Caroline is dedicated creating all those cookies..
Everyday baking that many cookies..
Caroline at least 'smart' villain.
But ML is smarter
Nah, def not any kind of 'smart'
She literally thinks the world is a game still since she thought Rufus's route has a bug in the system (Prob doesnt even consider anyone as a person but NPCs (que Skyrim music)). Shes only relying on her playthrough knowledge of the game (probably used a guide for it too).
Her thought process is most likely:
1) Choose these convo options
2) Give cookies
3) Do x event at x location and repeat 1+2
If she actually had any brains, she would have noticed right away Rufus doesnt have the slightest intention of humoring her just from that first encounter they had together.