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Lena's internal monologue there also reads to me as a convenient but implausible/awkward cop-out to avoid those out-of-game writing and design complications of a Lena/Jeremy cheating path. I find it hard to separate the two and in a perfect world with better development re$ource$, planning or writing skill, I don't think we'd see that monologue or path lock-out happen in such a way. In reality this is still a low-budget indie porn-game, albeit a very good one considering the competition. There are just too many moving parts for it to be perfect. I'm not expecting many clever masterstrokes in Eva's writing for these awkward situations where quality faces off against development realities. I'd be content with a few more "master strokes" which the game's provided pretty well so far.Out of curiosity, I took a look at Lena's internal monologue when she turns Ian down. She says to herself:You don't have permission to view the spoiler content. Log in or register now.
Putting aside the out-of-game explanation of Eva not wanting to make things even more complicated, from an in-game perspective, that internal monologue doesn't 100% fit my speculation about Lena not wanting to hurt Ian. Bringing Louise into it tells me that Lena's more worried about the consequences to herself, although I'm sure Ian's feelings play a role.
I also don't think her thoughts easily fit the corruption angle and not being interested in relationships, as this reaction indicates interest mixed with the fear of being caught and its consequences, instead of disinterest. I could see why people would believe this indicates a corruption path though. If there is such a path, I'd think it'd start with hooking up with Mike.
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