Spoilers QnA december (Patreon)

Is Sidestep's vision of Themmy any indication of how the real Themmy would have responded and spoken to them, had Themmy survived Heartbreak?

Yeah, at least Sidestep thinks so. It was nt out of character.

Is it possible that sidestep could have been revived or at least remade had they died during the heartbreak incident? For example since sidestep has a AI chip and the farm probably still has access to the DNA used to make the VAT grown body. Would a regene with both the same genes and sidestep’s AI chip technically be the same person or would that be entirely new individual? 

That would be an entirely new individual, so no revivification here.

What are some of the things that HG first recalls about their younger sibling when they think about them? What memories they have a harder time remembering or have grown more vague over the years? 

I think what sticks are unfortunately the missed chances. The times they argued. The advice taken the wrong way. The missed opportunities. HG feels like they messed up, if they hadn't been the way they are, then their sibling might still be alive. Yes, HG takes that blame on themselves. I think the actual events, personalities and memories of the sibling has faded, since HG tends to focus on their relations to them. Not on them personally.

What’s the most common way HG uses their powers and what are some of the more rare examples?

The most common are calming small fires. A touch "calm down," a brush "let's talk," a handshake "pleasure to meet you, we will do great work together." Just things to open opportunities, not intended to last. All they need is a foot in the door, and they are convinced that reason and opportunities will do the rest. It is actually rare for proper, long term threading, that requires effort, and in many cases, repeat exposure. But in all cases, HG tries to nudge rather than force. If there are people completely opposed, it is easier to remove them completely than thread them. That's what Jake is for.

What kind of impressions/opinions do HG and Ortega have on each other?

Honestly, it wasn't bad at the start. Hg felt Ortega was a bit of a charming airhead, and Ortega thought HG was charming but sleazy. Hood changed all that. Now Ortega thinks HG is a manipulative, murderous backstabber, out to rule the city. And HG thinks Ortega is fanatical and narrow minded.

Do Nocturne and Jake have any opinion on Ortega considering they're the Ranger most focused on taking down HG or is Ortega right now only kind of an irrelevance/nuisance to them? 

Nocturne is the one that knows there's more to Ortega than meets the eye, and is the main reason Ortega's plans so far has failed. Jake would like to beat their smug face in the ground. 

What would Ace have thought of Mortum?

Would they have gotten along with our good doctor?

I don't think they would have gotten along very well. Ace was spiky, and didn't get close to people.

What would Ortega think if Sidestep suddenly got more comfortable showing their skin after they used the regenerator? It'd be pretty sus behaviour.

Ortega would chalk it all up to their efforts, finally Sidestep trusts them enough!

Once we get our hands on the regenerator, can we choose to keep our tattoos? As a reminder/promise to ourselves or something.

Oh yes, this will be entirely up to you. Not everyone might want to get through with it.

What was HG’s little sibling’s personality like? 

An independent little shit.

In terms of power scaling, where does orange fall when it comes to Re-Gene tattoos?

The color has nothing to do with power.

If a Sidestep’s vice had damaged their organs sufficiently, eg smoking or drinking, would the Farm had fixed that while Sidestep was in their care? New kidney, cleaning up the vocal chords, what have you?

Haha nope. Not on the second run. No repairs then apart from what was needed to keep them alive. Any damage while they were still there would have been dealt with. If it affected performance, that is.

What's Shroud's opinion of the Farm? How would she react if asked to help destroy it (by a fellow cuckoo)?

Spoilers, spoilers. Can't tell you that when it might come up in game!

If there’s anyone that Step considers their sibling, would HG see them as part of the family too?

Oh yes, definitely.

How did HG’s little sibling die?

The details HG found was that they died in custody, and they think that points to either an overdose, or police abuse. They never got a clear answer, but made sure to ruin the lives of the people involved anyway. They deserved it.

I think you said we’ll cross paths with The Catastrofiend whether we get the gun or not. Is Arsenaux planning to unleash it on her enemies, or would that version of the Catastrofiend be on the run?

Spoooilers.

How would Ortega react if they found out about Argent scarring/injuring Sidestep during the few occasions where it’s possible, ie the hospital ending or in the sewer? 

"What the fuck, Angie? What the fuck?"

How long had the puppet been on Ortega’s radar before they decided it was worth orchestrating a meet cute?

A couple of months, and then Ortega was bored one day.

In book 3, will we get to see the scenes involving the Puppet/other characters?

I'm not sure how I want to do it yet. Most likely not, but I have a few ideas how it could work. We'll see.

When Argent first ‘ate’ someone, was it on purpose?

No, the nanovores reacted purely on instinct. Argent was horrified.

Prior to approaching the puppet in Rebirth, was Ortega aware that the puppet had originally been in a coma?

Yes, they checked that out. Drew a blind before that though. Ortega's theory was that there had been an attempt on their life, and they changed their identity as a result.

When Chen went looking for Sidestep, did he also go looking for Themmy?

Of course.

What suit of cards' ace is Ace named after?

Ace of spades, of course.

When Sidestep asks what Chen found when he went looking, why is Chen's answer "I can't tell you yet?" What's the reason why he does not want to share what he discovered?

Because he's not sure.

How would HG (big sibling) feel about a marriage for love between Step (little sibling) and one (or even two!) of the Rangers? 

Conflicted. On one hand, what the hell, risky. On the other hand, what an opportunity! And love is always worth taking a risk for.

Can we flirt with Chen in our villain persona?

That should be doable!

In heartbreak, the victims drew eyes and/or tried to claw their eyes out. Is the reason for this similar to how sidestep can attempt to 'reach for their eyes to gouge then out' in a post-mc crash ending when relating about that farm? 

Yes, indeed it is.

Is whatever big threat Sidestep believes is coming related to any of the imposters?

Nope.

Adding to this question - if he did look for Themmy, is whatever Chen found re. Themmy part of the information they can't tell Sidestep yet?

Yes.