I guess there really is gold in these thar hills!

Watching someone play Live A Live and my head is full of thoughts about Alethea. I mean Oersted is mega ultra sauced but you have to consider that she was given to him literally as a trophy, she had no say in it, she doesn't know if he loves her or if he flat out sees her as a prize, and even if he does love her what does it matter? It's so easy, you know. You just win a woman and she has to sacrifice her life and her body to you. Now here's this other guy who doesn't have it so easily but his love is clear even if his methods are unsound and he's willing to do so much just to be with her, instead of merely win her, but here comes Mr. Winner with his sword and he wins again and she has to submit wholly to that uncertain future. She doesn't have a choice with what to do with her life or her body.