Talk:The Junior, Book 1/@comment-27680174-20180327111303/@comment-25380079-20180403061128

I am in no way saying that this is the case, but let's explore the possibility: What if the fact that "what might have been" was a theme that you could choose for James's book in The Sophomore, Book 2 turns out to be a hint to the status of the LI in The Junior, Book 1? In Universe, The Freshman was a book by Enrique Vasquez, finished by MC after Vasquez's death, based on MC's experiences during her freshman year. What if, in Universe, The Sophomore is a sequel to that book written entirely by MC? Now, what if LI died in the crash, but we don't find this out until the last chapter of The Junior, Book 1, or later, and, in The Junior, MC ended up writing the story as though LI were still alive, as a means of dealing with the grief and exploring the possibilities of what might have been? If that ended up being the case, I could imagine that a subplot could be invoked wherein MC is forced (as in, the book doesn't give the player any other options) to "cheat" on LI, but LI and all the other characters are strangely okay with it—because LI is really dead and wants MC to move on and find happiness, MC's friends want her to be happy, and the whole idea of MC "cheating" on LI is based on MC feeling guilty for letting go.