I'll just add this:
The MC does owe friend cortesy to Erynn, a lot of cortesy, he has been stonewalling this girl for years and yet she still wants to reconnect, THAT'S FUCKING AMAZING!!!!
Given the information that we now know about the way he stonewalled her for the last few years, if Erynn reacted to the MC with complete indifference, i wouldn't blame her, not even a little bit.
This is an old friend trying very hard to reconnect, despite the MC being an asshole to her for years... and yet he "owes her nothing", seriously what kinda person thinks like that? One that is a terrible friend honestly.
"Ah she hangs out with Ethan..." i won't even bring the fact that she's being blackmailed, there's no need for it.
Erynn is well within her rights to hang out with whomever she wants... We don't get to decide who our friends hang out with.
If the MC thinks that Erynn should stop hanging out with Ethan, he needs to sit down and explain to her why, why he's a bad guy, the things he did...
Even then people might still disagree, they might see things differently, might think it's not a case for completely cutting the other guy off...
But at least after the talk he would have solid grounds to say "if that's your decision... i guess this is it for us".
I don't disagree with that last part. MC has to 'find his words'. But lets be honest, Erynn already knows her situation with Ethan is going to piss MC off.
Shes the one trying to reconnect.
Is waiting on getting that conversation out of the way, the mature thing to do?
This isn't even about Erynn, we don't have to go through any of that because Erynn hates him too, more than the MC.
This is just common sense of having friends, who have other friends, including someone you may think is a huuuuge douche...
Can you imagine if a character, any character, went "I want you to stop talking with Layla, i don't like her" and gave no further reasons?
The fun part is that Erynn isn't making any of these demands to the MC, she's just happy he's here.
The MC is the one that after 5 years comes around still pissed off and considering UNNACEPTABLE that Erynn is "friends" with a guy he hates.
In my opinion the Erynn relationship grows up very naturally, it's not dumped on the players by surprise.
At first she just wants to be friends again(and we have plenty of options for simply staying friends), she even fights and tries to deny the attraction she's feeling... until she can't fight it anymore and they start making out and eventually dating.
Sometimes i wonder if people actually play her route? Or just go "ahh she's annoying" in the first 5 minutes and never try again?
I did eventually play her route, and she does have a cuteness about her. But I also have to embody the MC as well and know he may feel in these situations. (he is after all the MC. While not infallible, this is his story, not any of the LI's.)
If we give credence to Erynns trauma, we have to give the same weight to MC trauma at the hands of Ethan.
Its just as bad.
He was 12/13. He was constantly verbally assaulted by Ethan. We have even seen physical assault.
I would argue his trauma is as valid if not moreso, than Erynns. He was a minor experiencing these things.
Erynn was of age(or so we believe, I'm actually not quite clear on this one and if she was underage, then it does give her trauma more weight.) having consensual sex with her partner (Zane.)
Some creep (Ethan, although all we know is he has the video of it. We actually dont know if he or someone who works for him did the deed of recording, if we do, please correct me, because I haven't seen that specified anywhere.) records that sex act, and uses it to blackmail her.
And this, I believe has gone on for years.
Both are trauma, with different start dates and affects each differently. But both are, trauma.
This alone, is the only justification the MC needs on any ultimatum where Ethan is involved.
The problem with MC is he never voices any of this. He just reacts foolishly, rashly, and runs away.
Yes, Erynn has the right to have any relationship with any character regardless of how they affect the MC. She really doesn't have the right to be friends with MC and expect him to be ok with it.
If she's the 'mature' one of the two, then where is the maturity in that logic?
I think its great story telling that Nyx has going on, that people can take such differing points of view. I can't wait for more!
