#Also I doubt it’ll be Joan and Reese as Joan’s busy doing her thing and Reese is sick at this point

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New route companion theories

As Scarlet hollows getting a new route in which we don’t go with Stella and devs in stream saying something along the lines that (lightheartedly) “Stella haters” will like the route makes me believe that she won’t be our main companion in this version.

Stella, unlike the others, did always feel less optional so I’m curious if she takes a more backseat role (I highly doubt she’ll be irrelevant after all just more optional) I was wondering who’d take her place - these are my theories (feel free to share your thoughts as well):

Kaneeka

Avery

Tabitha

Wayne

Kaneeka is my main theory as it’s possible we could end up at the store in 1 to explore and she’d be able to drag us into the mystery once Stella contacts her to investigate. Also devs have indicated that Ep 5 is Kaneeka’s focus episode and that some of the content being added (such as Kaneeka clinic route) will help her arc flow more smoothly. This, as well as the fact Kaneeka did feel more optional for one of the main three (devs have referred to Tabby, her, Stella as this a couple times) makes me think it’ll focus on her more.

my second theory is Avery as they are a friendly and curious outsider who catches on that we don’t exactly fit here - they are also curious about the mystery and supernatural and would likely find it fun to investigate with a Scarlet.

my third (and these are the ones I’m less confident on) is Tabitha - we might be able to head up to the mines in 1 and explore, or at least explore the estate more and get more insight into her. It’s also possible if we don’t go into the woods (tbh I feel like we still might? Dilemma wise?? Not sure) we’ll get to the estate early which she’ll prefer and be able to have her arc of either ice queen or deforesting ice queen depending on how MC bonds with her. However she’s pretty standoffish and has a lot of mystery around her which I doubt the devs will want to reveal and might not want MC with her even more, also she has a job so she’ll be busy.

my last is Wayne. He basically just stalks you more in this scenario. Idk.