Yeah you have a strong point about why they did that there. A little bit of self insert (especially in that situation) always sells right? I don't mind WHY Aldo isn't interested in romantic relationships, I guess I just wished he would actually let these girls know. But yes I guess that would stop the gravy train as you said.
I played Chrono Cross before but not Chrono Trigger cos I didn't have the game console it was on. But it's in my Steam library now, I will probably get to it after I'm finished with Octopath Traveler :)
OMG, I'm wheezing. So perfect!