Okay so I got done with the update and there is a lot to like!
Gabby is adorable, Ashe was pleasant surprise, and even Madison is looking interesting.
I have to say though, the thing about Nicki, I can understand the controversy. For me, its not about her having tattoos or not. Its the IMPLICATION that those tattoos and slutty look leave.
Looking at how she left us, spunky, nerdy, a little subby, and extremally conflicted about how her and her long time friend/crush had made the jump to lovers as well as how he helped her out of a horrible financial situation.
But she doesn't see him for months after that... I was thinking, "Sweet! We knocked her up! Pregancy content here we GOOOOO!" Buuut instead now Nicki shows up and she's tatted up and dressed like a whore...
It makes me think her bf whored her out for cash after seeing how well it worked with the MC and now she's come running back to MC. If that is her new Story Arc... DO NOT WANT.
This is especially jarring if you made the good guy choices and had a romantic evening of filthy sex with your best friend and long term crush, leaving her conflicted but hopeful. Like, it would be a completely different story if she left that asshole, came to you, and through your influence she slowly let her freak flag fly.
Corruption is fun when you are the one doing it, not when it happens off screen by an antagonist.
And this is coming from someone who liked Nicki in 1.0, despite how she came off, loves gabby, and is generally into alt girls.