You know, I've been wondering lately if Ayua and Sasha have been asked to keep an eye on Nami and Nika respectively. Sasha is always lurking in the background of quite a few of Nika's scenes, an Ayua seems to be keeping somewhat close to Nami. Why that is, I'm not sure. Are they observing? Protecting? Sasha and Ayua are both accomplished in self defence...
However, if Sasha was so efficient, she wouldn't need her aunt/bodguard (who we can see her tailing her even at school) following her everywhere.
out of context but Wiab doesn't feel like 20-25 years before SG
It may be as simple as observing and make sure anyone who's in the know doesn't tell them things. For example, when Ayua suspiciously jumps on Sasha just at the moment Sasha is about to ask Nami about her earing.
The way the branches offer different information (and that we don't know wha the information is for) depending on who you talk to means that there is more intruigue: we don't know the important bits until the time comes.The plot of the game is more and more reminiscent of stories when royal offspring were raised for a long time by some faithful servant of the king, because in childhood there was a threat to their lives. But now they are grown and ready, the time has come for them to learn about their origins, appear before the royal court and join the fight for the throne. Adjusted for modern times, of course.
And one more note, it’s interesting how the MC’s awareness of other characters changes in different branches. Having played out all the main paths, it seems to me that we get the overly informed MC and it is unclear how much this violates the author’s intention for the certain branch. Like when the MC ignores Bella, he won't be able to invite her to the gym. And without calling her to the gym, he won’t find out that Mila did something wrong to her. And without knowing this, he won't have a chance to ask Mila about it. And Milla won’t tell him how Melanie and her friends bullied Bella as a child.
Or by not dating Bella, MC won't have the opportunity to invite her to his house, and Bella won't tell him the story of Zara's childhood, which will provide deeper insight into Zara's behavior.
I suppose only Ocean knows for sure -
I can see why you feel that way, as Ocean, in all their strive for perfection, often inexplicably used much of the same 3D "modern day" assets in both games for "stuff" that can be easily dated to a certain period, e.g. phones, cars, furniture, decor, etc.. It can and does feel a little jarring if you are playing the games within a close timeframe, especially if that "stuff" is in a category you are personally familiar with in real life.
For all we know she might already have. One of the popular theories is that Amber IS Bambi.
Yep that is the theory I am operating under - I posted pics above of who I believe is Amber / Bambi at the gas station.
Sasha's a funny one. Despite Sasha and/or her redheaded friend seemingly being on hand whenever the MC is in jeopardy, most of the interactions between her and the MC point to her ultimately being on the lookout for her friend Robin, not the MC. Something negative happened between Robin and Bella in the past that Robin wants to make up for, and Sasha seems to be helping her achieve that. Sasha's attitude to the MC is affected by (a) the MC's relationship with Bella, and (b) how the MC treats Robin. So far, the MC is simply a means to an end.
But there's scenes where Robin isn't around and Sasha isn't particularly looking for her, yet she keeps staring at MC, and she also wanted to ask Nami about the earring until Ayua interrupted. Also, if you're nice enough, during book club she starts a motion to ban every male...except Nika. I don't think she's using MC as means to and end, but could be that she either was instructed to keep an eye on him, ooor she knows/suspects something about MC (asking about Nami's earring) that she wants to know about, or she's actually just curious about him for her own volition.
