Thanks to your reply, I just realized that I'm automatically assuming that the girls in their final year are third years. Maybe that's why I was so confused. I know I got the idea of that mainly because Jill said that she was in her third year, and my brain somehow linked that to Sage being in her final year without actually realizing it. I bamboozled myselfSage is in her final year. We know this because she mentions Quinn will need to take over when she graduates next year, and from her dissertation being her final assignment.
I'm hoping for this at least. The just friends turned more route makes no actual sense to me at all, since Sage seems to want an SO that cares for her, while on that route, although the MC somewhat cares for her, rejecting her advances multiple times already suggests that he's only interested in a friendly relationship. And now, somehow, Sage is attracted to a person who's acting (somewhat) cold towards her and only interested in being friends. It's inconsistent, and I want my fiery baby back.My gut tells me if you’re dating her its gonna be merged and I really don’t like it. No way he runs three Sage routes. I think the routes are gonna be either dating her (with either starting circumstance) or just friends.
“Fuck buddy” route put too much effort into downplaying their relationship thus far, “just friends turned more” puts too much effort into getting her up to speed.
Maybe it will pay off and focus her story so the OG Sage personality comes back. This chapter was messy for her because DPC was trying to prune the branching story. Just like my least favourite episode (5) did to so so many characters.
That is true. We see more of Sage's relationship with Maya developing as she's never really been seen to interact with her outside of the HOT house. I do wonder what exactly is the plan they discussed at the end of the episode, but I'm sure I'll have my answer soon enough in Episode 8 (hopefully). And yeah, I'm hoping that rebound guy thing will be a consequence for those who've decided to go for the 'just friends turned more' route. Otherwise it's really just shitty writing for Sage from DPC's end.actually it's us players who just want to be friends with Sage (eventually), in the dialogues the MC always refers to the fact that she's busy and he's not interested in such a story, from that point of view DPC did a good job, only from that point of view
the worst part is that Sage decides she wants to have another chance by blatantly looking at the MC's dick, less than one star overall rating amateur game stuff, her gaze is heavily emphasized by the scene, she's looking for comforting sex, you're rebound guy more than in any other situation
and it's not like the fuckbuddy route is going any better in this chapter....
Sage does the best things in chapter 7 with Maya, with Quinn, not MC