MCL NewGen Episode 17 Guide

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Any without one of the symbols above means I don’t know. Some dialogue may be translated from my French account.

Action Points used: 3,200-3,500+. Due to how personality can change prices, it’s a bit harder to calculate.
Illustrations: 1. Once again, it’s recommended to hit as many positives as you can as sometimes the episode looks at that instead of your overall LoM so despite the fact that you can technically see two illustration/special scenes, you may not actually be able to unlock both without paying gems for one.
Expenses: $160 for the outfit (It is 50% off for your first playthrough though, so it will be $80).
Special Scene Cost: 120 Gems per special scene.

Outfits: 2. Rock ‘n’ Flare (Black Outfit) and Rock ‘n’ Vixen (White Dress).
Black outfit is for Jason and Roy, White Dress is for Amanda, Thomas, and Devon.

Taki Outfit: Goostorm

You can find Uncle Archibald at the park before you find your highest LoM to tell them about the private party. You must pick “No, these are the new guidelines from city hall…” to get the outfit.

Due to the Video Policy, Episode 17’s playthrough will be out at a later time!


The episode kicks off with Candy in the office talking to Brune. Elenda then bursts out of Devon’s office, excited.

• (I’ll admit that she’s piqued my curiosity!) /
• (At this rate, the whole building will hear this good news.) /
• (Her enthusiasm is contagious, I’m so excited!) /

Elenda: ARE YOU READY?! I CAN’T HEAR YOU!!!

• [Rebel] Come on, tell us already!!! +5 with Brune and Thomas, -5 with Devon and Amanda, / with Roy and Elenda
• [Sweet] I think everyone’s ready! +5 with Elenda and Devon, -5 with Roy and Brune, / with Thomas and Amanda
• [Energetic] YESSSS!!!! WE’RE READY!!! +10 with Elenda, +5 with Roy and Amanda, -5 with Thomas, / with Devon and Brune

Unsurprisingly, if you’ve seen the episode preview and remember that Elenda is a huge fan: It turns out we’re going to work with Castiel!

Elenda: They didn’t end up doing that after all?!

• [Sweet] It’s not too late. This big comeback could be the opportunity… +10 with Elenda, +5 with Roy, -5 with Amanda, / with Devon, Thomas, and Brune
• [Energetic] It’s a shame, for once we have a celebrity who comes from our city! +5 with Devon, Elenda, and Brune, -5 with Roy and Thomas, / with Amanda
• [Rebel] It’s probably for the better, that would have been a little ridiculous… +5 with Amanda and Thomas, -5 with Brune and Devon, / with Elenda and Roy

Due to how big this will be, Goldreamz will be there to assist.

Devon: But in practice, yes, that will be the case.

• [Energetic] It doesn’t change much… Does it? +5 with Devon, Thomas, and Elenda, -5 with Roy, / with Brune and Amanda
• [Sweet] This could be an opportunity to establish a more relaxed relationship… +10 with Elenda, -5 with Brune and Amanda, / with Devon, Thomas, and Roy ⬅ TOWARDS JASON’S ILLUSTRATION
• [Rebel] We’ll be able to get back at them! +5 with Amanda, Brune, and Roy, -5 with Devon and Thomas, / with Elenda

After more conversation and a shout-out to you and whoever you worked with when trying to make the art gallery set-up for Violette, you’ll end up heading to the meeting room to work with Spencer, Jason’s assistant.

• (And I still find him completely dull. At least he’s not unpleasant…) / ⬅ TOWARDS JASON’S ILLUSTRATION
• (But I’ll admit I’m starting to like him.) /
• (And that was enough for me to learn to hate him.) / ⬅ This choice can apparently work for Jason’s Illustration as well

A few weeks will pass, and you’ll then be looking over the Shop Street with Brune when Jason comes over.

• [Energetic] Normally, yes. Everyone did a good job, the design looks really good. /
• [Sweet] Very! That’s exactly what we were saying! +5 with Jason, -5 with Brune
• [Rebel] As long as it doesn’t collapse on the audience in two days… -5 with Jason, +5 with Brune

Jason: I’ll leave you to your tasks, I still have things to manage.

• [Rebel] May I remind you that you’re not the one who’s “managing” things… -5 with Jason
• [Energetic] We’re expecting your reports first thing tomorrow! +5 with Brune, / with Jason
• [Sweet] Have a nice day! +5 with Jason, -5 with Brune

Castiel will then show up to invite you to a special private show at the Snake Room where they are giving a preview of the new album.

• [Energetic] Oh my gosh, you managed to talk to him! +10 with Elenda, -5 with Brune
• [Sweet] Are you happy to go see him in concert? +5 with Elenda, / with Brune
• [Rebel] Calm down, you’ll feel better soon… +5 with Brune, / with Elenda

After more discussion, Elenda will head off to go change for the evening.

Brune: Namely Jason and Spencer.

• Yeah, I thought about that too. /
• I’m still torn on that issue. /
• I don’t completely agree with you. /

Brune will then head off and it’s time for you to find Roy, Amanda, Thomas, and Devon to let them know about the event. When you find someone, you’ll learn Brune already texted everyone and then head home. You will find whoever you have the highest LoM with out of the Devenmentiel Love Interests unless it’s a free play as then you get to choose.

If you do a free replay, you will get a choice for who you want to find:

• (I’ll try to find Amanda.) / ⬅ TOWARDS AMANDA’S ILLUSTRATION
• (I’ll try to find Devon.) / ⬅ TOWARDS DEVON’S ILLUSTRATION
• (I’ll try to find Thomas.) / ⬅ TOWARDS THOMAS’ ILLUSTRATION
• (I’ll try to find Roy.) / ⬅ TOWARDS ROY’S ILLUSTRATION

If you are going for Jason, this defaults to your second-highest LI as he is not an option here.

This is also when you can find Uncle Archibald which you need to do before finding your LI of choice unless you don’t want to get the Taki outfit.

Uncle Archibald: And is it… Is it for a special occasion…?

• No, these are the new guidelines from city hall… / ⬅ CORRECT ANSWER FOR TAKI’S OUTFIT
• You say that as if you don’t like it… /
• Yes! It’s for Crowstorm’s album launch! /

Amanda can be found in front of Anteros Academy (you can get there from the bus stop at Sweet Amoris or through the Alley).
Thomas can be found in the Cosy Bear Cafe.
Roy can be found in the Gym at Main Street.
Devon can be found at the Shopping District where the office is.

You will only run into whoever your highest (or second highest if Jason is your highest) LoM is or who you picked on a free replay.

If your highest is with Amanda

Amanda: Hey! Are you coming to give me a hand?

• No way, I’ve done my share of work for the day! -5
• If you want, sure! +5
• It doesn’t really look like you need any help! /

If your highest is with Thomas

Thomas: I’m taking a break.

• [Energetic] A break between what? -5
• [Rebel] Great initiative! Can I join you? +5
• [Sweet] Have you seen the others? /

If your highest is with Roy

Roy: Were you on your way home?

• [Energetic] Nope, I was looking for you! /
• [Rebel] Yeah, I think I deserve a nice nap! -5
• [Sweet] No, I wasn’t going to leave without saying goodbye to you! +5

If your highest is with Devon

Devon: [Name]? Is everything okay? Were you looking for me?

• [Rebel] Not really, I was going home. -5
• [Sweet] Yes! What are you doing? /
• [Energetic] To be completely honest, I’m looking for everyone…

You’ll then head home. After some conversing with Taki, you’ll then automatically head to the Snake Room.

Elenda: Do you think he’s going to come talk to us?

• [Energetic] I’d like to see him try, we’ll give him a nice, warm welcome! +10 with Elenda, / with Brune
• [Sweet] He’s not a monster either… -5 with Brune, / with Elenda
• [Rebel] Even if he does, we should survive… +5 with Elenda and Brune

After more discussion, everyone else shows up.

If you crocheted with Thomas previously (unsure if Episode 16 or 14 or both are required):

Thomas: I crocheted it, like we talked about the other day…

• What is it? A flower? /
• Is it Taki?! It really looks like her! /
• Oh! Is it a fox? /

The flower option only appears if you got his Episode 3 illustration. The Taki option only shows up if he’s met Taki (which I think has only happened in Episode 14 so far?), The fox option only shows up if you had asked about the Crochet Foxes (“What are these two little… things…?”) when you get to ask a personal question) in Episode 16.

Your choice determines which you end up getting as a gift:

Crochet Flower
Crochet Taki
Crochet Fox

Devon goes to get drinks for everyone and then it’s finally time for the show to start.

You’ll then see various familiar faces if you played the previous series: Lysander (whose appearance makes a bit of a paradox with the Easter Event), Leigh, and Rosalya. Lynn is also here. (Plus Leo is still in the band with Gabin and Castiel so I guess that’s the canon for that)

After the show, the band will come to talk to you for a bit. The Mayor and his assistant then come to talk to you next.

After more discussion, you’ll leave the Snake Room to talk about the show with everyone.

Devon: It has to move a bit.

• [Rebel] They don’t have to scream all the time either… +5 with Amanda and Thomas, -5 with Devon and Elenda, / with Roy and Brune
• [Sweet] Okay, but two short breaks would have been possible… +5 with Roy, -5 with Brune and Thomas, / with Elenda, Amanda, and Devon
• [Energetic] Obviously! You don’t go to a Crowstorm concert to take a nap! +5 with Devon and Brune, +10 with Elenda, -5 with Amanda and Roy, / with Thomas

It’s then time to make your way home. It will once again cut to a later time with you back at the office working on everything before heading to the Video Shoot.

Elenda: Hm… They probably don’t want to be bothered…

• [Sweet] It is generally a time when you like to be alone… +5 with Brune, Amanda, and Roy, / with Thomas, Devon, and Elenda
• [Rebel] Nobody ever wants to be bothered, if you think about it… +5 with Thomas, Devon, and Elenda, -5 with Roy and Amanda, / with Brune
• [Energetic] I’m sure you wouldn’t be bothering them! -5 with Brune, Devon, and Thomas, +10 with Elenda, / with Roy and Amanda

Jason, Spencer, and Danica then show up.

• (Maybe he finally realized that we don’t need to be at each other’s throats all the time.) /
• (Maybe he finally realized who’s boss this time.) /
• (Maybe he’s impressed by the shoot.) /

• [Energetic] Hey! It’s cool that you were invited too! +10 with Elenda, +5 with Amanda, -5 with Jason and Thomas, / with everyone else
• [Sweet] Hello to you too. Is everything okay? +5 with Jason, Elenda, and Devon, -5 with Brune and Roy, / with everyone else
• [Rebel] Oh! You mustered up the courage to come talk to us today? +5 with Thomas, Roy, and Brune, -5 with Amanda and Devon, / with everyone else

Brune: I don’t remember what we were talking about…

• [Energetic] If it’s important, it will come back to us! -5 with Amanda, Brune, and Thomas, +5 with Roy, +10 with Elenda, / with everyone else
• [Sweet] That the band must be with costume, hair and makeup. +5 with Brune, Devon, and Elenda, / with everyone else
• [Rebel] Elenda was about to go and bother the band… +5 with Amanda and Thomas, -5 with Devon and Roy, / with everyone else

After a bit more discussion, the band is here and ready to start.

Candy will be monologuing for a while and then you’ll end up discussing with your co-workers. Alas, you overhear how one of the people won’t be coming.

Castiel: I’ll try to call someone…

• (I furrowed my brow. Do I know anyone who could help…?) /
• (He sounds like he’s going to call his wife.) /
• (He might have a friend who could work…) /

Alas, things don’t work out and Jordan, the director, ends up turning to all of you. And because apparently, they couldn’t just give Elenda a wig and Brune didn’t want to do it, the focus turns to you.

Jordan: Yes! With the right makeup and outfit, you’d be perfect!

• [Rebel] Oh, to that extent? But you didn’t ask me first… +5 with Brune, Elenda, and Roy, -5 with Devon and Amanda, / with everyone else
• [Energetic] Then I happily accept! +5 with Devon and Amanda, -5 with Brune and Thomas, / with everyone else
• [Sweet] If I’m perfect, then… I can’t really say no… +10 with Elenda, +5 with Thomas, -5 with Roy, / with everyone else

You then get your outfit choice: Rock ‘n’ Flare (Black Outfit) and Rock ‘n’ Vixen (White Dress).
Black outfit is for Jason and Roy, White Dress is for Amanda, Thomas, and Devon.

After more discussion, you’ll get a ~15-17 minutes long timer while you get ready.

Once the timer ends, there will be some more discussion and then you can head to Studio 1.

• (Frankly, it could be worse.) /
• (Yeah, I think I can manage to imagine that.) /
• (I’m going to have to make a bit of an effort to imagine that.) /

• [Rebel] (I gave him a venomous look.) +5 with Jason, / with everyone else
• [Energetic] (I smiled back at him, as if I was confident to be there.) /
• [Sweet] (I looked away as if I hadn’t noticed anything.) -5 with Jason, / with everyone else

You then get to shooting, but something keeps going wrong.

• [Rebel] Isn’t Jordan a little too stressed? +5 with Devon and Amanda, -5 with Brune and Thomas, / with everyone else
• [Sweet] Do you think I’m the problem? +5 with Elenda and Thomas, -5 with Roy and Brune, / with everyone else
• [Energetic] How am I doing? +5 with Devon and Roy, +10 with Elenda, -5 with Amanda, / with everyone else

In the end, they suggest having whoever the LI with your highest LoM is. If you’re going for Jason, he MUST have the highest LoM or it will default to whoever you ended up finding earlier in the episode.

There will then be a roughly 14-18 minutes long timer while you wait for the LI you invited to the private party earlier in the episode to get ready.

If you’re acting with Amanda

• [Energetic] Wow! I didn’t know you had that in you! /
• [Rebel] Who are you?! / ⬅ AMANDA’S ILLUSTRATION ANSWER
• [Sweet] Oh, wow, uh… You look… radiant! / NOT THIS ONE

If you’re acting with Thomas

• [Energetic] I knew you had it in you!!! / ⬅ THOMAS’ ILLUSTRATION ANSWER
• [Sweet] It’s crazy, that looks so good on you! /
• [Rebel] Why don’t you dress like that all the time?! /

If you’re acting with Roy

• [Rebel] You need to dress like that more often! /
• [Energetic] Wow! We’re gonna rock! / ⬅ ROY’S ILLUSTRATION ANSWER
• [Sweet] (I don’t even know what to say, I’m speechless.) /

If you’re acting with Devon

• [Sweet] You’re very… That’s going to look great! / ⬅ DEVON’S ILLUSTRATION ANSWER
• [Energetic] Hahaha! I never thought I’d see you dressed like that! /
• [Rebel] Wow! You should dress like that every day, actually! /

If you’re acting with Jason

• [Energetic] Hm… They did a good job of bringing out your rebellious side… /
• [Rebel] All in black, that’s a nice change… / ⬅ JASON’S ILLUSTRATION ANSWER
• [Sweet] Cool, that looks pretty good on you… /

After the shoot, you’ll head out to Shopping Street to discuss how it went and then the episode will end.

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