It gets me in the Downsizing Game, that every instance of Nao getting tricked/taken advantage of in the first half becomes vital to the eventual endgame.
Nao gets duped by Fukunaga and locked out of the vote exchange? She'll end the game as the only character allowed to vote freely since everyone else is locked in an M-ticket contract.
Nao loses that Light and Dark game with Fukunaga and gets scammed out of 30 million? Well, not only does it set Nao up for a rematch where she can win 10 votes, but it also gives her a great story to tell the other players when she goes to get the votes from them.
Nao's not allowed to make her case at the beginning? Fine. She'll make it at the end when she has all the money and the power and her statement will have actual material impact.
