The irony is that the easiest way for Kanra to learn anything about him would be to just ask directly 😭
“What do you hate the most?”
"Liars."
I can def see their whole dynamic being hilariously one-sided on Kanra’s end, she’d be trying to play chess with someone who’s playing go fish— and it’d somehow still a loss for her every time.
Okok I just read up on some of Kanra’s interactions w other MCs/OCs
Since one of the ways to capture Kanra’s attention is by being useful to her, rather than directly seeking her out, Gabriel would start to subtly display the depth of his social connections. Mostly through carefully timed conversations and casual mentions, he would demonstrate his ability to open doors for her, offering access to people and opportunities that could be of value.
Gabriel is not trying to win her over as a friend—instead, he’s pursuing a more calculated, mutually beneficial relationship. He’d come to the conclusion (after some careful observation of his own) that Kanra seems to value utility above all else, so he plays to that instinct, showing her that his influence can be leveraged. If he does succeed in winning her over, it’d be made more clear as their dynamic grows that his interest lies in Kanra as an individual, someone who might prove useful in ways he hasn’t fully figured out yet, rather than in any kind of emotional connection.
Overall I think their relationship could turn out super interesting by the time step 2 rolls around!! 😼
LMAOOOOO OH MY GOD HER AND FRANCIS’ RELATIONSHIP IS LIKE THAT MEME WITH THE DOG EATING CHESS PIECES 😭😭
This was the first time Kanra has ever been provoked to hit a person—
But yeah Kanra would be absolutely annoyed and angry that she’d have her first ever temper tantrum in Step 1! Thank you Francis for making her feel extreme emotions, it builds her character 🙌🙌
For Gabriel, Kanra would slowly learn to respect him because wow, he really did put in the effort to get her on his side. Shes impressed! She plays into his whims but is also studying him as well, her curiosity is piqued.
She believes she can also benefit from him from learning to copy his mannerisms and attitude, because goodness shes not well versed with some subtle nuances at all. So she’d try and imitate what Gabriel does, albeit a bit stiff, because she doesnt know the emotional depth of it so it comes out robotic 😭
I LOVE THESE DYNAMICS MAN THEYRE SO UNIQUE AND SO GREAT TO WRITE ANOUT
Literally them 😭
OAMGOMGO Seeing Kanra try to imitate Gabriel's personality in step 1 or early on in step 2 would be such a cute moment 😭 though I can also envision the many ways it could go catastrophically wrong
