More fluff is always welcome, be it literal or metaphorical, lolI'd love to see more ways to bond with the crew, and just spend time with them. The characters and crew are a big reason I play, all those scenes of lewdness and love wouldn't be special without the genuine charm and warmth these characters bring.
Stuff I think would be cool:
- Hobbies. I saw someone else mention this a couple pages back. I think letting the player take up a skill like cooking or being able to make gifts for the crew would be really neat. Not just solo, but hobbies to bond with the crew. Bonding with Yammi over cooking dinner for the crew would be really fun. Go to the shooting range with Anno/Syri, or get to play some of those circuitry minigames to help Shekka fix some stuff. Things like that. Maybe a Hobbies tab added to the captain's quarters in the ship.
- Crew activities. Maybe an Activities tab could be added to the security hub for getting the gang together for some fun. As an example, a night on the town; pick a safe world like Tavros or New Texas, each crew member can dress in their choice of suits, dresses, makeup, fancy fun stuff, and the gang goes to party at the local watering hole. A few little blurbs for what each character gets up to, with general descriptions filled in by parsers otherwise. Laughs, drinks, raunchy shenanigans, getting into and out of trouble across town. End with coming back to the ship for some drunk cuddles and whatnot. I think it would be fun.
- I don't know how it'd balance for combat, but I do like the idea of being able to bring along at least one crew member as backup, both for combat and to just have the company. If it's easier for balance, maybe the crew member grants a passive perk or new special attack instead of acting as a second combatant. Example, Shekka could give you bonus damage against machine-type enemies or something, or Syri can use tactical gear like a flashbang, pulling from her military training. As for how extra crew members might affect existing scenes, I wouldn't know.
- More handholding (the lewdest of all kinks.) Romantic gestures like giving flowers, cuddling, more sappy mushy stuff in general. I'm a big romantic softie, what can I say.