Pierce Grant

## Pierce Grant

### Occupation

* Demian's assistant
* Undercover cop

### Marital Status

Single or Taken (Depending on your choices)

## Appearances

### Last appearance

Chapter 23

**Pierce** is one of the love interests (LIs) in the book Playing The Victim.

## **Biography & Personality**

**Pierce** is a sensitive and reliable man. But he has done a lot of things that he regrets. In order to survive and adapt, he had to compromise his principles more than once. He's been working as Demian's assistant for five years. Pierce is his closest assistant, and a friend.

If you decide to take Pierce's route, he'll tell you about how he met Demian. According to him, before he met Demian, he was broke. He was left without work, money, and even without a roof over his head. So, he moved to New York and thought that he would conquer it, but he was wrong. Sometimes he had to spend the night under the bridge, so he often watched street fights - and he occasionally took part in them. One day he saw three people attacking one guy, and he couldn’t just walk past them, so he moved to protect him. He did not think about it then, he acted on instincts. They fought off the attackers together. The guy ended up being Demian. Pierce says he had no idea he stood up for a mafioso. And when Demian offered him to be his guard, Pierce felt terribly happy. He also confesses that it wasn’t the easiest job, but he was younger, naïve, and desperate.

In the last episode of the book, if you have the strongest relationship with Pierce, he reveals to you that he's actually an undercover cop. He explains that it was one of his first operations, so he had little idea what he was getting into. He admits that the fight he met Demian was staged to earn his favor, and that it took a few months to earn his confidence. But meanwhile, Pierce became really attached to the younger Blacks. He realized that Demian and Adeline were just sad, intimidate people who had been raised by a true tyrant; not ruthless mafiosos as he thought. After Laura (the other undercover cop, his partner on this mission) was murdered, Pierce withdrew into himself and just mechanically did his job. He only collects and pass on information to the police and tries to do everything he can to protect Demian and Adeline. Now he finds himself in a web of lies in this double life, which messes a lot with his psychology: either he betrays his life’s work, or the person who has become his family over the years.

## **Relationships**

* **Abby Lass (MC):** They become close in a few days. She has made him experience things he hasn’t felt in a long time. Pierce does his best to always protect her. It is up to the player to invest or not in a romantic relationship between the two.
* **Demian Black:** Pierce is his assistant, he executes a variety task for him, but he doesn’t always approve his methods. Demian treats him like a friend, not a dog on a leash.
* **Adeline Black:** Demian's sister. She had feelings for Pierce in the past.
* **Laura:** Former co-worker who died during a conflict with a hostile gang. She was kidnapped and tortured to death. She teased him, and he ended up falling in love with her. Pierce tried to hide his feelings, but that only made them more intense. After she died, he became reserved and didn’t let anyone get close - until he met Abby (MC).

## **Trivia**

* **Zodiac Sign:** Taurus ♉
* **Kids:** No.
* **Likes:** Honesty, responsible approach to business, dogs.
* **Dislikes:** To betray his own principles.
* **Favorite book:** “Good Omens"
* **Favorite movie:** “The Gentlemen”

## **Gallery**

* Pierce's Outfits
* Limited-time Outfits
* Cut-Scenes

**Pierce's Outfits**

OvercoatShirt and tieWaistcoatShirtlessUnderwear

**Limited-time Outfits**

Eastern New Year (Fire Phoenix)Valentine's Day 2022 (Secret Admirer)

**Cut-Scenes**

Chapter 13 (MC1)Chapter 13 (MC2)Chapter 13 (MC3)Chapter 13 (MC4)Chapter 23 (MC1)Chapter 23 (MC2)Chapter 23 (MC3)Chapter 23 (MC4)
## **Interactions with Pierce**

Below includes choices if Pierce is your main love interest. Choices that do not change (positively) the way he treats you will not be included here.

**Chapter 4**

* Keep silent (No effect) *(Note: You'll lose one Pierce 💔 affection point if you choose the other option.)*
* Hug Pierce **(**💎**20)** **(Wild Child** 💘 **+1)** **(Pierce** ❤️ **+1)** (You impressed Pierce) [✅ **New Girl** - You impressed Pierce]

**Chapter 5**

* Talk to Pierce **(**💎**15)** **(Pierce** ❤️ **+1)** [✅ **Second Opinion** - You had a heart-to-heart with Pierce]

**Chapter 7**

* Sit with Pierce **(2** ❤️ **Pierce points required)** **(Pierce** ❤️ **+1)**
* Ask him **(**💎**15)** **(Pierce** ❤️ **+1)** *(Note: Only available if you chose the option above.)*
* Kiss him **(Wild Child** 💘 **+1)** *(Note: You need to choose this option to get the next one.)*
* Go on **(**💎**20)** **(Pierce** ❤️ **+2)** [✅ **Savior** - You are attracted to Pierce]

**Chapter 8**

* Talk back to Demian **(**💎**10)** **(Pierce** ❤️ **+1)**
* Move to the front **(3** ❤️ **Pierce points required)** *(Note: You need to choose this option to get the next one.)*
* Ask him to take a walk **(**💎**15)** **(Pierce** ❤️ **+1)** [✅ **Safety Zone** - You spent time with Pierce]

**Chapter 9**

* A kiss? **(**💎**15)** **(Wild Child** 💘 **+2)** **(Pierce** ❤️ **+1)** **(Pierce** ❤️ **+1)** [✅ **Long Morbid Talk** - You were caught red-handed]

**Chapter 10**

* Defend Pierce **(**💎**10)** **(Wild Child** 💘 **+1)** **(Pierce** ❤️ **+1)** [✅ **Guardian Angel** - You stood up for Pierce]
* Aim at Demian **(Demian** 💔 **-2)** */OR/* Aim at yourself **(12** 💘 **Wild Child required)** (No effect) *(Note: You'll lose one Pierce 💔 affection point if you choose the other option.)*

**Chapter 11**

* Kiss him **(**💎**15)** **(Wild Child** 💘 **+2)** **(Pierce** ❤️ **+1)** [✅ **Forbiden Kiss** - You lost your head on Black's yacht]

**Chapter 12**

* Find a proxy **(Mousy Girl** 🤍 **+1)** *(Note: You'll lose one Pierce 💔 affection point if you choose the other option.)*

**Chapter 13**

* Make him talk **(**💎**15)** **(5** ❤️ **Pierce points required)** **(Wild Child** 💘 **+1)** *(Note: If you have a good enough relationship with Pierce, you'll get* (Pierce confessed his love for you!) *and the next Choice will be available to you.)*
* 💎**Choice:** Confess in return **(**💎**25)** **(Pierce** ❤️ **+2)** [✅ **Under the Stars** - You reciprocated Pierce's feelings] *(Note: Unlocks **cut-scene**)*

**Chapter 14**

* Improvise **(Wild Child** 💘 **+2)** *(Note: You need to choose this option to get next one)*
* Pierce **(**💎**15)** **(Pierce** ❤️ **+1)**
* Find Pierce **(5** ❤️ **Pierce points required)** *(Note: You need to choose this option to get next one)*
* Do it my way **(**💎**10)** **(Wild Child** 💘 **+1)** **(Pierce** ❤️ **+1)** **(Demian** 💔 **-2)** [✅ **Center-Stage** - You built a tower with Pierce] *(Note: You need to choose this option to get next one)*
* 💎I'm with you, Pierce **(**💎**15)** **(Pierce** ❤️ **+1)** *(Note: You'll lose one Pierce 💔 affection point if you choose the other option.)*

**Chapter 16**

* But I want to find Pierce **(10** ❤️ **Pierce points required)** *(Note: You need to choose this option to get next one)*
* Help the stranger **(15** 💘 **Wild Child required)** **(Pierce** ❤️ **+1)**
* I want to kiss you **(13** ❤️ **Pierce points required)** **(Wild Child** 💘 **+1)** **(Pierce** ❤️ **+1)**

**Chapter 19**

* Go with Pierce **(12** ❤️ **Pierce points required)** **(Demian** 💔 **-1)** [✅ **Carefree Times** - You had a fun ride with Pierce] *(Note: You need to choose this option to get next one)*
* Hug him **(**💎**15)** **(Pierce** ❤️ **+1)**

**Chapter 20**

* Pierce **(Pierce** ❤️ **+1)**
* Turn to Pierce **(**💎**20)** **(Pierce** ❤️ **+2)**

**Chapter 21**

* Don't push me! **(**💎**25)** **(Demian** ❤️ **+1)** **(Pierce** ❤️ **+1)** (You've maintained your relationship with them both!) [✅ **No Time to Fight!** - You've maintained your relationship with them both] /OR/ I'm with Pierce **(Demian** 💔 **-5)** [⭕ **Demian, I'm sorry!** - You've lost Demian's sympathy] *(Note: If you have more points with Demian than with Pierce, you need to choose the second option to stay on his route.)*

**Chapter 22**

* I miss you **(14** ❤️ **Pierce points required)** **(Pierce** ❤️ **+1)**
* Find Pierce *(Note: You need to choose this option to get next one)*
* Talk to him **(**💎**20)** **(15** ❤️ **Pierce points required)** **(Pierce** ❤️ **+1)** [✅ **Be careful** - You found Pierce]

**Chapter 23**

* I want to be with you **(**💎**25)** **(20** ❤️ **Pierce points required)** **(Pierce** ❤️ **+3)** [✅ **I Love You** - You decided to stay with Pierce] *(Note: Unlocks **cut-scene**)*

**Maximum gem cost of Pierce's route: 320**💎