yepp i can see that!
the reason why cassian is a lot more playful when the MC is undisguised is because he only behaves that way to the witch.
when the MC disguised herself, cassian genuinely didn’t recognize her.
he thought she was an ordinary person, so he was a lot colder and threatened to kill everyone around them that witnessed her abilities. i added this scene to subtly show how differently he treated other people. afterwards, he threw the disguised MC into prison before finally realizing her identity when her hair came loose. that’s when he started flirting/being playful in the prison scene.
if the MC chooses to go out without a disguise, cassian will immediately recognize the witch and will switch to his playful personality from the start. he “tests” her despite already knowing her identity because he is curious if the witch is aware of who he is, and he believes she is fun to tease.
in general, whenever cassian knows he’s interacting with the witch, he isn’t actually hostile to her (though it may seem that way in his secret ending)!
for the full game, i’m estimating around 7 days! thanks once again for your thoughtful comment ♡