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No I disagree with you there about the MC knowing she was off limits. Josy did everything she could to encourage him. He tried to walk away. She's the one who kept drawing him back. The goodbye not farewell, the 'I'm running away' story, even in the scene after her Father's visit the 'I thought you'd fight harder' crap.I find it a very human response to the MC's bullshit: the MC knew she was "off-limits" when he got involved with her, so there's no reason for him to hang everything on her just because he turned out to be friends with her SO. And it certainly ties in with her earlier talk. There, she was feeling trapped and alone without Maya. Now the person she turned to for support is ostracizing her despite knowing exactly how Josy feels about it. That's a deep cut, so yeah, no wonder Josy snaps at the MC.
IMHO, this is an effective example of illustrating the flaws in a character. It puts Josy in a bad light in the context of the scene, but does so in a way that makes sense and can be addressed by the character herself later on.
I just did a reply to Felice's post where I said I wanted to see her grow up some, but there's no doubt in my mind that Josy used the MC as an emotional crutch and then dropped him the second she got her Maya back. That's something she'd have to atone for before I'd ever consider her even a friend again.