Mommysbuttslut
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RightAthena is what I would call a sympathetic villain. I do feel bad for her and would very much like a redemption path for her where the MC can recruit her to his side. Up to this point, all the decisions feel so black or white with little grey area in between. It is either stand up to Athena or let her do whatever she wants to do. So far there hasn't been a third option where you can reason with her. Maybe I am wrong but if that path exists, I haven't found it. I just can't imagine Athena ever respecting the MC as an equal worthy of listening to if he just lets her do whatever she wants. In fact, standing up to her in that last fight may make her realize that the MC is worthy of her respect, I'm not sure.
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As for respecting MC after the fight, I think it's more that she fears him after the fight. Given that most of her malice is the product of fear and feelings of inadequacy I'm not sure that fighting her helps the case of redeeming her. The variables also indicate this. Fighting her adds 3 to the against_athena variable, leave reduces it by 2 and negotiate, saving both Mercury and Lumi, reduces it by 1. So leave or negotiate reduces how much the MC is against her, presumably improving their relationship and fighting increases how much the MC is against her, presumably worsening it.