Miranda
Miranda
Miranda is an ex-mercenary turned guard for the city of Rigard. She is a sexable NPC, and a planned future recruitable party member.
Character
Miranda is a very strong-willed, independent and lustful dog-morph. Unabashedly dominant in nature, both in and out of bed, she will not stand insults or foolishness lightly, leading her to snap back quickly against those who slight her. Persistently aggravating individuals can quickly earn her strong enmity, and she is very spiteful towards those she hates, with an especial fondness towards dominating and humiliating them as punishment for their harassment of her.
Despite her dominant streak, Miranda is fundamentally a good person and content to live and let live; inoffensive if not personally offended, she is capable of being quite kind, especially to those she likes. Though unabashedly lustful, and quick to make clear that she doesn't "do" relationships or really believe in monogamy, she does have some particular soft spots, as well.
Miranda's grasp on the law is notably flexible; she's not unwilling to take sexual advantage of the various petty thieves in the Rigard jail, nor is she too abashed at the idea of "ducking off" duty to have quick sexual encounters. She is quick to justify that she only offers her "deals" to petty criminals, and insists that the vigorous anal reaming she subjects them to makes such individuals more likely to stay on the straight and narrow than a mere lecture. Most notably, there is a random encounter where the player can see Miranda hauling a petty thief to jail whilst sexually molesting him, which the player can then talk about in the Miaden's Bane, the possibilities for on-duty sex (which includes Nasty Miranda agreeing to let the PC in without a pass if they allow her to sexually take and humiliate them in front of the gate), and Miranda's interactions with Terry.
Though Miranda prefers to be the dominant partner in the bedroom, a sufficiently assertive and dominant individual can put her in the submissive role, and she can even learn to enjoy it. Miranda's house contains a hidden basement, set up as a dominatrix's dungeon. She's willing to show this to players she has a particularly strong relationship with - positive or negative. Dominant players can even use the dungeon on a submissive Miranda, once they prove themselves sufficiently.
Miranda has a particular dislike for Lord Krawitz and Commander Preston the Shining of the Royal Guard. Both of them earn her enmity for their vehement anti-morph prejudice, whilst the latter makes a personal enemy of her due to his willingness to use his rank to make her job more difficult.
Despite her own considerable libido, which has led her creator to describe her as "prone to thinking with her dick", Miranda has something of an aversion to prostitutes. At the very least, she had a fierce argument with her sister Belinda over her becoming a prostitute in Miranda's absence, and they fought so bitterly that the two haven't spoken to each other since.
In her own words, Miranda doesn't "do" relationships and/or "lovey-dovey stuff". She openly admits that she has never had a long-term relationship, and that even in her longer-lived relationships, she tended to sleep with other people on the side (left unspoken is whether or not this contributed to her inevitable breakups). Despite this, her creator has implied that she will have a fuller "romance" path, part of which will be her coming to realise she does care for the PC as more than just another casual fuckbuddy and her trying to handle these unfamiliar feelings.
Player Interactions
Miranda randomly guards one of the two gates leading into Rigard and can be encountered there. She can also be encountered in her favorite bar, the Maiden's Bane, located in the slums.
First Meeting
Initially, she will politely but firmly rebuff the player from entering without a pass. She will direct them to the slums outside of the city's walls, in particular the slum tavern known as the Maiden's Bane, and extend them a friendly invitation to join her and have a drink some time.
If the player does so, randomly approaching her may trigger a scene in which a pair of cat-morphs engage in sex, visibly arousing the Doberman-morph; players are presented with the option to Comfort Her or Check. Comforting her causes her to make an excuse and leave, adding positive points to her Relationship meter and deducting points from her Dominance meter, resulting in both a better relationship with her and in making her less dominant in the bedroom.
Checking under the table will reveal Miranda is masturbating herself, which reveals her as a hermaphrodite to the player. The player may then choose to Flee (double-dose of negative points to her Relationship meter), Watch (gives positive points to her Relationship and Dominance meters), or Help Her (double-dose of positive points to her Relationship and Dominance meters).
Upon approaching Miranda in the bar a second time, a one-time scene is triggered based on the player's actions the first time.
If they chose to Comfort her, approaching Miranda leads to a scene where she explains that she is a hermaphrodite. This presents the option to Leave (results in an offended Miranda, meaning "Nasty Mode" is engaged), Accept Her (double-dose of positive points in Relationship meter), or Touch It (triggers a choice of three sex scenes; Fuck Her (requires the player has a cock), Ride Her or Let Her). All sex options from Touch It produce a positive boost to her Relationship meter; Fuck Her will deduct points from her Dominance meter, and Ride Her/Let Her will both add positive points (a lot, for Let Her) to her Dominance meter.
If they Checked and then Fled, she will defensively apologize and the player may then either Apologize (positive points to Relationship meter), or Leave (results in an offended Miranda, meaning "Nasty Mode" is engaged). If they Checked and then either Watched or Helped Her, she merrily notes she'd be happy to have sex with them for real, emphasizing her words by playing with them and giving them a strong arousal. This scene gives positive points to both her Relationship and her Dominance meters.
Subsequent Meetings
After Miranda's gender has been revealed, the player may interact with Miranda at the Maiden's Bane and at the gates in several fashions, such as asking her for sex or talking to her. Most of her general interactions are keyed to hanging out with her whilst she is off-duty and drinking at the Maiden's Bane.
Dating Miranda
On repeat visits at the Maiden's Bane, the player may invite Miranda to go on a date with them. Even if she is in Nasty Mode, she will accept this offer.
First Date
Miranda will take the player to three locations; the Park where she lost her virginity, the Docks where she played as a child, and the Mercenary Guild where she used to work.
At each locale, she will comment on her relationship with the place, and the player may respond in a Polite, Rude or Sultry manner.
Each choice will either add to or deduct from Miranda's Relationship meter and from a tally of score-points at the end of the date; a positive score can redeem the player in Miranda's eyes and remove the Nasty Mode tag, as well as earning the player a citizenship visa that will allow them to visit the interior of Rigard at will. A player who earns a bad score, or a score of 0 whilst Miranda is in Nasty Mode, will be presented with an offer to blow Miranda in exchange for the visa; accepting will acquire the visa and reset Miranda's mood to nice, whilst refusing will cause them to lose the visa and set her mood to Nasty (if she isn't already).
The best options on this first date are: Sultry response at the Park, Nice response at the Docks, and Rude response at the Mercenary Guild.
Second Date
When approached for a second date, Miranda will come clean to the player about what she expects of any "relationship" between them. She warns the player first and foremost that she doesn't believe in lovey-dovey romantic nonsense, or in restraining herself; in her own words, she does fuck-buddies, and she does a lot of them - if she wants to fuck somebody else, then that's exactly what she'll do, and she won't stop to think (much less care) about the player's opinion. She also warns them that they should expect to be on the receiving end of her cock, since she likes to be on top.
If the player hasn't already had sex with Miranda before this point, she will in fact demand a blowjob before they leave.
Refusing will actually deduct points from Miranda's Relationship meter if she is in her "nice" mood-state, whilst if she is in Nasty Mode, she will refuse to go out with the player at all until they "accept their place" and blow her, repeating her demand for sex whenever the date topic is broached.
After this initial unique opening is completed, the second Miranda date makes use of the second and third "Date Stages" - see below.
Subsequent Dates
On all subsequent dates, the date is broken up into three "date stages". The First and Second stages involve triggering one of several random scenes for that stage; each randomized scene will present several choices, which will add or deduct points from a "Date Score" meter. During the Third stage, the player will arrive at Miranda's house where the Date Score meter will be read and triggered.
First Stage
For the First Stage, the player will trigger one of several random scenes in the Maiden's Bane with Miranda.
The Drinks scene will have Miranda offer to get the player a drink; accepting will add +1 to the Date Score (though if the player passes out, they do not gain this point), whilst refusing will deduct -1 from the Date Score.
Other planned scenes involve interacting with some feline drinkers at the bar and getting involved in a bar brawl, though these haven't been written yet.
Second Stage
For the Second Stage, the player and Miranda will leave the Maiden's Bane, which will trigger one of several random scenes.
Wandering The Slums triggers a chance to talk to Miranda about herself. The player can either ask about her Past (calls up her shuffled Backstory), ask her about some Sex Stories (calls up her shuffled Conquests), or suggest they skip the wandering and just go straight back to Her Place (go to stage 3, +1 Date Score).
Other planned scenes involve wandering around Rigard, wandering along the docks, finding the Park from Miranda's childhood, interacting with some mercenaries, and interacting with some of Miranda's fellow guards.
Third Stage
For the Third Stage, the player arrives at Miranda's home, where the Date Score is tallied, triggering one of three endings based on its final count.
On a "Good" score (1 or more Date Points), Miranda is in a good mood and tells the player they can pick how they have sex; domming her (requires her Dom meter minus the sum of her Relationship meter and the player's Dom meter be zero or less), submitting to her, or declining.
On a "Neutral" score (0 or -1 Date Points), Miranda is in a slightly testy mood, offering to let the player "salvage" the date by wrapping themselves around her cock - the player can either agree to submissive sex with her or decline.
On a "Bad" score (-2 or less Date Points), Miranda is in a really bitchy mood, inviting the player inside with a menacing choice of words. If the player accepts, they trigger the "Dominant Miranda in her Dungeon" sex scene.
Nasty Mode
Nasty Mode is a mood-state that Miranda is set into as a response of a strongly negative opinion of the player, caused by hostile reactions from the player towards her. In this mood state, certain interactions are locked off, whilst others are changed for the negative. For example, having sex with Miranda whilst she is in her Nasty Mode makes her much more derogatory and degrading, as well as preventing the player from receiving vaginal intercourse.