I can say that AI is similar to a certain extent; she never tells others about her feelings or what bothers her! She might distance herself from you without you even knowing why. You might think you're friends, but she's upset about something you're doing, yet she won't tell you until suddenly she cuts you off. This is because she likes to be liked, and anything that causes hostility or discord is unwelcome. However, the difference from Elliot is that she remains this way in the second step as well. I don't know about the third step yet, but she'll probably stay this way.
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Wow I can see the resemblance (minus the people pleaser+dependence aspect as how she's able to just cut people off).
Tbh in my first design he was supposed to go through a full depressive-teenager arc in Step 2 (being moody and closed off), a little bit like Qiu and then turn into this totally indifferent guy in Step 3 who didn’t care about anyone (even Opal sadly). Then in Step 4 he would’ve mellowed out and become a calm, trustworthy person who always smiles. But I ended up scrapping that storyline ┐(´д`)┌