I really like this game, am supporting. Jessica is very well written. full of life and very expressive, I immediately had a crush on her. But I don't know why the side story exists unless Dev is planning to merge the stories. It's an entirely different story. If there's no crossover you're just bloating the game. But some thoughts:
1. The English is atrocious. I point it out because someone else pointed it out and you were a dick about it. If you got some money coming in, pay an English speaker to look over your Google translated script.
2. I like the side story, just doesn't fit with the main story. Still confused why Dev did this.
3. Episode 12 is awful. Side story the kid in bed while friend fucks gf. The lighting is beyond shit. No clue who these people are or what they're doing until later when we can see shit.
Apparently, you don't read the text very carefully, even though there is not much of it. And you also haven't read the FAQ (here, on Patreon and in the next versions of the novella), in which I answer repeated questions. However, I will briefly respond to your comments:
1. Yes. Sorry. There is no money for a translator yet.
2. The heroes of the two stories will intersect more and more as time goes on.
3. Hmm. There were already scenes in the dorm, and the transition to the scene of the second story is always accompanied by the "Meanwhile" cover. Well, the darkness is just night.))
Sorry if I disappointed you.
Anyway, thanks for the support and feedback.