So? She still has the right to have other friends, even if the MC dislikes them.
The MC has the right to tell her about it, in a reasonable manner, and act on her decision(if she decides to keep him as a friend after he explains it to her).
But he's in no position to make demands, the guy has stonewalled this person for 5 years, what right he has to come acting pissed off and start demanding answers? Like he sometimes does.
Would you open a conversation with someone you haven't talked in a long time(and is trying to reconnect) with "by the way Ethan has been blackmailing me, remember him?"
It's also clear from her scenes that Erynn wanted to tell the MC about her situation before she actually did(according to the apartment "sleep talk" she wanted to do it from day 1), it's just a difficult conversation for her, why no one else knows.
First she needed to reestablish some level of friendship and trust with this person, she wants to reconnect, but doesn't know if it'll work, he may have changed, he may still have resentment for her... she can't come around and "trauma dump" on him straight off the bat.
It doesn't take her that much time to reveal her problem, despite that fact that meetings keep going "not as planned".
They keep getting cut short... the MC sometimes leaving her apartment and conversations going in different directions then what she intended.
She meant to say something in the park but the MC wanted to talk(very agressively) about the event from 5 years ago, and then left before she could continue.
And that was what, one week (and not that many talks) after they ran into each other at the club?
Or you could understand when MC/you may have gone too far and fucked up(does it ever happen?), and show some basic common sense.
I disagree that the story is about the MC(despite by default we calling him the MC, player character would be more accurate, or even POV character), without the girls the story is just "he goes to school, he comes back home", he's important in how he intersects with the girls story.
If the MC wants Erynn to do something/cut Ethan off, he needs to explain it to her, not simply hope she "gets it" out of nowhere(against the odds, she does get it btw).
From what we know she never witnessed any physical abuse, just some examples of mockery/hazing.
Just like you expected Erynn to tell him about her plight, he needs to come out, with words, and explain it to her and understand he's in no position to make demands.
She does know that he's not ok with it, despite the fact that he never told her anything.
And she would love nothing more than to cut Ethan off, but she can't.
Then you don't understand anything about her story...
Erynn is clearly not in a good place when the game starts, it's reconnecting with the MC that inspires her to fight back and helps her grow, and in doing that a relationship might blossom.
We don't get what we want with characters/people/friends we take them for who they are and we help them along their journey through life, with our friendship and our love.
I think it's sad that you don't wanna help(you are embodying the MC right?) a loved one grow and deal with her problems.
Despite that i hope someone else shows up to help you grow.
Start by being less judgemental and finger pointy when someone isn't "what you want" maybe? Free tip
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