Talk:Mercedes Marten/@comment-179.222.4.239-20160122210501/@comment-3498155-20160130091222

^ You can lower their affinity manually. Back in the day, I never bothered finding Liquid Effluvium - did it the old-fashioned way by running into them, or taking a swing at them with a weapon. Aelinore in particular is easy: the storyline demands that she appears, so you can slay her with impunity (usually by chucking her off the parapet outside her room), and she'll reappear in time for the Manse escape.

Madeleine's slightly tricker, although I'll concede that if you trigger her questline she'll most likely be resurrected for the final part of her quests as well.

Other surprise max outs to look for are possibly Selene and Quina - Selene's not too bad as she'll be at your house; Quina leaves, so you'll need to lower her affinity before her final quest (Talent in Bloom?).