Breaking Being a DIK

Previously we looked at Jill's Episode 12 hypocrisy , and Sage's Being a DIK hypocrisy . Now we look to the supposedly serious and morally strong character, Isabella, who appears to have the highest hypocrite score so far out of all the characters in the story. 1. Professional Ethics vs. Personal Boundary Crossing Isabella, even if you do everything right with her, still likes taking risks to screw up her relationship with the MC. Isabella is an established faculty member at B&R, teaching College Research Skills and English, who repeatedly stresses professionalism, discretion, and the weight of her position. Her contradiction lies in that she repeatedly blurs academic/professional boundaries with the MC, a first-year student. She allows romantic and physical escalation to build in private, attending and eventually hosting parties with students or getting involved in student-group drama, while hiding behind her faculty status when convenient. Isabella finally revealing that ...

With Jill , we looked at the Episode 12 breakup event due to her repeated affirmation to the MC that past relationships were fine, when they end up breaking up as a result of said past. In this case, Sage's hypocrisy is noticed throughout the entire story, and not just about breakups. 1. The Moral High Ground on Cheating Sage's entire story is about her relationship with Chad And how she rewards the player for figuring out who Chad is cheating with. Sage's core dynamic kicks off with her outrage over Chad's suspected infidelity to her. She recruits the MC to spy on Chad and frames dishonesty and cheating as absolute, unforgivable betrayals. And how is this all started? As a canon ultimatum that he promises to spy on Chad, and in turn the MC gets his clothes, money, ID and guitar back from Sage, which was wrongfully taken from him. While actively investigating Chad and condemning his dishonesty, Sage routinely engages in heavy emotional dependency, intimate encounters, d...

Jill, the naive and puritanical dating option in BaD , explicitly tells the MC throughout the game that he is allowed to have a past, make mistakes, and be honest; yet the game's mechanics treat pre-relationship history as an unforgivable offense. Some of this is basic understanding of her character and normal relationship dynamics, but a lot of it comes from the break up with Josy and Maya and how her opinions and comments on it contradict her reaction at the end of Episode 12, leading to a breakup. (This is specific to the "ep9_jm_sad" variable being true.) These conditions occur even if: The MC has 0 TC points ("cheating" actions the player takes, which after a > 4 threshold, cause the MC to break up with Jill) The MC has not pursued or flirted with anyone after Episode 8: Crossroads. Meaning, the MC has stayed faithful to Jill. "Single people date and you're a cute guy" Jill: " It's not a shock to hear that you're dating others ...