I really enjoyed reading your thoughts on the game's story and meaning, and they're pretty spot on! I don't remember seeing anyone else make the connection of the significance of MC taking in a kitten that looks similar to IT -- and how it shows that they're at a point where they're willing to take the risk to open up to new relationships.
The daydreaming was also pretty much what I had mind: The MC had been trying to imagine ways in which their encounter with IT could've turned out better. Better if they'd left IT alone, or better if they'd done something different when taking IT home -- anything at all to make the situation they'd found their self in better. But of course IT wasn't willing to let go of them so easily.
Thank you so much for your thoughts and for playing the game!