honestly? I believe that mc should’ve just told the both if them what she thinks happened with her bro and ma in that hypothetical blue scene
it would’ve made things easier even if there were some unwanted side effects of sharing it
pros: hyojin would trust her more, like “thank tou so much for telling me; it must’ve been hard,” future hair stylist would be less inclined to mc’s mother and more wary of the red flags she literally just saw
cons: can’t think of any but there are definitely some