Headscratchers / Parasite Eve 2

• Why did Kyle have to shoot Aya to keep his cover for those last couple of minutes? He already had all the information he needed.
  • Watching the scene again, it's because No. 9 was right behind him and was watching the whole scenario. If he tried to suddenly turn around at that moment and shoot No. 9, there's no guarantee he wouldn't have been run through with 9's machete. By shooting Aya (and it was more more of a grazing shot, actually), 9 dropped his guard long enough to take a step back and turn toward Eve instead (important because now 9 is no longer looking at Kyle). This gave Kyle a crucial extra second to turn around and pop him in the head.
  • Alternatively, he didn't. Kyle shooting Aya is just one of the many times he acts untrustworthy and creepy in ways that can't really be explained by his playing all sides (remember when Kyle almost shoots her while she's sleeping in Dryfield?). Even though he didn't fully agree with the Neo Ark group's plans, that doesn't mean he's that great a guy either (despite all the romance subtext).
• Why would Aya stop to have a shower and a nap with only a flimsy motel door between her and the ANMCs running all over town?
  • The shower is understandable, she's had a long and rough day, not to mention that this is the same day where she had to drive from Los Angeles to Nevada (easily a 5 to 6 hour drive). As for the nap... earlier in the game, after defeating No. 9 in the abandoned house, she loses consciousness after her Heroic BSoD. But she happens to wake up right when Kyle shows up with a gun in hand. Her mitochondrial abilities may give her Super-Senses that allow her to sense when she's in danger while asleep or unconscious and to Wake Up Fighting.
  • It's stated that Aya can sense NMCs (this and thermal satellite imaging are the Hand Wave for the map showing you where NMCs are in-game), and as a former cop and current Hunter of Monsters with very good situational awareness, Aya can certainly react to threats very quickly. Plus, she'd pretty much cleared Dryfield out at that point, she's had a long, hard day, she needs to rest and refresh. Doesn't have anything to do with the Fanservice, not at all.