Some thoughts here...
I'm going to say Karen CANNOT get a job. Karen is in hiding, which is why she started these arrangements. The most likely explanation is still that she fled the idol group that got mentioned, as Karen looks like an idol, but it's most likely only due to the lack of other info.
She can't have done this with that many people. How many lesbians are there that would agree to this? She has some sort of standards with who she stays with since she won't do it with anyone. Therefore as a soft prediction I think she's done it just enough to get accustomed to it, maybe with 3-4 people (including Nayu), and one of the early ones conditioned her to think this way.
This could also be related to the behavior where people over correct following a past unsuccessful relationship. There is some type of rejection or negative past romantic history there.
Her statements about not understanding romance are interesting, given her excitement about Nayu liking her. Someone who wants to be loved but not love others. She appeared to be on good terms with the person where she showered, so it's unclear why she was sick on the streets during chapter. It could be that she was starting to get attached to that person, or maybe Karen planned to avoid that person until she was no longer sick.
Either way, it shows she is trusting Nayu more than she normally would with someone, but, naturally, only in ways Nayu won't understand. I don't think they'll milk the misunderstandings too much in this one, but it makes for good drama. They both feel vulnerable and scared, but in ways that are difficult for them to understand or relate to with the other person.
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