Episode 8: Crossroads

**Episode 8: Crossroads** is the Season Two finale of Being A DIK and the eighth episode of the game overall. It was released on November 19, 2021.

The episode is notable for containing a major decision-point (the Crossroads of the title) in which the player must select one of five branches to follow in subsequent episodes.

It also marked the last update to Seasons 1 & 2 of Being a DIK; the end of the episode contains a special save transfer screen allowing the player to save their progress from Seasons 1 & 2 so that it can be imported into Season 3 (a separate game exec).

## Summary

The opening flashback sees Isabella's husband James trying to hook up/make out with her in the library where she works. As she is ready to relent, she is caught by her supervisor and sent home. She's certain that she will be dismissed.

MC and Josy are taking advantage of their new gym membership. Upon entering the locker room, MC catches Chad with his affair partner.

Rusty and Tommy drive around town and discuss repairing the issues in their lives.

Quinn is managing her organization with her usual finesse.

Derek explores the HOTs house looking for Ashley and is surprised to find Maya there. He is in favor of Maya joining the HOTs. The sisters are seen supporting one another in the various issues that they have going on in their lives.

Jill invites MC to her recital. She continues to practice until she is interrupted by Tybalt who demands a third date from her.

Rusty insists that MC order the new windows from Neil.

Sage talks to MC about her plans to help Maya. Armed with the knowledge of who Chad's affair partner was, MC can choose to divulge that information to Sage and alleviate some of the tension in the HOTs house.

Derek and MC discuss how the campus is blaming the DIKs for Cathy's sudden departure.

The DIKs finally get their windows and renovations are completed on the DIK mansion.

Isabella takes over teaching English classes for the freshmen.

Everyone is invited to the Dorm Party.

Rusty and MC make a final review of the mansion's progress and the mansion mini-game concludes.

The DIKs, the HOTs, and several of the Preps attend the Dorm party at which MC gets black out drunk and wakes up with a surprise in his bed.

Isabella helps cut the gum out of MC's hair, and gives him a new hairstyle for good measure, after which he visits Sage.

After classes, MC goes to the HOTs house to start planning the Halloween Party with Sage and Quinn.

MC takes his midterms and at a bathroom break discovers that someone has hidden test answers in the stall. He must decide whether to use them to cheat himself or not.

MC attends Jill's recital with Derek, Jamie, Jacob, Leon, Josy, Maya, and Isabella.

MC has breakfast with the DIKs and their girlfriends and gets some overdue relationship advice from Elena, after which he must decide who to pursue.

Jill has her final date with Tybalt.

The windows are finally installed at the DIK house.

MC reads more of his mother's diary.

Maya, Josy, Sage, and MC arrive at the home of Sage's parents to discuss ways to help Maya pay for schooling. As MC looks around the home, he is shocked to see some familiar faces.

## Trivia

* The make of the glasses worn by Bella during the classroom scene is "N7", a nod to Dr PinkCake's first and longest serving Discord server admin, N7, (aka CupCake).

## Technical Information

* Development of Episode 8 took 211 days (6 months, 28 days ).
* The episode added 5 GB of content, taking total game size for Seasons 1 & 2 to 19.5 GB.
* 4,158 renders, 358 animations, 16 gallery scenes.