The first act plot twist was so effective to the point where I can't help but actively try to analyze every part of the story that seems a little off. Soooo as a fruit of my amazement towards the story, I have concocted a theory regarding some mysteries currently in the story in particular about Xavier.
Spoiler alert up to chapter 14
Xavier is straight up suspicious.
Now before you debunked my seemingly outlandish theory, allow me to present a few reasons as to why I came to this conclusion.
1. Lance's seemingly dissonant view on the pristine carriers (and his history with being a glorified delivery boy)
Now you might be thinking, is there anything wrong with him? Isn't he just a backstabbing asshole?
The answer is yes and no.
First I need to remind you that Lance himself is present during Xavier's escape from Reesom and therefore knows what they are form the very beginning. Secondly, his decision to "sell" Xavier and his future acts of continuing to do so(as implied multiple times) are simply contradictory to point 1. Why did he keep selling them to Resoom if he knew that they're bad? One might think that it's simply because he's a selfish asshole, but other evidence suggests otherwise.This brought us to our third point, why did he envy the pristine carriers during the first interlude chapter? As someone who clearly hates the company and have known that they're doing some nasty stuff under the cover, one would think that he wouldn't want to be in that position, so what gives? This implicate that there might've been something that changed his views on the pristine carriers in between the time period of first meeting Xavier and "selling" Xavier to Resoom.
2. The white haired girl revealed at the end of the second interlude.
This dissonant is further proven by the fact that he's not surprised when he's assigned to guard a girl who is most likely a pristine carrier herself, that has been living with a sufficiently fancy arrangement underground.
We could conclude from this point that Lance himself holds a knowledge that the resistance doesn't, hence why he is insistent that THEY betrayed him rather than him betraying them (as evident by his wording from the prologue and the fact that he admitted that he was waiting for an apology from them for a long time) this suggess that he have a strong reason to think of himself as in the right.
3. Xavier's physical state during his initial introduction
When we first started act 1, it was shown that Cyrus isn't exactly in an ideal physical state (whether it's thanks to his head injury or nod is up to debate). But one thing that's weird is that even if Cyrus doesn't get his head hurt, he still needed physical rehab after being harvested for so long. Which makes it seems more unbelievable that Xavier was perfectly capable of just waltzing out of his confinement during a raid.
For now that's all I can actually think of given the amount of information we have.
And even then since most of this information comes from largely assuming that Lance actually isn't just a one time backstabber character, it can be easily ruled out if it's revealed that he is simply just a selfish conniving bastard with no other motives other than money(but that's just a waste of storytelling opportunity in my humble opinion)
So yeah this is just me trying to get some stuff that seems odd to me out of my head, by no means is this a seriously thought out theory.
not sure how far you or anyone else has read so this may be SPOILERS******
Not gonna lie, Xavier did come off as suspicious initially, but I have reason to believe he's a good guy and I also have a small theory as to why I think so, referring the points you made:
1. Lance most probably thinks pristine carriers are "pampered" for the "work" that they "do". I'm sure you get what i mean.
Lance had a tough upbringing as we all know, at that time a thought that would be going through any child/young teenager's mind is how nice it is for the people in Resoom. Although he is much wiser than at that age, he still thinks that the carriers are being treated and pampered like eggs despite actually knowing what's happening to them. Why he keeps selling them is easy, as after being literally kicked off the team he has nothing and is unable to provide for himself. And I don't think putting 'former raider' on your resume is going to get you a good job, since it's all he knew how to do at the time. So being presented with an opportunity to pay some bills must have been an offer he couldn't refuse. As to why he sold Xavier is a personal theory of mine and I'm sure other people have come to this conclusion too maybe idk. So it was hinted briefly that Lance and Aaron were a thing ; ) , but they fell off somewhere. It's clear that the space in Aaron's heart was quickly filled by Xavier, leaving poor Lance with an even more broken heart that may have been revived by hatred and spite, Leading to the decision of selling Xavier becoming very easy. Other than thinking that they are pampered I think Lance has no reservations or hateful feelings toward carriers
2. Well, he does know of the existence of the carriers and considering the breakouts that have been occurring and how I said he thinks about the carriers, it shouldn't really be a surprise anyway. um, as everything else you said, the thing about supervillains is: They no matter what think that what they think or their way of thinking is correct so considering the antagonistic role he's been playing we can assume this is evident( but I'm sure all he needs it some talk-no-jutsu, fix him up rq ;) )
3. Don't forget about the amount of time each had spent in Resoom. If memory serves me, Xavier was there for 50-100+ years while Cyrus was there for 300+ years so it's obvious that Xavier was less sluggish than Cyrus was, but HE STILL WAS HEAVILY AFFECTED as his sluggishness is what lead to the death of his rescuer.
i would have reached a similar conclusion that Lance is a money hungry backstabber, but the bond he formed with Cyrus just proves that he only wanted some love and attention like any other puppy would : )) . hope this clears some stuff.
Honestly that's probably the most logical conclusion, but after act 1 I find it way more fun to come up with multiple possibilities for future events. You know, not to take everything at face value.
But then if Lance's motivation really is jealousy (or part of it is) that would've been hilariously petty and very much enjoyable as well 👀
Something that's still bothering me from point 2 is that he clearly was present when Xavier exposes what was done to him in his confinement so the fact that he thought the carrier was being pampered was still a little suspicious. Especially since we can see that he openly show hostility against Resoom. Not to mention the fact that he was in the resistance albeit for who knows how much shorter than the rest. But like I said this is just my paranoid brain talking, for all we know Titania might actually be an antagonist, heck maybe Xavier is just straight up the boss of Resoom or something (alright now that's just stretching it). Well the possibility is endless any how and I however things turn out to be in the future would be I'm excited to find out.
I just finished chapter 14 and I have no words. Wanted to scream, cry, and throw up at so many points throughout the whole game. I feel so bad for Cyrus and litterally cried when I saw the letters. 10/10 cant wait for the next chapter.
This. This right here is what a VN should strive to be. I love it SOOOO SO SO SO MUCH, you can truly FEEL everything as if you were there. From the way it's written to how the art is is just *chef's kiss*
RTF is a total experience, I can barely even put it into words. Truly an 11/10 experience, not even exaggerating.
Anywhere I can find all these songs besides listening to them in the bonus room? Like a YouTube playlist or elsewhere? Been trying to find "Halcyon" by Hyenablood but I've had no luck. It's one of my favorite songs, but there's so many good ones <3
My brain and heart are still a mess after what "Cooper" did, im literally feeling Cyrus pain right now, i really wanna throw up and cry myself to sleep. My attachment issue and trust issue is going off the roof right now
This is the first time a VN messed me up so bad, I LOVE IT
Words can't express how amazing this visual novel is. I can feel everyone's emotions throughout the entire story. I cried in the beginning when Cyrus didn't want to leave "Cooper", and I felt my heart shatter when I realized Cooper betrayed Cyrus. I cried when Cyrus read the time capsule letters from his friends and family. I can't wait until this visual novel is finished. Keep up the amazing work everyone! I'm looking forward to crying over this again <3
That's the beauty of it, really. Us players thought that it's gonna be something similar like Adastra and Lyre where we have a wolf companion but at the end of Arc 1 we just get slapped with mistrust u_u
Really. I'm not sure if its how patreon works but I've never donated on patreon before but I've always been able to see when something was posted ( I can't download anything which I know is suppose to happen) but I don't see a chapter 15 on it. Is it only now if your $5 subbed you can see it?
Cause I'm only seeing up to chapter 14 and the Pins.
I highly doubt it. These are one of the few VN that I works without any NSFW... BUT!!!!! an ass or peen every once in a while is nice. Nice Cooper bath scene.
I'm seriously considering playing this, but I would like to know something: how much of the game is completed?
Is there a rough amount of chapters/arcs yet to be finished, or at least a percentage? I checked around and the most I could find is only that there are 4 arcs so far, but nothing about how much of the story is done.
That is a hard number to give, I would say about halfway done. The story is sitting at about 160k words. Arc 4 just started, and there is a projected 7 arcs in total though that could change.
Just played thru chapter 14, only downloaded it last weekend. Absolutely beautiful, the twists and turns keept me guessing. The characters are Absolutely stunning and so fun, and the music is just top teir. Great work team, I'm hooked! Can't wait for more!
I think the most recent uploaded version, 0.14.1, might be a WIP version. The new BGs have visible watermarks and the new CGs present have ch15 in their filenames.
Hi! I stumbled on a video in YT about this game so I started playing and I'm not sure if this is supposed to happen during that scene about the Seven Stars.
in the latest update were the "and I don't want to spend 200 plumes on a pair of glass thongs" sandals known also as flipflops because the other kind of thongs would not make a lot of sense
Cyrus's feeling is so relatable for me rn since I'm still on that position with a someone yet I couldn't help but to wish and see the seed between them that has planted blooms into a beautiful one. Maybe at least seeing Cyrus being happy and stable with the growing feelings would at least make me happy and contented for some reason~ TwT
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An absolutely amazing experience!
The first act plot twist was so effective to the point where I can't help but actively try to analyze every part of the story that seems a little off. Soooo as a fruit of my amazement towards the story, I have concocted a theory regarding some mysteries currently in the story in particular about Xavier.
Spoiler alert up to chapter 14
Xavier is straight up suspicious.
Now before you debunked my seemingly outlandish theory, allow me to present a few reasons as to why I came to this conclusion.
1. Lance's seemingly dissonant view on the pristine carriers (and his history with being a glorified delivery boy)
Now you might be thinking, is there anything wrong with him? Isn't he just a backstabbing asshole?
The answer is yes and no.
First I need to remind you that Lance himself is present during Xavier's escape from Reesom and therefore knows what they are form the very beginning. Secondly, his decision to "sell" Xavier and his future acts of continuing to do so(as implied multiple times) are simply contradictory to point 1. Why did he keep selling them to Resoom if he knew that they're bad? One might think that it's simply because he's a selfish asshole, but other evidence suggests otherwise. This brought us to our third point, why did he envy the pristine carriers during the first interlude chapter? As someone who clearly hates the company and have known that they're doing some nasty stuff under the cover, one would think that he wouldn't want to be in that position, so what gives? This implicate that there might've been something that changed his views on the pristine carriers in between the time period of first meeting Xavier and "selling" Xavier to Resoom.
2. The white haired girl revealed at the end of the second interlude.
This dissonant is further proven by the fact that he's not surprised when he's assigned to guard a girl who is most likely a pristine carrier herself, that has been living with a sufficiently fancy arrangement underground.
We could conclude from this point that Lance himself holds a knowledge that the resistance doesn't, hence why he is insistent that THEY betrayed him rather than him betraying them (as evident by his wording from the prologue and the fact that he admitted that he was waiting for an apology from them for a long time) this suggess that he have a strong reason to think of himself as in the right.
3. Xavier's physical state during his initial introduction
When we first started act 1, it was shown that Cyrus isn't exactly in an ideal physical state (whether it's thanks to his head injury or nod is up to debate). But one thing that's weird is that even if Cyrus doesn't get his head hurt, he still needed physical rehab after being harvested for so long. Which makes it seems more unbelievable that Xavier was perfectly capable of just waltzing out of his confinement during a raid.
For now that's all I can actually think of given the amount of information we have.
And even then since most of this information comes from largely assuming that Lance actually isn't just a one time backstabber character, it can be easily ruled out if it's revealed that he is simply just a selfish conniving bastard with no other motives other than money(but that's just a waste of storytelling opportunity in my humble opinion)
So yeah this is just me trying to get some stuff that seems odd to me out of my head, by no means is this a seriously thought out theory.
That is a lot of stuff of my chest 😌
not sure how far you or anyone else has read so this may be SPOILERS******
Not gonna lie, Xavier did come off as suspicious initially, but I have reason to believe he's a good guy and I also have a small theory as to why I think so, referring the points you made:
1. Lance most probably thinks pristine carriers are "pampered" for the "work" that they "do". I'm sure you get what i mean.
Lance had a tough upbringing as we all know, at that time a thought that would be going through any child/young teenager's mind is how nice it is for the people in Resoom. Although he is much wiser than at that age, he still thinks that the carriers are being treated and pampered like eggs despite actually knowing what's happening to them. Why he keeps selling them is easy, as after being literally kicked off the team he has nothing and is unable to provide for himself. And I don't think putting 'former raider' on your resume is going to get you a good job, since it's all he knew how to do at the time. So being presented with an opportunity to pay some bills must have been an offer he couldn't refuse. As to why he sold Xavier is a personal theory of mine and I'm sure other people have come to this conclusion too maybe idk. So it was hinted briefly that Lance and Aaron were a thing ; ) , but they fell off somewhere. It's clear that the space in Aaron's heart was quickly filled by Xavier, leaving poor Lance with an even more broken heart that may have been revived by hatred and spite, Leading to the decision of selling Xavier becoming very easy. Other than thinking that they are pampered I think Lance has no reservations or hateful feelings toward carriers
2. Well, he does know of the existence of the carriers and considering the breakouts that have been occurring and how I said he thinks about the carriers, it shouldn't really be a surprise anyway. um, as everything else you said, the thing about supervillains is: They no matter what think that what they think or their way of thinking is correct so considering the antagonistic role he's been playing we can assume this is evident( but I'm sure all he needs it some talk-no-jutsu, fix him up rq ;) )
3. Don't forget about the amount of time each had spent in Resoom. If memory serves me, Xavier was there for 50-100+ years while Cyrus was there for 300+ years so it's obvious that Xavier was less sluggish than Cyrus was, but HE STILL WAS HEAVILY AFFECTED as his sluggishness is what lead to the death of his rescuer.
i would have reached a similar conclusion that Lance is a money hungry backstabber, but the bond he formed with Cyrus just proves that he only wanted some love and attention like any other puppy would : )) . hope this clears some stuff.
Honestly that's probably the most logical conclusion, but after act 1 I find it way more fun to come up with multiple possibilities for future events. You know, not to take everything at face value.
But then if Lance's motivation really is jealousy (or part of it is) that would've been hilariously petty and very much enjoyable as well 👀
But then again......
Something that's still bothering me from point 2 is that he clearly was present when Xavier exposes what was done to him in his confinement so the fact that he thought the carrier was being pampered was still a little suspicious. Especially since we can see that he openly show hostility against Resoom. Not to mention the fact that he was in the resistance albeit for who knows how much shorter than the rest. But like I said this is just my paranoid brain talking, for all we know Titania might actually be an antagonist, heck maybe Xavier is just straight up the boss of Resoom or something (alright now that's just stretching it). Well the possibility is endless any how and I however things turn out to be in the future would be I'm excited to find out.
Hyped for more, absolutely adore everything I've read up to this point. What an emotional rollercoaster this is. Amazing work. <3
are there any NSFW scenes in this vn?
No
someone tell these puppies that a month was 31 days and13 hours ago and idgaf about time zonesehem I mean hi :)
Best vn i have read 1000/10
when is the next chapter comeing out
I just finished chapter 14 and I have no words. Wanted to scream, cry, and throw up at so many points throughout the whole game. I feel so bad for Cyrus and litterally cried when I saw the letters. 10/10 cant wait for the next chapter.
This. This right here is what a VN should strive to be. I love it SOOOO SO SO SO MUCH, you can truly FEEL everything as if you were there. From the way it's written to how the art is is just *chef's kiss*
RTF is a total experience, I can barely even put it into words. Truly an 11/10 experience, not even exaggerating.
About 3 chapters deep and thoroughly enjoying everything about RTF so far
不是老铁别把我买了行吗,死你手上也行啊cooper kuuuuuuT T
I felt the twists of this story as severely as if they really happened. Keep up the great writing :)
Anywhere I can find all these songs besides listening to them in the bonus room? Like a YouTube playlist or elsewhere? Been trying to find "Halcyon" by Hyenablood but I've had no luck. It's one of my favorite songs, but there's so many good ones <3
The chapter 15 was great the story amazing as always keep on the work
My brain and heart are still a mess after what "Cooper" did, im literally feeling Cyrus pain right now, i really wanna throw up and cry myself to sleep. My attachment issue and trust issue is going off the roof right now
This is the first time a VN messed me up so bad, I LOVE IT
第15章后失去了汉化
Words can't express how amazing this visual novel is. I can feel everyone's emotions throughout the entire story. I cried in the beginning when Cyrus didn't want to leave "Cooper", and I felt my heart shatter when I realized Cooper betrayed Cyrus. I cried when Cyrus read the time capsule letters from his friends and family. I can't wait until this visual novel is finished. Keep up the amazing work everyone! I'm looking forward to crying over this again <3
Also, this visual novels music is truly beautiful
Noone can officially convince me that rat by penelope scott isnt Cy's song.
Oh man i must say that u are right.
it fits perfectly.
Also thanks for making me remember that song lolTHIS VN IS SO GOOOOOOOOOOODDDDDDDDDDDDDDD. I hope Lance and Cy became Friends ;_; after what he did to Cy I hope they meet again (´；ω；｀)
Friends, really?
You're right, maybe boyfriends
This vn is so good. I wonder when is the next chapter after the 2nd interlude coming out. Good work! 😀
the game hit me so hard even I got traumatized by what cooper did. EITHER WAY THIS SHIT IS FANTASTIC
This VN taught me that not all wolves are good guys... Sad times...
he was such a good character too zamn 💔
That's the beauty of it, really. Us players thought that it's gonna be something similar like Adastra and Lyre where we have a wolf companion but at the end of Arc 1 we just get slapped with mistrust u_u
i got trust issues after the incident 💔
When chapter 15 gonna release and do you guys have a pantreon or something ?
Chapter 15 on Patreon should be released within a week! There is a link above.
This question is gonna be kinda stupid but i never buy a pantreon before soo i have to buy the 5$ pantreon to have the chapter 15 or the 1$
That would be the 5$ tier!
Thank you
Really. I'm not sure if its how patreon works but I've never donated on patreon before but I've always been able to see when something was posted ( I can't download anything which I know is suppose to happen) but I don't see a chapter 15 on it. Is it only now if your $5 subbed you can see it?
Cause I'm only seeing up to chapter 14 and the Pins.
Ch15 is not available at the moment.
sorry if this is a commonly asked question, but does this visual novel not have nsfw? since that first bath with cooper was censored
It does not and likely will not contain any explicit nudity.
I highly doubt it. These are one of the few VN that I works without any NSFW... BUT!!!!! an ass or peen every once in a while is nice. Nice Cooper bath scene.
Wouldn't know. Haven't re-read back through the earlier parts of the story in a while. I guess i missed my chance to have nude Lance.
I'm seriously considering playing this, but I would like to know something:
how much of the game is completed?
Is there a rough amount of chapters/arcs yet to be finished, or at least a percentage? I checked around and the most I could find is only that there are 4 arcs so far, but nothing about how much of the story is done.
That is a hard number to give, I would say about halfway done. The story is sitting at about 160k words. Arc 4 just started, and there is a projected 7 arcs in total though that could change.
play this now
this shit good asf fr
Put on an NSFW on and off setting pleaseee 😭
Like a toggle for SFW and NSFW.
There is only one scene so far that shows a dick and I doubt their gonna add more. So I don't think that toggle is gonna happen.
i have been playing this for months now and i just noticed it now but correct me if im wrong but Vita are They/them ?
That’s correct!
Just played thru chapter 14, only downloaded it last weekend. Absolutely beautiful, the twists and turns keept me guessing. The characters are Absolutely stunning and so fun, and the music is just top teir. Great work team, I'm hooked! Can't wait for more!
Also, team Aaron all the way.
Cooper-Cyrus seems like a more probable ship.
Yeah it does. I'll definitely enjoy it if they do. But I love that big soft tiger man~
Me too
the last update is so amazing, now I only wish I can play something like this
I think the most recent uploaded version, 0.14.1, might be a WIP version. The new BGs have visible watermarks and the new CGs present have ch15 in their filenames.
Ah, it appears I’ve fumbled this hot fix. Please see the latest devlog.
Kind Reminder:
If you want to see Cooper’s penis in Ch3, version 0.13.5 is the final build that includes it.
Starting from build 0.14, those nude sprites are removed to enable fans overseas to stream the game.
I believe this also implies that we won't be seeing any NSFW content in this game anymore.
It's a shame. 😢
Hope there will be some NSFW patches available to satisfy both streamers and non-streamers.
Same. Thanks for the heads up. I'll go look for an earlier version...
How do you download earlier builds?
I've seen numerous gay furry VNs have a toggle for SFW and NSFW, so odd 🤔
I thought it was a bug 😭
Thanks for this! I hope they add an NSFW on and off setting.
Ahhhh I’ll have to go back and fix this and re-upload it tonight
Thanks for being responsive! I've been a long-time lurker for years but I created an account just for this comment, so I hope it helps ^_^
"Oh my god hiii~"
Killed me on the damn spot, smh
Omg, you can't deny me baby Silver's photos and Aaron's feelings in the same update. I'm devastated plzzzz
in the latest update were the "and I don't want to spend 200 plumes on a pair of glass thongs" sandals known also as flipflops because the other kind of thongs would not make a lot of sense
Is chapter 14 the last chapter or there More I want to know
There are more. As far as I know, they're just halfway through the VN
Cyrus's feeling is so relatable for me rn since I'm still on that position with a someone yet I couldn't help but to wish and see the seed between them that has planted blooms into a beautiful one. Maybe at least seeing Cyrus being happy and stable with the growing feelings would at least make me happy and contented for some reason~ TwT