Maya is so fixated on the idea of being with Josie that she doesn't pay attention to the fact that her actions can cause pain others. She literally lives for the sake of dating her. But let's assume that Josie went to California and broke up with Maya. Then everything Maya did doesn't make any sense. She doesn't need to go in Hots. It's enough for her to tell her father that she started dating a guy and the problem is solved. It is very strange that our triangle has not yet decided to play like this. Play a fake and fictitious couple. This is the easiest way.
First of all, that solution requires that the MC commit to the throuple, which only just happened. The ruse wouldn't work if the MC is still dating others, or if he might not stick around for the long haul.
But second and more important, it's not going to solve much of anything. Patrick isn't just against Maya being a lesbian, he's trying to control all aspects of Maya's life. Remember, he started to insist Maya get a solo room the instant she had a roommate, even if he liked the MC. The idea that the MC could get Patrick to back off just by publicly posing as Maya's boyfriend is ignoring the full scale of the problem.
Several candidates? Who do you think could it be?
I'm just wondering
J.A.L. already mentioned Quinn and Riona. I'd add Neil to that list; the death of a mentor is about as classic a trope as there is in coming of age stories. (Obviously I'm *hoping* all of them will survive.)
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Errr, yes, nice picture and all. But we already know Zoey will play a big role in the Interlude, DPC. Do you have anything new to add?
Daaamn, look at all those new Zoey simps on the thread
We need to scroll back to like 2-3 weeks ago when mostly everyone was complaining about her, now look at this new positive sentiment around her
She looks great, cannot wait for when the Interlude is released
Please don't make me regret promising to lay off my concerns about Zoey.
I have to check with you guys, if you played through the Josy/Maya path and Josy sex cleanly after the HOT party in EP7, do you have an entry in the Scene Gallery. Maybe it's a bug.
For me it is only see when I play with mod.
If you are asking whether the quick sex scene with Josy (if she goes home with you after the HOT party) shows up in the unmodded gallery, the answer is no.
Oh F you Shazba, I had to turn off my Spotify right in the middle of a Tom Petty song to respond to this crap.
Anyway, I refuse to compromise with anyone defending Maya in this scene. This scene is the absolute focal point of my dislike for that character, and all characters like her. There is no defense of her selfishness and manipulation here. Dear God, she's so self centered it's a wonder that other characters aren't ripped apart by her gravitational field.
This is probably a hopeless endeavor, but you'd need to be able to see the scene from Maya's point of view. At that time she'd only known the MC for a few days, and she considers the free tuition vital to her future. So even if she *hates* what happened, the fact of the matter is she still needs to make out with someone and that's just more important to Maya than patching things up with the MC. But since asking to make out with the MC is the least unpalatable option for her, she does so. It's possible she also intended to apologize to him afterwards, or thought that ignoring him to make out with someone else might make things even worse, but that's just speculation.
I think it's fair to say she should have led with an apology before asking (to put it mildly). And I definitely think she should have apologized immediately if the MC refused to make out with her (rather than claiming it wasn't her fault). But I'm not contending that Maya isn't selfish at times. I'm just saying that it's possible for characters to be selfish without being completely narcistic megalomaniacs who see people purely as toys for their own aggrandizement.
I understand why a lot of players aren’t looking forward to Zoey’s return.
The mc’s made all these new friends, found new love and suddenly someone from his past, who we as readers don’t know very well, is gate crashing.
When the ex showed up in “Three Rules of Life” (I think that was the game), I just bailed. Same as College Kings or one of those games.
But fuck me if I’m not hyped for Zoey. I liked her sass in the flashback story, and she looks like she’s only gotten finer since.
If DPC does this right, by the end of the interlude a heap of readers are gonna change their tune about her and they will be all aboard on the blue train.
Interestingly, I felt the opposite about "3RoL" because in that game it's clear that the MC's own behavior in the breakup with his ex-gf left massive scars on the his psyche. There was a huge amount of baggage that needed to be dealt with, regardless of whether the MC ever encountered the ex again or not.
But that's not the case here in BaDIK. Zoey and the MC split up amicably. In retrospect the MC realized she meant more to him than he'd thought, but even that is more of an intellectual observation than a real regret. She's just like the other LIs in the wake of the crossroad, a path not traveled.
Naomi in 3RoL filled a role no one else could. Zoey in BaDIK is stuck in a role anyone else could fill (and in some playthroughs, already have). At best, Zoey simplifies the game by serving the same role in all the branches, but even that has to be balanced against the time spent bringing her up to speed (and adding yet another path to an already crowded game going forward).
