Yes...and then there is a group scene where it all comes together. What I was trying to say (in my own botched way, I guess) was that the routes/characters could be more exclusive. This could cut out scenes like the cafes or library and could even shorten stuff like the shared nightmare, cutting out the other characters so that you don't know what happened on their end unless you play it. Atm, it seems that no matter what route you pick, the others are still going to have a huge impact on the mystery. What I was trying to say is that you could make them a bit more useless. Maybe have an instance where the group decides to quit the project or is told too by the school but the main character and chosen interest keep pursuing it in secret