Character Relationship Map: Ad Libitum

Characters

• German Krylov (played by Shamil Khamatov) — protagonist
• President of Ad libitum (played by Igor Petrenko) — protagonist
• the girl everyone falls in love with (played by Darya Belousova) — supporting
• Nika (played by Evgeniya Kregzhde) — supporting
• Fil (played by Anton Fedorov) — supporting
• redactor (played by Kristina Babushkina) — supporting
• Arthur Mamedov (played by Karen Badalov) — supporting
• Ad libitum client (played by Ivan Stebunov) — supporting

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• German Krylov → Fil (Professional Source) — Fil provides information about the company
• the girl everyone falls in love with → Ad libitum client (Professional Service Provider) — The girl provides artificial love experiences to clients
• President of Ad libitum → Ad libitum client (Professional Service Provider) — The President oversees services provided to clients
• President of Ad libitum → the girl everyone falls in love with (Professional Employee) — The girl works for the President's company
• German Krylov → redactor (Professional Editor) — German's superior at his publication
• German Krylov → the girl everyone falls in love with (Professional Client) — German experiences the company's services through her

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• German Krylov → Ad libitum client (Narrative Observer) — German observes the client's experience
• German Krylov → Nika (Social Confidante) — Nika supports German during his investigation
• German Krylov → Arthur Mamedov (Alliance Ally) — Arthur assists German in his investigation
• German Krylov → President of Ad libitum (Conflict Investigator) — German investigates the company run by the President

Story Analysis

A journalist's investigation into a company that provides artificial love experiences leads to his own psychological manipulation

Plot Progression

1. The Journalist's Discovery — German Krylov, a sensation-seeking journalist, discovers the mysterious Ad Libitum company that offers artificial love experiences and decides to investigate it for a career-making story.
2. Descent into Artificial Emotions — German immerses himself in the company's services, experiencing artificial love through the girl, and gradually loses his journalistic objectivity as genuine emotions develop.
3. Psychological Trap — German realizes he's become the subject of manipulation rather than an objective observer, struggling to break free from the company's psychological control while maintaining his sense of self.
4. Reclaiming Autonomy — German confronts the President of Ad Libitum and makes the difficult decision to expose the company's practices, reclaiming his autonomy and journalistic integrity.