Agree that he's totally unlikeable at the start. In 2024 the way he behaves is just weird and creepy, and at times quite hateful . Imho they should improve the writing to make it so he comes across as more naive and incompetent at the start (rather that straight up hostile) and then he can win the students round from that. And (slight spoilers...) the writers return to the well by having the main character get drunk and act like an idiot again later on in the game for plot-related reasons, despite him having much more pressing priorities.