Talk:An Hoàng/@comment-4059927-20171216071044/@comment-26358727-20171216225311

It's actually really awesome that you picked up on those two, in particular, because they actually really tie into each other in the telling of the story!

I mean, Omar is definitely a main antagonist in An's life, even if he's absent for a number of years before coming out of the left field and knocking her down a couple of pegs. I was very interested in the dangerous and often anarchistic lifestyle of the dropouts we're shown, even if it's only very brief in the game, and I want to emphasize that these are the people who brought An up. Omar personally taught her everything she knows about the street life.

The feeling of betrayal, even if merely perceived, is such a powerful and driving force. It's a theme that's echoed throughout An's story (her leaving the dropouts, Angie's continued loyalty to Christy, her separation from Gord, etc.) and I wanted to bring it all full-circle in the parallels between An's treatment of Peanut, when she jumps him on the mere suspicion that he's seeing Lola, and Omar's treatment of An, which was ultimately due to circumstances outside of her control.

As different as they - and we - hope them to be, there are certain factors that bind An and Omar together indefinitely. However, I do think Omar's message was received loud and clear: An will not be returning to Blue Skies at any point in the near future!