yo what if at this part it showed a framed picture of Lian and Mr smiling with "Best friends! :)" written on it by Lian
but when Lian's turn starts, the frame is broken, the photo is ripped, and the writing is scribbled out
so, when you first encounter the Puppeteer in his throne room, there's this big reveal where he has every single npc you've met throughout the game hanging by strings over the endless void, unconscious
at the beginning of phase 2, the 8 Amethyst Pieces float into the void, bringing the characters just enough power to encourage you to keep pushing forward
and it goes through each group of characters, sorted by chapter, giving you genuine words of encouragement
then it cuts back to Lian, hearing hundreds upon thousands upon MILLIONS of compliments through the void, about to tear up
Of course, anyone in a relationship buffs each other
Lauren and Lawrence buff each other's defense, Larissa and Charlotte buff each other's health by 10%
When you equip certain characters with each other they buff each other, like partners, relatives, or friends. For example, Lauren and Lawrence would buff each other, but Sir and Charlotte would not
Everyone else: "..."
Charlotte: "alright I'm going to go get a chicken sandwich and a coke and then I'm going to go to sleep for a while
babe you wanna come with me"