I think the game is glitched. I followed the walkthrough, however when I was being timed, in the beginning, I made it to the bin in the backyard in the last two seconds and interacted with it and I still got the bad end. Maybe I'm just slow, or I'm just bad at games.

This game seriously made my week. The pacing and plot was extremely refreshing to play and I've found myself playing through Otmund's Route in basically one evening. Experiencing this world was balsam for my soul and thank you for putting your work out there! Much appreciated :)