Hello！I'm coming to ask if I can translate your work into Chinese.It will not be used for commercial purposes.Just to share your fantastic work with more furry-loving people.I'm looking forward to getting a reply from you whether you permit it or not.PLEASE！ヽ(｡･ω･｡)ﾉ
Hi! I support fan translations. So long as it's clearly labelled as an "unofficial fan translation", the translation is not posted on itch.io, and if the translation is not for sale.
Well, I feel it's not quite right of me to call Chester's route frightening so early on but gosh that last interaction certainly makes me question whatever theories I've been tossing around. It'll be an interesting mystery to guess at for sure.
hey Bowser Puma I don't want to keep bothering you I don't but I have a question do you have all male characters voice Acted meaning the ones you want voice acting because just wondering I really want to be a part of this visual novel somehow I know it's silly
For me personally the best looking protagonist ive seen. Yes i love chubby guys. Its says foxy protagonist tho i think he looks more like a racoon. But i really love how he looks :)
And please for the love of ... give dave a route i need it ! :D
Well i think there is a good amount of people which would like that too. He is soooo sweet and also handsome ^^.
I just started the chester route after the gay bar talk and all and i swear to god i feel so bad for dave right now, the man is too kind to be cheated on so chester better not be one please to god
This VN is so good with the characters, their relationship with each other and the overall plot of the routes and I finished the 4th build and I can't wait for the next one I hope it's soon ^u^
When is the new update 😭 im really sad and happy that i just finished it quickly um like 3 days im really addicted to it because this is actually my real happiness in life just reading and reading and i got allot of lesson and i really LOVE THIS VN 😭🥰😿😘🫰🏻🥺
For some reason, when I go to download the android version, I can get all the way up to the install, but when I tell it to install the game, it says "App not installed" and I can't figure out why :/ Unfortunate. This seems like a really nice game. Any tips would be appreciated
You were right! For some reason, last night it wasn't giving me the 'out of space' message, just the 'app not installed' one, so I tried it again today and it said I was out of storage. Got it downloaded! Thank you for the tip :))
Hi! I'm not sure why your device is not letting you play the game. It's a device issue and not an issue with how the game is made. You may need to reset/restart the device and make sure there's enough memory to download the app. Best of luck!
Just finished Chester's route and it was..something. When I first saw Chester he seemed like a nice guy but a obstacle for Eddy and his problems (Which turned out to not be to big of a deal minus the shower rooms in the gym) but ever since Eddy found out he might be cheating I was slowly losing interests and starting to dislike him, the bear telling Eddy that he kept him around for being big certainly made me dislike him but I was slowly curious of the end and how far it would go. I kinda thought after how friendly he was in the bar that it was a misunderstanding. Yeah that final scene made me realize it was no misunderstanding. (Honestly thought that Chester would knock Eddy out by putting something in his drink, either way Chester is certainly on my disliked side but he could make a great antagonist. I'm still assuming he's a bad person bc of that last scene)
Something slightly disappointing is that I liked darnells route because he confessed and because I was rooting for Eddy to date him ever since they met. But now realizing he likes Trent (If that's even his real name..) and that Chester's route is more Canon. It's just sad to know there's a high chance that isn't actually gonna happen
I really hope eddy finds someone because I was rooting for him to actually get a date and I thought by the end the only two options were Trent and Darrell (and I guess pat but honestly I like them more as friends) honestly I can see both Trent and Darrell ad great lovers for eddy and since everyone else was taken I thought it was a matter of time before on of them dated eddy. UNTIL BOTH DARRELL AND TRENT DATED! Now I'm genuinely worried about eddy because so far there is like nobody he could date (Mainly because I like cliff and pat as a couple) I just pray a new character is introduced that MAYBE will crush on eddy. (And I pray it isn't skizzy That one bear I forgot his name. Kinda disliked him as well in Chester's route)
How about that "Neapolitan" wolverine from Kroozr? Honestly I was kind of curious there, plus it's someone that has actually expressed interest in our lovely MC.
I just finished until the end of Chester's route (man, he's sus af, but I love him). And I gotta say, I like the feeling of this VN. I played a lot of VNs and only few of them, including this VN made me feel like I'm actually watching an organically progressing relationship between characters (by VN standards). There isn't much NSFW, which the VN greatly benefits from, it goes more focus to the characters' relationships without diving too deep into too much fanservice territory (But I don't mind more NSFW, hoped for more soon even, more the merrier after all~).
Music was great, Voice Acting was a welcome addition, maybe more sound effects to add more expressiveness (but that's just me). Love the artstyle and CGs so far.
Overall, I have high hopes for this VN and it's future, I am looking forward for the future builds, and see where it leads.
PS. Eddy is Hot. He is definitely a conventionally handsome dude and you can't convince me otherwise!
I felt kind of bad saying I wasn't excited for either route being worked on (in the survey), but I found Darrell/Trent super adorable and I don't want to make them not get together, and Chester is...originally I thought maybe their relationship was open or poly or something, but I'm not really getting that feeling so much anymore and it makes him extremely sketchy. So excited isn't the right word there...anxious perhaps? Yeah, Chester's route makes me anxious.
I love our MC though, and I'm sure I'll end up doing every route anyway just to see how he can persevere and grow. Hopefully a happy ending is in there somewhere.
Maybe Chester is a jerk, but I'm down for him so much!!,I also feel bad for Dave that hug is everything for me 😔. But who when his route got release it would be something interesting.
At first I did "Daren the lion" from the infamous D.A.R.E. program in the US. But my test readers got confused since his name was too close to my lion, Darrell. So I had to find another drug-fighting mascot 😅
Hey Bowser this update was awesome I still wish I could be a part of it but know you probably have everyone casted already anyway keep up the good work
damn, It's kind of sad that the builds takes so long to be ready, I'm not complaining, but it's because I love this VN so much! I swear, im not exaggerating not even a little when I say that it's literally one of the best VNs I've ever seen imo!
I have to say, when I tried Darrel's route I got SO MUCH surprised by this ""ending""! I had no idea that things with him would happen so quickly, and I also had no idea that everything that he made was because he was interested in us all the time! I don't know how to say it, but it's such an incredible thing that Eddy can finally have someone to love and be loved back, by such an amazing person! I genuinely feel extremely happy for him because of this!! I REALLY hope the same happens on Chester's route (if he isn't an idiot like some things make him seem to be), I really wish not, he is so handsome! Hopefully whatever thing he's doing is for a good reason, and hopefully its something that won't hurt anyone.
Maybe Chester is an asshole. But maybe he is secretly (forced into) working as a prostetue or "personal trainer" to make extra money to keep his shop alive.
I want to start with how much I enjoyed reading this VN. The characters are all interesting, and stand apart. And, though there is very little plot yet, the story seems like it's going to interesting places. I'm really looking forward to seeing what happens.
I had a question about release schedule. Please know none of this is negative criticism, but observation/feedback. I understand a lot of work goes into making these. But I have concerns stemming from the very real norm of VNs with very long release schedules being abandoned.
With that, from what I see, you're releasing a build approximately every 5-6 months. With about 18 moths of history, we're only just at the end of what I would consider the prologue (the story prior to route choices). Are there any plans to increase the release schedule at all?
I will be honest that this is also a factor in my decision to support on Patreon.
I currently have no plans to increase the frequency of our release schedule. Chord Progressions is (regrettably) not my full time job. If there ever comes a time when I could make it my full time job, I would release updates much more frequently. After polling my current patrons, they prefer our team to release full and satisfying builds, so that lends itself to 20-30k word updates. As of now, 2-4 new builds a year is about the rate we can achieve at this time.
If it helps, development never really stops. Build 5 is already underway in the writing and character design phase. It's a slow but steady process.
It does! Thank you for the response. I can't say I'm not a bit disappointed, only because I really enjoyed what I've read so far and want more, lol. I very much look forward to reading :)
Are there any romance options in this visual novel? So far the MC seems so obsessed with Chester cheating on Dave that he doesn't seem to care about anything else. The 3 people I thought we're going to be potential boyfriends (Darrell, Cliff and Trent) are off doing their own thing, with Darrell now wanting to hook up with Trent.
I was actually thinking about that too if you look at the perspective even if chester DOES cheat on Dave. Mc can't really say nothing about that because chester would just fire him at that point,so kinda weird and interesting plot
Ok that's cool. Also looking forward to Trent route coming out. You made him so socially awkward that he's adorable and I want to learn more about him.
Man, I was really hoping that Trent would be a love interest. Hopefully that is still possible. And why do I feel like they were going to say the name was Amadeus?
Trent will be a romance option eventually, along with Pat, Dave, and Cliff. Bowser is just focusing on finishing Chester and Darrell's routes before beginning any other ones.
Spoilers / heavy theory about Chester (and Dave) (and it's a long one)
So, let's recap what Eddy knows about Chester so far regarding his little investigation.
- Day 1 -
Chester has a "no dating policy" for his employees even outside of work because of some recent incidents
When both he and Dave opens and closes, Chester somtimes takes long breaks in the middle of the day spending most of that time at the gym
- Day 2 -
The very next day the same thing happens, here's the convo :
Dave "You'll be out for a couple hours again today, love?"
Chester "Yup, ....... from 1pm to 4pm"
Dave "Oh? Extra hour? Is it full-body day?"
Chester "Something like that" while winking
Dave has a smirk spread on his face ; Maybe they speak in a coded language only they understand ?
When Chester and Eddy talk about going to the gym, showers came up ; they are private stalls. Chester says this : "Gang showers can certainly be awkward. You don't want to give anyone the wrong idea. Plus i don't do free shows" and gives a wink and a grin to Eddy. Eddy gets to the conclusion that Chester knows he's attracted to him (witch might be true), but i think Chester actually means what he said about the 'I don't do free shows" thing
- Day 3 -
Not directly related to Chester but Dave gets reaaaaly physically close to Eddy during the morning pastry time
When Chester bring Eddy to the gym they talk about the event with Dave and Chester says : "I promise i'll be more mindful of your limits. I'm not trying to scare you away on your first week"
At the gym Eddy takes a first look at Chester's chest and body
Eddy discovered a profile on Kroozer with "potentially" Chester's torso cuz it looks similar to what he remembers seeing at the gym erlier in the day. Profile says DL witch means downlow or discreet. Right now Eddy is assuming Chester is looking for descreet hook-ups behind Dave's back.
- Day 4 -
Profile's gone !!! Means Eddy might have been blocked !
- Day 5 -
Chester canceled his "lesson" with his "student" when Dave asked him. Again, maybe a coded language between the two ?
Eddy makes a burner profile on Kroozer
At the bar when Eddy sees Chester he belive even more that Chester might be cheating on Dave, that's when he recaps what he discovered
He finds the profile again at the bar and takes a screenshot
Corey know about Chester's lessons and mentioned that he wasn't able to take as many as he usually do. (Chester says it's beginner guitar lessons, and that it's one of his favorite things)
Chester and Corey seem to be very close, but it seems platonic even with the teasing
Eddy notices how much Chester spent on those drinks, and it was A LOT
- Day 6 -
Dave says that Carey and Chester met AFTER they were already married (15 years of marriage as April said earlier in the day). They hired him 10 years ago. Dave wasn't really involved in the buisness plan of Corey and Chester for the Lounge 2 years ago
Dave asked Eddy if he's seen Chester at the Lounge yesterday, he doesn't elaborate on this but has a pensive look on his face
Chester's interrupted by his phone for the 3rd time for his canceled lesson with "this guy's son" as he says, but when Eddy answers the phone in Chester's office it turns out that the guy doesn't have a son and used the words "appointment" and that he made a downpayment cuz it was for him, not for his "son"
Skixxy says Chester has good taste and it's why he keeps Eddy around. Says he has a thing for big boys and he likes keeping them around for some reason
Chester says to Eddy "But if you're more confortable calling me "sir", then by all means" with emphasis on the "sir"
Chester compliments Eddy for his looks, says it's turning enough of heads as it is
Chester gets reeeeeal sneaky when handling the money to pay for the drinks. Says to Eddy not to worry about it, but when Eddy insists he gets really intense, putting his paw on Eddy's shoulder with a tight grip and a frightening look on his face, TELLING him not to worry about it, not asking it. (so much for not scaring Eddy away in the first week...)
So, with all that in mind i have a theory (or two) regarding Chester.
1 - We know that he and Dave have 15 years of marriage already, them being in their late 30 must mean they married as young adults, so an early marriage that lasts as long, i'm guessing they have a good relationship and communicate a lot
2 - With them being married for so long, it could also mean that someone (Chester in that case) might be unfaithful and hides it very well, witch could explain the "DL (downlow)" mention in his alleged Kroozer profile that Eddy found
3 - There are moments where Chester and Dave seem to speak with some sort of coded language. On day 2 about "full body day" and on day 5 about his "lesson". Corey know for those "lessons" as well (same day). I'm guessing they're talking like that because it's their personnal life and they don't really want their staff to know what they do outside of work (witch is totally normal), but at least they're communicating about it. And even with all that we don't know what all of this is really about.
4 - With that in mind we can also assume that the full-body day means something more spicy, and that those lessons are not really lessons about guitar. The conversation Eddy had with the "client" or "student" on day 6 lead me to think of something. What if those lessons were actually Chester being an escort or something like that ? The guy made a downpayment for an appointment, and if the Kroozer profile really belongs to Chester, it could mean he uses it as some sort of side buisness as a sex worker. I say this because of what he said to Eddy on day 2 about him "not doing free shows"... But that's stretching the idea veeeeery far since we don't have all the pieces of information, only bits here and there.
5 - I don't really know what to say about Chester apparently keeping Eddy around because he likes big boys like his husband. He seems to genuinely think Eddy is a good employee in a professional way. But then again, Chester spending so much on drinks for someone he knows since 5-6 days seems a bit uncalled for, unless he reaaaly likes Eddy that much. Dave loves to hug people, but him getting physicaly close to Eddy in day 3 doesn't seem to be something you do with all your employees even tho it seemed natural for Dave so i don't really know what to think of that.
6 - The way Chester spoke and acted towards Eddy at the end of day 6 kinda surprised me. We never saw him act like that before. Was it stress ? Too much excitement after a succesfull concert ? Was it him wanting to treat Eddy so much that he went overboard and got too far ? Or was it something else....? I guess we'll see about that behavior later in his route.
So to conclude and make it a short version,
- Chester is cheating on Dave, covering it with "extra hour of workout" and "guitar lessons with students" but actually he has some private side buisness and discreet sexy time with other men
OR
- He's not cheating and his workouts and lessons are genuine and it's a big missunderstanding from Eddy
OR
- Chester and Dave actually are in an open marriage/relationship, and the profile is actually a shared one between the two of them even tho it's only Chester's chest on the profile pic, and they manage the "extra workout" and "lessons" with the profile TOGETHER.
OR
- I got it all wrong and it's something else entirely lol
Either way that's my take on Chester's route so far and i'm excited for the next updates, whether it's for Darrel or Chester.
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Hello！I'm coming to ask if I can translate your work into Chinese.It will not be used for commercial purposes.Just to share your fantastic work with more furry-loving people.I'm looking forward to getting a reply from you whether you permit it or not.PLEASE！ヽ(｡･ω･｡)ﾉ
Hi! I support fan translations. So long as it's clearly labelled as an "unofficial fan translation", the translation is not posted on itch.io, and if the translation is not for sale.
OK,I'm really glad you agree,thanks！
如果有的話..是否分享載點，非常感謝!!
Well, I feel it's not quite right of me to call Chester's route frightening so early on but gosh that last interaction certainly makes me question whatever theories I've been tossing around. It'll be an interesting mystery to guess at for sure.
Just saw you on the schedule for AC... I'm looking forward to attending!
See you there! :>
woohoo. It’s time!
I miss eddy ):
hey Bowser Puma I don't want to keep bothering you I don't but I have a question do you have all male characters voice Acted meaning the ones you want voice acting because just wondering I really want to be a part of this visual novel somehow I know it's silly
All the roles are filled. I'll make an announcement when I'm holding open auditions for new voice roles.
When is the update coming ☺️
What species is Mariah Carey in this world?
Goat
In general really good vn so far.
For me personally the best looking protagonist ive seen. Yes i love chubby guys. Its says foxy protagonist tho i think he looks more like a racoon. But i really love how he looks :)
And please for the love of ... give dave a route i need it ! :D
Well i think there is a good amount of people which would like that too. He is soooo sweet and also handsome ^^.
Keep it up :)
Is there any Chinese translation?號
There are no official translations. You may be able to find machine translations online, but they are not official.
OK! Thanks for the reply.
Are Chester and Darrell the only currently available routes?
Yes 🐺🦁💖
I just started the chester route after the gay bar talk and all and i swear to god i feel so bad for dave right now, the man is too kind to be cheated on so chester better not be one please to god
dave is too precious there needs to be a route for him because i feel bad if chester is acutally cheating
This VN is so good with the characters, their relationship with each other and the overall plot of the routes and I finished the 4th build and I can't wait for the next one I hope it's soon ^u^
God this is the BEST slice of life creation ever!
New update please 🥺 🙏🏻
I finally got to finishing this vn in its current state! cant wait to see more :3
I already miss eddy so much I can't handle this pain 😭anymore 😭 💔 i need new update because i love this vn so much🥺🙏🏻
When is the new update 😭 im really sad and happy that i just finished it quickly um like 3 days im really addicted to it because this is actually my real happiness in life just reading and reading and i got allot of lesson and i really LOVE THIS VN 😭🥰😿😘🫰🏻🥺
For some reason, when I go to download the android version, I can get all the way up to the install, but when I tell it to install the game, it says "App not installed" and I can't figure out why :/ Unfortunate. This seems like a really nice game. Any tips would be appreciated
You need more space in your phone atleast you have free 1gb
Its just my opinion thats happen to me so maybe u can try free up your phone space
You were right! For some reason, last night it wasn't giving me the 'out of space' message, just the 'app not installed' one, so I tried it again today and it said I was out of storage. Got it downloaded! Thank you for the tip :))
Hi! I'm not sure why your device is not letting you play the game. It's a device issue and not an issue with how the game is made. You may need to reset/restart the device and make sure there's enough memory to download the app. Best of luck!
Just finished Chester's route and it was..something. When I first saw Chester he seemed like a nice guy but a obstacle for Eddy and his problems (Which turned out to not be to big of a deal minus the shower rooms in the gym) but ever since Eddy found out he might be cheating I was slowly losing interests and starting to dislike him, the bear telling Eddy that he kept him around for being big certainly made me dislike him but I was slowly curious of the end and how far it would go. I kinda thought after how friendly he was in the bar that it was a misunderstanding. Yeah that final scene made me realize it was no misunderstanding. (Honestly thought that Chester would knock Eddy out by putting something in his drink, either way Chester is certainly on my disliked side but he could make a great antagonist. I'm still assuming he's a bad person bc of that last scene)
Something slightly disappointing is that I liked darnells route because he confessed and because I was rooting for Eddy to date him ever since they met. But now realizing he likes Trent (If that's even his real name..) and that Chester's route is more Canon. It's just sad to know there's a high chance that isn't actually gonna happen
If it makes you feel better, there will not be a "canon" route. They're all different, but equally possible timelines.
Thanks for reading :3
I really hope eddy finds someone because I was rooting for him to actually get a date and I thought by the end the only two options were Trent and Darrell (and I guess pat but honestly I like them more as friends) honestly I can see both Trent and Darrell ad great lovers for eddy and since everyone else was taken I thought it was a matter of time before on of them dated eddy. UNTIL BOTH DARRELL AND TRENT DATED! Now I'm genuinely worried about eddy because so far there is like nobody he could date (Mainly because I like cliff and pat as a couple) I just pray a new character is introduced that MAYBE will crush on eddy. (And I pray it isn't skizzy That one bear I forgot his name. Kinda disliked him as well in Chester's route)
How about that "Neapolitan" wolverine from Kroozr? Honestly I was kind of curious there, plus it's someone that has actually expressed interest in our lovely MC.
Also really quick for "reasons" what's the age gap with eddy and Chester. Chester must be older knowing he's married
Eddy is 25, stated at the beginning of the story, and Chester is "late-30s" as described on the dating profile, so at least 10 years.
Hmm.
I just finished until the end of Chester's route (man, he's sus af, but I love him). And I gotta say, I like the feeling of this VN. I played a lot of VNs and only few of them, including this VN made me feel like I'm actually watching an organically progressing relationship between characters (by VN standards). There isn't much NSFW, which the VN greatly benefits from, it goes more focus to the characters' relationships without diving too deep into too much fanservice territory (But I don't mind more NSFW, hoped for more soon even, more the merrier after all~).
Music was great, Voice Acting was a welcome addition, maybe more sound effects to add more expressiveness (but that's just me). Love the artstyle and CGs so far.
Overall, I have high hopes for this VN and it's future, I am looking forward for the future builds, and see where it leads.
PS. Eddy is Hot. He is definitely a conventionally handsome dude and you can't convince me otherwise!
Come on!
I felt kind of bad saying I wasn't excited for either route being worked on (in the survey), but I found Darrell/Trent super adorable and I don't want to make them not get together, and Chester is...originally I thought maybe their relationship was open or poly or something, but I'm not really getting that feeling so much anymore and it makes him extremely sketchy. So excited isn't the right word there...anxious perhaps? Yeah, Chester's route makes me anxious.
I love our MC though, and I'm sure I'll end up doing every route anyway just to see how he can persevere and grow. Hopefully a happy ending is in there somewhere.
love the soundtrack on the part of the show, where can i download it?
A lot of the songs (not all) are on sound cloud! https://martinidog.bandcamp.com/album/chord-progressions
https://rhythmbastard.bandcamp.com/track/f-a-f-o-w-bowserpuma
what is the difference between the normal version and the creator content version? what does it add??
It's explained here https://chordprogressions.itch.io/chord-progressions/devlog/693744/content-creat...
Maybe Chester is a jerk, but I'm down for him so much!!,I also feel bad for Dave that hug is everything for me 😔. But who when his route got release it would be something interesting.
The animation and interactivity are so good. Also the voice acting is the icing on the cake.
I am literally shaking violently, waiting for build 5. but overall. DAVE DESERVES SO MUCH BETTER. He's such an innocent soul. 5 stars
Harold the drug fighting giraffe? wait what?!? didn't think I'd ever hear of that character again. not since primary school 🤣
At first I did "Daren the lion" from the infamous D.A.R.E. program in the US. But my test readers got confused since his name was too close to my lion, Darrell. So I had to find another drug-fighting mascot 😅
really fun
kind of wish there was more nsfw though haha
finally caught up after starting awhile ago and Build 4 being added midway through my reading, and yall are doing a wonderful job!
Love the writing and characters especially!
Hey Bowser this update was awesome I still wish I could be a part of it but know you probably have everyone casted already anyway keep up the good work
(Spoiler Alert)
damn, It's kind of sad that the builds takes so long to be ready, I'm not complaining, but it's because I love this VN so much! I swear, im not exaggerating not even a little when I say that it's literally one of the best VNs I've ever seen imo!
I have to say, when I tried Darrel's route I got SO MUCH surprised by this ""ending""! I had no idea that things with him would happen so quickly, and I also had no idea that everything that he made was because he was interested in us all the time! I don't know how to say it, but it's such an incredible thing that Eddy can finally have someone to love and be loved back, by such an amazing person! I genuinely feel extremely happy for him because of this!! I REALLY hope the same happens on Chester's route (if he isn't an idiot like some things make him seem to be), I really wish not, he is so handsome! Hopefully whatever thing he's doing is for a good reason, and hopefully its something that won't hurt anyone.
Maybe Chester is an asshole. But maybe he is secretly (forced into) working as a prostetue or "personal trainer" to make extra money to keep his shop alive.
The story is so good, I really enjoyed reading it.
I want to start with how much I enjoyed reading this VN. The characters are all interesting, and stand apart. And, though there is very little plot yet, the story seems like it's going to interesting places. I'm really looking forward to seeing what happens.
I had a question about release schedule. Please know none of this is negative criticism, but observation/feedback. I understand a lot of work goes into making these. But I have concerns stemming from the very real norm of VNs with very long release schedules being abandoned.
With that, from what I see, you're releasing a build approximately every 5-6 months. With about 18 moths of history, we're only just at the end of what I would consider the prologue (the story prior to route choices). Are there any plans to increase the release schedule at all?
I will be honest that this is also a factor in my decision to support on Patreon.
Hi! Thanks for the kind words.
I currently have no plans to increase the frequency of our release schedule. Chord Progressions is (regrettably) not my full time job. If there ever comes a time when I could make it my full time job, I would release updates much more frequently. After polling my current patrons, they prefer our team to release full and satisfying builds, so that lends itself to 20-30k word updates. As of now, 2-4 new builds a year is about the rate we can achieve at this time.
If it helps, development never really stops. Build 5 is already underway in the writing and character design phase. It's a slow but steady process.
Hope that info helps!
It does! Thank you for the response. I can't say I'm not a bit disappointed, only because I really enjoyed what I've read so far and want more, lol. I very much look forward to reading :)
Are there any romance options in this visual novel? So far the MC seems so obsessed with Chester cheating on Dave that he doesn't seem to care about anything else. The 3 people I thought we're going to be potential boyfriends (Darrell, Cliff and Trent) are off doing their own thing, with Darrell now wanting to hook up with Trent.
I was actually thinking about that too if you look at the perspective even if chester DOES cheat on Dave. Mc can't really say nothing about that because chester would just fire him at that point,so kinda weird and interesting plot
Other routes will be developed in the future. Build 4 focuses only on Chester's route. Build 5 will expand on Darrell's.
Ok that's cool. Also looking forward to Trent route coming out. You made him so socially awkward that he's adorable and I want to learn more about him.
Ugh I love how with every update I love mc more and more then all the love interests lol❤️
Man, I was really hoping that Trent would be a love interest. Hopefully that is still possible. And why do I feel like they were going to say the name was Amadeus?
Trent will be a romance option eventually, along with Pat, Dave, and Cliff. Bowser is just focusing on finishing Chester and Darrell's routes before beginning any other ones.
:O that makes way more sense, i was thinking Amicus for some reason
Spoilers / heavy theory about Chester (and Dave) (and it's a long one)
So, let's recap what Eddy knows about Chester so far regarding his little investigation.
- Day 1 -
Chester has a "no dating policy" for his employees even outside of work because of some recent incidents
When both he and Dave opens and closes, Chester somtimes takes long breaks in the middle of the day spending most of that time at the gym
- Day 2 -
The very next day the same thing happens, here's the convo :
Dave "You'll be out for a couple hours again today, love?"
Chester "Yup, ....... from 1pm to 4pm"
Dave "Oh? Extra hour? Is it full-body day?"
Chester "Something like that" while winking
Dave has a smirk spread on his face ; Maybe they speak in a coded language only they understand ?
When Chester and Eddy talk about going to the gym, showers came up ; they are private stalls. Chester says this : "Gang showers can certainly be awkward. You don't want to give anyone the wrong idea. Plus i don't do free shows" and gives a wink and a grin to Eddy.
Eddy gets to the conclusion that Chester knows he's attracted to him (witch might be true), but i think Chester actually means what he said about the 'I don't do free shows" thing
- Day 3 -
Not directly related to Chester but Dave gets reaaaaly physically close to Eddy during the morning pastry time
When Chester bring Eddy to the gym they talk about the event with Dave and Chester says : "I promise i'll be more mindful of your limits. I'm not trying to scare you away on your first week"
At the gym Eddy takes a first look at Chester's chest and body
Eddy discovered a profile on Kroozer with "potentially" Chester's torso cuz it looks similar to what he remembers seeing at the gym erlier in the day. Profile says DL witch means downlow or discreet. Right now Eddy is assuming Chester is looking for descreet hook-ups behind Dave's back.
- Day 4 -
Profile's gone !!! Means Eddy might have been blocked !
- Day 5 -
Chester canceled his "lesson" with his "student" when Dave asked him. Again, maybe a coded language between the two ?
Eddy makes a burner profile on Kroozer
At the bar when Eddy sees Chester he belive even more that Chester might be cheating on Dave, that's when he recaps what he discovered
He finds the profile again at the bar and takes a screenshot
Corey know about Chester's lessons and mentioned that he wasn't able to take as many as he usually do. (Chester says it's beginner guitar lessons, and that it's one of his favorite things)
Chester and Corey seem to be very close, but it seems platonic even with the teasing
Eddy notices how much Chester spent on those drinks, and it was A LOT
- Day 6 -
Dave says that Carey and Chester met AFTER they were already married (15 years of marriage as April said earlier in the day). They hired him 10 years ago. Dave wasn't really involved in the buisness plan of Corey and Chester for the Lounge 2 years ago
Dave asked Eddy if he's seen Chester at the Lounge yesterday, he doesn't elaborate on this but has a pensive look on his face
Chester's interrupted by his phone for the 3rd time for his canceled lesson with "this guy's son" as he says, but when Eddy answers the phone in Chester's office it turns out that the guy doesn't have a son and used the words "appointment" and that he made a downpayment cuz it was for him, not for his "son"
Skixxy says Chester has good taste and it's why he keeps Eddy around. Says he has a thing for big boys and he likes keeping them around for some reason
Chester says to Eddy "But if you're more confortable calling me "sir", then by all means" with emphasis on the "sir"
Chester compliments Eddy for his looks, says it's turning enough of heads as it is
Chester gets reeeeeal sneaky when handling the money to pay for the drinks. Says to Eddy not to worry about it, but when Eddy insists he gets really intense, putting his paw on Eddy's shoulder with a tight grip and a frightening look on his face, TELLING him not to worry about it, not asking it. (so much for not scaring Eddy away in the first week...)
So, with all that in mind i have a theory (or two) regarding Chester.
1 - We know that he and Dave have 15 years of marriage already, them being in their late 30 must mean they married as young adults, so an early marriage that lasts as long, i'm guessing they have a good relationship and communicate a lot
2 - With them being married for so long, it could also mean that someone (Chester in that case) might be unfaithful and hides it very well, witch could explain the "DL (downlow)" mention in his alleged Kroozer profile that Eddy found
3 - There are moments where Chester and Dave seem to speak with some sort of coded language. On day 2 about "full body day" and on day 5 about his "lesson". Corey know for those "lessons" as well (same day). I'm guessing they're talking like that because it's their personnal life and they don't really want their staff to know what they do outside of work (witch is totally normal), but at least they're communicating about it. And even with all that we don't know what all of this is really about.
4 - With that in mind we can also assume that the full-body day means something more spicy, and that those lessons are not really lessons about guitar. The conversation Eddy had with the "client" or "student" on day 6 lead me to think of something. What if those lessons were actually Chester being an escort or something like that ? The guy made a downpayment for an appointment, and if the Kroozer profile really belongs to Chester, it could mean he uses it as some sort of side buisness as a sex worker. I say this because of what he said to Eddy on day 2 about him "not doing free shows"...
But that's stretching the idea veeeeery far since we don't have all the pieces of information, only bits here and there.
5 - I don't really know what to say about Chester apparently keeping Eddy around because he likes big boys like his husband. He seems to genuinely think Eddy is a good employee in a professional way. But then again, Chester spending so much on drinks for someone he knows since 5-6 days seems a bit uncalled for, unless he reaaaly likes Eddy that much.
Dave loves to hug people, but him getting physicaly close to Eddy in day 3 doesn't seem to be something you do with all your employees even tho it seemed natural for Dave so i don't really know what to think of that.
6 - The way Chester spoke and acted towards Eddy at the end of day 6 kinda surprised me. We never saw him act like that before. Was it stress ? Too much excitement after a succesfull concert ? Was it him wanting to treat Eddy so much that he went overboard and got too far ? Or was it something else....? I guess we'll see about that behavior later in his route.
So to conclude and make it a short version,
- Chester is cheating on Dave, covering it with "extra hour of workout" and "guitar lessons with students" but actually he has some private side buisness and discreet sexy time with other men
OR
- He's not cheating and his workouts and lessons are genuine and it's a big missunderstanding from Eddy
OR
- Chester and Dave actually are in an open marriage/relationship, and the profile is actually a shared one between the two of them even tho it's only Chester's chest on the profile pic, and they manage the "extra workout" and "lessons" with the profile TOGETHER.
OR
- I got it all wrong and it's something else entirely lol
Either way that's my take on Chester's route so far and i'm excited for the next updates, whether it's for Darrel or Chester.