So no one can believe Cassandra, right?
If we step away from the potential curse for a moment, it's actually quite logical that not even few people would believe her back then, especially a woman, who suddenly claimed to know god. But I started thinking, what about someone who was in a similar situation?
It's no secret that Paris isn't the most popular person in Troy, and I don't think Cassandra particularly harbored much love for him. But what if they had once had a conversation?
Wat if, when Cass was on edge after a terrifying vision that no one believed, after which she was simply sent to her room to avoid disturbing the peace, and only that one time, Paris had followed her? Of course, she wasn't happy and screamed that it was all his fault and that he should get out, but Paris said he believed her, and that silenced her for a moment. She let him talk so he told the whole story. He met Hermes, Hera, Athena and Aphrodite, so why shouldn't he believe his sister only met Apollo?
And now, after all this history, comes the moment of reconciliation between the siblings in their shared vulnerable situation. Well, except not because Cassandra is like:
"You literally had a choice that would have made you finally useful, and you chose to have own sex doll??? OH PARIS YOU CROOKED DI-" meanwhile hitting him with fists.
Yeah, Cassandra wasn't happy and Paris didn't see it coming. He didn't meet Apollo, you know.