I don't think the drama between Lena and Ivy/Mike is gratuitous or unwarranted. It would be if Mike fucked any random girl instead of Ivy. But Ivy is Lena's best friend and that changes everything. If you are fucking someone, it's not okay for your best friend to fuck them behind your back. It doesn't matter if you are cheating on your partner and they are cheating on theirs, that has nothing to do with your friendship with your best mate. It's basic respect, loyalty and trust, specially if your best friend knows you have feelings and it's not just sex (Ivy fucks Mike even if Lena has feelings for him). And in a lesser degree the same applies to Mike, it's one thing to fuck another girl, it's another thing to fuck Lena's best friend.
I agree with what you said in your first phrase... Drama and AVNs are always things that go hand in hand and we all knew that drama would come up in ORS. And Im not denying that Lena would be pissed off to know that
Ivy of all people (her best friend) and Mike hooked up behind her back...
My point is the fact that when Lena does the EXACT SAME SHIT herself, her ego/superiority complex/hypocrisy somehow thinks its alright when SHE does it but other people are despicable when THEY do it:
So let me ask you this then: Isnt what Lena is doing with Jeremy exactly the same thing that
Ivy is doing with Mike? Louise is one of Lenas best friends, Lena knows that Louise has feelings for Jeremy... So, why is it a borderline crime for
Ivy to fuck Mike behind Lenas back but Lena (on the same playtrough) can fuck Jeremy behind Louises back like thats the most normal thing in the universe?
Hell, she can suck the cock of her best friend Louises boyfriend 15-30 minutes before those "drama scenes" happen
You are right in saying that its basic respect, loyalty and trust... But when Lena herself doesnt have those values to one of her best friends, why would she expect those same values from someone else? Of course my point is path dependent, but it still doesnt make sense

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In other paths Im sure those dramas were totally acceptable, so its the Louise x Lena x Ian 3some all over again: Believable on some paths, stupid on others

