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Questions for the month! (Patreon)

Published:
2025-03-01 15:30:50
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2026-06

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Sorry I am a day late, please ask your questions for the month!

I'm getting ready to do a bit of a revamp of my patreon page to bring it up to day, I've overlooked it for too long. But real life... yeah 2025 doesn't let up.

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Ben L.

Is there some kind of story behind Sidestep's aversion to seagulls? Has Sidestep ever connected to cats? What would that be like, even if they haven't?

Crow of Steel

Were there any villains who considered themselves Sidestep's nemesis back when they were active?

QueenRattie

Are steel's non-civillian hands capable of checking for a pulse?

Melo

Did Sidestep work with any other vigilantes before they met Ortega and the Rangers? And the most important question, did Herald ever dress up as Sidestep for Halloween or a costume party?

jlillian1123

If Hood had died in a way that couldn't have been connected to Hollow Ground, would Ortega have still become obsessed with them post-Heartbreak? Would they still have been obsessed with Sidestep? On that note, have they ever wished they weren't so obsessed (with either HG or Sidestep)? How would they feel about someone (both in general and Regina specifically) being as obsessed with Sidestep as they are? You mentioned that the Rangers (except Daniel) would have a good first impression of Regina if they didn't know anything about the Farm. How much knowledge would be needed to sour their impression of her? Would simply knowing that Sidestep is a Re-Gene be enough for any of them? If so, would how they found out (voluntary reveal vs. Stepcrash) factor in? How would the past Psychopathor fight have gone if he had had current Rat King? How would Psychopathor fight round 2(3?) go if he somehow reobtained the Rat King (i.e., would the girls hesitate at all, or still see it as tag)? What does it look like to the outside observer when Sidestep opens a gate? What would Ortega see, if anything? What do villain/henchman contracts entail? Are they legally recognized? Are they enforcable? If so, how are they enforced? What happens if one party breaks the contract?

Chke

Question 1: If Regina ordered the Farm to treat Sidestep like a person how much resistance would there be to that? Question 2: If Sidestep told her a scientist treated them badly would Regina punish that person? Question 3: Does Chen have any feelings about unintentionally usurping the "Sidestep's protector" role from Ortega? Ortega doesn't even know what they need to be protected from. Question 4: Even if HG thinks their older brother's power was more powerful than theirs, at least they can console themselves with the fact their powers are very different. Is HG the type of person who might get a complex that their little sibling's power is basically 'anything you can do I can do better'?

Papa

1. Are regenes more closer to cyborg or human? For instance, dead human basically brought to life or actually artificial (made and grown) 2. I know Ortega said they don’t find sidestep disgusting but is that just a sidestep exception? What are their true opinions on other regenes or regenes in general? Out of all the ros he seemed to be the most creeped out and wary of regenes based on my impression 3. Know this is spoilers but for book 4, will sidestep and other characters actually go to the farm? (Since you mentioned it was farm focused) 4. I know regenes usually worked in groups. Is it possible for sidestep to have had close friends back in the past? Or were they usually more isolated? 5. Sidestep keeps mentioning there is something big coming (and also those abnormal things shown in their dreams with the gates). If sidestep possibly dies (through suicide or accidentally) will this “something big coming” still occur? (Basically is it something happening in the FH world in general or is it directly related to sidestep) 5. Kind of related to my first question but since regenes are copies and made through references of people, are the actual person that was referenced turned into a regene (and mind wiped) or are regenes made from something else and people are only used for organ donations and other things? 6. What was sidesteps reason for becoming a vigilante? Does it depend on the sidestep or was it sidestep just wanting to make a difference? 7. Is it possible for Ortega to still retire at the end of the series? Live a peaceful life? 8. Will we still continue with our villain persona even if we are exposed? 9. Just kind of confused on lore here. Is project stars about creating superhumans and project stripes more about regenes? 10. For touch averse steps (and if this was a recent development) what does Ortega think of this? How did they think it happened? Also why are most touch averse scenes with Ortega and not the other ros? Is it because sidestep can’t read Ortega’s mind? 11. Will it somehow be possible in the future for Ortega or sidestep to read each others minds somehow Sorry for the bunch of questions.. I thought and wrote about one and then it kept coming

Halfbad

Which of the villain RO have the most arrest warrants? Been known to have committed the most crimes by the authorities? Argent and Chen are aware of Ortega’s Sidestep hallucinations but how many other people knew? How many variables are going to affect which imposter we get? (you don’t need to say which ones if that’s too much spoiler but just a number would be nice) There’s a few instances where you can establish the puppet has a attraction or lack of attraction that differs to Sidestep; is this a case of giving players more opportunities to define the dynamics between characters or something we should be worried about with the imposters? If the HB incident had gone differently and one of the others, Chen, Themmy or Ortega had been injured and picked up by the SD; would any of them gone the route Sidestep has, come back and become a villain (factoring in the broad spectrum of different kinds of villainy)? How would Steel feel if a previously heinous/villainous Step admitted to changing their ways because of Spoon? Of the villains, the HG trio and the ROs who would Spoon like the most? And who would he like the least? If the imposter is in Sidestep’s body are they looking after the Ratking? I need to know the girls are ok In the past you’ve said Ortega would be more interested and amused if Step introduced them to the Rat King and said they were their best friends. But how would the other Rangers and Mortum, who have strong friendly relationships with Step, feel if they were told 5 rat brains in a jar ranked higher than them in terms of Step’s friendship? If we do get the option to give the girls their own body will we be given the option to arm them? Even if it’s as simple as taping a knife a la stabby the roomba, the idea of Step giving the girls a knife and saying “go, do crime” lives rent free in my head TW: why is it that so far only Ortega can have the ‘know suicidal’ tag; because it seems like there are a few instances where the other Rangers might have picked up on this, like Argent and Chen but there is no flag for it. Have they not figured it out yet or is it that it’s more a revelation to Ortega because of their perspeption of Step doesn’t always match up with reality?

dogueteeth

How are you holding up? I hope you're getting good rest in the crazy new year.

Sunny

I admit I'm a sucker for chargestep so bare with me :'). We know that Ortega's had multiple Sidestep hallucinations but did they ever truly stopped or it was only after finding Step again that they poof out of existance? Did they ever happen like in those dramatic movies where the character sees them more clearly after sleeping around with other / doing dangerous almos suicidal things? Pretty sure the second might be a yes but did Ortega had them also after sleeping around? Previously you mentioned that only Sidestep has seen Ortega afraid (outside of their family ofc) could be know the reason why Ortega was afraid? Also what exactly goes through Ortega's mind if a normally ruthless/ironic Sidestep becomes soft whenever Ortega has a crisis, specially considering how unstable they became after all those years grieving. Like for example, Step holding their face or caressing their hand to grab their attention whenever Ortega goes into a bad state of mind which I know is most likely the other way around but hush. (Ho-e called us a motherhend and I took it personally) Would Chen ever be petty enough to threaten us with no more spoon time? Asking because that would be hilarious and... want to know how suicidal he is. Would a Mob-boss Sidestep that doesn't kill civilians or innocents but everyone else is fair game, be able to become Herald's mentor again? If yes, then what kind of Villain wouldn't Heral accept back as his mentor? I might be misreading this but do Argent's nanobots (forgot the name srry) are more lets say "empathetic" than Sidestep because of their power to directly talk to them? Idk why but it just feels like Step's are more hungry/desperate 🤔

Starfirewater

How would each of the rangers deal with a supervillain that’s never brought to justice because they are simply too powerful?, like in an all powerful dark lord kind of way. Would they keep trying to defeat them even if it kills them?, decide to try to save as many innocents as possible and contain the damage the villain deals?, desperately decide to try talking them down cause clearly force isn’t working ?, eventually have a heroic breakdown and give up trying?

wooliris

1.) Will there be an option in Book 3 and 4 to take a more active role in kill decisions? In Book 1 and Book 2, your decisions to kill have largely been indirect. Book 1 requires you to explicitly set the charges to hurt people and Book 2 has you set a "nokill/kill" variable. My Sidestep doesn't see the point in killing random people, so I've ended up as nokill not because my Step is unwilling to take lives but because the nokill variable kicks in (for example, my Sidestep does not care about who someone is if they are trying to kill me, I would have 100% had Sidestep kill Larry but the nokill kicks in and just leaves him severely injured). Similarly, they don't get the option to kill Blaze as a "prepare them" hero hunter. My Step considers "culling the herd" a possible solution to shaping up the heros. I know there's a chance it may take people out of the flow to specify constantly, but I wanted to bring it up to see if there might be a way to integrate it! 2.) Do you have an easy way for us to do code reporting and would you be okay with us doing that for already published books or limiting to the books that aren't out yet? One thing I noticed while code diving is that the fight against Ortega in Book 1 raises "ortega_clue" instead of "oc" like it should when you monologue, but I know it's been out so long it may not be worth fixing 😅 3.) Back in Book 1, I would originally always do Ortega content with the puppet, but after doing a playthrough with Mortum, I've realized that the 2nd book gives a lot more payoff to that choice. Even if dating, we really only get the 1 diner scene. Do you anything set up in Book 3 that may push us towards that choice again? It feels like the only way it'll have payoff is in some instances of the puppetstuck path. 4.) What do each of the 4 Hero ROs dislike the most about Sidestep being a villain (if you ignore the kill variable, I mean)? We know that Argent doesn't really have an issue with it, only hates that Sidestep's villainy resulted in them possessing her, but what about the others? 5.) Can you explain the Sidestep crashed puppetstuck path to me regarding Ortega? From my understanding, all the rangers know that Sidestep is a Regene because the operating room people do the surgery. Why does Ortega still think that Sidestep is Hollow Ground's sibling (considering the scene in which puppet and Ortega meet after kidnapping we kidnap our body?) Its also implied in Daniel's ending romanced scene where he panics and mentions that "no one else knows". I guess I'm just confused how our secret of being a regene is still in the box when all the doctors in the surgery room saw our tattoos. 6.) In a similar vein, you've mentioned that all the puppetstuck paths result in having villain!Sidestep be a knowntelepath. How/why is villain!Sidestep revealed as a telepath in both puppetstuck paths? I understand why the puppetcrash puppetstuck path results in villain!Sidestep being known as a telepath (all the petty crime) but in the the ending where Mortum agrees to pick up your body at the hospital, villain!Sidestep has just gone missing. Does this mean that all paths in which the imposter is in Sidestep's body will all have the ending pathway line up with an escape and recovery to pettycrime pipeline/pathway? 7.) Can you explain Ortega's thought processes in Book 1 regarding the puppet and Sidestep since we now have Book 2 context? I never bought into the idea that Ortega was stupid ( I was actually one of the ones who 100% thought that Ortega was lying about the extent in which they cared about us), and it wasn't until I read Book 2 AND a lot of the Patreon content that it really made me realize how low-key/high-key fucked up Ortega is over Sidestep. Despite this (or maybe even because of this), a bunch of their behavior in Book 1 with flirting/dating puppet and hadathing!Sidestep comes off as utterly bizzare to me (with Book 2 and Patreon context). I need to like, explain this, to really get to the heart of my confusion: Ortega decided to use the puppet, who they believe to be involved in organized crime, to get over their ex. Their ex that they were so fucked up over that they had hallucinations about them for 7 years, all the way up to the point until they saw them in the diner. A meeting that they 100% thought they were hallucinating for 80% of the conversation. And then, they decide that now that Sidestep is back after 7 years, NOW is the time to get over their ex??? NOW? Even though even Ortega doesn't plan on having the puppet relationship lasting and is manipulating them? What in the 4D chess is going on with this idiot's head?? Like what 😭 I know you love keeping us in the dark about Ortega's head, but can we have like... anything??? This is why people think Ortega has rocks for brains, their entire Book 1 behavior is absolutely crazy. I think it's also super jarring for me because Ortega seems to 100% be over that whole weird 4D chess plan to get over Sidestep at the start of Book 2 where they ask to kiss you if you've had any sort of past relationship or complicated status. Can we have something, any sort of explanation? Obviously not asking for spoilers if some of the reason why they're acting nuts in Book 1 is spoilers, but anything? Is it trauma Malin? Inability to separate the 7 year hallucination of Sidestep from actual Sidestep? Them not realizing they're not over Sidestep?

EBadge

I truly hope you are doing well with all the health related updates you’ve shared so far, I’m hoping for the best for yall! These questions might be dumb sorry! First, we currently have a major outbreak of H5N1 (bird flu) in the United States and my epidemiology brain was wondering how that would work for Dove? Given that bird flu could pass from bird to human, could she get infected in bird form and remain infected in human form? Also how would she feel about a deadly virus infecting her birds? Second, I’ve been on a A24 movie kick, how much would Argent like A24 movies such as Midsommar, Hereditary, the Witch, and others?? Along that vein how would Argent feel about the Oscars? Or even any of the best picture nominated movies from this year? Def some tonal whiplash with these questions sorry!

Sunny

I dont know if this has been asked before but previously you mentioned that the Rangers become at some point aware that Step was muzzled in the farm and how none of them like that but... How exactly do they know that? Will the ROs find some videotapes of the farm or do they become aware of that through Step? Also, without much spoilers... Will at some point some ROs be in the same room as Regina? 👀 Will we get to see the ROs reaction to Regina's obsesión? because I would do anything just to be a fly in those walls.. Less spoilery but how is Regina's relationship with Step's previous handlers?

Grinning Jackal

Hi! Couple of disparate questions here: 1) If, within the context of Sidestep's metaphorical narrative, Ortega is choosing to hold onto the past and Mortum is choosing to embrace the future, what thematic allegory do the other ROs bring to Sidestep's overall character arc? 2) Is Vitruvian meant to be a meta critique of eugenicist ideology and, if so, do you ever find that his powers (having an intelligence boost) are at odds with that critique or make it difficult to more effectively make the critique? 3) Has Mortum fallen out of the category of Main Cast due to the complications that arose from bisecting Retribution, or is it because their narrative is less involved in the story you'd currently like to tell vs the one you wanted to when you first started?

All Blue

In Argent’s POV, how do the machines around Ortega feel? On edge that they might short circuit in their presence? In a previous QnA, Chen can keep a secret relationship with Sidestep for roughly five years before someone finds out: but is there a turning point for him to want to tell others he’s in a relationship? 👀 If he got engaged, would he tell others? If so, who? His family?

Sunny

I know we get to decide how was/is our relationship with tía Elena but can we pretty please have as an option "basically adopted child" ? I love the idea of mama Ortega being a enormous soft spot for Step since it's the closest they got to having a loving mother. About the motivations/endings, are there some routes where Steps accepted their death as part of their end goal or is this headcannon? Asking because it kinda makes sense for some Steps to have that "it would only end if I erase everything Farm related.. including me" mentality but I'm unsure if I'm leaping too far away with this. In the case I'm not, is it possible to change opinions midway? Like actually wanting to live at the end of book 3 or 4 ? Lastly, which has my favorite angsty flavour, if Step one day in a nostalgic mood told the RO's with the calmest tone "you know.. In another life. Where I were human and not this broken, I would had loved to raise some children with you. Live a normal exciting life and grow old together. Unfortunately is not this one." what would their reaction be? A short answer is valid. Is just.. Papa I crave pain. ((Male Chargestep has a double angst flavour on this one))

Zieig

1) When Sidestep is talking with Mortum about Shroud and what she can do to people's minds, a Ruthless Sidestep may believe they can do the same or something similar. However, so far, they haven't needed to go all out and attack a person telepathically at such a level. If a Ruthless Sidestep, at the end of Retribution, were to unleash their full telepathic power on someone's mind without holding back, solely aiming to cause maximum damage, how severe would the mental destruction be? Additionally, how would this compare to the level of damage Sidestep could inflict at the end of Rebirth? 2) One very important aspect of the romance with Argent is how much she enjoys fighting and the fun she has when facing Sidestep. This is evident in the lore post Bad Day. Good Day, which is from Argent's perspective. While fighting Sidestep, she admits to herself that she hasn't had this much fun in a long time and that she wants to continue that fight and experience those feelings again. Given how much she enjoys fighting with Sidestep, if a Soft Argent is allied with them, would they continue fighting each other for fun, such as through sparring and training together? Would Argent be the first to suggest it, or would Sidestep have to take the initiative?

Unborn Knight

In a previous QnA, you implied that Sidestep was resistant/immune to having their mind scrubbed by the SD. Which sparked a few questions from me with followups of their own. So apologies in advance since this is probably going to be very long winded. Argent's nanovores are described to be biting and nipping at sidestep in respond to certain intrusion attempts. Is that something all nanovores do in response, or is that unique to Argent's? If it's not unique, were the bots during the nanosurge eating and tearing away at Sidestep's mind, as well? Perhaps similar to what happened to Sidestep's mind when the farm left it in a worse state than their body? You also mentioned before that Steel noticed Sidestep was still off even months after the nanosurge. Would that be because Sidestep's mind was in the process of repairing itself from such an attack by the bots? Like the way it was able to repair itself after the farm destroyed their mind. Did Sidestep have such a protected mind before the nanosurge, or was that a result from the TBR?

Edward Conner

First off I hope everything is going well, life's been kicking the shit out of me for weeks now. You said that HG is a coward before, what would their reaction & opinion be of someone demonstrating how wildly outclassed they are in comparison mentally? For instance someone forcing them to kneel with a absent minded thought because they are annoyed.

:)

What is the difference between a psychic and a telepath aside from what we know in game? I remember Heartbreak causing mental/physical pressure from vast distances so it esoteric like telepathy or are the lines blurred for the farm?

billy

Since sidestep can interact to other people mind no other can did.i wonder what the evolution to their mind power will be ?

billy

What the people feeling about sidestep when they are hero? And in the moment they are dead because of heartbreak? I know you said the ones fought sidestep know they are not just sidekick.