"Well, they're called minions, for approximately genre reasons, but they can easily be reframed as allies or even friends--the 'Classmates' minion is actually two girls of slightly lower social status than yours who will by default see you as the 'leader' of the trio and follow your instructions. One advantage that they have for both hostile and non-hostile 'villainess'/heroine relationships is that they're often in a better position to pick up gossip than you are. The Admirer minion is a boy who is head-over-heels for you, and will act as a solo spear counterpart to the Classmates. There's also an option to upgrade him to one of the 'fiance' options you didn't choose, which is a popular option for girls who plan to yield their original fiances to the heroine instead of seducing her; it still requires some finagling, having another high-status option to replace your fiance with can be useful for mitigating the consequences of losing him. Not necessarily the best pick for your plans, but hey, nobody ever said you couldn't go higher than a triad. Although to be clear he will remain loyal even to villainesses who choose to relentlessly pursue their original target and make it clear the admirer has no chance with them." 

"I confess there's a certain aesthetic appeal to the idea of piling up as many people as will logistically and narratively fit into that large ostentatious bed. Using a logistical and narrative crowbar, if necessary."

"You can pick the same option twice," she adds. 

"Much to consider. What's next?"

"The animal companion is a possibly-magical, possibly just very well trained creature who may be a pet, or a working animal, or magically connected to you in some way, etcetera. The AI minion is a human-level artificial intelligence with high-level access to other computer systems, whether they're supposed to or not. If AIs are common, an AI minion will be a step above the rest. It does require a tech level of Contemporary or higher. The Butler minion, in contrast to the others, will not do what you say; they're an older servant employed, generally, by one of your parents instead of by you directly, and serves as an older and wiser confidante and source of advice, rather than a minion qua minion."

"Well. I guess I'll see how things shape up. The multi-admirer option is a powerful lure, though."

"I don't blame you a bit. I am however required to tell you all the options."

"Of course, of course. What's next on the list?"

"We have finally come to perks and flaws, and those are the last mechanical choices."

"All right, what's the overview?"

"The perks are: 'Bad For Her, Good For You,' 'Double Route,' 'Early Start,' 'Equal Friend,' 'Extra Minion,' 'Feminine Wiles,' 'Goddess of Beauty,' 'Good Ending,' 'In Love,' 'Lady of Battle,' 'Magic-User,' 'Magical Prodigy,' 'Marvelous Talent,' 'Off the Rails,' 'Ohohoho,' 'Scientific Revolution,' 'Silk Hiding Steel,' 'Surprisingly Useful Skill,' 'Unearthly Insight,' and 'Yuri Heroine.' You get four perks for free, and then you can get additional perks by taking flaws."

"Based on names alone I suspect I want nothing to do with some of those, but let's hear the details on all of them, just in case."

"The counterfactual original Villarosa story comes in the form of a video game; the 'Bad For Her, Good For You' perk ensures that in this video game, it's possible for the player to lose, the heroine subjected to the same fate relative to the villainess would have had relative to the heroine, in the 'canonical' ending; your fake meta-knowledge would thus give you a blueprint to try to make this happen. I'm guessing that this is one of the ones you want nothing to do with."

"You are correct! I thought the name sounded unpromising and I was right!"

"'Double Route' ensures that, instead of the heroine unerringly targeting your fiance, another fiance option engaged to another villainess option will be equally compatible with the heroine; you can try to nudge her to go after the other man, but of course the other 'villainess' would object to this. I don't know if this one sounds unpromising to you or not, it could be useful for your plans to narratively crowbar as many people into one bed as possible."

"...tempted on grounds of general whimsy, but bringing another villainess into this situation sounds like a dicey prospect."

"So the next perk is Early Start, which ensures that instead of regaining your memories at the beginning of the 'story,' you'll regain them about four years beforehand--if I were trying to shoehorn as many people into one bed as possible, what I would do is take Early Start as well as Double Route and work on seducing the other villainess first, before 'canon' starts."

"Ooh. Yes, I see what you mean."

"Equal Friend gives you a preexisting, 'canonical' friendship and consequently alliance with one of the other villainess options."

"More seduceable friends and rivals to add to my pile!"

Giggle. "Yep. 'Extra Minion' is exactly what it sounds like, you go back and pick another minion. Note that no matter how many times you take the Admirer minion, you can only upgrade two of them."

"Reasonable... hmm, but what if I upgrade two Admirers and take Double Route? Do I end up with a friend slash minion who's in love with me, betrothed to someone else, and destined to run off with the heroine if she doesn't decide to steal my fiance instead?"

"Yes."

"Awkward!"

"Potentially! The perk 'In Love' has your fiance also start off in love with you--it makes it easier to reclaim his affections, but if you don't do anything to stop it he'll still end up choosing the heroine over you. So it's not like this kind of shenanigan hasn't been baked into the system from the beginning."