Trivia / New Hope University: Major In Murder

• What Could Have Been:
  • The author considered choosing some of the other characters as protagonists, which would have affected other characters' roles in the story, fates and even romantic pairings.
  • According to the author, the outcome to the fifth trial would have been determined by the readers' response to the "lady or the tiger" question in the Chapter 5 poll.
    • "The Lady": What actually happens in the fic; Saya accepts Lucina's request and convicts her as Juliet's killer, resulting in Lucina's execution.
    • "The Tiger" Saya would have chosen Katy as Juliet's killer instead, resulting in Katy's execution. Lucina would have survived, but would have ended up hating Saya for her decision. She would have lived in isolation after the end of the killing game, only keeping in touch with Rocky, but might have reconciled with the others.
    • Alternatively, both Katy and Lucina might have been executed, with the Juliet AI joining the group for the final trial. The author is unsure what the outcome of the final trial would have been in this scenario.