"Next up, you!  Who will you be?

"The first choice is the Royal Princess, the daughter of the King of Villarosa, the highest-ranking and most privileged girl in the Royal Academy!

"Second is the Duke's Daughter, the only daughter of the highest-ranking noble in the land.  The Worldbuilding Department's default choice is the Duke of Thorns, by the way, but that can of course change.  Your engagement will be an important part of your father's political plans, so you can call on his resources... as long as the politics make sense.

"Or the third is the Rich Heiress, untitled but the daughter of the wealthiest merchant in the land.  You'll have all the power he can give you... but you're technically a commoner, so that might not be protection enough at some points."

His first instinct is to grab as much wealth and power as he can. On the other hand, though, would he actually be good at the responsibilities that come with being a princess? Also, it would bring a lot of attention.

"I'm not sure yet, but put me down for the Duke's Daughter for now?"

She nods happily.

"The Duke's Daughter, marrying a Prince Charming.  An excellent match, if you can make it happen!"

"... which brings us to our next option, the Heroine!  Who, according to the canonical story, will be the one to end up married to Prince Charming.

"Fate will have arranged things to her strengths and weaknesses - she will face challenges, grave challenges, but in the canonical story she overcomes them to reach her happy ending.

"Of course, that's the canonical story you will be challenged to change.

"The first option is the Extraordinary Commoner.  Without any social status, she - very unusually - won admission to the Royal Academy on merit alone.  She's the most talented; she'll outshine most if not all of her noble classmates and will rise to meet any challenge or challenger.

"The second option is the Poor Princess.  Why she's neglected or powerless is up to you to choose in your worldbuilding - perhaps she's politically inconvenient; perhaps illegitimate; perhaps a refugee from another kingdom.  But she lacks most of the advantages and formidability of her nominal station.

"The third option is the Hero's Daughter.  Her heroic parent died accomplishing some great deed - you can specify what in your worldbuilding - which elevated her to the ranks of the nobility.  So, she has social status and talent but not the background expected of a noble young lady.  Instead, she has fame and connections."

What are even his interests here. Poor Princess sounds cruel, the Heroine would probably resent him if she knew that he'd chosen that for her. Besides that, does he want a less capable adversary? Both Hero's Daughter and Extraordinary Commoner have talent, but the Hero's Daughter also has connections. Oh, and having a parent die would suck, too.

"Probably Extraordinary Commoner."

"Ahh, you accept the challenge?"

"Challenge? She's a more difficult option?"

"Oh, it depends on how you think about it.  They're all difficult options, different challenges... but I've seen many people underestimate the Extraordinary Commoner's sheer talent.  If you're thinking of ending Fate, I do think that would make her a threat in many unexpected ways.

"Though if you do defeat her... that would make your victory all the more interesting."

He nods, a bit nervous. Don't underestimate the Extraordinary Commoner's talent. Great. And probably don't end Fate? Especially if he wants the Angel to have her story so she gives him more creative freedom with the parts that don't impact it.

She nods, trying to mix her happiness with supportiveness.  A challenge is always fun to watch.

Lila's smile fills him with the dread of a future main character. He makes a mental note to reconsider the other Heroine options.

"What's next?"

"Next up," she says with a grave expression, "is the canonical ending of the story.  In other words, this's the ending that happens when the Heroine wins and defeats you."

If Fate is present, it'll be pushing you toward this ending, and you won't find it easy to escape.  It isn't inevitable; it can be changed - but it'll take effort, and more innovative effort than you might think.

She pauses a moment to drive this home.

"But if you do reach the canonical ending - the Bad Ending for you - the story is over.  The bonds of Fate will tighten around you and it'll be all but impossible for you to escape.

"I'll be watching with bated breath hoping you'll avoid the Bad Ending."

Because she has his best interests at heart. He nods with appropriate seriousness.

"What are the bad endings?"

Yes, she has his interests at heart, as she does every protagonist's.

She gestures at the air, weaving her finger in a knot almost like she's a Golarion wizard preparing a spell.  Small stylized pictures appear in the air, one by one, as she names them.

"The first choice is, Death.  You can pick whether you're publicly executed for some crime, or you suffer death from the fallout of one of your schemes."

A picture appears of something that might be an execution block, or might be a Final Blade.  The victim's face is covered, but she has silver hair.

"If you choose Death, the Will of the Multiverse says you get any perk for free.

"The second choice is a Convent - you'll be forced to take some form of religious vows including hard work and poverty and service to the needy."

Another gesture; the robes look more like peasants' clothes than any religious order Lac knows, and the symbol is a blur.

"The third choice is Servitude - you'll be stripped of your rank and status and bound to the Heroine's service.  She won't treat you cruelly - that's not in her character - but you may or may not formally be a slave; you may or may not be magically bound."

Another gesture.  Lac may recognize the same sort of shackles carried on some slave ships captured by the Eagle Knights.

"The fourth choice is being Impoverished - you're stripped of your rank and status, but simply cast out onto the streets to fend for yourself without any allies and without any chance of becoming wealthy or a noble again."

Another gesture, and a picture of what might almost be orphans on an Andoran street.

"The fifth choice is Exile - being banished forever from Villarosa and being forced into a political marriage with an older nobleman abroad."

A picture of a wagon crossing mountains.

"The sixth choice is simple Disgrace - your social status will never recover from the humiliation of losing, but you'll still be a Duke's Daughter.  If you select this, the Will of the Multiverse says you must take an extra Flaw - and I agree at least."

Because she has his best interests at heart, and wouldn't want it to be too easy! Death, Convent, and Disgrace are all tempting. He'd probably do okay as a lay priest, though he's worried about just how much "hard work, poverty, and service" there would be. Disgrace could be the obvious choice depending on how bad the Flaws are. And the case for Death is that the afterlife is going to be wonderful, but come to think of it couldn't he just kill himself? It doesn't have to count as Evil in this world.

Servitude could be fine, if he's not treated cruelly and the Heroine wants to make use of his magical talent. It could also be horrific. Exile could be terrible depending on the nobleman.

"Put me down for Convent for now."

"Of course."  She's not surprised at all.

She gestures, and the other images fade away.

"I know a number of people who ended up in a Convent did... at least find some happiness there.  There are limits to how you can design convents - well, the convent you'd be sentenced to - but you can make a number of choices."

"And next up, if you're ready, is your Minions."

He gets minions!

"Your Minions!  Don't worry, you aren't picking everyone who'll exist in Villarosa - you're going to have Maids and Classmates whether or not you pick them here.  But you're going to pick the people who're specifically named characters and your minions in the canonical story - and therefore, the people who're definitely going to be useful to you here in your story!

"You can pick two options here, including the same option twice!

"First choice, a Maid!  Unlike normal maids, she's guaranteed to be highly competent, almost unquestioningly loyal, and have some useful skill beyond housework and doing your hair - like perhaps a bodyguard or a spy?  Or 'she' can be a cross-dressing boy if you want, though that would of course be scandalous."  The angel gives a wink at that.  "You're already going to have a Maid minion already, because of your Elaborate hair - but you can certainly take three of them if you want.

"Second, two Classmates of your age, whose families are formally or informally dependent on yours.  They're friendly and generally follow your lead, but they're more proactive and independent.

"Third, an Admirer - a talented but not exceptional student with an obvious crush on you, whom you can twist around your little finger.  You can take an extra Flaw if you want, to make him the Dark Rival or Noble Prodigy?

"Fourth, an Animal Companion!  Maybe it's genetically engineered or magical?  You've bonded with it or trained it.  It can be anything from a cat to a pegasus!"  The angel's eyes shimmer.

"Fifth, an..." She pauses.  "... Artificial Intelligence.  Essentially, that's a person created by technology from a computer.  It'll be your personal servant, capable of trivially controlling any other computer systems - which will probably be everywhere, since you said it'll be a Space Opera.

"Sixth, a Butler.  He or she will be an older person, usually employed by your father, who's taken a liking to you and can be an important mentor." 

She gestures, and cartoons of the six options appear in the air.

He already has one Maid. Admirer sounds terrible. Animal companion... maybe he could design a useful animal? Whatever. The preliminary choice here seems clear.

"Let's go with Butler and Artificial Intelligence."

"A solid choice!"  She grins.  "There're so many possibilities with Artificial Intelligences that I don't think you've even begun to imagine.  I know of one person who took over the entire Academy with her Artificial Intelligence and erased her Heroine's work... usually they'll have defenses against that, of course, but she was able to circumvent them with some help from the Dark Lord.

"And don't worry; your new self will have grown up in Villarosa, so she'll be familiar with how to best work with Artificial Intelligences.  But still, it'll absolutely help if you pick up some helpful perks..." 

"Perks?"

"Yes, the Will-in-Council has a standard list here!  Beyond this - you get to make up just about anything you want in the worldbuilding; if it's too useful the Worldbuilding Team and Will-in-Council might make it count as another perk, but I've seen them do that maybe one-in-thirty times.

"Now, you'll need to balance these Perks with Flaws, but for now why don't you just look over the list of Perks..."

She spreads her arms, and one of the arches fills in with what might be a large sheet of semitransparent paper with each perk listed and a brief description.

"Fortunately, you get Magic User for free since you picked a High Magic setting.  And Scientific Revolution is off the table since you're in a Space Opera setting."  She says the last with what Lac might notice as some regret.