Your Character (Foreign Affairs)

Your Character in Foreign Affairs is the main protagonist of the Foreign Affairs book.

Although his/her/their default name is "Kennedy Monroe", the player can choose to name him/her/them as they wish.

Appearance
The appearance of your character is up to the player.

Personality
Although most personality traits are determined by the player, you start off as unsure of what to do in your future. Although you would have been happy with a low-level position on your mother's reelection campaign, she persuaded you to attend Vancross Institute in hopes you would become more involved in politics and follow in her footsteps.

Background
You continued to live at State Manor when you attended university for your undergraduate years.

Foreign Affairs

 * Chapter 1: First Term Jitters
 * Chapter 2: Political Partying
 * Chapter 3: Revisionist History
 * Chapter 4: Champagne Socialites
 * Chapter 5: Horse Race
 * Chapter 6: Gesture Politics
 * Chapter 7: Bipartisan Showdown
 * Chapter 8: Smoke-Filled Rooms
 * Chapter 9: Fallout
 * Chapter 10: Spin Doctoring
 * Chapter 11: Fishing Expedition
 * Chapter 12: Bully Pulpit
 * Chapter 13: Mending Fences
 * Chapter 14: Whistle Stop
 * Chapter 15: Witch Hunt
 * Chapter 16: Swing Vote

Blaine Hayes
Since you haven't seen a recent picture of Blaine Hayes since he/she was a child with a dorky haircut and braces, his/her appearance takes you by surprise on the day you arrive at Vancross Institute. Rutherland and Ardona's feud dates back to the 18th century, but Blaine tells you he/she doesn't buy into the rivalry and is surprised that you do. Dionne notices the sparks flying between you two, but it's your choice whether or not to pursue Blaine romantically.

At the end of Chapter 2, Professor Masako assigns Blaine as your partner for your World History group project. When you two are working on the project, you have the option to look through each other's phones. You find out he/she was forced to volunteer at an animal shelter due to punching a photographer, but eventually grew to like it and kept going back. When you scroll through his/her photos, you find a picture of his/her ex. You also read through the texts from Blaine's mother and find out she is like your mother.

Tatum Mendoza
You and Tatum were best friends since childhood, however you lost contact when he left for the army five years ago. You two are reunited when Tatum is assigned to be your bodyguard, but he is very different than he was. You try your best to get him to talk to you like normal, but your attempts mostly fail. If you decide to get a breath of fresh air with him at the Soiree of Nations party, he tells you that he never wanted to come back, that the post of guarding you isn't what he would have chosen for himself. However, being a Presidential Guardsman is a "cushy" job compared to some of his other options so he makes the best of it.

You try to remind him about how he liked to joke around, and you even get him to smile when you bring up when McDermonts got rid of their rib sandwich. He is also aware of how you feel about your mother never having the time to say goodbye and used to let you confide in him and comfort you.

In Chapter 4, he invites you to play poker with him and the rest of the bodyguards, which you can accept. After the game, he tells you how he and you were always on the same page and were equals, despite his dad being a driver for your mom. But when he came back from the army, he realizes what you’ve been surrounded by the past few years and how the army is nothing like it

Ayna Seth
Ayna is one of your love interests as well as a TA at Vancross. In Chapter 3, she becomes your advisor.

Mom
Although you love your mother, you feel pressured to live up to the high expectations she has of you. All it takes is one phone call from her to make you feel like a little kid again despite the fact that you're an adult who is capable of your own decisions.

Body Type 1

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Body Type 2

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Miscellaneous

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Trivia

 * A version of MC is shown on the cover of Foreign Affairs.
 * If the default surname is kept, his/her/their mother and he/she/they will share the same surname as Bishop Monroe from the Desire & Decorum series and the default surname of Rival Matchmaker from Ms. Match.
 * Given the political setting and "scandal" alluded in the first chapter, the default name of Kennedy Monroe is likely referencing the thirty-fifth president of the United States, John F. Kennedy, and the actress Marilyn Monroe.
 * The books reuses three of the female faces from Veil of Secrets and three of the male faces from The Elementalists series.
 * This is the first MC in the Choices franchise who can be non-binary. They are also the first MC who can be transgender.
 * In Chapter 1, it is mentioned that Rutherland is one of the most powerful nations in Western Europe.
 * He/she/they are shown to be a fan of Emerald Phan in a premium scene in Chapter 3.
 * In Chapter 8, Mom reveals that your father is deceased.
 * This was the first Main Character that could have they/them pronouns
 * This was the first Main Character that could have they/them pronouns