Originally Posted by papercut_ninja
Originally Posted by EdaLee
I'm polite and he doesn't try all the time, once in a brothel, again in a brothel, with twins, a man, a woman and he only asks once, say no, that's it.

It can be the first time he asks, again no issues with that seeing as how you've already gone quite far down the kinky route at that point. And you say no and everything is ok and can be brushed off as a fun misunderstanding.

But it can also be the third time he asks. First time in camp when he asks Tav and gets rejected, second time randomly in the middle of Baldur´s Gate somewhere. Third time in a brothel, which I need to point out, does not change the premises of consent and respect for other people's boundaries. Being in a brothel or strip club or whatever does not give you a free pass to disregard consent and boundaries, that's the kind of attitude that leads to sex workers frequently getting raped. You are ascribing assumptions to Halsin's behaviour and thinking which makes him look even worse in my view, so you are not helping your case here.

I'm fairly certain it's a bug with his romance flags, as I once tried turning him down after he transforms into a bear once, the scene ends and he still thinks we're together. I get the "night before" dialogue option, kiss, etc. (I've reported it since)

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Anyways, a couple personal thoughts/suggestions on Halsin:

1. I think they should remove or change his dialogue on relationships. It's just weird having that option there the whole time and he just says the same thing every time. Being both mono or poly means being in a dedicated relationship, no? I get whiplash when he says "you are all I want" and yet he doesn't see it as any kind of dedication. It makes me feel...used? I don't know. Maybe it's me lol.

2. Going along with autistichalsin's suggestion, having an option where the player states that they don't want anyone else, maybe dialogue where Halsin says something along the lines of "This is new to me, but you have done so much for me already...I will try being with you.". Then the player can either choose "Feel free to share your heart with others." or "Thank you, let me know if you ever feel smothered.". I think this gives the player a little more agency while at the same time not removing Halsin's fluid nature.

3. I might be a bit ignorant on poly relationships as it's not my thing personally, but having more options for poly romances would be great for the people who want them. I think Karlach and Laezel would be good options for this (I'm legit surprised they aren't already an option in some form).

All in all though even if they don't change a thing I'll still be in love with this dang character. (Except his voice line bugs, please fix those...)