addition to alcohol. She said that she actually balances out her partying and her studying. She manages them both effectively and is on her way to doing her dissertation and graduating. We see her partying but we also see her at parties not drinking heavily. So I don't believe this is an issue. She definitely does get very drunk at times, particularly the first party after she found out Chad was cheating. But getting drunk now and then, while maintaining/managing alcohol consumption for the most part, is not an addition to alcohol.
Sage definitely has a drinking problem. She prefers to drink whiskey on the rocks without cola, and she has several bottles of whiskey in her room. She started drinking heavily after her parents' divorce. I don't think her parents' divorce is a serious enough reason to start drinking heavily. In fact, if you think about it, Sage drinks more than any of the other girls.
- addiction to sex. I'm not sure where this comes from. She certainly enjoys sex and is uninhibited, but there isn't anything that shows her to be a sex addict. In fact, she had very little sex over the last couple years. She's been with Chad for at least 2 years before the current school year, and we know Chad rarely touches her because he is gay (his secret). And she definitely didn't cheat on Chad until she found him cheating this school year.
We don't know how often Sage and Chad had sex. But Sage admits that she wants to have sex all the time. She let MC fuck her in the mouth and fuck her tits—these are examples of emotional sexual acts that were not deliberate, but impulsive, in a state of disappointment with her boyfriend.
In fact, before Sage and MC officially started dating, almost all of Sage's sex scenes with MC were quite impulsive.
1) Sex in episode 4 is a consequence of Sage getting drunk.
2) The scene in episode 5 is impulsive, quick sex.
3) The scene in episode 7 is again impulsive sex under the influence of alcohol.
4) The scene in episode 8 is impulsive sex under the influence of alcohol.
needing validation from guys. Also not sure on this. She's in a committed relationship for over 2 years - a relationship that doesn't give her much support or validation. She isn't out there flirting with other guys or trying to get attention constantly. She only flirts with the MC because Chad cheated and she is now hurt and wants some positive attention.
Sage really needs approval from guys, and there are several examples of this in the game. She needs to feel loved, to be the one you need, she wants to help everyone and almost never thinks about herself.
The threesome scene with Sage and Camilla is an example of how she wanted to please the MC, even though she probably didn't enjoy it, as she even asked the MC if he liked it.
The MC fucked Sage in the mouth in episode 3—she needed to feel desired and like she could give the guy what he wanted.
Sex with Quinn and MС is another example of external pressure, but this time from Quinn.
For some unknown reason, she decided to help Maya, probably because she needed MС's approval.
Again, I don't have enough information and depth about Sage's character, so I have to fill in a lot of the gaps myself.
emotional instability/mood swings. Also not sure on this. She generally keeps her emotions hidden away, she talked about this. But she occasionally does let her anger out if the situation is bad enough (Chad cheating and refusing to admit it). I'm not sure wanting to punch something and scream when finding out the guy you've been with for years is cheating and he refuses to admit it is an unreasonable response. So rather than mood swings or instability I would say she suppresses her emotions.
The example of her breakup with Chad is one example of her emotional instability. She clearly did not love him, but she stayed with him because of her insecurity and fear of being judged by those around her. She knew that Chad would leave her sooner or later, but she still took the breakup quite hard. Moreover, after the breakup, she fell into depression, even though she should have felt relieved. Perhaps DPC itself did not know how to portray a toxic relationship, as the relationship with Chad seems very unrealistic. As a rule, toxic relationships are like a roller coaster, with moments of arguing followed by moments of emotional intimacy, causing the other partner to experience a surge of dopamine, which leads to a strong addiction to this type of relationship. But the problem is that DPC didn't show why Sage is still with him. We didn't see any romantic moments that could somehow justify it. Sage and Chad are just... because. It's not even a relationship; their relationship is more like a friendship.
Due to fear of falling under the NTR roller, DPС did not name the reason and made Sage's character rather flat, which means we have to invent illnesses for her to somehow explain it.
But if we continue in this vein, there are quite a few examples in the game where Sage loses her temper. Even if we don't talk about her breakup with Chad, she doesn't take well to her father helping Maya and even bursts into the bathroom where MС is, and she lashes out at Quinn when she reminds her that she can ask her father for help.