...starting to think it isn't worth the time to hang out with Riley.
Any scene involving Charli is like a character assassination for Riley. It's the weirdest thing. Not that the writing is fantastic. A big point of showing how nice she is was her supporting a girl she doesn't know in a trial for committing a crime when she doesn't know the details? Riley literally never met her. It's just some weird "oh but she's so nice for supporting Penelope" scenario.
I get that people want to throw drama in but Charli is straight up a dumpsterfire of a character and he's getting his stink on everyone else. I played loyal playthroughs, where I straight up do not touch any other girl... Except the game forces you on a few occasions. Like you have to flirt with Chloe during that car scene.
He doesn't say the "how many girls have you fucked with" line, but right at the end of the act still calls you a womanizing piece of garbage. EVEN IN A LAUREN SAVE. The Lauren route is like the hyper-vanilla, monogamous romance option available.
Also, dev if you're reading this... Add an "I don't care" option to all these 'side with X' arguments. I don't give a shit about Nora vs. Chloe, or Imre vs. Ryan. Just let me be Ken Watanabe and let them fight. Straight up just add a line "(You make fart noises with your mouth until they stop fighting)" and the game will improve for it.
