I think the series logic is overly convenient, to the point it's fairytale magic, so I don't mind. Why judge little moments (flick with 100kg force, documentation) when the title (of Hanako or the story) has no obvious justification? Femme Fatale isn't equivalent to "popular girl". Staff wouldn't know she'd have Nanase acting like a spouse in under a week. Assuming the series is going to have this goober come off as far more suave from her determined blundering, it's hard to believe staff wouldn't know she's capable of being a femme fatale. Nanase's Affectionist seemed less of a stretch and more learnable, and her found family task is a lower bar, but when the line was crossed? Instantly she's fitting the title as a territorial partner (lover/sister/wife/mother unclear) of a new family. It was drastic, but in-character. Lesbian fairy tale logic and I love it. Especially for small things, I'm just going to assume all the religion in the plot means divine inspiration led staff to trust it's rare for determined students to fail their role.
Honestly I'm surprised there aren't more people with roles that don't match their self-image thus far. Ran being this frail, even considering a week of studying burnout, lacks the impact of how the main couple changed. Her assigned name was a bit more old-fashioned so I was assuming her background would fit her serious facial expressions (delinquent or punk) more than her smarts. Hopefully there's some other reversal involved.
(Now to see if Ran is more like a crush the femme fatale spurns or more like a kid the affectionist adopts :P ... No, Ran's definitely in need of parental oversight.)
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