VN Ren'Py Summer's Gone [S1 Steam + DLC] [Oceanlab]

[LHDLLB]

I mean, all of our theories are speculation, we wouldn't wonder if we had certainty. Going back to what triggered this, Dwight pointing at them could be "ha someone got her good, betcha Bella pranked her" ...which isn't out of character considering he sent dick pics of his schlong with a ribbon to the dean, and rocks a major hangover during the middle of the college day. He's a bit dual natured; mature around Sasha (probably because she's no nonsense, but probably hams it up around guys.

The bookclub conspiracies: we know that Katie knows something about Nika and Nami, and that Noji knows it too. We'll keep circling around these ideas until Ocean slips up revealing a render that tells a thousand words, or the update is out. We've got renders of Noji in her sleepwear talking to Nika and Noji in a bikini talking with Nika, my guess is both are serious talks, so there will be explanations of ...something important. Most likely after visiting Ayua, NIka will be curious about even more.

Noji isn't doing a great job of keeping them secret if she enrolls them in the Zane college. Keeping them secret would be moving state. The returning prince is poor cliche. I really hope it's not that. There might be a conspiracy to protect Nika from what really happened to Summer, which I'm guessing Katie and the Zane's know about - that's a pure hunch though. I believe that because the Zanes are central and Summer is central, at some point Ocean will join those dots. That doesn't mean Nika's story is about those things, they are currents which pull him around while he tries to find balance. The story is less about Nika's parents (which might never be confirmed) than it is about how Nika navigates life dealing with his mental health.

Regarding gangs, Uncle Joe had the gang, Leia had employees and a business with wannabe mafia style habits. But her business is legitimate. Same thing with ZPR, it's a legitimate business. We shouldn't get so caught up in cloak and dagger that we miss the simple concept of these three families might have created a business to monopolise the town. The best crimes aren't illegal, and it could well be that the college is their way to retire legitimately, and fix their messes of the past.

I agree with most of it. Nojiko hiding them from the Zanes does not make any sense. I on the other hand would hate to Summer being the thread that connects it all, Summer always felt more a character bit than a plot point, I don't really care about it outside of how Nika deals with it.
The Returning Prince is a bit cliche, it really only interestest me because I find william and Nika personality to be very different in some aspects and very similiar in others, I think is has potencial to have a good dynamic in a father-son relationship.

Other point that I don't quite agree is the cloak and dagger. I think both stories has plenty of that, Nika plans to make Vanessa have sex with her boyfriend father to destroy their family, a bit silly but is the type of cloak and dagger shit I expect, same goes with the Mila situation and the Nicole character assassination, I think will be plenty of that.

The family thing is much early to say, but I don't think Leia would give up her business, and we get bike in SG as well. If I was to bet, each family is one branch of a operation. Petrova the legal one, Elena is a respect lawyer, the Zanes are the finacial and the Revera the criminal one.

 

[LHDLLB]

It’s confirmed in the conversation between Nojiko and Katie that Nojiko isn’t happy about Katie and Nika interacting while she wasn’t like that with any of the other women at the bookclub despite her initial reservations about Nika coming along.

She didn’t liked Nika joining the trip but only got really agitated/nervous when she realized that Katie is there to a point of being visibly uncomfortable and other people noticing it.

Imo there’s not a lot to discuss about and it’s plainly obvious that Nami and Nika are equally „important“.

Well maybe Katie likes them Young and Fresh with a sparkle of depression and anxiety and she feared that Katie might not hold herself and just ravage poor Nika then and there. Unlikely but a man can dream. I agree that Nika is important, my point is that we don't know Nojiko reasons to be mad at Katie and Nika does not have a clear link with the Zanes as Nami do.

 

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Sorry, but I'm a bella fan....

 

[yossa999]

Sorry, but I'm a bella fan....

Yeah, this is quite a reason to be sorry

 

[BobTheDuck]

I agree with most of it. Nojiko hiding them from the Zanes does not make any sense. I on the other hand would hate to Summer being the thread that connects it all, Summer always felt more a character bit than a plot point, I don't really care about it outside of how Nika deals with it.
The Returning Prince is a bit cliche, it really only interestest me because I find william and Nika personality to be very different in some aspects and very similiar in others, I think is has potencial to have a good dynamic in a father-son relationship.

Other point that I don't quite agree is the cloak and dagger. I think both stories has plenty of that, Nika plans to make Vanessa have sex with her boyfriend father to destroy their family, a bit silly but is the type of cloak and dagger shit I expect, same goes with the Mila situation and the Nicole character assassination, I think will be plenty of that.

The family thing is much early to say, but I don't think Leia would give up her business, and we get bike in SG as well. If I was to bet, each family is one branch of a operation. Petrova the legal one, Elena is a respect lawyer, the Zanes are the finacial and the Revera the criminal one.

I can imagine plenty of ways to make SUmmer stay gone, but be a fixed point that Nika navigates the story by. In my mind, Summer is a direction that he has to walk away from. It's quite easy for her to have impact and to be more than just a starting point without her dominating the narrative. I would hope that Nika uncovers his past and retrieves the parts of himself that he though he lost, not just build himself up from the ground and ignore who he was. I suspect that bringing Nia's story into things, Ocean will have plenty of material with Summer, therapy flashbacks or memories taht NIka comes to terms with, and he grows past those mental issues as he accepts the grief is part of moving on.

I can also imagine scenarios where the Zanes feel guilty for what happened to Nika's parents. What if Vic got the scholarship for the same reason, that the Zane's felt responsible for her being an orphan? That is SG the Zanes try to fix some of the damage they caused by getting to the top?

By cloak and dagger, I don't mean the teenage detective shenanigans, I mean the mafia/gang angle. Yes it's 100% there in WiaB, and we know it's still there in some ways now, but it's not necessarily a major focus of SG. ALso, we don't know how it will be in WiaB. So far it seems more like organised crime than a gang, there's a lot more subtlety to Leia's operations. So yes WiaB has the cloak and dagger and mysteries, SG so far is just Nika's mysteries. The Zanes do have a legitimate business, and Noji might be simply a legitimate doctor.

 

[TheDuke9999]

I can imagine plenty of ways to make SUmmer stay gone, but be a fixed point that Nika navigates the story by. In my mind, Summer is a direction that he has to walk away from. It's quite easy for her to have impact and to be more than just a starting point without her dominating the narrative. I would hope that Nika uncovers his past and retrieves the parts of himself that he though he lost, not just build himself up from the ground and ignore who he was. I suspect that bringing Nia's story into things, Ocean will have plenty of material with Summer, therapy flashbacks or memories taht NIka comes to terms with, and he grows past those mental issues as he accepts the grief is part of moving on.

I can also imagine scenarios where the Zanes feel guilty for what happened to Nika's parents. What if Vic got the scholarship for the same reason, that the Zane's felt responsible for her being an orphan? That is SG the Zanes try to fix some of the damage they caused by getting to the top?

By cloak and dagger, I don't mean the teenage detective shenanigans, I mean the mafia/gang angle. Yes it's 100% there in WiaB, and we know it's still there in some ways now, but it's not necessarily a major focus of SG. ALso, we don't know how it will be in WiaB. So far it seems more like organised crime than a gang, there's a lot more subtlety to Leia's operations. So yes WiaB has the cloak and dagger and mysteries, SG so far is just Nika's mysteries. The Zanes do have a legitimate business, and Noji might be simply a legitimate doctor.

while all your insights are interesting i am 50 years old and at the rate the updates comes out for both WIAB and SG i doubt we will ever know because that is 30 to 40 years away lol

 

[Pl@y3r]

i think Nojiko is solely acting in Nika's interest in this whole thing. i believe she puts Nika's and Nami's interests first like a real mom.

I'm sure Nika wouldn't think being lied to is "in his interest". Lying to "protect" someone is never a good idea. And just like you said

Nojiko will have to come clean soon if she doesnt want to destroy Nika's trust into her imo.

Jenna's statement "Maybe Noji did the right thing after all" suggests that Noji acted against the consensus of whoever else knows what's going on, and makes her seem an independent player. I'm merely suggesting there is no unified conspiracy, there are a bunch of different angle, and where there are different motives it's impossible to keep secrets - the stories won't match up because everyone knows different things.

That book club scene felt like Nika was in the middle of a conspiracy, with most or at least some women there seeming to know something about him, something that Nojiko doesn't want Nika to know. It felt like all eyes where on him.

I ain't trusting nothing that she says so far.

Wouldn't say "nothing" but I don't trust her either. I don't hate her or anything, but if she truly cares about Nika she should tell him everything she knows rather than him finding out on his own.

 

[alanrock]

Sorry, but I'm a bella fan....

Of course, Bella is adorable, kind, and beautiful.

 

[BobTheDuck]

while all your insights are interesting i am 50 years old and at the rate the updates comes out for both WIAB and SG i doubt we will ever know because that is 30 to 40 years away lol

I'm pretty much the same age as you, so don't worry I feel the pain And if you consider that a standard chapter (what Ocean considers a standard chapter at any rate is ~2500 renders for SG, and around ~2000 for WiaB. If he's currently going to pull off 4000 for WiaB and 6000 for SG within a year of SG's steam release, that could mean 2 chapters a year from that point on for both games. Mad optimism from me, but yeah.

I'm sure Nika wouldn't think being lied to is "in his interest". Lying to "protect" someone is never a good idea. And just like you said



That book club scene felt like Nika was in the middle of a conspiracy, with most or at least some women there seeming to know something about him, something that Nojiko doesn't want Nika to know. It felt like all eyes where on him.


Wouldn't say "nothing" but I don't trust her either. I don't hate her or anything, but if she truly cares about Nika she should tell him everything she knows rather than him finding out on his own.

I take the bookclub to be a all kinds of gossip from people who make it their job to know enough to make other people uncomfortable. Or something. I don't think they're a coven scheming away. SUre they know things, but currently it's all things about people they know well. The only moment for me that maybe pushed it further was Jenna's comment, that was the one that stood out as being serious (well other than Katie). I actually think they would have gotten together to read books.

Noji 'lying' to protect him is definitely not going to go well, but he also knows she kept quiet about Nick, and Nami didn't take it well. He knows her well enough to let her explain I'm sure. SOme times (like in the case with not telling Nami about Nick, it's just someone avoiding a hard topic. On face value, Noji has enough on her plate without having to trigger Nika with things that she thinks he's not ready to face, or things she's not ready to deal with.

 

[Pl@y3r]

It looks more like Nojiko is a former/retired member of the "Zane clan/mafia".

Unless she was Emilia's work colleague:

 

[Krytax123]

Unless she was Emilia's work colleague:
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lmao no she was and is a doctor

I feel like its the standart opposites attract friendship, noji the educated (and a bit prude) doctor and emilia being the hedonistic you live only once pornstar

 

[Pl@y3r]

She most likely wasn't, however, considering she's been keeping secrets I wouldn't completely rule that out. Imagine if during that scene where Nami tells Nika they're gonna watch a porno, they saw Nojiko on screen instead of that woman.

 

[LHDLLB]

I can imagine plenty of ways to make SUmmer stay gone, but be a fixed point that Nika navigates the story by. In my mind, Summer is a direction that he has to walk away from. It's quite easy for her to have impact and to be more than just a starting point without her dominating the narrative. I would hope that Nika uncovers his past and retrieves the parts of himself that he though he lost, not just build himself up from the ground and ignore who he was. I suspect that bringing Nia's story into things, Ocean will have plenty of material with Summer, therapy flashbacks or memories taht NIka comes to terms with, and he grows past those mental issues as he accepts the grief is part of moving on.

I can also imagine scenarios where the Zanes feel guilty for what happened to Nika's parents. What if Vic got the scholarship for the same reason, that the Zane's felt responsible for her being an orphan? That is SG the Zanes try to fix some of the damage they caused by getting to the top?

By cloak and dagger, I don't mean the teenage detective shenanigans, I mean the mafia/gang angle. Yes it's 100% there in WiaB, and we know it's still there in some ways now, but it's not necessarily a major focus of SG. ALso, we don't know how it will be in WiaB. So far it seems more like organised crime than a gang, there's a lot more subtlety to Leia's operations. So yes WiaB has the cloak and dagger and mysteries, SG so far is just Nika's mysteries. The Zanes do have a legitimate business, and Noji might be simply a legitimate doctor.

I can see your point about Summer and I agree, is more a matter of preference. Just that having the Zanes being responsible for whatever happened with Summer too "good", like it fit the two ends of the story in the more predicable way possible, I kinda prefer when stories don't answer all the questions. Summer disappearance being something that Nika has to walk away from is perfect, having this incident be related with the overall plot... seem really cheap to me.

I guess this depends in how WiaB ends. I kinda don't like that angle, part of me would like to see the Zanes as antagonist in this story, not villains, but a contrarie force to Nika in some way. Personally, depending on how dark WiaB gets - and I expect quite a bit, having repent William and Leia given scholarship out of guilt is kinda boring, but not impossible.

My bad, I get you now. Yeah, I don't think it will be the focus either, but I think it will have with characters as Vanessa, Nicole, the cop, I see many pity falls laid out for Nika. for the rest I agree.

Unless she was Emilia's work colleague:
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Nah. Noji pornstar would be out of the left field. It is to make us wonder about Noji, much of the book club is to make was questioning what we thought we know. Nojiko knowing a pornstar is odd but plausible, a pornstar being in a bored housewife bookclub of riche old ladies is surreal to me. The book club itself I don't think there is much to it, but some people of the bookclub are gonna be important. Jenna, Ana, Charlie, the author.

 

[Krytax123]

I can see your point about Summer and I agree, is more a matter of preference. Just that having the Zanes being responsible for whatever happened with Summer too "good", like it fit the two ends of the story in the more predicable way possible, I kinda prefer when stories don't answer all the questions. Summer disappearance being something that Nika has to walk away from is perfect, having this incident be related with the overall plot... seem really cheap to me.

I guess this depends in how WiaB ends. I kinda don't like that angle, part of me would like to see the Zanes as antagonist in this story, not villains, but a contrarie force to Nika in some way. Personally, depending on how dark WiaB gets - and I expect quite a bit, having repent William and Leia given scholarship out of guilt is kinda boring, but not impossible.

Im kinda whatever about summer, she can stay away or come back (if the comeback is good and not cringe/stereotype) but there really needs to be some closure/explanation at some point imo otherwise this is all too nonsensical.

I think it would have worked best (exploring mental health problems) if summer simply would have died but it doesnt look like thats the case and if shes alive, she will come back at some point anyway.

I would hate the Zane's as antagonists, they have way to much advantages and the odds would be stacked way too much against Nika, and him still being able to handle that (despite all his problems) would feel cringe/undeserved/mary sue like.

Even more as all his sheming skills and his cunning just really really sucks ass, all his ideas in this department are super idiotic immature bullshit lmao (its similar to young willy )

I kiiiinda maaaaaaybe like the idea of Nika and Nami being kids of the wiab antagonist(s), would still make Nika somewhat of a "prince" but of a dead legacy/lineage.

Nah. Noji pornstar would be out of the left field. It is to make us wonder about Noji, much of the book club is to make was questioning what we thought we know. Nojiko knowing a pornstar is odd but plausible, a pornstar being in a bored housewife bookclub of riche old ladies is surreal to me. The book club itself I don't think there is much to it, but some people of the bookclub are gonna be important. Jenna, Ana, Charlie, the author.

I disagree about this, and people like Emilia are there because its not (just) a bookclub, its more like a unisex gentlemens club, yeah they read books but its mainly to chat and to establish or keep connections. These are (partially) powerful women and not bored housewifes.

but some people of the bookclub are gonna be important. Jenna, Ana, Charlie, the author.

Add Claire, Nojiko, Katie, Amber, Sasha, Robin, adriana (problabl Miru's daughter), maybe Emilia to that list and whos left at this point anymore?

 

[LHDLLB]

Im kinda whatever about summer, she can stay away or come back (if the comeback is good and not cringe/stereotype) but there really nees to be some closure/explanation at some point imo otherwise this is all too nonsensical.

I think it would have worked best (exploring mental health problems) if summer simply would have died but it doesnt look like that case and if shes alive, she will come back at some point anyway.

I would hate the Zane's as antagonists, they have way to much advantages and the odds would be stacked way too much against Nika, and him still being able to handle that (despite all his problems) would feel cringe/undeserved/mary sue like.

Even more as all his sheming skills and his cunning just really really sucks ass, all his ideas in this department are super idiotic immature bullshit lmao (its similar to young willy )

I kiiiinda maaaaaaybe like the idea of Nika and Nami being kids of the wiab antagonist(s), would still make Nika somewhat of a "prince" but of a dead legacy/lineage.




I disagree about this, and people like Emilia are there because its not (just) a bookclub, its more like a unisex gentlemens club, yeah they read books but its mainly to chat and to establish or keep connections. These are (partially) powerful women and not bored housewifes.



Add Claire, Nojiko, Katie, Amber, Sasha, Robin, adriana (problabl Miru's daughter), maybe Emilia to that list and whos left at this point anymore?

Nah. I really hate the idea of Summer coming back. The Zane could start as antagonist but later on they team up, or they don't directly work against Nika, I just like the idea of conflict between the Nika and the Zanes in some form. The rest I agree, Nika's thought are quite juvenile at times but he is young and inexperienced I can forgive that. Nika could be a Zane and Nami the antagonist daughter or the other way around. Not a bad idea.

I made a similar point not long ago, most of the women there are successful one, in some way or another. My point is that the people at the book club are important, not the bookclub in itself. Yeah but does Amber, Clarie, Robin and other there knows everything ? I get the feeling that is not that much of a open secret.

 

[Krytax123]

Nah. I really hate the idea of Summer coming back. The Zane could start as antagonist but later on they team up, or they don't directly work against Nika, I just like the idea of conflict between the Nika and the Zanes in some form. The rest I agree, Nika's thought are quite juvenile at times but he is young and inexperienced I can forgive that. Nika could be a Zane and Nami the antagonist daughter or the other way around. Not a bad idea.

I made a similar point not long ago, most of the women there are successful one, in some way or another. My point is that the people at the book club are important, not the bookclub in itself. Yeah but does Amber, Clarie, Robin and other there knows everything ? I get the feeling that is not that much of a open secret.

Yeah dunno how i feel about Summer but im sure she would have been simply dead if ocean didnt had any intention to bring her back sooner or later.

Ah you were talking about being important related to the Nika/Nami secret, yeah in that case i imagine youre right and only a few know about that stuff. I thought you were talking about important in general in the story

 

[BobTheDuck]

Nah. Noji pornstar would be out of the left field. It is to make us wonder about Noji, much of the book club is to make was questioning what we thought we know. Nojiko knowing a pornstar is odd but plausible, a pornstar being in a bored housewife bookclub of riche old ladies is surreal to me. The book club itself I don't think there is much to it, but some people of the bookclub are gonna be important. Jenna, Ana, Charlie, the author.

Well, it really depends on how Emilia is introduced and if Noji is introduced in WiaB. What if Noji was a student trying to pay her way through med school and got employment at Leia's club? She then shuts off that part of her life, but keeps the wild friend who goes and maybe becomes a pornstar in WIlli and Zoeys porn studio idea (if that happens). If it's Emilie, the chance is certainly there, slight change of story... she certainly seems antagonistic to the Zanes, maybe she felt used and dumped by them?

Even if we were discussing something else, Emilia shows that the bookclub is not one cohesive conspiracy, she's almost a cat among the pigeons as much as Nika is.

Im kinda whatever about summer, she can stay away or come back (if the comeback is good and not cringe/stereotype) but there really nees to be some closure/explanation at some point imo otherwise this is all too nonsensical.

I think it would have worked best (exploring mental health problems) if summer simply would have died but it doesnt look like that case and if shes alive, she will come back at some point anyway.

I would hate the Zane's as antagonists, they have way to much advantages and the odds would be stacked way too much against Nika, and him still being able to handle that (despite all his problems) would feel cringe/undeserved/mary sue like.

Even more as all his sheming skills and his cunning just really really sucks ass, all his ideas in this department are super idiotic immature bullshit lmao (its similar to young willy )

I kiiiinda maaaaaaybe like the idea of Nika and Nami being kids of the wiab antagonist(s), would still make Nika somewhat of a "prince" but of a dead legacy/lineage.

I disagree about this, and people like Emilia are there because its not (just) a bookclub, its more like a unisex gentlemens club, yeah they read books but its mainly to chat and to establish or keep connections. These are (partially) powerful women and not bored housewifes.

Add Claire, Nojiko, Katie, Amber, Sasha, Robin, adriana (problabl Miru's daughter), maybe Emilia to that list and whos left at this point anymore?

When I think Summer can be an endless mystery, I'm kinda thinking of things like Twin Peaks, or Jeff Vandermeer's writings. There's something compelling about always being on the verge of understanding what is happening, but never getting the full picture. BUt that's just my preference. The length of development has made it hard for Ocean to have a simple explanation though, we have to be "wow! outrageous! such applause!" for it to be a satisfying explanation. If Emilio just gives Nika an email address after 10 minutes search, that would punk us cruelly. I personally prefer her remaining a memory haunting Nika, but I don't get to chose.

The kids of the WiaB antagonist thing I think would be a really interesting angle, kinda what I was thinking about maybe the Zane's are looking after them out of guilt. What would NIka's reaction be if he found out that the Zane's were responsible for every car crash in Wollust??? Failed brakes you say officer? How strange... Dylan's a mechanic right?

I kinda wonder how they all meet for the bookclub, they're quite a diverse range of people, but it's a ridiculously over the top mansion. So I wonder if the core of the club new each other prior, and this is just their way to hang out with friends (and drink too much wine)? I don't think there's special significance in the actual bookclub, it's just there's a lot of interesting people with interesting connections. We'll see the same at the golf/tennis club, at Ayua's studio, the gala, there will be Nika feeling like an outsider while everyone throws meaningful stars and whisper about him. Probably.

You forgot Kelly at very least ...and more importantly, Alyson:

 

[Penfold Mole]

...
When I think Summer can be an endless mystery, I'm kinda thinking of things like Twin Peaks, or Jeff Vandermeer's writings. There's something compelling about always being on the verge of understanding what is happening, but never getting the full picture. BUt that's just my preference. The length of development has made it hard for Ocean to have a simple explanation though, we have to be "wow! outrageous! such applause!" for it to be a satisfying explanation. If Emilio just gives Nika an email address after 10 minutes search, that would punk us cruelly. I personally prefer her remaining a memory haunting Nika, but I don't get to chose.
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Oh yes, I was just thinking the other day (just two days ago, to be exact) how many similarities there actually are between Summer's Gone and Twin Peaks while listening Twin Peaks soundtrack music (the official release and other musical pieces featured in the series) - one of my all time favorite TV series.
I mean:
- Both have an unsolved mystery going on that we get occasional glimpses about, mostly as flashbacks. (And I would also prefer it to remain a mystery to the end or at least as long as possible)
- About a half or more of the cast are students with their daily shenanigans.
- Likely something truly sinister going on behind the curtains, at least in the past, if not the present.
- The whole beautiful dreamy misty environment - the city and forest AND a lake. Gorgeous views of it as a back drop for the scenes.
- AND last but not least, the beautiful soundtrack that matches it and keeps haunting you long after you stopped playing / watching it.


I wonder, who's the log lady equivalent is or is going to be?

 

[Krytax123]

When I think Summer can be an endless mystery, I'm kinda thinking of things like Twin Peaks, or Jeff Vandermeer's writings. There's something compelling about always being on the verge of understanding what is happening, but never getting the full picture. BUt that's just my preference. The length of development has made it hard for Ocean to have a simple explanation though, we have to be "wow! outrageous! such applause!" for it to be a satisfying explanation. If Emilio just gives Nika an email address after 10 minutes search, that would punk us cruelly. I personally prefer her remaining a memory haunting Nika, but I don't get to chose.

Haha for me it would feel more like the shows "Lost" or "The blacklist", endless mystery without (or with utterly shit) reward in the end. I really really REALLY hate stuff like that

The kids of the WiaB antagonist thing I think would be a really interesting angle, kinda what I was thinking about maybe the Zane's are looking after them out of guilt. What would NIka's reaction be if he found out that the Zane's were responsible for every car crash in Wollust??? Failed brakes you say officer? How strange... Dylan's a mechanic right?

Yeah i could imagine something like the zane's rushing the antagonists mansion in the end, killing everyone inside and the end is William seeing a 3 year old Nika and Nami sitting next to the bed where he just killed their parents.

The Frohn's got casually killed like some goons by willy somewhere inbetween

Just like, you know, written by someone who can write and is more creative than me and im not sure if it would be this cool myself, just trying to come up with more original solutions lol

I kinda wonder how they all meet for the bookclub, they're quite a diverse range of people, but it's a ridiculously over the top mansion. So I wonder if the core of the club new each other prior, and this is just their way to hang out with friends (and drink too much wine)? I don't think there's special significance in the actual bookclub, it's just there's a lot of interesting people with interesting connections. We'll see the same at the golf/tennis club, at Ayua's studio, the gala, there will be Nika feeling like an outsider while everyone throws meaningful stars and whisper about him. Probably.

I thought that was kinda obvious wasnt it? These arent random people who joined a bookclub and did meet each other there. The bookclub seems to be a creation of the zpr + their kids and "friends" conglomerate and i think its exactly like you mentioned that there are multiple locations like that.

I still (delusionaly) hope for a scene at the holgerson gala where Stefan Holgerson insults Nika and intends to throw him out just to be put in his place by Leia in front of everyone who's protecting/supporting Nika out of nowhere and everyone watching so confused whats happening (bella's tits lactating just by watching out of curiosity as nika would call it)


Oh and another important thing i noticed:



Noji's butt is perfect! Everything is forgiven!

 

[Dr.TSoni]

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Noji's butt is perfect! Everything is forgiven!