Granted, it saved the romance, but not for those who didn't want to have one option to be stuck in an orphanage. Also, I have the impression that Halsin is 100% focused, even fixated on the children, and the conversation revolves around them over and over again. In the friendly version, it is even more visible. Oddly enough, he didn't show such strong impulses to be a babysitter during the course of the game.
