Of course, the part you're referring to is a flash-forward, not to mention the fact that you can tell a lot about a person in just a minute or two, particularly from their tone of voice, and other non-verbals and paraverbals like posture and facial expression. I think the writing in this game is good.
As to whether MC could get over his bullying, considering the things he's done to change his life, and his ability to put things into perspective, I don't know that it's unreasonable. I was bulllied a lot in school, but I ended up working in schools for my whole career, partly to help other kids who get bullied, and partly to help the bullies understand that they're disrespecting themselves when they pick on people. And don't say my being bullied was insignificant -- I was at the bottom of the social heap in my schools from Kindergarten through 8th grade. It wasn't until I was in high school that I finally had some social success. That said, one of the kids who bullied me the most had a son who needed support, and was worried I wouldn't support him well. I worked as hard with him as I would with anybody's kid. She'd been through a lot in her life, and I found I didn't need to get back at her.
