[gamerbrain]

Really?

[aubins]

I don't think so.

There's always someone working from the shadows. Might as well let it be you, rather than someone else, right?

[gamerbrain]

That makes sense.

[aubins]

Better you're the one with as much control as you can get than someone else, right?

[gamerbrain]

Aoi only wants enough to control to make sure the players are happy.

You seem more interested in control than Aoi.

[aubins]

Think of it this way: if I'm in control, I can keep more people happy.

[gamerbrain]

Got it. You're a good guy.