Sometimes I feel like I need a personal Rosetta stone to decipher what Tess means. I think she could phrase these things a bit clearer, she's certainly capable of that.
Oh she is for sure...but Tess does enjoy being cryptic hehehe.
Maviarab, you already know that English is not my native language and sometimes I face "translation difficulties".
Could you please help me to understand what Tess meant in this phrase, which I have highlighted in a separate color?
Did I understand correctly that this will be a kind of "cutting down/reducing" of the sex scenes and that in future scenes with Olivia and the Council members (Karlsson sisters) Kane will not have such a pronounced dominant role and everything will be "on equal footing"? Or should that Tess phrase be taken the other way around, and that in these future sex scenes with Olivia and the Board members, our KaneDom will, on the contrary, be even more assertive than it is now?
From the official Ep8 walkthrough:
Z rank: Kane will NOT get to Z1 by Part 3, but in Episode 9 it will be possible if he hits a key flag within the M rank outcome. If on this track, Episode 9 Is really when Kane will finally kind of "break free" from a lot of oversight and the narrative will shift a bit more to Kane actively planning/being more proactive versus reactive. There will also be less female/male pair scenes if desired (meaning Kane is the highest ranking person in the scene, not always with say Olivia or a Board member for a lot of scenes) as well.
This long-term planning is by design because he did not start off as strongly as Olivia and had to bide his time patiently, etc. I feel the game is much more realistic if Kane had to work his way up so to speak versus just fucking every female right away, etc. So think of this unique situation as Kane being told he is now M rank, but on a special fast track for executive training. He will in this status be treated differently than a "normal" M ranked Kane at the end of Part 3.
Could mean a lot of things but the way I personally read it and take it is that in every scene with Kane...there is a higher ranking female there too. You ever conciously noticed that? I take that sentence to mean this will no longer be the case, be that on a sexual or non-sexual scene.
Kane will become his own man...without the need of a higher rank being around. I could be completely wrong but that's how I read it.
Been thinking more on this while I had a coffee....
To compund on my above post...I can only think right now of four ocassions where Kane has not been with a higher up (when he literally isn't doing anything).
First time is when Dominique lets him leave for some time with Junko after work experience if on the Junko path. But it's Dominique's decision.
The only other two ocassions are when either Junko comes to see Kane in his room (and then sneaks him to see Otto) but I assume she asked permission to see him...and the most important one perhaps, is the flip of this scene if not on Junko's path...when Sam and Scarlet come to see Kane. This...is the first (from memory) time that Kane can do something completely of his own volition and free will.
Again, like with Junko, I assume elena sent them to see us (and we can turn them down)....but even though we do not know their ranks, I would guess they were at least a similar rank to kane (if we 'wrongly' equate them as equal)...so would put both Sam and Scarlet at K7/8. (the other big one most will miss due to losing Olivia points, is taking the ceremony venue job. You have again, complete free will to do what you want with Hiyori...however, caveat on this...two Karlsson sisters are in the car behind yours so you're not exactly...alone).
Even the seemingly inocculus event of Pod training with Taylor at Dominique's mine house....Taylor is still a high ranking staff member and ultimately, I would imagine...even an S1 would outrank a K9 Kane. Staff are still staff....and until in management, Kane is still part of the 'program'.
So going forward yeah, Kane will start doing his own thing....without insight of a high ranking staff member or board member around.
I don't think it will mean less content with potential love interests, more what I stated above. as for Olivia hehe, c'mon Stan, you've been around the AVN scene for long enough, she the golden sheep, the holy grail...she be dragged out for a little while longer I'd imagine
