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Everything in the interlude could have just been a quick 2 minute flashback or under 10 sentences in a conversation and it wouldn't really change much.
It wouldn't have changed much for people who already, preemptively decided they're not interested in this character and all they want is more of their waifu of choice. But that's not everyone.

Just like every character I don't need a whole episode dedicated to a part of their life I just need some bits of their background while growing a relationship with them in the game.
That's the thing, Zoey isn't supposed to be just like every other character you know nothing about and grow a relationship with in the game, starting from that nothing. The MC already has a very long-term relationship with her.

Granted, selling the "old friend" LI as actual old friend to the player is something these games have always struggled with. It's hard, especially when your players more likely than not never had any female friend and so can't easily empathize :v
 
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nyrek

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jokes aside, would be ridiculous if we can say it's the same guy just based on the clothes he wears in a scene where he appears the first time and then just happens to wear them again, weeks later, the second time he appears.
had we been introduced to the guy, actually seen his face before and then seen him (and his face) later on wearing the same clothes... ok, sure
iirc a hooded guy goes after mona when she leaves B&R too but it's a bit ridiculous if it turns out to be the same guy always wearing the same clothes. I mean, hed be risking getting recognized in class, based just on that, don't even have to see his face
 

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For me is just Acting Lesson's MC in the last chapters. DPC just re-use the guy to help fill the classroom
 
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Another marvelous show of observation skill by yours truly... I'll say this outright. Josy is a thief! She lied to MC during the romantic pond scene.

Here she asks MC for a date before he leaves for B&R. Please pay close attention to the aisle she's looking after. It's the liquor aisle...
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And would you look at that? She says that she "swiped it from dad's cabinet".
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It doesn't need any other explanation... Thanks for reading my blog. Peace!


 

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Another marvelous show of observation skill by yours truly... I'll say this outright. Josy is a thief! She lied to MC during the romantic pond scene.

Here she asks MC for a date before he leaves for B&R. Please pay close attention to the aisle she's looking after. It's the liquor aisle...
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And would you look at that? She says that she "swiped it from dad's cabinet".
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It doesn't need any other explanation... Thanks for reading my blog. Peace!


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Everything in the interlude could have just been a quick 2 minute flashback or under 10 sentences in a conversation and it wouldn't really change much. Zoey and MC were together, Zoey's Grandmother died and left her money, Zoey left to become a surfer and MC stayed behind to finish school, Zoey met some people and worked in a tattoo place, Zoey ran out of money and didn't like surfing so she decided to return home to the MC.

Start of episode flashback. Zoey and MC talking with Zoey deciding to leave and MC staying behind.

Scene with MC telling Derek his ex is back. Flashback of Zoey and MC hanging out and Zoey finding out her Grandmother died. Zoey finds out her Grandmother left her money to become a surfer and Zoey discusses leaving with the MC.

Scene of Zoey and MC. Flashback where Zoey tells the MC about some of the people she met, she didn't like surfing, she ran out of money and missed the MC.

All I need to know about Zoey is that she had a relationship with the MC and a small amount of background about her character. Josy, Maya, Jill and Sage didn't get a whole episode about their life without the MC and I didn't need it for Zoey. Just like every character I don't need a whole episode dedicated to a part of their life I just need some bits of their background while growing a relationship with them in the game.
See, at this point I don't think it's a matter of what could've been more efficient.
I have this weird foreboding sense that the Interlude won't save us any time on the exposition. WE saw how everything went down. The MC didn't. I'm wondering how that conversation is going to go down. I think it's going to be one of those natural breaks in an episode where the MC has a nice sit down with a character with all the sentimental music playing and in the back of your mind you're wondering how much more content there is for the episode because it feels like things are starting to wrap.
How DPC handles that scene will really determine for me if the Interlude saved any time at all. I think the Interlude was more just to get us invested in the character which I mean ... worked for some but not for others.
 
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