Thanks so much for taking the time to reply and clarify things for me! It really helped to clear up my confusion, and gave me a much better idea on how to approach the story and characters. Im glad to hear I was right in picking up on those uncomfortable vibes from one of the characters. It means they really are going to be interesting, and I might even learn something following their route.
And also thanks for the explanation on how your evil characters work. Its actually refreshing to know that a character is exactly as they are portrayed, and not just a "bad boy" with alot of (for me) unacceptable behaviors I have to put up with to figure them out. Im perfectly ok with avoiding a route or two with that knowledge in mind, and like being spared the "responsibility" of figuring out why someone is acting the way they are and then having to figure out how to "fix" them.