Darian "DJ" Vail, a character in the Plus One book, is your fake wedding date and love interest. He/She is first seen in Chapter 1.
Appearance
His/Her gender and looks are determined by the player.
Personality
Background
Darian was born of the affair between Patrick Ferrol and a woman who didn't know he was married. He financially supported her and Darian, but was not otherwise a part of their lives. Following the death of Darian's mother when he/she was thirteen, May convinced her husband to bring Darian to live with the Ferrols. She and Ellie did their best to make Darian feel like a member of the family, but Shannon and Patrick made him/her feel deeply unwelcome. This dynamic never eased, and Darian's relationship with the Ferrol family remains strained at best and outright hostile at worst.
Darian spent much of his/her childhood writing songs, and as an adult has used that passion for music to fuel a career as a talented producer for a small indie record label. He/She is known for having an aversion to commitment in his/her personal life and has never had a romantic relationship that lasted a year.
Chapters
Plus One
Plus One
- Chapter 1: Something New
- Chapter 2: It's Complicated
- Chapter 3: Leap of Faith
- Chapter 4: The Wild Side
- Chapter 5: Family Matters
- Chapter 6: Choppy Waters
- Chapter 7: Gone Overboard
- Chapter 8: Spa Day
- Chapter 9: Beautiful Music
- Chapter 10: On the Road
- Chapter 11: Search Party
- Chapter 12: Your Song
- Chapter 13: Breakup, Makeup
- Chapter 14: The Great Escape
- Chapter 15: Made of Honor
- Chapter 16: Honeymoon Phase
Relationships
Your Character
Darian is your love interest. He/She meets you on a flight to the destination wedding of his/her estranged half-sibling Shannon to Lucia Casales. Darian shows surprise that you're attending the same event and that you once dated Shannon, but does not disclose their sibling relationship. He/She is immediately attracted to you and provides a sympathetic ear to your worries of being judged for showing up single, but protests that your suggestion of having him/her pose as your significant other would be a terrible idea. Once you admit you broke up with Shannon due to the belief that you weren't good enough for him/her, however, Darian immediately agrees to act as your boy/girlfriend.
After you learn the truth about Darian's relationship to Shannon, he/she covers for your shock in order to sustain the ruse. He/She admits part of the appeal in fake-dating you was to hurt Shannon, but insists hurting you was never the intention. Darian also later admits to being afraid of spending so much time with the Ferrols during the week-long wedding festivities, and that having you at his/her side has made it easier to face them.
Shannon Ferol
Shannon is Darian's half-sibling and they have a very strained relationship. Darian believes this is because Shannon resents him/her for being the product of their father's affair and wishes Darian didn't even exist.
Character Customization
Male
Female
Miscellaneous
Trivia
- A male version of Darian is shown on the cover of Plus One.