Talk:Elliot Vance/@comment-34138917-20181021210707/@comment-3452092-20181129000810

It was my understanding that the MC was in his or her summer break, but maybe I'm wrong. Maybe it's spring break or winter break. If it's one of those, the age thing works a little better. I figured the MC was between junior and senior year, but I'd have to replay to see if I can find where it talks about college. Maybe that will give a better idea of what break they are on.

Around here (I'm in the US) the only meaning I have heard for half-sibling is sharing one parent, usually biologically, but sometimes adoption works for this, too, and not the other (either biologically or legally). I have seen some people use stepsibling to mean this as well (entirely in books I've read and it's probably one of the biggest things to pull away my suspension of disbelief, which is kind of funny, but huge pet peeve of mine), though as far as I can tell step sibling only refers to when you share no parent either biologically or legally, but your parent is married to the parent of your step sibling.

I'm pretty sure you are correct and they do share a biological mother. There seem to be too many things that point that that. And based off what we've heard of the parents, I would buy the dad cheating on the mom, but not the other way around. Maybe they simply messed up with the timing and the MC is actually supposed to be younger then seven at the divorce.