Some good points, especially the romantic Sasha angle.
Ocean once used the example of Robin/Sasha approaching Nika in the gym to explain that females who interact with the MC aren't necessarily interested in him per se. In the gym example, they supposedly approach the MC because of Bella. Yet, many players, myself included, get this gut feeling that Sasha somehow has an unexplained interest in the MC because either her or her cohorts always seem to be around Nika when he is in need or starts to wig out. Is this just coincidental or is there some hidden agenda in play?
I like the fact that Ocean introduces the concept of the unreliable narrator. Nika only told Bella a superficial account of what went down with Summer.
1. Nika also knows Bella secretly reads Amber's therapy notes (I recall him thinking about bullshitting Amber just to fux with Bella when she reads the notes, but I'm not sure if that's still in the reworked game).
2. Nika made a pact with Nami to keep an aspect of their past hidden.
For both these reasons, Nika didn't tell Amber the whole truth in their therapy sessions.
I am still trying to understand if Summer's disappearance, whatever went down between Nika and Nami, and the time Nika ended up in hospital are a single event or a series of separate events. So far, there's just not enough information to reach a conclusion.
Nika still attended High School after Summer disappeared, although he was a changed person - antisocial, sullen, and withdrawn. He got into fights to "protect" popular Nami from boys. At some stage there was the violent incident. At some stage again (seemingly well after Summer's disappearance five years from the present), Nika became so withdrawn, he rarely left the house for a year before the present time.
Part of Nika's current condition may have resulted from events not directly related Summer's disappearance. A lot depends on how reliable he's been as a narrator (especially with Amber).
-MC to Amber:
-Amber to MC:
-MC:
- Nia to MC:
-MC to Bella:
-Nami to MC (about Aqualia Hospital):
-MC to Nami:
So, I don't know if the "something" Nami did to affect Nika relates to Summer's disappearance, the later fights in High School, or something else altogether.
Nami seemingly had a crush on Nika.
Nika acted distant toward her in High School (contradicting Nika saying the became very close in the same dialogue).
Did Nami try to make Nika jealous, leading to a fight and the violent incident? Who knows? It's just one of many possible angles...
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