I take the points being made. This is my first try at something like this. The Kari character started out a LONG time ago (the first iteration was a Genesis 2 model, maybe 2014?), so I have a clear impression of who she's supposed to be, but if that doesn't come across it's my fault as a storyteller I guess.
I feel like she caves to pressure from a guy she feels beholden to, and it is supposed to be a "goodnight kiss"...
As to lying, she's young and naive, and it wasn't meant to be flagrant. Again, all this was meant to be a very minor tease for the player - the MC is supposed to be asleep.
I'm still taken aback by the strength of the reaction, which is not what I was looking for, but I'm not going to apologize for the fact that not everything is exactly perfect first time out. I mean, that's why we're doing this, isn't it?
But we're going round in circles here. I hope the changes in version 0.4 will straighten things out once and for all.
There's a story of some kind behind just about every character...
Aria, for example,
There are deeper back stories to both Lois and Mallory. I have mentioned several times that I'd be grateful for the chance to discuss these, but nobody's come forward, so I guess I'm just going to keep going and hope I don't offend anyone else...
There are more revelations to come about the company and the foundation, and MC's great uncle.
The game has already evolved in ways I didn't foresee when I started, with Lois in particular becoming quite the personality, and Pete having a lesser role than I originally imagined.
I would just say that the original game centered around getting to know Kari, and that the idea that it might be possible at some point to replace her, was just that - an idea to be explored somewhere down the line. Now you'd think it was a basic human right!
I suppose I should be grateful that nobody's bugging me to make Kari the MC's sister...