Yeah, I think it will be fine. It's difficult to drip feed the story, right? I have in mind what the full picture looks like, but I'll try to at least be more mindful of the player's automony. More choices in terms of reactions seems to be the way to go. So I'll try to give the Josie haters more autonomy. But also SPOILERS FOR ALLIANCE:
Josie's intentional or unintentional mindmeld IS intended to be fucking with the MC's perception some. So while we might be thinking, "why wouldn't he react more violently", that feeling of attachment to her is playing a part. I think I failed to get that feeling accross, so I will likely add some lines to that effect. A kindda brain fog for the MC until our pivot point. Which will give some of you catharsis later.
Most of the big pay off is meant to be later when I give the player significantly more automony. So I'll be getting there sooner, rather than later. No more "bait and switch".