Hello!!! I am compleatly enamoured by your astronought game, one of the only visual novels I have actually replayed ;)
I got a question about atom, how would he feel if us the player already had a pet? I am in the process of getting a pet tarantula and im curious if atom would like it or liquify it, after all he himself offers to "make" us our favorite animal, I have remained with the curiousity of what they would do if we just went "Nah, im good, I already have a pet"
Aw thank you so much for enjoying the game!! 💜💜 As for the question, I genuinely intended to give a simple answer but it turned into a whole thing below the cut haha!
TLDR; starts with jealousy at first, before Atom realizes it likes watching you dote on your pet.
By the way, here's a reminder to 🎉 Click for Palestine!
If Luna had a pet, Atom would definitely have mixed feelings at first. All it wants is your full attention, and this... creature is just getting in the way.
Since your pet is obviously a source of happiness and comfort for you, they won't bring harm to it. Atom has never known animals to be malicious anyway, but how is it supposed to deal with you looking away from it any time your pet calls for your affection?
Eventually they figured out a plan to volunteer taking care of your pet rather than brood about it. Not only does it get to do something for you, it also takes care of the problem itself!
It'd automate toys if it's a dog or cat for example, and take care of feeding times for you so you wouldn't have to check in on it so often. By taking away the chore of handling your pet for you, you'd be more available to Atom!
Or so it thinks.
Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. You can't really separate an owner from their pet and think it's easy.
I think the happy ending here is Atom realizing it gets to witness your kindness regardless of who or what it is and ends up just enjoying the sight of you cooing at your beloved pet and living vicariously through it that way.
The adoration it feels just to see you smile overpowers everything else, if that makes sense!
