Some thoughts occurred to me after my previous longish post regarding the whole premise of the manipulation & corruption paths. I think that if ever a comic, or similar, was to see the light of day a radical change would be necessary regarding the means by which Mr. Wright gains his hold over Katie. My take on this would see her as a Trainee Accountant already working for Wright's company, perhaps part-time, while studying for a CPA, ACCA or other professional qualification.
Brian would still be a medical student but their hours would already be different, meaning that there would be less cause for him to get suspicious, (initially), when the saga commenced.
This rationale would also escape the concept of Katie being some type of genius, able to balance two professional worlds at the same time & succeeding in both. How she managed in the game would have placed her in the "superwoman" bracket and a person most unlikely to accede to threats based on a frat-boy prank set of photos. Wright, for his part, would never have cum on her face while she was sleeping because he's not 17. (Let the evil git have some dignity in his position, at his time of life for crying out loud). Other benefits of this approach include Katie not having to unrealistically memorise a company manual overnight....she's already there AND an obviously desirable subordinate.
Now I come to another big change I would like to see, namely the absence of any medical crisis in Katie's family life. Major illness and surgery are the diametric opposites of any kind of erotic thoughts or feelings_____trust me on this.
It's one of the reasons I objected strenuously to needless, redundant breast enhancement in the game. I think Wright should obtain real evidence of Katie cooking the books, perhaps to obtain money for a deposit on a home for her & Brian.
If this happened, her reputation, her career and maybe any job anywhere would be under threat, along with the real possibility of a jail term and of course Wright knows Judges, law enforcement officers & maybe the prison Governor.
You've got to admit it's surely better than some old perv wanking onto a beautiful woman's face....isn't it? It also dovetails with "Katie's Corruption" because she's already corrupt and the question becomes what will this make her accede to in order to try to preserve as much of her existing lifestyle as possible?
Katie, of course, always meant to put the money back and cover her tracks. All she wanted was some of the good life that she never had growing up with an alcoholic waster of a stepdad. She's not a bad person really but her dishonesty sets her up for the ways in which she must be flexible with the truth in order to keep her fiance.
Anyway, that's just a few elements to feed into the mix. I'll be back with more if anybody' interested or maybe even if they're not 'cos I don't want KC to go away just yet.
