Pls, make up your mind - it's either exploitation of a brainwashed-by-Absolute-cultist or her actually acting out of her own voilition (which is still weird af as the Netherbrain's control over her slowly fades away for a couple of (?) hours).
Might be wrong, but "real" Minthy would not worship the Absolute. Her devotion comes from the mind-control as she later explains.
She is acting out of her own volition, as someone who has been exiled, and someone who worships the Absolute that has had a brief moment of clarity. Is that easier to understand? The mind-control doesn’t erase her entire personality, mind you. It makes it so the Absolute should be the only thing that revolves around her life.
She is in a vulnerable state, yes, but she is completely sober and her senses are not impaired. She still has coherent thoughts, even if they are reckless in nature, and she has
never expressed any regret in her choice to spend that night with you. If you want to look at it as exploitation, that's fine. I just personally would not go that far. Exploitation is a
very strong word for me - it implies that the people who choose to indulge in her offer are malicious, when that is clearly not the case.
The real Minthara would not worship the Absolute. No one would. The ones who believe in the Absolute without having the tadpoles implanted in them lack sufficient knowledge/are very naive. I don’t see why this even needs to be brought up. Glad we could agree on the recruitment part though
