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The two college boys themselves are/were unimportant for the story as a whole. And you are 100% correct, there is no point the developer wasting time/energy and effort for that event nor is it worth our time waiting to play it.
How I looked forward to the event had it happened was a plot tool to bring Patrica/Sophia closer and further Sophia's path to the "Darkside." So chalk that up as a lost opportunity.
However, something else isn't being looked at and that is the developer's creditability, reliability and relatability. So many other paths can't be continued and furthered, and that is a strike against the developer. And now that the developer is taking us down so many other rabbit holes, events that players want to play come into doubt.
GingerSweetGirl, I'm going to assume there are plots and paths and content you want to play, especially in a reasonable timetable... that describes everyone here actually. I don't care about the side jobs but there still are those howling for them or asking questions. No one talks about the "maid," another loser path. And there are a host of other elements hanging and stagnating.
Right now, the story is coming off as a schizophrenic squirrel dodging cars on a freeway while looking for nuts