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It's been said before, but I agree with it: Even assuming you're right about what's going on with Sophia, I feel like "artificial personality imprints" is really just one particular flavor of insane. Normal, sane people don't have those, y'know? That's the whole reason for the term "brainwashing."
Hi Ozymandias!
Artifical personality imprints are not a flavour of insanity (even if it is possible to see it so), but a form of strong coercion! The imprint does not make you insane, it strongly urges you to do or not do something, your core personality does not change just so. Working on the mind is a difficile and imperfect thing to do.

TD has ratched up the Darkness of the PC storylines consistently so far, I think I do not lie too far away from what is going on. I estimate since both Abel and Sophia are more or less undercover in the club, most probably both have some mental work and special training done. Abel less, since he is more rarely at the club, Sophia more to shield against influence of the club and it´s members and to be able to do some things they normally would not be able to.

That might have been not such a bad idea on paper on pure effectiveness, but I think the side effects over time have been underestimated by them or win at all costs was king.
We can see that with Abel who has started to showboat in certain clubsituations and orders Sophia to do things he did not do before. That is info we get during a Sophia/Chuck talk, where Chuck states that Abel is as frivolous as he himself is. Since this clashes with his sterling reputation as a proven humanitarian and Sophia´s recollections of great times with Abel, I theorise he is either influenced by the Club atmosphere or an imprint "helping" him behave like the typical as... VIP member.

In Sophia´s case it was a bad idea to do mind work and special training on an already naturally eccentric genius person, who is the chosen successor of a CEO. Like Hypnosis, artificial personality imprints cannot make you do things you would not do otherwise in perpetuety. Imprints compatible with the underlying core personality will be incorporated, those which are not get rejected and dismantled over time, especially if the core personality is the driving force of the person.
Sophia knows and experiences what the (probably extensive) special training and mind work did and does to her, in addition to being in the club and around people she despices, I doubt she thought it would become as bad as this. Which is probably the reason she has started to hate Abel too in the deepest recesses of her mind, additionally to the PC club. It is possible it was just an explosion of frustration comment, but it can also be meant earnestly.

On possible example of how she knows there are changes in her, which might never go away afterwards, is that she becomes aroused seeing what her inventions are able to do, when she dislikes the persons using them.
 

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I was trying to old out for the regular release but failed... but then all my saves are gone except for the quick and auto saves... is this some BS the whole annoying sync thing can do? Gutted.
 

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Artifical personality imprints are not a flavour of insanity (even if it is possible to see it so), but a form of strong coercion!
Wow! Sophia has fully embraced her duck persona. She only thinks of Abel as her mom as long as he can provide for her. And now that Edwin is feeding her delicious bread she's conflicted about who to embrace. If he only knew that peas is the healthier option.
 

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I liked getting to see Sofia again, I want to get to know more about her. Alison is kinda of a hotty when all dolled up, but still not quite a Felicia, I did enjoy what a bitch she was at least.

So when this happened
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I actually wrote out "I do enjoy that little cup of poison, and I wanted to get to indulge then. Not even having to go that far, just like make out a bit, catch her off guard with some mushy shit or something."... and then got basically exactly that later haha.

Though hard choices to make. I could happily pass on Hana and Lucy... but really wanted to give my favourite blonde a sorta heads up so I could act innocent and like a good guy when she inevitably spirals... buuuuut, possibly starting something more with my favourite lil' viper, uuugh, too hard to resist.

Allison vs Sofia was a harder choice than I would have thought too. Sofia intrigues me a ton, but Allison had the better scene and I guess you wouldn't get a chance with again.

Funnily enough I was planning on using Ian's deal to try and fuck his mother, very gentlemanly of him to be the one to offer it up.

Only thing I didn't like was Harper (another favourite of mine's) new fucked up haircut.
 

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Don't listen to Elias phone call and don't follow Sophia in the orgy, think that's all.
Several things trigger it actually, as I was able to get Allison's scene and listen in on Elias' call. I haven't looked at the code, but I think some of the things that can affect her score are the conversation in the pool (she has a different look if you pick one option over the other), the conversation at the bar, telling a story about the current carnations instead of letting her tell a story, the choice where you can tell Elias your lips are sealed or not, etc.
 
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Several things trigger it actually, as I was able to get Allison's scene and listen in on Elias' call. I haven't looked at the code, but I think some of the things that can affect her score are the conversation in the pool (she has a different look if you pick one option over the other), the conversation at the bar, telling a story about the current carnations instead of letting her tell a story, the choice where you can tell Elias your lips are sealed or not, etc.
You also need more allison points than elias points
I wasn't sure about listening to the phone call, but kept it cause figured it wouldn't damage the chances to get her scene hehe.
Yeah when you make fun of Elias, asking if he's afraid of the other dude that I can't recall the name she smiles :)
The only thing I was sure you have to do to get her scene is "rejecting" Sophia, cause that's mutually exclusive.
 
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i was hyped after seeing 2 hana scene in the memory but i got disappointed even after unlocking all the scenes overall scenes are lame they are just too basic. best scene so far is lucy but she is probably the ugliest girl in the game. I trusts the devs that they will cook next update but still waiting 6-8 months sucks
 
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