Alina Seo... confuses me
What amazes me the most in Signalis is how it's impossible to pin down a single theory about what's really happening, and at the same time, it's impossible not to try to. Everytime you try, you can get most things to lineup nicely, but something will always seem out of place. To me, that thing is Alina Seo.
I can't decide what and who I think she is. Is she someone working on Serpinski? Is she a figment of Ariane's mind being recriated in reality (but if this is the case, why does she has multiple diary entries?), is she a memory from Elster's Gestalt life confusing her with Ariane? Some theories even assume she is real and slowly becoming Ariane and that it is her in the cryopod at the end.
I feel that she predates Ariane, mainly because of the photo with Alina and Lilith. The Smeared Diary Page that secretly puts the Cicle counting over 200000 (more than 700 years) contributes to that.
The thing is, whatever my interpretation is, it feels wrong. I give her little weight in the grand scheme of things, while the game, while being elusive about it, clearly gives her a very central role. I'm very curious to know what you guys make of her.