Wow. That update was amazing. It delivered on some promises, and had a couple of surprises in it.
First of all, the obvious : Cindy's photoshoot. Damn, that was hotter than I expected. I loved the subtle changes you can see in her during the game, and the silent confirmation she asks from Ian, followed by her realizing what she did. I don't really think she regrets it, I think it's more a matter of both her and Ian realizing they kinda crossed a line, and awakening to a mutual attraction. Ian being a bit insecure still he thinks he stands no chance and Cindy is there only for Axel, but there's enough clues if you played it "correctly" that it is not the case.
I really enjoyed the meeting between Seymour and Ian, and how Minerva can't really do a thing against it. Serves her well !
Now the surprises, and there were quite a few : first of all, Emma. Dang girl !! I played field for Perry in the first walkthrough, but then tried to see what happened and damn, I was NOT expecting that fire from her. Also, what a booty ! I love the different body types in this game. This is really refreshing. And surprised buttsex is always a nice surprise XD.
Then, Louise and Lena : I wasn't expecting this so soon, but that was a hot scene too, tho like most here I fear the repercussions. Louise has been showned not to be the most stable girl.
Mike was a surprise : I wasn't expecting a new male character for Lena so soon, the scene was nice tho, and I might make it "canon" in my playthrough that she brings him back.
I don't see a lot of you adressing Holly's date : I thought it was a really nice surprise, especially if you have enough smart. I'm a bit bummed there's no way to reassure her yet, but I guess she's a slowburn too. She's really lacking confidence and I really wanted an option for Lena to ask her to come on the date with Ian too. Too bad that wasn't possible.
Now the big "oh shit" moment was the date, when you see Cindy. That had me sweat a bit, especially Cindy's reaction to finally seeing Ian and Lena together. Now if you guys need clues that she's starting to feel attracted to Ian I don't know what more you could need beside her vocalizing it. I felt it was quite obvious, even Lena felt something weird but lacked context to realize what was happening. My only worry is Cindy being seemingly jealous not only of Lena as Ian's gf but also her success in life (even tho she doesn't know about all the struggles that Lena experiences currently, and has only a limited vision of Lena's life). The "I thought you'd be taller" was such a telling sentence !! I guess it'll be hard to get to date Cindy AND Lena. There's some obvious rivalries building up there. The explosive kind !!
All in all a great update, and the perfect one before Eva Kiss much deserved break. Obviously having to wait 2 months instead of one is gonna be torture, but the good kind. I'm really glad I became a patreon to support her work, this is proving to be one of the best VN around. Until next time !!