that was probably the only time I stopped on a first playthrough of a visual novel to look up a walkthrough to see if that event could be avoided. When I learned it couldn't I was a bit distrought and was unable to play the vn for the rest of the day. Seriously who just axes off the comedy relief like that in a depressing murder mystery?
I felt the same when playing Kara no Shoujo and I almost couldnt complete after that event. RIP my heart