I'm glad it seems that Emma is still not being considered an LI. She's just too naive, sweet and sheltered to be a good love interest for the MC. After the first release, when the bathroom scene had her be naked, I complained about it and it was changed. Since then, she's not being used an LI or even fap material. The clue is that scene with the bikini change at the end, where the Dev made sure to blur her out.
It's like a big red sign that says "Do not turn your attention here".
The update was nice and long, it gave a lot of story parts some long needed pushes.... but there were no choices. It was straight Kinetic. That's very disappointing. I'll be interested to see the missing scenes when the full version comes out, but I really do hope for next time we see more of it from the MC's point of view again, because far FAR too much of this update was shown from the 3rd person. At no point did I feel like I was the MC, I felt like I was watching this like I'd watch a TV show or movie.