Hi and sorry, but you are very much on the woodway here!
I read the discussion on the last couple pages and it is very clear you formed an early opinion on Felicia by playing her like a loser and towards your internal stereotypes. For instance, the situation is very much different if Felicia is in the lead after the two exhibitions, which is quite possible even without Edwin helping. As said, it is very obvious you played PC with making Felicia intentionally lose to bolster your own opinion of her.
Also you overlook that Felicia has the biggest facade of all Carnations. Her "Holly Golightly" persona is part of her, but mostly it exists to throw people off the real Felicia. Felicia is one of the most intelligent, creative and warm persons in the game. Her reason for being in the competition is the most humanitarian of all three. She wants to save the art school in her homecity and for this she needs connections and power, since Elias did not help her.
Felicia being at the PC club at all is only because Elias is a navelgazing idiot! He knew that saving the school was the first thing ever Felicia really wanted from him, was passionate about and he denied it to her. What an idiot, since it is heavily implied that the costs while substantial a person of Elias´ riches could have paid, flippantly speaking, from the post stamp money. Including getting positive publicity for saving the school for all. He would also have gained Felicia´s total loyality for helping her with a heartfelt problem.
But by callously denying Felicia, he made an enemy out of her.
