"worked alongside" is not the correct definition. I just used an asset in favor of my boy Akira
maybe the word you're looking for is
entangled? Wouldn't you say, Wires?
Silver eyes? Nao-chan turned into Akira?
Yh man I fucking love Niki, one of my favourites and the hate for her here surprises me.
I'm willing to bet Ami in this picture is cutting Christmas turkey and internally monologuing about murdering Niki, maybe she hears Niki and Akira going at it. Wouldn't surprise me if Niki was intentionally loud to "put her claim" on Akira so to speak.
I think people dislike Niki because she initially has a grudge against Akira (at a time the player doesn't have much context as to why, and it takes a while until she gives up on her "revenge" facade).
Then we also have people that dislike her because she tries to take charge of Noodles/Akira, which tbf, is exactly what she should have done at the time of Sekai's death (but she was a teenager then), so I cut her a lot of slack because I interpret it as a delayed and overcompensated action. Which, again, tbf she does hold back when Akira tells her to, which, again, is almost never.
And, lastly, I'd guess some people resent her because they think she wasn't hard enough on Otoha, which I kind of agree with, but I can see why she wasn't too.
Edit: there's also the fact that she's just a freaking fake anyway since people with natural bubblegum colored hair simply don't exist - I cracked the code, Selebus!