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Post by Marx-93 on Mar 8, 2016 2:57:19 GMT -8
Well, I want to share my own speculations about what is revealed after the credits of Lib Day, and thought it was better to make my own thread for it. Due to the nature of the thread, I will put all spoilers unmarked to ease discussion. If you want to avoid them, read no further.
As you may know, the snippet after the credits showed Crow Harbour, Sola's uncle and claimant to the throne of Ryuvia, appear at the lead of the mighty Ebon fleet, an event foreshadowed by the Protoypes and their mysterious time-traveler. Now, what is the relation between them?
First, we also heard a new word some times during Lib Day: Farari. From context and Crow's words, we can assume Falari was the name of one of the dynasties claiming the Ryuvian throne during various times of its history. Now, however, who are they referring to here?:
At the beginning, it may appear that it's probably referring to that mysterious time-traveler pseudo-helping the prototypes. There are however some problems with it. First, this traveler is "caught in the temporal blast"; this distinction is crucial, because from everything it seems like the time-traveler with the prototypes has both full knowledge of the situation and the ability to actively time-travel; it does not seem like someone caught in a temporal travel, lost when realizing she is suddenly in the future and finding strange things everywhere. Second, the Myr'lan'dur (or Nightmare Ascendant). The personal machine of Sharr Myren, and likely a machine given to the prototypes by the time-traveler. However, this machine not only disappeared 400 years before Sola's (and so, Crow's) time, but it's actually stated as having fought against the Farari. Thus, it seems like it should have no relation with Crow, or that if it had, Sola would have recognized it, having been precisely Crow's main opponent. And third, Alice' awakening; the prototypes seems to have been handled that kind of technology from somebody, probably their time-traveler, who should be even more ancient and knowledgeable than Sola. After all, only doctors and the like would be experts in this kind of genetic engineering, right?
So, from this you can see my main points. The "Farari bitch" would be Sola, and thus explain why she had actually spend only 3 months asleep; she simply had time-traveled without realizing it. And our fun time traveler, as her voice and pattern speech already foreshadowed, would be no one more than Claude, with her real name being Sharr Myren, a princess of the Holy Ryuvian Empire(though likely not the heir, given the whole civil war thing and the fact the Talbur didn't shine in her presence). A doctor, she would probably gained some time travel engine during the civil war and probably decided to just tail out of there (fitting fairly well with the Claude we know). Her knowledge would then be easily explained, just like the fact that her effectivity seems to actually be tremendously high (healing Ava, being able to detect Chigara as a prototype, etc) for someone accused of malpractice, having graduated with an holonet course and without barely experience. Besides the fact of somehow having a Ryder with strange and advanced technology (seen someone else with AIM Dwn or ATK UP? Even the Gravity Gun can only be used by Km long battleships) and piloting it expertly. Fairly carefree, she probably helped (or even collaborated in their creation) the prototypes knowing the current galaxy had no chance against a Holy Ryuvian fleet. I don't know how much of what she was on the Sunrider was actually genuine or not, but it's very probably that her hobbies and infatuation for the captain were party true, just not enough for her to be entirely truthful. her relation with the prototypes seems to be fairly equal, so I doubt she really was the spy but probably helped Chigara not get caught (either because he genuinely wants to help the prototypes, or because she found the idea of an engineered life-form finding about love extremely interesting) Her last speech may be genuine, wanting to help her descendant from a dark side she knows pretty well. Her death was probably staged (she probably has some kind of teleporting device) and she is likely just having fun around the galaxy, hoping Crow doesn't win and makes it a boring place.
In a final note, Crow's officer states they have made a jump of 5000 years, while Sola comes from "only" 2000 years in the past. Time-travel shenanigans or a retcon? Could be both.
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Post by wingcapt4 on Mar 8, 2016 3:53:35 GMT -8
As I mentioned in another post, could Crow be chasing after someone through time? And that someone led them 3000 yrs in the past, then 5000 yrs? I mean, with many people from their own time in this current time, they might be after someone we know, or don't know yet.
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Post by InquisitorJeeves on Mar 8, 2016 3:55:04 GMT -8
Well, I want to share my own speculations about what is revealed after the credits of Lib Day, and thought it was better to make my own thread for it. Due to the nature of the thread, I will put all spoilers unmarked to ease discussion. If you want to avoid them, read no further. As you may know, the snippet after the credits showed Crow Harbour, Sola's uncle and claimant to the throne of Ryuvia, appear at the lead of the mighty Ebon fleet, an event foreshadowed by the Protoypes and their mysterious time-traveler. Now, what is the relation between them? First, we also heard a new word some times during Lib Day: Farari. From context and Crow's words, we can assume Falari was the name of one of the dynasties claiming the Ryuvian throne during various times of its history. Now, however, who are they referring to here?: At the beginning, it may appear that it's probably referring to that mysterious time-traveler pseudo-helping the prototypes. There are however some problems with it. First, this traveler is "caught in the temporal blast"; this distinction is crucial, because from everything it seems like the time-traveler with the prototypes has both full knowledge of the situation and the ability to actively time-travel; it does not seem like someone caught in a temporal travel, lost when realizing she is suddenly in the future and finding strange things everywhere. Second, the Myr'lan'dur (or Nightmare Ascendant). The personal machine of Sharr Myren, and likely a machine given to the prototypes by the time-traveler. However, this machine not only disappeared 400 years before Sola's (and so, Crow's) time, but it's actually stated as having fought against the Farari. Thus, it seems like it should have no relation with Crow, or that if it had, Sola would have recognized it, having been precisely Crow's main opponent. And third, Alice' awakening; the prototypes seems to have been handled that kind of technology from somebody, probably their time-traveler, who should be even more ancient and knowledgeable than Sola. After all, only doctors and the like would be experts in this kind of genetic engineering, right? So, from this you can see my main points. The "Farari bitch" would be Sola, and thus explain why she had actually spend only 3 months asleep; she simply had time-traveled without realizing it. And our fun time traveler, as her voice and pattern speech already foreshadowed, would be no one more than Claude, with her real name being Sharr Myren, a princess of the Holy Ryuvian Empire(though likely not the heir, given the whole civil war thing and the fact the Talbur didn't shine in her presence). A doctor, she would probably gained some time travel engine during the civil war and probably decided to just tail out of there (fitting fairly well with the Claude we know). Her knowledge would then be easily explained, just like the fact that her effectivity seems to actually be tremendously high (healing Ava, being able to detect Chigara as a prototype, etc) for someone accused of malpractice, having graduated with an holonet course and without barely experience. Besides the fact of somehow having a Ryder with strange and advanced technology (seen someone else with AIM Dwn or ATK UP? Even the Gravity Gun can only be used by Km long battleships) and piloting it expertly. Fairly carefree, she probably helped (or even collaborated in their creation) the prototypes knowing the current galaxy had no chance against a Holy Ryuvian fleet. I don't know how much of what she was on the Sunrider was actually genuine or not, but it's very probably that her hobbies and infatuation for the captain were party true, just not enough for her to be entirely truthful. her relation with the prototypes seems to be fairly equal, so I doubt she really was the spy but probably helped Chigara not get caught (either because he genuinely wants to help the prototypes, or because she found the idea of an engineered life-form finding about love extremely interesting) Her last speech may be genuine, wanting to help her descendant from a dark side she knows pretty well. Her death was probably staged (she probably has some kind of teleporting device) and she is likely just having fun around the galaxy, hoping Crow doesn't win and makes it a boring place. In a final note, Crow's officer states they have made a jump of 5000 years, while Sola comes from "only" 2000 years in the past. Time-travel shenanigans or a retcon? Could be both. You posted about the 5,000 years thing only 15 minutes before I did in a different thread. The timing of that is hilarious XD It seems time travel is going to play a larger role in the series from here on out (I fully expect it to get confusing, because time travel always hurts my head when I think about it too much). If Claude really does turn out to be Myren (or anyone else Ryuvian) it would explain why she knew about the battle site (I don't quite believe that the Tautenians would just know about the battle site. Especially if everything there was transported to the current point in time recently. They don't have access to warp technology after all.). Though if Claude did travel through time I'm also going to be incredibly annoyed with her. That would mean she knew the whole time about the Prototypes and their true goals and said nothing (and likely technically caused the Neutral Rim War by being involved in the Prototypes creation). I wonder just how big the mysterious Super-Dreadnaught is. How much bigger than the Legion would it be? If we ever encounter it in battle in future games, how many spaces on the battle map would it take up? |
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Post by wingcapt4 on Mar 8, 2016 4:05:11 GMT -8
yeah well, I was browsing around and I found it amusing that Marx was musing about the discrepancy in time just like you, so I figured, why not? Don't want this thread to be lonely with 0 replies  It's probably going to be epic to encounter it in battle. It might be so huge, they might actually do a multi-part battle where you're fighting against one part/side of the dreadnought to destroy one subsystem, then the next battle will be on another side to destroy another subsystem, then the next could be inside the dreadnought. |
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Post by Marx-93 on Mar 8, 2016 4:26:27 GMT -8
Yeah, kinda funny.
On the super-dreadnought, the Sharr'lac was "only" 4km long, so it will probably be around that size.
And on Claude, well, yeah, she kinda lied to everyone. I suppose she also has some kind of plan, or maybe she simply hates being dragged into things, and thus disappears whenever things get too big? When you've probably traveled through time more than once, and may actually be hundreds of years old, things probably take a different perspective.
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Post by aesr on Mar 8, 2016 4:44:40 GMT -8
I like your theory as its pretty much also my theory. Claude def is someone from the past all right. Ava discovered her holotap and had a big wtf reaction when she played it. I am of the opinion that she is probably also the previous Sharr. I hope some game in the future, if Claude is indeed still alive, puts Claude in a centerfold role. Aside from Sola, Claude is one of the other people I really want to know more about.
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Post by worstwaifu on Mar 8, 2016 7:29:13 GMT -8
Hopefully Kayto gets a cool robotic eye/arm/leg if he survives by virtue of toughness rather than time travel shenanigans.
...I blame my liking of Metal Gear Solid.
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Post by wingcapt4 on Mar 8, 2016 8:08:51 GMT -8
Yeah, kinda funny. On the super-dreadnought, the Sharr'lac was "only" 4km long, so it will probably be around that size. That's what she said... And on Claude, well, yeah, she kinda lied to everyone. I suppose she also has some kind of plan, or maybe she simply hates being dragged into things, and thus disappears whenever things get too big? When you've probably traveled through time more than once, and may actually be hundreds of years old, things probably take a different perspective. That's a good question. I don't think she's the type who hates being dragged into things. She willingly joined Kayto's crew despite having crew members who are not "normal" in all sense of the word. She could have just left and stayed low in some backwater planet once Sola came aboard, since that's already an indication that things are about to go FUBAR. On a different topic, I was honestly surprised and found the ending to be delightfully coincidental. After I finished MoA, I've been daydreaming of how I wished (my own personal pipe dream) the story would go even before Lib Day came out: I had imagined that the Sunrider would try to sacrifice itself to destroy the Legion (I chose to save Ava in MoA). There'll be another big battle where the Sunrider and the upgraded Legion would face off and the Sunrider would be severely crippled. Kayto would have everyone abandon ship, and give command of the crew to Ava (with the final order to ensure everyone lives) since he would not want anyone else to die on his watch. Then he'd ram the Sunrider into the Legion's maw and fire the Vanguard at point blank, just as the Legion fires its doomsday laser, taking both of them out. I kid you not, although it didn't play out exactly like in my pipe dream, it was so damn close. Now here's my new pipe dream for the next installment (highly unlikely due to how the story is now playing out): When Crow arrived in the current timeline, his arrival actually caused a ripple in the space time continuum. In addition, his arrival happened at the exact same time the Sunrider crashes into Machiavelli actual and detonates the tactical Paradox cores it was carrying (I think that was what they were called. Forgot). Since these tactical Paradox cores are a derivative of ancient Ryuvian tech, their detonation resonated with the space time ripple that Crow's arrival caused, opening a tear in the fabric of space and time. This tear actually transports Kayto and what's left of the Sunrider into a different dimension (or a sort of limbo world of some sort). And here's the best part: the Space Whales actually originate from this dimension and we finally get to see them. Going back, after all the supernatural space witchcraft and plot armor happens, the rest of the Sunrider's crew is back together on a different ship. With Ava as the new captain, they find out Kayto's still alive somewhere and embark on a journey to find him since he is the "savior" that people were calling him as in Lib Day, and they needed him back to sort out the charlie foxtrot the galaxy has turned into (and of course because all his waifus can't let him go). This time, the story would be centered on Ava as the new captain, her struggle on how to manage her new command - either maintaining her professionalism and discipline as the commander, or following in Kayto's footsteps and lead the ship as he would've. And the player can decide her inclination through choices, which also double as affection points for characters. For example, there can be a scenario where they manage to severely cripple an enemy ship enough that it can no longer move and fight, and the crew would be split on how to handle the situation. They can either take prisoners, or leave them be. The problem is that they don't have enough provisions for the prisoners, which is what's causing the split among the Sunrider crew. Let's say, Asaga being a hero of justice, and Chigara, who's kind at heart, advocate for taking prisoners. On the other hand, Kryska and Icari could advocate leaving them since they're looking at things realistically. The player would then have to choose: 1. Take prisoners. This would be a Kayto-like choice. Picking this would incline Ava towards following Kayto's style. This would increase Asaga, Chigara, and Ava's affection for Kayto. 2. Leave them be. This would be more Ava-like. Picking this would keep Ava the same as she's always been. This would increase Kryska and Icari's affection for Kayto. No increase of Ava's affection for Kayto. Depending on which waifu had an affection point increase (and the highest affection point as well), the story would, now and then, pan on Kayto as he floats lifelessly in limbo and amongst the Space Whales, and we'd get a little scene of Kayto dreaming about an interaction he had with said waifu in the past. This is important so that the story doesn't feel like we're being led to a forced romance with Ava. Yeah, a fan's gotta dream. Need to find something to keep myself hyped-up and excited for the next installments. |
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Post by valikdu on Mar 8, 2016 8:37:55 GMT -8
Hopefully Kayto gets a cool robotic eye/arm/leg if he survives by virtue of toughness rather than time travel shenanigans. ...I blame my liking of Metal Gear Solid. I had hoped that Ava would get those after sinking the Legion, but then nanomachines happened. |
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Post by worstwaifu on Mar 8, 2016 10:42:37 GMT -8
Hopefully Kayto gets a cool robotic eye/arm/leg if he survives by virtue of toughness rather than time travel shenanigans. ...I blame my liking of Metal Gear Solid. I had hoped that Ava would get those after sinking the Legion, but then nanomachines happened. She never asked for this. |
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Post by Nemjen on Mar 9, 2016 5:27:56 GMT -8
I'm keeping my predictions as guarded for now as I really need to do another walkthrough of MoA just to remind myself of the interactions. On top of this I get the feelings that there are aspects in both Academy and MoA that have not yet been touched upon which may give more insight into the direction we are going (eg. easter eggs and references). Something for me though stems from some feedback I made about the presentation of the ending and how you have a series of negative events followed by a cliffhanger to the introduction of Crow into the present. For me when I see this I can't help but feel (and would be really interested to see) the perspective (even if just initially) for the 4th installment being Crow and the Ebony Fleet. This would thrust the player into the role as the villain but also allow for more story elements in regards to the Ryuvian throne and the Prototypes, this also plays into the previous title of 'rebirth of the holy empire' which for me gives of the vibe of civil war. With Asaga and Sola departing the Sunrider at the end of Liberation Day it is highly likely that a conflict of interest is about to happen or that their paths are at some point going to cross. For now this is just a musing but I am sure I will be able to build on it or reflect new ideas in the future. Now here's my new pipe dream for the next installment (highly unlikely due to how the story is now playing out): When Crow arrived in the current timeline, his arrival actually caused a ripple in the space time continuum. In addition, his arrival happened at the exact same time the Sunrider crashes into Machiavelli actual and detonates the tactical Paradox cores it was carrying (I think that was what they were called. Forgot). Since these tactical Paradox cores are a derivative of ancient Ryuvian tech, their detonation resonated with the space time ripple that Crow's arrival caused, opening a tear in the fabric of space and time. This tear actually transports Kayto and what's left of the Sunrider into a different dimension (or a sort of limbo world of some sort). And here's the best part: the Space Whales actually originate from this dimension and we finally get to see them. Going back, after all the supernatural space witchcraft and plot armor happens, the rest of the Sunrider's crew is back together on a different ship. With Ava as the new captain, they find out Kayto's still alive somewhere and embark on a journey to find him since he is the "savior" that people were calling him as in Lib Day, and they needed him back to sort out the charlie foxtrot the galaxy has turned into (and of course because all his waifus can't let him go). This time, the story would be centered on Ava as the new captain, her struggle on how to manage her new command - either maintaining her professionalism and discipline as the commander, or following in Kayto's footsteps and lead the ship as he would've. And the player can decide her inclination through choices, which also double as affection points for characters. For example, there can be a scenario where they manage to severely cripple an enemy ship enough that it can no longer move and fight, and the crew would be split on how to handle the situation. They can either take prisoners, or leave them be. The problem is that they don't have enough provisions for the prisoners, which is what's causing the split among the Sunrider crew. Let's say, Asaga being a hero of justice, and Chigara, who's kind at heart, advocate for taking prisoners. On the other hand, Kryska and Icari could advocate leaving them since they're looking at things realistically. The player would then have to choose: 1. Take prisoners. This would be a Kayto-like choice. Picking this would incline Ava towards following Kayto's style. This would increase Asaga, Chigara, and Ava's affection for Kayto. 2. Leave them be. This would be more Ava-like. Picking this would keep Ava the same as she's always been. This would increase Kryska and Icari's affection for Kayto. No increase of Ava's affection for Kayto. Depending on which waifu had an affection point increase (and the highest affection point as well), the story would, now and then, pan on Kayto as he floats lifelessly in limbo and amongst the Space Whales, and we'd get a little scene of Kayto dreaming about an interaction he had with said waifu in the past. This is important so that the story doesn't feel like we're being led to a forced romance with Ava. Yeah, a fan's gotta dream. Need to find something to keep myself hyped-up and excited for the next installments. I'm always a fan of more Ava narration, especially with a plot where Ava follows in Kayto's footsteps - I could see it working. Though after the Ava route in Sunrider Academy would the challenge be the quest, or her just keeping the crew together?  This could play into the affection ratings as it is that image of Kayto that both keeps the crew together and pushes them towards going their own separate ways. Hehe slightly off topic but your journey to find Kayto made me think of the ending of the Force Awakens.
Ava returns to the remains of Sunrider Academy to find a hooded Kayto staring into the distance. He senses her and turns around to meet her worried gaze, but as his eyes connect with her own he is unable a single syllable. His gaze is filled with a mixture of sadness and self loathing, he had been unable to defend Chigara and the last flag of hope for Cera, the assault carrier Sunrider had been destroyed under his command.
Ava steps forward, her breath harsh and her footsteps burdened with the emotion of the journey up until this point. There was no guarantee that even after following the clues that she would find Kayto still breathing, she was relieved and fought back tears in order to keep her composure.
'Kayto... No captain... You have a lot of paperwork to catch up on'.
*Drops a bundle of forms onto the ground.
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Post by worstwaifu on Mar 9, 2016 6:48:43 GMT -8
I like your theory as its pretty much also my theory. Claude def is someone from the past all right. Ava discovered her holotap and had a big wtf reaction when she played it. I am of the opinion that she is probably also the previous Sharr. I hope some game in the future, if Claude is indeed still alive, puts Claude in a centerfold role. Aside from Sola, Claude is one of the other people I really want to know more about. Either that or she was Maray back from the dead. That'd be weird. |
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Post by Marx-93 on Mar 10, 2016 5:12:55 GMT -8
So, stuff from 2.0. Basically, 95% of my speculation was right: Claude is an Ancient Ryuvian (not specified if she is Sharr Myren, but yes that she's even more ancient than Sola), though it seems she is even most powerful than we thought, to the point of a deity. What is confirmed is that she's basically taking care of the time-continuum while having fun around; she doesn't care for much, and I kinda understand her being that she's more or less implied to be able to replicate the universe in a blink. When you can do that most things just stop being grave and dangerous or terrible. She's also Alpha's helper, though after her failure she has just decided to go on her own and try to have fun with the captain.
Sola is also the "Farari bitch", and the whole thing about the 5.000 years is a typo, has been corrected to 2.000 years now. |
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Post by worstwaifu on Mar 10, 2016 8:53:06 GMT -8
I like your theory as its pretty much also my theory. Claude def is someone from the past all right. Ava discovered her holotap and had a big wtf reaction when she played it. I am of the opinion that she is probably also the previous Sharr. I hope some game in the future, if Claude is indeed still alive, puts Claude in a centerfold role. Aside from Sola, Claude is one of the other people I really want to know more about. Either that or she was Maray back from the dead. That'd be weird. Oh it'd be weird, but it'd explain why she said the little sister route was locked in Academy. She was waiting for the right timeline. |
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Post by admiralcheese on Mar 10, 2016 13:27:02 GMT -8
Either that or she was Maray back from the dead. That'd be weird. Oh it'd be weird, but it'd explain why she said the little sister route was locked in Academy. She was waiting for the right timeline. Oh my! Kayto really is a Siscon! Watch out Loli Space Pirates, Ancient Snipers, Hotheaded Royalty, and other sundry types! |
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Post by Nemjen on Mar 10, 2016 13:31:03 GMT -8
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Post by wingcapt4 on Mar 10, 2016 15:01:38 GMT -8
I'm always a fan of more Ava narration, especially with a plot where Ava follows in Kayto's footsteps - I could see it working. Though after the Ava route in Sunrider Academy would the challenge be the quest, or her just keeping the crew together? This could play into the affection ratings as it is that image of Kayto that both keeps the crew together and pushes them towards going their own separate ways. Hehe slightly off topic but your journey to find Kayto made me think of the ending of the Force Awakens.
Ava returns to the remains of Sunrider Academy to find a hooded Kayto staring into the distance. He senses her and turns around to meet her worried gaze, but as his eyes connect with her own he is unable a single syllable. His gaze is filled with a mixture of sadness and self loathing, he had been unable to defend Chigara and the last flag of hope for Cera, the assault carrier Sunrider had been destroyed under his command.
Ava steps forward, her breath harsh and her footsteps burdened with the emotion of the journey up until this point. There was no guarantee that even after following the clues that she would find Kayto still breathing, she was relieved and fought back tears in order to keep her composure.
'Kayto... No captain... You have a lot of paperwork to catch up on'.
*Drops a bundle of forms onto the ground.
Lol, I could totally see things go that way; It's her way of showing love towards the poor man. Going back, the challenge she'd face would be both the quest, and keeping the crew together. The only thing here is that the way the crew trudges through the quest will be linear since that is the actual plot of the saga. However, it is the player who decides/influences if Ava is capable of keeping them together. It's really interesting to see how it'll play out in terms of her relationship with the crew. Of course, the main goal of the entire installment would be getting Kayto back. If Ava maintains being Ava, then of course, efficiency will increase, and it'll take the crew a shorter amount of time to find him. Of course, the rest of the crew will be disgruntled towards her totalitarian rule and there will be tension. The crew would always compare her to Kayto and be more favorable to Kayto: 'If it was Kayto, he would...'. Ava will be caught in the struggle of finding him quickly before it's too late (which she feels can only be accomplished by being a dictator), and keeping the crew together (because she's being a dictator). Still, because things are working out well and she's getting things done despite the crew's disapproval to some of her methods, their journey to find him is moving at a faster rate, which keeps them motivated. If Ava chooses to be like Kayto, then morale within the crew is going to be good since they're all satisfied. However, it is important to note that during Kayto's command, Ava was the stopgap and Kayto's firebreak, who ensured that things happened and they happened well. Since she doesn't have someone as a stopgap for herself, things would not be as efficient as they were, and it'll take that much longer for them to find him. The crew could then start feeling anxious and question if they're actually accomplishing their mission, and if he's still alive since they're taking so long. And if Ava screws up due to a Kayto-like decision she makes, then the backfire could be immense; The crew could start feeling a disconnect between her and them, and feel that she's no longer the first officer they knew. There's gonna be tension because the crew would feel that she's trying too hard to be Kayto when she's not, and that she's emotionally compromised. In the extreme case, because of the way she's acting and because they feel that they're not getting anywhere near to finding him, they might think that she's trying to usurp power and permanently replace him. I think there's so much character development to be had in this kind of situation. I mean, we have a divided crew not because of a possible traitor, but because of questionable leadership; and the only thing that's keeping everyone from leaving is the extremely thin thread of finding Kayto, who in this situation, the crew is unsure of if he's still alive and if the quest is a lost hope We could even have a "Crimson Tide" like scenario where the division has gotten out of hand that the crew gets split into separate factions, and Ava's own first officer relieves her of command. Some crew members would even be confined to quarters. This could also lead to interesting battles. Depending on what the player chose right before the battle, they can either have an intact crew, or a full blown mutiny with crew members in the brig. In the latter's case, their ryders won't be available. Depending also on what the player chose right before the battle, it could be the members of one faction who are confined, or the members of the other faction who are confined. Depending on which faction is confined, then that influences which ryders are available for use in battle. Also, depending on the player's choice, if Ava's first officer relieves her, then their ship will be less effective in battle and the command orders would cost more, but the girls will be operating at normal capacity. If Ava isn't relieved, then their ship will operate normally, but the girls would still be disgruntled, so they won't be performing as well as they used to (less damage, missed shots, etc). Also, wouldn't it be interesting and unique to have a different character influence other characters' affection ratings towards the MC, who isn't even the focus of the story? Dang, now I'm getting inspired. Feel like writing a fanfic about this, but I don't think I'll get to finish it. I think it's a cool setup; hope Samu-kun considers it. lol  Alas, one can dream. Anyway, continuing on from your story,
Kayto takes a long, hard look at the bundle of documents laid out between them. An indescribable, comforting, and warm, heat emanates from his heart and spreads to his face. He could feel a wet sensation form at the corners of his eyes at the nostalgia of it all.
His gaze travels upwards to his childhood friend and First Officer; her demeanour, countenance, and - no doubt - her feelings mirroring his own, yet painted with a tinge of her ice cold endearment towards him, and the scars of hardship for what she went through to come to him. Kayto then turned his attention to the holographic screens that feed external information to the crew - a mission-critical piece of equipment of a once fine assault carrier. Now, these barely functioning windows serve as a sort of centerpiece to Kayto's isolated, lonely world, becoming a relaxing space aquarium that is currently displaying those once-elusive giants which are now swimming (or floating) around the Sunrider's hulk as if it was one of them.
Kayto is forever grateful to these Space Whales for protecting him in this world, keeping him company, and ensuring the integrity of his sanity through these lonely months. But now, there are more important matters at hand as the captain of the Sunrider.
He looks back at the papers, then shifts to a haggard-looking Ava, then back to the holoscreens, just as a ribbon-wearing Space Whale crosses paths with a sunglasses-wearing one. Becky and Albert.
He then issues his first order: "Ava, you need to relax. Take a vacation somewhere."
He prayed to the Space gods that it might work this time. When she comes back, she'll hopefully buy into, 'Space Whales ate my papers'.
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This could play into the affection ratings as it is that image of Kayto that both keeps the crew together and pushes them towards going their own separate ways.
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