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I read this novella fairly quickly after completing one of the candidates. Since everyone had the same plot conditions, most moments could be skipped without rereading. However, some characters had issues with others. These crews are supposedly family to each other, but their relationships are still too intense. If they were just a team, their intense conflicts could be overlooked, but this isn't a team, it's a crew. Crews can't and shouldn't have conflicts, especially ones that lead to fights.

I like this novella, but for me, the behavior and traits of some characters here are too off-kilter and seem to change depending on your choices.

I want to give a spoiler to explain what I think is wrong here and what I will change.

Nasir's behavior.

If you choose Kol, the walkthrough reveals that Nasir loved Kol as a partner, not as a brother. However, if you choose Nasir, you learn that Nasir enjoys being on top and has a kink for Yoshi's small size and the role of a daddy-boss.

Kol's behavior.

When choosing him, it turns out he had his eye on Yoshi from the first time he met him and has a kink for Yoshi's small size. He always has a positive opinion of Yoshi. However, when choosing Zed, Razix, or Loro, he's categorically against Yoshi on the ship.

Sharp jealousy and a fight for "territory" around all candidates.

As I said earlier, the relationship seems illogical after two days, but nevertheless, the candidate character will immediately experience severe jealousy if anyone interacts with Yoshi.

Yoshi's tastes and behavior.

It makes sense that he would be flirtatious or shy when, in one of the first dialogue choices, he talks to the Union Commander. Another question is why he's so against the pirate, but not against a two-day relationship? Especially when interacting with Razix. (His jokes aren't just flirting for the sake of humor - he doesn't gaslight.) So I find this odd, even if he's simply disgusted by the very fact of a "pirate-lover". When the candidates first met Yoshi, they were ready to kill him. (He also had no need, but he had the choice of an aggressive response at that moment.) Simply relying on the first impression and the fact that the characters are bounding together at first glance - it does not look very logical and friendly.

Personally, I would increase the time of character interaction from 2 days to at least a week. It might also be nice to have a 2-on-1 relationship here, but of course, here everyone specifically falls in love and gets involved 1:1. It's just that if the plot were twisted like in some kind of dorama, then it would be entirely possible to stretch out the time and make the conflicts more logical, but here it turns out that the characters are getting angry at each other over all sorts of trivial nonsense. For example, instead of forcing Yoshi to choose one candidate right away, everyone should connect with him through individual tasks that still pop out form part of the overall plot.

How I see that:

First, Yoshi repairs the promised Kol's Auto-Cooker and cooks food with him, discussing relationships with different races while not forgetting about muscle flexing and, of course, the "half-break". Then, he repairs the doctor's beds in the infirmary while discussing family and past relationships, and giving that joyful hug afterward. Then, Yoshi goes to Nasir to return the tools and helps replace the core with those strange poses and movements, not forgetting to compliment the smell of sweat... At pre-last, he's taken by Zed to replace the ship's gun and practice shooting a little so that Zed can sniff off Yoshi. And last - Yoshi taken away by. Razix for diagnostics and scanning with flirting.

After all these interactions, it would be logical to give Yoshi a choice. It's just that if you look at what we have now, there were no initial steps to establish a relationship. The characters were forced to get closer and fell in love with each other purely physically.

Already in the process, after the choice, the characters would simply talk and interact with each other without a booklet of questions that immediately tells everything about the character. Overall, it's a good novella. I liked some of the jokes.

Круто52 days ago(+1)

I forgot to add the top husband candidates.

For Yoshi, I think the best choice would be 1)Kol, then 2)Nasir, 3)Zed, 4)Razix, and 5).Loro

If for me personally, then: 1) Zed 2) Nasir 3) Razix 4) Kol 5) Loro

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Spoiler with an explanation if you're interested in why I arranged it this way.

1) Kol. According to the plot, it is more logical and more right for Yoshi to be connected with Kol. Kol gets more exposure than others (in other candidate routes, he's more of a problem/obstacle to the relationship; he's not discussed or talked about at all). In his relationship with Yoshi, he finally realizes what's important to him and that he could have always acted differently (even though Yoshi's tirade about being afraid of killing a pirate was nonsense). Yoshi's choice affects Nasir's relationship with Kol leading them to a familial-friendly relationship rather than one-sided love (Which still seems like a fluid feature to me, depending on Nasir's preferences in other routes). For me personally, he wouldn't have been a candidate, since under Yoshi's conditions, I would have been intimidated and would have had minimal contact with someone who rules through fear. Nevertheless, I passed his route first.

2) Nasir. Yoshi and Nasir are two engineers and have a kinks on each other. The only problem is that their relationship revolves around each other, separating them from the rest of the crew. Personally, Nasir wouldn't be such a good fit for me due to his controversial kinks and occupation, but nevertheless, he's similar to Razix in his flirting without the gaslighting.

3) Zed. A real sniffer. But seriously, none of this would have happened without imprinting, since Yoshi's line of work is different from Zed's, and the second always tries to protect the first when the first doesn't need protection and can protect himself. Zed would be perfect for me personally, since I like his personality and his needs. He's also the cutest one here.

4) Razix. He's too vulgar for Yoshi. Yoshi and Razix's relationship in the story was almost a disaster when Razix decided to jump ship with Yoshi. What's a crew without a pilot? However, Yoshi changes Razix's nature, as he switches from spontaneous affairs to imprinting. At the time, it seemed to me that Razix was better suited to the other candidates' routes. He wouldn't have been right for me, although he could have convinced me to have an affair.

5) Loro. Well, he didn't even appear that often in his own route, but nevertheless, relationship with him was almost the only one that lasted longer than with the others. I finished him last. For both me and Yoshi, he seems more like a father figure or a mentor. Yoshi's line of work doesn't intersect with his at all, nor does mine. When his wife was mentioned in the story, I felt terrified.

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