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AGSHDKFL I'M PLAYING AS A NON-DRINKER FOR THE FIRST TIME AND THE GONCHAROV NAME DROP IN CHAPTER 6??? absolute gold, I CACKLED thank you for your service to the goncharov community 🫡

Haha 😂 Glad you enjoyed the Goncharov reference. I just thought it would be funny if the movie actually existed in the Vendetta universe and it is one of Luka’s favorite movies (Luka can be kind of a movie nerd sometimes 😭). Although, this opens another can of worms: Does Martin Scorsese exist in Vendetta universe? 🤣

Anyway, Luka’s reaction upon watching Goncharov movie (the 1973 one) for the first time:

He’s gonna drag Jackal to watch it with him so he can gush about it with him 🤭😆

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Hi! Sorry if you've already answered this but what does each RO feel and think about MC path of either Justice or Revenge? (Heir path)

(Love to see what everyone else thinks as well)

I'm just curious to know what Rin truly thinks about MC going for revenge, because I feel like he's a bit reluctant? But also, an heir to a crime family going for justice? (Giving him over to the police after getting enough evidence to convict him) I can't really see him approve that, either.

I'm also curious of what their "preferred" heir MC is, Ruthless or Merciful, admired or feared etc.

Am definitely curious to know how that affects Ash as well. I love my little psycho MC (Definitely some Jinx vibes going on there) but then I get concerned and worried when I see Ash being like "Whoa, so cool! Never seen a body rain blood before, awesome! Whoo, murder! 🥳"

Then i'm like "Wait... No, this is bad Ash, BAD! Blood rain isn't awesome! It's horrifying! It's literally what happens in the APOCALYPSE! That's it, we're going to have a long talk when we get home about Wrong and Right!"

...then later when she gets her birthday present she'll giddily ask Luka if she can try torturing him too 😭

I feel so conflicted when Ash asks MC about what she will do with the killer... Then says what he wants, which is exactly the same, so I can't really tell him not to do the same... But it makes me so concerned every time, and guilty.

I don't want to bring my sweet, beloved firecracker down and even darker path than the one we're already on 😭

Ash and Rin prefer revenge to justice (letting the justice system do what it was supposed to do a long time ago). Probably because of the families and environment that they’re both raised and live in, they believe retaliation against such personal slight should be taken into their own hands.

However, whereas Ash’s revenge might be explosive and impulsive as they chase the quickest way to personally get their hands on the one who wronged them, Rin’s revenge is cold and calculating.

It’s full of reckoning, scheming, and pulling of strings behind the scenes and they’re content to let others to do the dirty work. They don’t really care about seeing the one who wronged them face-to-face and kill them with their own hands like Ash does.

That doesn’t make their revenge less personal though, and dare I say, sometimes, their revenge ends up being more drawn-out and torturous for the poor schmuck. The true definition of “revenge is a dish best served cold”.

And Rin does prefer Ruthless MC in the sense that they both have a more similar mindset. Of course, they’ll still love Merciful MC the same, but being with such kind MC makes them highly protective of them since they don’t want to see them get hurt or taken advantage of.

They’ll do whatever it takes to keep MC safe behind MC’s back, doing the necessary things that Merciful MC might not have the heart to do themself. Same thing with Ash as well, which is why in the Ash/MC/Rin poly, Ash and Rin will actually become really close and trusted confidantes of each other because they—almost all of the time—have the same mindset and overarching goal.

Santana and Skylar, of course, prefer justice and letting the right people dispense due punishment. Although, a more cynical Santana might not be too opposed to MC having revenge as well since they’ve seen firsthand how corrupt and sometimes incompetent the system is; they can’t really blame MC and the Morozovs to want to take matters into their own hands.

And as for your last sentence about Ash… 🥺 They’ll gladly walk with MC down a darker path. They actually feel they are already walking down that path a long time ago, especially since they accepted working as the Family’s enforcer… 😥

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Hey you, how have you been doing? I love your game and I love you for creating it, please never stop writing.

Now onto my question...

Is there any conflict, be them moral or of interests, if MC romances ROS like Skylar or Santana when they're into the mafia path? Like, can they have a happy ending with them if they choose any other route? What about Ash and Rin? Would they romance a MC who's a vigilante or hero?

Thank you for the kind words! 🙏🥰 And yes, there’ll be some “moral conflicts” for some ROs depending on what path MC chooses at the end.

Ash wouldn’t mind whichever path MC chooses, even Superhero (although, they’ll definitely have a moment of asking MC whether they’re sure).

Rin would be fine with Heir and Vigilante MC (although the Vigilante one would require a certain number on Rin’s trust stat, but if you’re romancing them anyway, then that stat should be up naturally).

Santana would be fine with Vigilante and Heir MC (for Heir, you need a certain number on Santana’s cynical stat and that stat would also alter their endings).

Skylar would be fine with Superhero and Vigilante MC (Having a certain number of Skylar’s vigilante stat can unlock a different ending for them).

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Why doesn't Grandpa get a relationship stat? ...Pls don't make anything happen to him :(

I guess I just forgot to add it since Gramps was not even originally planned to appear so soon in Chapter 2, but as I was writing it, I decided Gramps would’ve wanted to come and attend his only grandkid’s 20th birthday 🥺

One day, I’ll revisit the relationship stats charts and probably add him too 😆

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I love this 😍 This is so cool! Also the text to Rin in the middle? 😭😂 Thank you for the awesome aesthetic board and for sharing your MC! 🥰

Oksana Viktorovna Zykova

genuine

selfless

stoic

ruthless

my MC from the amazing @vendetta-if! definitely recommend reading it, i'm completely hooked

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I just played Rin's hangout, which I absolutely adored, but I remembered I sent an ask about if the MC knows Japanese or not, so it was nice to get that confirmation that they don't.

Seeing the MC sit there trying to hide their dumbfounded at the menu offerings was great. Pretty sure Rin is going to throw a Japanese term of endearment at us and we'll be like ???

Oh yeah, for sure. Rin is going to use what I call the Jackal approach 😆 Using terms of endearment and nicknames that their partner don’t really know what it means and then refusing to elaborate because they find it cute and enjoy seeing their partner flustered. Although for Jackal, it’s also because he doesn’t want to be seen as too soft or cornily romantic.

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So the MCs eyes glow in the dark, will we get a scene where we get to royally scare the shit out of someone with that ? Perhaps even the ROs ? That could be pretty funny.

Yeah, answering that ask kind of reminds me that there are probably some scenes where I can add a bit about that 😆 I’ll try to look back on what I have so far.

And of course, in any future scenes where it might be applicable, I’d like to kinda show the ROs’ reactions to that, especially Skylar and Santana who are not aware of that yet.

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Aww 🥰 I love you too, anon and everyone who’s reading this! ❤️

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Leaving someone on read after saying something vague or cryptic is definitely something Rin loves to do, either intentionally or not 😭😂

silly little presumably post-game thing I made between Oksana and Rin bc I Am Obsessed With Them (read @vendetta-if for the love of god. join me. i need someone to talk about this with.)

(and yes Rin did in fact leave her on read for the rest of the night)

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Two songs that fully highlight the fundamental difference between Yvette’s & Viktor’s relationship and Skylar’s & MC’s despite them both being famous superheroes 😭

Yvette & Viktor

“Midnight Rain” by Taylor Swift 🥲🥺❤️‍🩹

Skylar & MC

“Agora Hills” by Doja Cat 💀😂

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Replaying Vendetta after the update (which is amazing btw) and the social media parts are so funny and a great way to worldbuild 😭 please tell me they’ll be showing up again, I love them!!!

Haha 😆 glad you like them! They are definitely really fun to write out and I tried to base them based off the kind of people and posts I’ve seen on Twitter and other social media 😂

Sometimes, I wish the formatting in ChoiceScript can be less rigid so I can format the social media and text messages parts to look better 😭 But I suppose, this works for now.

And yeah, I’ll for sure be adding more of them wherever I see fit in the story! And I think if you choose Skylar’s hangout, there’ll be more social media parts 🤭

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Oh my god.. the news that mcs eyes glow... now im imagining Ash hearing a weird noise in the kitchen late at night that wakes them up, walks in to see just two glowing eyes from my mc and when they flick the light on mc has just like a whole block of cheese in their mouth...

😭 MC is a rat confirmed. Ash is just gonna turn the light back off and then slowly retreats back to their room, leaving MC to finish their midnight cheese in peace…

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Ash: I did it... I confessed to mc....i feel like i could explode...at least i got it over with- MC: [can now be openly and brazenly provocative when flirting]

Ash:

Ash: why do i feel sudden dread?

Ash: “Why do I suddenly hear boss music?”

MC approaching Ash, now ready to fully unleash their love and affection for Ash:

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The Public Update is now live! 🎉

Hey guys! The public update is now live! 🥳 The update brings 27K new words (excluding codes) into the demo, bringing the overall word count to 384K words!

Some new stuff to expect from the update (without spoilers 🤭):

Some changes and options additions in Ash's Hangout.

A whole new section and new scenes added at the end of Ash's Hangout.

A (promised) brunch with Rin 😉

Just a word of warning, I did change one or two variables in the previous iteration of Chapter 7, so if you're using an old save file, there's a small chance it might give some error. But hopefully it doesn't. Of course, the safer way would be to play with a new, clean save (either playing from the beginning or use the quickstart to get to Chapter 6 immediately).

Anyway, I'll start answering spoiler asks regarding the update in a day or two 😉 And when I answer them, I'll make sure to tag them with the #chapter 7 spoiler tag.

If you do enjoy the story, please consider checking out my Patreon or Ko-Fi pages for more exclusive contents and to help support my work 😊

I hope you guys enjoy the update! 🥰💖

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MC’s eyes glow?? What color? (idk if this has been stated and I just forgot. Personally though, I’ve always associated gravi with purple)

Yes 😁 They glow in the dark like cat’s — or most animals’ — eyes. It comes with their Umbrakinesis and it allows them to see better in the dark.

Like these 😆

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Texting Yvette everday, just to say fuck you lol

Jokes on you, Yvette would definitely take it as a good sign somewhat 😭

She’d be gushing to Skylar like, “Oh my God, Skylar! They’re still texting me everyday! That means I still have a chance to reconcile right?”

“Uhh… What did they text? Is it another ‘fuck you’?” Skylar asks hesitantly.

“Yes and yes, I know it sounds bad, but at least they’re taking the time to text me every day! How many mothers out there can say that their kid texts them everyday?”

Skylar’s smile is strained as they try to share their mentor’s enthusiasm and hopefulness (and delusion). “Haha… Yeah… Even I sometimes forget to text my own mom for holidays…” they reassure, not having the heart to break the more possible harsh truth to Yvette.

“I know they still care deep down… I just need to try harder…” she sighs wistfully.

But yeah, as some have said, the opposite of love is indifference. Fully cutting contact with Yvette would hurt Yvette even more because there’s completely no connection whatsoever for her to latch on 🥺😥

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With it being back to school season I've been struck with the mental image of the MC and their LI in the future meeting with their kid's kindergarden teacher. Much like young MC the teacher had some concernes about a family picture their child drew. While an MC raising a child with both Ash and Rin probably need to clear up a few things, the teacher's main concern is the part of the picture the kid drew of their extended family. The MC's child drew not just their parents, but also any potental grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, ect. For the most part it looks like a normal childs portrait, until the MC notices the sudden pallet change to predominatly red when their child depicted Uncle Artom, and the sequil MC. That half of the family portriat became disturbingly viceral and graphic, the fact it was depicted in crayon by a 5 yr old would make even a hardened MC give pause. Suddly MC understands why Viktor was so insistent on raising them away from the family buisness.

Oh no 😭 If that happened, then MC should really go talk to Luka and Jackal because they definitely wouldn’t talk about the more gruesome side of their jobs in the presence of MC’s kids.

It might be from Konstantin or sequel MC, but I’m pretty sure they did not mean to share that with malicious intents. Probably they told MC’s kids like it’s a cool story or something (since if I’m not mistaken, MC’s kids and Jackal’s won’t have a big age gap, probably 5 years-ish max with Konstantin).

Incoming Jackal and Luka scolding Konstantin and sequel MC for sharing such graphic stories with their… uh… what title do you call your cousin’s children? 😭 First cousin removed? Let’s just say they’re cousins because they’re closer in age with MC’s kids than MC themself.