Sorry to hear about your friend. I hope you check up on her parents from time to time to see how they are doing, they probably almost consider you part of the family.
It happened a long time ago (2001). Yes, I visited them and tried to keep in touch. Her mother died a few years later, and her father 3 years ago.
I don't really pay attention when telling Maya about the "hometown crush", but does the MC name her? I know that Josy never mentions Maya's name, and you don't mention Maya's name when talking to Josy on the phone, but I can't remember if the MC mentions Josy's name when talking to Maya. I might need to replay those scenes & the scene when Josy shows up to the room.
MC never mentions names. When talking to Maya, MC is able to tell truth, that in addition to the goal of visiting his father, he also goes on a date with the girl he fell in love with. Then Derek will tell Maya that, because he called him and MC told him about date.
When MC talkes to Josy, he just mention that live in one room with girl.
MC tried to date of both of them at a time, which is another reason why he shouldn't have been so upset and mad on them after reveal.
That's a sad story you told, man. Looks like you've really been through a lot. I'm sorry about your friend.
I also lost a lot of friends. But they were all jerks and died of an overdose. So I don't feel too sorry for them. I mentally waved goodbye to them and said- "Bye, assholes."
It's sad, but it was a long time ago. Let's just say in the end of first half of my life, according to my current age.
It's interesting... your friends had problems with drugs, but your LI in the game is Quinn. However, I'm no better, probably. I fell for Throple, while I should have stayed away from them according to my experience in past. I'm not ready to write another wall of text now, but it was also a huge punch in the gut, which broke me finally at that time. I'll probably tell about it some other time, when I have the time, the mood and the appropriate moment.
The deficit of the MC is that he sometimes can't interpret female signals. This is shown several times in the game. Neil did his best for the MC and he is also a very emotional person, but he is a man and not a woman. He could not replace the MC's mother.
That is how the friendship plus of Zoey and the MC came about. Talking about or showing feelings is uncomfortable for Zoey and the MC does not understand female signals.
You learn to read and interpret signals gradually, it comes with experience. It's hard to blame the MC for this. If he had date or just spent time with someone before or in principle thought about it, he would have already had experience by his age.
It's a combination of many factors and as a result we have what we have.
Only under alcohol or liquid courage there was this awkward moment of silence, the first kiss ended. Zoey kissed the MC, not the other way around. Liquid courage. But the MC didn't get the signals.
I don't think I'd be wrong to say that many of us had it that way the first time.
So this did not form a romantic relationship, but a friendship-plus. But I think to myself so Zoey had a crush on her MC. She just couldn't bring up her feelings properly and when she showed the MC feelings, the MC couldn't interpret those signals properly.
I expect to hear from her that she have a crush on him in EP10. Depending on chosen branch this should develop differently.
