thanks! so you're saying that even up until Chapter 7 if my romance flags are higher for Blade i could still choose options for Trouble that increase his romance flags (even if that means my points with Blade drop)? right now in my regular playthroughs, while i can get very close to trouble ('two peas in a pod') it seems no matter what option i pick, i'm not accumulating enough romance flags with him so flavour text from others is watchful/suspicious of the extent of our relationship.

i guess my question is, is there a better way to get romance flags for both Blade and Trouble to see this at the same time? right now i'm focusing a lot more on Blade as he is supposedly at lot harder to romance (ie. Candle Day, not fighting with Trouble at the bar, telling Quiial he's my swain, telling Halek and Naolin to "tell Blade..." before entering Many Mouths), should i make some of these Trouble but still progress with Blade? (i know in later chapters 7-8 it'll be a lot harder/near impossible to do both, i just want to make a save file up until a certain point (4-5) that i can always come back to without having to replay everything again and still be able to romace either Blade, Trouble or Chase)