Well the whole swimsuits with the brand and Lena interview definitely give off a (shittier) Vixen line type of thing yeah. Even the name. And Billy is clearly an incompetent crypto bro buffoon out of his depth here, so it begs the question of why Anthony would actually invest in the whole operation. And said Anthony definitely gives off the vibe that he’s more than he seems. So yeah, it’s shady. And very likely porn related.
I don’t know if it’s Seymour related, however, considering it’s OOC for him to let Lena into that stuff. Even more so on a route where she hooks up with him. And if he was behind such an operation, it would be well run and thought out, not this amateurish crap.
And yeah, Ivy is a terrible person, that’s a shut case lol.
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This whole photo shot weekend reeks of either "I have a good idea, but no idea how to make it really work" or "We cover up our shady, äh, 'translawscape' operations with a faux nodelling gig". Going by gut feeling, there is something off here and it probably is related to porn or prostitution. It simply is too amateurish to be a racy shot by an established major fashion studio.
Seymour is 100% not involved in this, not his style. While he might like a "happy girls doing naughty things" setup, his version of it would be vastly better planned and much more high brow in style.
Luckily my Lena is on really good terms with Seymour, so she has no need to do more than have sime fun over the weekend. She certainly does not have to work with this bunch.
As for Ivy, is it just me, but I feel Ivy is written more into an antagonistic way than in early chapters. The early Ivy was already a wildcard what she would do, but she was also clearly a good friend for Lena. E.g. tried sincerely to help Lena with her problems.
Now Ivy is very much more a corruptive force first and foremost. I am glad we can pry slutty Holly out of her grasp now with Ian. Because there will open a love path for wild Holly and Ian, probably if Ian and Holly decide to stay together after the weekend.
This Ian part of the chapter I look forward to more than the rest of the "model shot". Not a bad storyline, but very specific for just a couple paths, mainly the slut or greedy Lena.