Y'know, I'm always gonna be a little bit feral about the fact that this grouchy introvert was canonically so lonely that she built herself a custom robotic emotional support animal...
...which just happened to be so perfectly compatible with this random dweeb's vibes that they instantly imprinted on each other, by accident, the first time they made physical contact...
...and then, as if that wasn't bad enough, as soon as they quit arguing all the damn time, this manic pixie dumpster fire of a man starts actually helping the emotional support robot do her job...
...which basically means that our girl here gets to spend the entire game going through the Five Stages of Grief, as she processes the idea that this total doofus...
...might, in fact, be the brand-new very best friend that she wanted all along. <3
wish I knew how to edit videos so I could make one of those "same voice actor" vids but it's just Robbie Daymond's multiple edgy, emo ass characters delivering their edgiest, emo-est lines...
hoping and praying to our god Tango-chan that the 2nd game has a background gag where Chai summons his guitar but there's like, one giant piece of steel sticking off it that completely throws off the look of the guitar and while Peppermint is explaining The Plan for that stage, you see Chai desperately trying to rip off that one piece of metal
OR similar gag of Chai trying to summon trash for his guitar but he magnetizes to like. a whole trash can. so the bit for that stage is You Now Unlocked the Trash Can Costume
(stage songs: Heatwave, Test Chamber, That's Mister Chai to You!)
[*adjective*] indicates sprite used for associated dialogue
Chai's Thoughts
No "Chai's Thoughts" option is in this stage, as a result, no dialogue is given.
Play with 808
No "Play with 808" option is in this stage, as a result, no dialogue is given.
Cancel (Getting Up from the Couch)
No dialogue was given for this stage.
Talk with...
Peppermint
Why are you even here?
Chai [Angry]: OK, I want answers. I dodge volcanoes coming here, and you just waltz right in?
Peppermint [Angry]: Waltz!? I RAN here!
Chai [Normal]: So what you're saying is... you were worried about me!
Peppermint [Surprised]: What? Uh, n-no, it was more, a... general concern for the... state of things!
Chai [Skeptical]: So I'm assuming you were one step behind me because you thought I would blow it?
Peppermint [Serious]: No! I mean, not to that level, but... it was good I was close by.
Macaron
So you knew Macaron?
Chai [Thinking]: Let me guess, the "insider" you've been talking to this whole time is Macaron.
Peppermint [Normal]: So you CAN put the pieces together!
Chai [Angry]: Why wouldn't you just tell me?
Peppermint [Disgusted]: Do I need to remind you?
Chai [Sarcastic]: Of...?
Peppermint [Angry]: You never listening to me? You telling the entire company heads our plans?
Chai [Surprised]: THOSE were slip-ups!
Peppermint [Sarcastic]: Well, I didn't need another one of those!
So you work here?
Chai [Skeptical]: Alright, so fill me in. You work here while actively plotting to take down the company?
Macaron [Surprised]: No, you got it all wrong! I wanna save the company!
Chai [Skeptical]: I'm not seeing it.
Macaron [Pleased]: If you'd been here as long as I have, you'd remember: Roxanne Vandelay's vision!
Macaron [Normal]: It was about doing things that made the world better. It wasn't about profits or status.
Chai [Sarcastic]: Have you ever considered working for, I dunno, another company?
Macaron [Sorrowful]: This place—Roxanne's legacy—it's like my family. I can't see it ruined like this.
CNMN
You and Peppermint?
Chai [Normal]: So, you and Peppermint knew each other all along?
Macaron [Happy]: Actually, this is the first time we've met.
Chai [Surprised]: What!? I thought you were collaborating!
Macaron [Normal]: In secret! Code names and stuff. Just so there was no risk of getting caught.
Chai [Skeptical]: But your code names are your... actual... names. Dude, she could have been a crazy internet stalker or something!
Macaron [Skeptical]: Oh... I never thought about that. I guess I was just happy someone wanted to help.
Chai [Confident]: Well, you got lucky this time, but... next time, I won't be here to protect you.
Psych robot?
Chai [Weirded Out]: Honestly, I don't even know where to begin with you. A... psych robot? For what?
CNMN [Normal]: Sir Macaron programmed me to analyze his creations, since his... exile from Development.
CNMN [Sorrowful]: But my analysis leads me to a conclusion that he was merely lonely.
Chai [Sorrowful]: Macaron's a friendly guy—you'd think he'd be more popular around here.
CNMN [Sorrowful]: Sir Macaron is shy, non-confrontational, and what I would categorize as a worrywart.
Chai [Skeptical]: Why not try helping him out?
CNMN [Angry]: Oh dear, no. My job is to inform. It is for the individual to change.
Your name...
Chai [Normal]: So, I gotta ask: CNMN. What does it stand for?
CNMN [Normal]: Oh, Mister Chai, isn't it obvious?
Chai [Thinking]: Of... course it is... I just want to confirm it with you.
CNMN [Pleased]: I can see you truly have no idea. How sad.
CNMN [Pleased]: Sir Macaron designed me as a Consciousness Review Allocation Personnel. Hence CNMN.
Chai [Weirded Out]: But that doesn't... Actually, it even—
CNMN [Worried]: No need to dwell on names. Unfortunately, not all of us can have a very common and usual name like you, Mister Chai.
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