I agree with this. I think this would make the most sense into how this happened.
I keep thinking why the Master hasn't seen Asterion's room and said something about it in the good path. Invited Asterion to share Masters bed?
oh, a response from the dev!
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Okay I've been thinking, Asterion is worried about his future, but the hotel owner could alleviate Asterion's worries by signing a contract with Luke or Kota (since they already know about Asterion's past) that if the hotel owner dies the ownership of the hotel will automatically be passed on to one of them. Like a minotaur support group of sorts. Luke would leap at the chance to be with Asterion but Kota being a dragon who has lived centuries has centuries more to live which would help alleviate Asterion's worries about the future. Maybe the ownership of the hotel can be shared between two parties? So if one dies the hotel will still be in good hands, or talons or claws or whatever.
what else? *shuffles index cards*
Ok, so psychology & PTSD as a science was not very well developed in World War II and was only beginning to be studied, so Asterion is in desperate need of psychological therapy. The hotel owner & the two guests who know of Asterion's past could start a group with Asterion to share with each other about their own pasts & emotional issues. It could really help Asterion to open up & share what's been in his mind & heart. I could see a lot of tears being shed at these meetings, not just by Asterion, the other guests have problems as well they need to work through. & maybe more guests can be invited in as well, some of them rather reluctantly at first.
what else? *shuffles index cards*
Greta went on & on about what scientific breakthroughs could be made at the hotel with access to unlimited resources. I'm talking expensive materials or rare materials or materials that are just difficult to manufacture or isolate. We've gone through the Green Revolution and we're now entering the Blue Revolution of ocean farming and the possibility of seaweed replacing plastic. We're talking about new battery technologies that will change the world and make countries not reliant on certain countries that export oil. There's serious biochemistry going on that has never been done before, some scientists in San Diego have turned kelp into oil, which could mean any country can make new oil for their cars & new cures for cancer being researched. We're examining new ways to enter space using new materials and new inventions, even research into a space elevator wouldn't be off the table. If the hotel can modify itself to include more rooms or new structures, a college of sorts could be established for research & development. Some guests at the hotal are super smart but can't afford an expensive lab to do research in, but the hotel can make things & people can build new lab equipment if they know how (or can look-up blueprints online). The hotel is a place of healing for it's guests, but it would do Asterion well to see the hotel helping make the outside world better with new research & inventions.
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& speaking of how the hotel helps Asterion, it seems to be the primary source of his self worth. Asterion has zero self-esteem & prioritizes the hotel as the only motive to continue life. He needs to know that he is valued, not as a servant or a source of information, but as an individual. As a fellow traveler on this journey of life, that he is worth more to the hotel owner than the hotel itself. Sure the owner choose to wear the band on his arm but the workers were threatening to strike if he didn't, which could cause some doubt to start to creep in for Asterion. Basically the hotel owner needs to have a genuine sit-down heart to heart with Asterion that the reason he even decided to stay at the hotel in the first place was to help the Minotaur he'd just met, & if he ever had to choose between saving the hotel or saving Asterion, he'd choose to save Asterion. The hotel can be rebuilt to be exactly what it was before receiving any damage at all, but while Asterion is able to physically heal from any physical damage he will always carry the damage done to his heart & soul. To betray Asterion's trust would be to lose his heart & hurt him in a way he can't heal from. But the hotel is just a building, it has no soul. Asterion is the hotel's keeper, Asterion is the hotel's soul. The hotel cannot heal souls, only other souls can heal souls(or maybe meditation or nature idk I'm not a psychologist). & while the hotel does give a sense of purpose, Asterion is the soul who drives this hotel owner forward. Other owners have focused on the hotel, but this owner is focused on Asterion. This owner helps the hotel because having guests at the hotel helps Asterion. Healing Asterion's soul is the primary goal of this particular hotel owner, & Asterion is having trouble seeing that. There will come a time when the hotel owner will have to be blunt & tell Asterion "Look I care more about you then about any of this. I want to be here for you. Not to leave you alone & let you be. I don't want you to be alone, to feel alone despite being surrounded by guests. I want help you. I don't want the hotel, it's yours. I want you to have something that makes you happy. You're my focus. You're why I decided to live here in this hotel, not because you promised diamonds. Fuck diamonds!"*grabs the bulls hand*"I want you to be okay. I want to heal you. Not through wine, but to heal you inside. Your mind. Your heart. Your soul. You are who i care about. You're what matters most to me."*maybe follow this up with a hug or something idk*
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sorry about the wall of text but i had a lot to get out
I'm sorry I haven't posted in so long, but I'm back now. I feel like I should explain what happened. So last year I went to watch a movie at the theater, and shut off my phone so it wouldn't be a distraction. Well after the movie when I turned my phone back on it decided that the memory was corrupt and the only solution was to wipe the memory from the phone to restore it back to factory settings. After a day of trying to find a solution on the internet with my laptop and not finding any solutions I was forced to reset my phone. So all the progress I'd made in Minotaur Hotel was gone. And I didn't pick it back up again until recently because at first I was a bit dejected and didn't have the motivation to start over from scratch and I started and got caught up in some other visual novels as well that have held my attention. I had just finished the Hinterlands part 1 and was introduced to the hotels office when I lost all my progress. But now I'm back at that point again and I have no idea what happens next in the story and I look forward to continuing it. So yeah, what happens next in the story is completely unknown to me and I'm rather excited for it. Don't spoil anything! As I read more of the story I'll dump some of my feelings into comments here, just how I feel and ideas for the future of the story and all that, so look forward to that. PS if the hotel gets a psychologist as a guest that can do a psychological assessment of asterion, don't tell me. And if that's not already in the story at this point, it would be a good idea to include in the story in the future. Just getting that idea out there so that maybe by the time I get caught up to where the story is now it will already be well on the way, or maybe already in a new update when I get there:) PPS as for horny ideas for asterion, it would be interesting for the hotels master to ask asterion to dominate him in bed. Asterion is so used to being a servant that it would be new and different to be the one in charge. Exclusively in their shared apartment, of course. Not to mention being serviced, or the body worship with those big muscles. Oh what fun. PPPS asterion needs more hugs!
hugs both ways! Asterion with his broad shoulders and huge strong arms could certainly make one feel safe and secure in a nice solid hold. Something the hotel owner could certainly enjoy, especially if asterion is granted the title of bodyguard. A hotel owner is mortal and fragile, but the bull is immortal and doesn't have to worry about injury as much. Insuring the survival of a hotel owner, especially one that he particularly cares about and would like to remain in charge for as long as possible, is something that asterion could help with. If anyone tries to hurt or kill the owner, they'll have to get past a wall of muscle first. If any such confrontation does occur in the hotel and asterion saves the owner's life, it would certainly be something the owner would be very grateful for, and the owner would probably show appreciation in certain ways. Not to mention placing asterion in charge of the owner's safety would help the bull feel like he has some control of his own destiny instead of being merely someone who observes changes happening and then suffers the consequences. Mostly I just want such a scene cuz I'm really into hugs and want to see asterion and the owner Bond on a deeper level of gratitude towards each other, instead of the bull feeling like the owner doesn't owe him anything and is also the only one contributing into their relationship. If they're going to get intimate then it would be nice to see asterion feel a little possessive of his owner, wanting to keep him safe and all that. Anyway, here's hoping that small cramped bed asterion always has to sleep in is dragged out back and set on fire. Get him a proper size bed and maybe a bigger room to put it in, at least something to use when he's not sleeping with the owner of course;)