Thank for the response. I found the "Friendship" ending on my own. It wasn't natural game play, but explore the code path play. I just switched between choose time with each love interest. I got JH first basically because being independent, truthful, and industrious (independent) were the natural characteristic's I play a character with. I had intended to go for Ai as a love interest at first, but it became clear mid game my choices were not going that way and just rolled with it.
I have by now, gone to Steam and found the ending's guild. I used it for the last two endings. I am not much of puzzle solver so that was the easiest way to find everything. I did Ai true ending last and can see why that was the recommended ending.
I was a little surprised there was no "bad" ending if you continued to follow a path of trying to escape. I see how it works point wise in the game, but (personally) I might have given a second chance to escape, after ignoring the monk, which would have ended bleakly.
I will be following Aikasa Collective and hope some day to see you are working on something new. I am sure there are idea's in your collective, but it is a time of polishing, cleaning up, and resting. Till it is time a new effort, Stay Safe/Stay Healthy