According to the ghosts, this is because she's the one causing them. Ripple Effect-Proof Memory: Alex is the only one who can clearly remember the time loops.
Eventually, Alex comes to view Jonas as a second brother. Like Brother and Sister: If you prevent Michael's death and Alex and Jonas bonded, then Alex and Jonas remain close friends despite never having been stepsiblings.Jerkass: Alex can be played as extremely sarcastic, selfish and outright malicious even.Heroic Mime: It is possible to play Alex as a nearly mute character throughout the game.Girls Love Stuffed Animals: Implied to have a stuffed animal collection, which Clarissa makes fun of.Genki Girl: No matter how you play her, she comes off as being very excitable and outgoing.The Friend Nobody Likes: One of the achievements for the game is to end the night with everyone else hating you by being a miserable destructive monster to everyone as often as possible.Deadpan Snarker: Can be played this way.Childhood Friends: Ren has said he and Alex have known each other since grade school.It also means Michael is dead and puts it in question if Alex ever made up with Clarissa, bonded with Jonas and if Nona ended up with one of the boys. If Alex warns herself not to go to the island, Alex, Ren, and Jonas go to Alfredo's for pizza, meaning she never tears open the rift, never has to go through the horrifying night, and never escapes the island while making a new Alex's story begin. Seemingly, you can also avert this fate in this mode.New Game+: However, another playthrough implies that there's an infinite amount of Alexes and that every Alex eventually gets off the island and lives their life only for a new Alex to start their journey.And I Must Scream: The ending implies that she's sealed away in the ghost dimension and is being forced to relive the game's events for all eternity.Alex is a rebellious teenager who came with her friends to Edwards Island.