Some changes in Gray's route (Patreon)

I wanted to announce a couple of changes in Gray's route, which is still under development.

MC's animosity towards GrayI've seen a few sentiments about MC's character in particular and how while they enjoy Gray as a character, they dislike the MC because she's too standoffish towards Gray. From other feedback before on previous routes, people's enjoyment of the route is directly linked to whether or not they enjoyed (or tolerated) the MC. If they disliked the MC, then the entire route was a mess.

So the comments that said they think the MC is too abrasive towards Gray, I've taken them into account and have started editing the story to tone down her animosity towards Gray. She'll be mellowed out and is no longer openly hostile towards Gray. Hopefully this will improve people's enjoyment of the route. So if you think it's strange that MC is suddenly much nicer in the upcoming chapters (and previous ones), this is the reason why!

Ivan and JedThis was something that I felt was necessary to address. As I work on Tailor Tales, I try to add more and more diverse characters in the routes. Ivan is one such character, clearly depicting a black man with dreads. The downside is; he's also the villain of the story. Due to the nature of how black people are portrayed in media, I realized that I turned the only black man (in Gray's route) into a bad guy. That's not a connotation I wish to make, nor was it my intention.

(Original Jed on the left, original Ivan on the right)

That's why I've decided to swap Ivan's sprite with that of Jed. They both had similar builds and their voices could easily fit for the other one, but more importantly; Jed is one of the good guys in the story. So from now on out, Jed's appearance will have swapped with that of Ivan's. Their personalities, names and voices remain the same, only the sprite will have changed.

I hope you understand my reasoning behind this. I have many people of colour as players here and I want to represent them as well, but not by accidentally shoving the only relatable figure into a villain role.

So please be mindful of the upcoming update that Jed's sprite will have changed with that of Ivan's and vice versa.

With that said, I want to let everyone know if there's something in the route that bothers you, or makes you uncomfortable, you can always let me know what it is and we can figure out a way to make it more palatable. This includes adding more trigger warnings if necessary etc. I do take your concerns seriously.