finally doing that evil playthru to refresh myself re: gale’s moral alignment and man it’s so so fucked up how you can convince gale to stay by saying “we make each other stronger. we survive together” like that isn’t persuasion or deception. that’s insight. that’s genuinely what gale wants. thats so fucked up im so fucked up. there’s a reason why he isn’t a Good Good Person despite approving of tav doing Good Deeds. it’s bc of this exchange. his potential to accept horrible acts to regain the power he once had - to continue to survive at any cost. christ
Tbh I kinda wish Orin would take your current romanced companion just for the angst. Like I guess gameplay wise it makes sense to take away the companion you use the least/have the lowest approval with but also. What if I want my Tav to go feral. What if I want my Tav to get super freaked out when their romanced npc starts acting strange and then reveal they’ve been taken. What if I want them to get tunnel vision for defeating Orin as quickly as possible. What if I want them to have a really rough time with trying to get them back. What if
