Fred is extra level creep and she knows this, he barged into her having shower and was ogling her. During pizza scene he act like pig by dirtying the carpet on purpose. She makes a point of mentioning her dislike for him on every occasion.
I understand how game tries to explain the scene with Fred, i just don't believe in it.
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She was watching the TV first then Fred joined, so i wouldn't say she wanted to watch the film with him. I think the TV watching scene is meant to show she is not ashamed of her sexuality anymore and doesn't need to cover herself up on every occasion . That was the point of hypnotherapy i believe. I don't think Lily could have any hidden desires towards Fred, there is no mention of her liking anything about him. If it would be hidden desire to have more sex then any man would do not just Fred.
Keep in mind i'm just pointing out the inconsistency about Fred vs Others as potential cheating partners. I understand that people like his route and i don't mean to dis them. I just would like to avoid Fred and not be locked out of so many scenes.
There are only 3 times where she complains about him. First being the shower incident, second and third are her complaining about him making a mess in the house. And that's it. In every other instance, she's very sweet/neutral while talking to him without showing any disdain. Oh, and you gotta take into account that it's his house and she bullied him to the point that he barely leaves his room so, like, why would Lily hate him for making a mess in his own house? She's annoyed by it, yes, because she likes tidiness. But Lily doesn't pay any rent and is in no position to demand anything. I agree that I don't think that she had any hidden desire towards Fred specifically but rather the incident itself turned her on. She started dreaming about it over and over again, probably because she was confused and because of shame denied this feeling. And thus in her head, Fred represented this sexuality. When she accepted it, she accepted him. Sometimes this can be the case for submissives who feel immense pleasure during humiliation and then they associate their pleasure with it. At first, they may deny it and hate it, try to get rid of it but if they accept it, they crave more. When Lily felt Fred feeling her up, I assume it triggered her sexual response and because of this Fred = Excitement association + her therapy, she wanted to experience more pleasure and gave in.
No, you're thinking of a different scene that happens later in the game. On Day 4 when you visit the hypnotherapist, Lily comes home and sees that Fred is watching one of her favorite movies. She asks if she can watch it with him and he agrees, though confused why she would want that. Lily says she'd join him after her shower. After taking a shower, you can't go change your clothes as Lily says she doesn't want to miss the movie. And only wearing a bathrobe, she joins him and thanks him later for watching it with her. I don't think you usually act this way with a person you hate.
I don't like his route as well. I'm okay with Lily getting over herself and being friendly with Fred, but not fucking him. I dislike it as well, but not because of design. I'm okay with certain things happening only after she cheats for the first time with Fred. I agree that some scenes should be accessible even without Fred, because he's not mentioned in those scenes and thus shouldn't be relevant. What I'm not okay with, is that if you don't, then almost every questline is filled with bugs.
I wish there were 3 main routes.
1) Pure loyal Lily that resists the hypnosis (can be turned into cuckquean and encourage Nick's cheating);
2) Curious and naive Lily that gets corrupted slowly (well-rounded playthrough with good number of opportunities but without Fred);
3) Dirty Whore Lily that quickly succumbs to hypnosis, satisfies her cravings and gets wild like Nicole.
Additionally, hotwife/sharing route is definitely going to be a thing that is triggered by how events during the second Cabin visit unfold. Also, there should be a swinging route even without Briana. Nicole is the perfect girl for a first swing, especially if they fooled around.