#I also don't think low purity and low decay is possible with how I have everything structured right now?? gsjhgjsj

[14dayswithyou]

Ren owes me 20 dollars :D

Is there a particular piece of non-spoiler 14dwy info that you really want to talk about but haven't gotten a chance to yet? I would like to hear about it if so :3

⌞♥⌝ The hidden Purity and Decay mechanic!!

The Purity meter tracks tracks how Angel treats Ren. The higher the meter, the more likely Ren will consider Angel's treatment towards him as something done out of pure, genuine love. The lower the meter, the more likely Ren will start to associate Angel's treatment towards him with something tainted — something his father would normally do.

The Decay meter tracks Angel's "influence" over Ren. The higher the meter, the more decrepit things he'll suggest or indulge in. The lower the meter, the less likely he'll suggest/indulge in darker things. Basically... if Angel acts cruel towards others or shows an interest in darker themes (like his own father), Ren will start to regress back to his old ways in order to "submit" and placate them. But if Angel does the opposite, then he won't feel as inclined to bend himself backwards and indulge in hurting others to appease them.

So!! If the player has a high Purity and high Decay meter, Ren will see things like killing and mutilating others as an act of pure love. High Purity and low Decay will have Ren keep up the usual behaviour seen at the beginning of the game (A Normal Guy who does Normal Things™). Low Purity and high Decay will have Ren killing and torturing others as a way to appease Angel and keep them "satisfied" and interested in him. Low Purity and low Decay would just confuse Ren lmao ("Does Angel despise me because I didn't suggest kicking Olivia down an empty elevator shaft???? ;_;")

[14dayswithyou]

Ren's favourite letter is P!

Okay Ren question, sorry if someone else has asked this before but as far as I know of.. no(?) If so feel free to ignore!

I know you've said numerous times that Ren doesn't really have any interests or cares towards anything or anyone that isn't Angel... but what if his Angel has high purity and encourages him to have a personality outside of them?

Like they let him have interests, opinions, be their own person outside of Angel- would he actually do it? Or would he just act "normal"?

Thank you Sai!! <3

⌞♥⌝ Even with high Purity (or in this case, low Decay), Ren will still be a yandere who caters towards Angel's interests; he'll just be a lot less obvious with it. The Purity meter only affects how Ren perceives Angel's treatment towards him (i.e. being nice to him out of genuine kindness rather than some hidden manipulation tactic). Higher Purity means Ren will perceive Angel's actions as something done out of love rather than something decrepit or immoral.

The Decay meter, however, tracks Angel's overall influence over Ren. Higher Decay means Ren will start acting more violent and "morbid", whereas low decay will keep him "normal". The higher the Decay meter, the more grotesque things Ren will suggest doing in Angel's presence (since Angel is showing clear signs of being into it).

This got a bit long, so more information will be under the cut!!

Regardless, canonically or otherwise, I don't think it's possible to let Ren have his own agency or interests separate from Angel. At the end of the day, he's an obsessive yandere who thinks that becoming someone's ideal type will make them love him. If he were to become more "independent" (with his own personality and interests), he'd feel as though he's drifting away from Angel and no longer hold their interest. Like... If he's not into the same things as Angel or presenting himself in a certain way, then he's wasting time, resources, and effort on something that won't give him any payoff. He also has no interest in anything that doesn't involve Angel in the first place ^^;

Ren can definitely feign having his own separate interests and personality — however, it'd all be fake, superficial, and closely (maybe even conveniently) related to any of Angel's interests. For example, if Angel likes novels and anime, Ren will pretend he's into manga. If Angel has a liking for eating healthy food, Ren will feign interest in cooking shows and chef cookbooks.

The only time I can see Ren having his own personality is his untraumatised/yanderen't version.