Not at all. The work that goes into poly relationships that are healthy are so extensive. Some even create written agreements and guide lines for how to interact with others and how they need to act (and inform) their other partners.

There is even rules for when they meet new partners and much more. Compromise is a part of that.

Some RA are actually in relationships and some are monogamous, because it is very fluid. More than any types of relationships these are the types that deal with compromised.

A compromise for Halsin would be:

"I accept that you are poly, and I am fully on board with accepting that. I hope you would be willing to compromise for me and understand that I am monogamous, so while I will be with you, I at present don't have a desire to romantically or sexually engage with others. In addition, I am fine with taking things to grow naturally and not labelling our relationship, but I would like a commitment towards shared dreams and goals, towards a shared future. This all with the understanding that things can change, and then we take things as they come."


But Halsin is portrayed like the most ultimate extreme, and twisted towards toxic behaviour that lacks nuance and actually conflicts with the rest of his character.

The fact that Halsin says that the relationship is fluid, but then puts these restrictions on it means that it is jn fact not fluid.

I understand that there will be limitations to what you can do in the game in terms of content, but then it would have been better not to implement it in this extreme.

Especially when you add him specifically as fan service, and use him to promote how much player choice matters - and then only give you a yes or no option.

I don't think this would be a "betrayal" of the representation, but an extension of the nuance of it.

This best comparrison I can think of his if you had a, let's say gay male character, and then allowed him to not just romance other gay menm, but pansexual men, transgender men and non binary. That is, in my opnion, not a betrayal of the character being gay, but just ads nuance.


That being said, you're likely right and they will just entirely ignore it, us and just focus on everything, but addressing this, because they have put themselves in this shitty situation.

I just don't understand why they used Halsin for this representation and not a character like Lae'zel for example.

Last edited by Cowoline; 29/09/23 03:33 PM.