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HEEHEEEE I love wordplay with multiple meanings Can't do a full-on essay before Ch 5 comes out so here's my compromise (SPOILERS obviously) Most people I've seen like to view Kris and the/their soul as diametrically opposed but that take alone in context of Normal Route is uninteresting. 2 me. I prefer viewing things through a more holistic approach: Whether the soul is Kris' original soul or a replacement the fact is that the heart-shaped object is meant to act *as their soul*. When they hit it they hurt themself; The options we are given to choose from are implied to be Kris' thoughts (some of them more strongly but I like to believe all of them are in some form or another); They can't seem to have the soul out for long periods of time, etc. There's also the fact that they don't appear to like themselves very much, and well... They have their evil business with the Knight, but the Player's possession also put them in a situation where they made genuine connections they ended up caring about deeply. Connections in direct opposition with their tasks. They took down a TITAN with the power of light and friendship, for gosh's sake! Thus, I believe at some point (maybe even in ch 5?) we'll start to see more of Kris being torn between their loyalties, akin to the inspiration behind the dialog box here: * You don't know what to do with yourself. Because yeah, the Player is a pain interfering with Kris and how are they going to deal with that. But also, what are they going to do with *themself*...?
