The conversation between Ethan and Zack happens after the Val and Ethan confrontation. The fact that Ethan thinks it will be difficult to convince her to get with Ethan if she was the one who helped MC during the ambush suggests she successfully got away from him when they met on the street.
To me his hesitation meant he was a dick to her(duhh) and obviously that makes it tricky for him to convince her to do anything.
Whatever happened he knows he didn't set a good first impression.
she is objectively very fast though
Best runner of the girls, and Ethan doesn't seem particularly athletic getting his ass kicked by the MC repeatedly.
Well in fairness to Zane I think it's actually him who deserves some closure and finally an explanation. Erynn said that after they slept together and Ethan started blackmailing her, she just ditched him and said that she was going to the prom with Ethan.
I do agree with him being a great bit of competition with Nikki, we already heard how "her type" is the long haired surfer type.
Depending on how nice of guy Nyx wants to make him, he can even give Erynn-MC his blessing.
He surely will have seen the photoshoot from Erynn with the MC, he's works as a model, he was booked for that... congratulate them, say they look good together...
Even for Nikki i think it's late to have her "considering a switch", doesn't mean he can't take his shot(this is where it might become interesting if you fuck up).
Does he put 2 and 2 together and realize the guy with Nikki at the beach is the same guy from Erynn's photoshoot?
I don't think Erynn or Nikki would actually do anything with him, even if you messed up with them. Like you say the girl would look terrible and it would be completely out of character, particularly for Erynn.
Think it would be more a way of making the MC feel a bit insecure and then having to deal with that. Agree it would work better if it's kept pretty mild though.
Definitely too late for a "i don't know which guy i like more...", some mild scenes of Erynn and him having fun and the MC being a little insecure about it would be cute, but you can't really do more than that.
Same thing with Nikki, allow him to flirt, but can't really have her being seriously thinking about it.
This is where fucking up might play a role, if you fuck up and ruin the relationship he's there to pick up the pieces.
"But honey, he's just my surfing instructor!"
He was helping me stand on the board
