So it's looking like we have 3 renders possibly related to a game of DnG. Still hoping that it isn't, but if it is, then I'm hoping it won't take up a huge portion of the episode.
If we compare these to the ep 5 previews, we never saw anything from the Prep party and so had no idea that this would not only be in the episode but also be such a big part of the episode. So I hope that these previews are similar, that we're only seeing what will amount to a small segment of the episode and still haven't seen anything from the more substantial parts.
As I recall, one of the last previews showed Lily on the staircase from the party. So there was technically some warning it would be part of the episode, but it was certainly a surprise just how much of the episode revolved around it.
Why would it be confrontational when they don't know about each other's relationships with the MC?
Bella is the college librarian and a teacher so her interacting with Sage doesn't have to be anything more than that between a student and the librarian.
I agree there's reason it needs to be confrontational, but I disagree it's normal to see the two interacting. Even if Bella is the librarian, why is Sage in the library? Most students go there to study, but Sage has her own room in the HOTs house for that. Unless Sage is looking for reading material (which we've had no indication of), there doesn't seem to be a reason for her to stop by.
Sage could be there to meet the MC, but that still wouldn't get her to talk to Bella. Something to do with Tybalt, maybe? Jill did say several times in Episode 5 that she needed to talk to him about something. Both Bella and Sage seem to dislike him, so I could see them making common cause over that if this was some official function (though Bella is clearly not dressed for that).
This seems to be new territory for the two characters, which is promising!