I wouldn't want to make a too serious speech, but personally between a joint and a syringe there is a big difference.
the joint on the roof is an acceptable nonsense, dealing hard drugs is criminal and very dangerous.
on the restaurant I know that my position is questionable, I will probably be wrong as I have often done.
on the involvement of LIs in the restaurant: in the end we talk about Maya (Josy seems very unlikely to me). narratively it could also be interesting but it would be too dramatic a turn which I don't expect
Agree, world of difference between weed and injectable drugs.
For me the Restaurant depends on the willingness of the participants. If the girls are willing and can pay thier way through school, sucking and fucking a few cocks to earn hundreds of bucks seems an easier way to do it than working a 40 hour week.
LIs and the resteraunt is interesting. I agree there may be oppurtunites to "save" Maya from it however, IMO if that is the path things are going, which seems to be implied, then it stands to reason we can also fail to save her. I use the term 'save' a little broadly here. If Maya chooses to join the resteraunt on a path where she isn't the MCs main girl or for whatever reason he chooses not to warn her then that's really on the player. Maya is a grown woman who has decided she will do anything to get out from under her father and pay her way through school.
already with NTR I am more confused than before ... apparently in games if there is no Mc it is always NTR
what is strictly meant by the "corruption" tag?
in the Hentai field (the only one I know) would correspond to a permanent change in the "morality" / "sexuality" of a character
it does not necessarily go that far
For me NTR means cheating. I'd include hot wifing and swapping under an NTR bracket, though strictly they aren't the same thing. Corruption is the best bit of NTR. It doesn't have to be the fall from house wife to whore, but can just be the "will she give in?" For example in the Visual novel Marina's Cuckolding Report (great if your into that kind of thing) it's what's known and 'netorase' or 'lending' you wife to another guy. The corruption is about whether the sex will ruin the marriage, will she 'fall' for the fuck buddy etc.
The other important factor is the MC must have strong feelings towards the 'cheater' for it to count. If you're on the 'friends' path and declared no romatic interest in Maya, she can't put you in a NTR situaion. If however she has sex with someone other than you or Josy whilst in the thrupple that could be NTR.
Maya isn't gonna enter the restaurant. Quinn already said that Maya isn't hot material, she is just pushing her to see were is the breaking point.
A more interesting line of thinking with drama potencial is Josy making it into the HOT's while Maya failing. Will Josy sacrifice herself for his lover? Quinn offering to Josy Maya's tuition in exchange for her services while Maya doesn't know what the tuition implies generates much more drama.
I suppose it depends on if there is another factor beyond the scavenger hunt. If Maya completes it, Quinn may have to let her in. At least she'd need a good reason to deny her entry. As for the free tuition, that might come with other stipulations (for example working in the resteraunt).
This line in the guide is why i don't think we can safely presume anything when it comes to this;
You make an interesting point about Josy, and that could be a fun path. But I think the same thing that people think stops Maya from being in the resteraunt as a Main LI stops Josy.
One of my favourite Josy theories is she will get in the HoTs and join the Pink Rose ruining that for Tommy as well (lol)
Interesting. So that suggests either;
MCs BDAY is mid week (Or possibly Friday) and they are celebrating before he goes home
Or Derek goes home with him and 6 will take us that far
Or we get a time jump to get us there
Either way seems more likely we will get to the letter in this update, at the very least as the cliffhanger.