Comic ExE
Whelp that makes a lot of sense all of a sudden. Wait no it doesn't matter, Match is just being Match.
Given the situation sensei was in, I'd say she handled it about as well as she could have honestly. In her shoes I'd have done the same thing with Ichigo for the thunder thing. Somebody got badly spooked by something terrifying, I'd have tried to comfort them. Also, it was Ichigo who instigated that hug. If Hajime has a phobia of thunder and it's something that was already known, sensei would have no doubt interpret that hug as seeking comfort rather than blatant sexual harassment. Because so far it seems only Ichigo is the one who can interpret physical contact as sexual, I mean, just look at what happens when sensei hugged back. That moment became twisted out of context by Ichigo because she's so starved for physical and sexual contacts with the doctor. Imagine for a second what happens if sensei at that point chose to push the hug away because "I gotta be equal with everyone." I'd call her a robot and think that's really unrealistic and douchey. The question you should be asking is would the doctor have tried to comfort Ichigo via hugging as well if she thought Ichigo was the spooked one, just replace the thunder with whatever phobia Ichigo has. There's potential for that flashback scene honestly. If Match omitted the Hajime name drop she can easily setup this scene later as "sensei knew the dominant personality at the time was Ichigo, but Ichigo went and had a brain fart" moment. I do love some irony in my manga at times.
Some readers want Ichigo to have sex with the doctor because ultimately, we all want yuri. But given the context of the story there is a definite shaky ethical ground if the doctor does give into Ichigo's demands. As already mentioned before, we also need to consider the other personalities. Doctor still wants to act as foster mother to all of them. By doing the horizontal mambo that's going to jeopardize a lot of the family dynamics in place, not to mention abuse of trust between doctor/patient and daughter/mother. The personalities may be aok and whatever, but the doctor will have compromised her moral standing and etc. Look, what happens if it gets found out if a foster mother has sex with her foster child? What's really going to happen? Will the doctor get arrested and be put in jail? Will the girl be forced to find another foster family who most likely won't be a good sensei replacement? There's a lot at stake here for everyone, by crossing that line there's the very definite possibility that all the party involved lose everything.
Could this have been handled better? Hindsight 20/20 etc. I'm racking my brain now, but short of a crystal ball that can see the future and a robot sensei, I'm not sure how this could have been done better honestly. This will also involve a lot of transparent communication and................. it's impossible to meet all the personalities' needs at all. For very obvious reasons. This was a situation set up for failure and manga drama. Outside mediator/professional might be possible to mitigate the situation, but it's also a lot of "what ifs" as well. ┐(￣▽￣；)┌
