3) Now I need Sykes to chitatap on the wild. Seeing the rest of the cast in the main page and they seem like a colorful bunch already (i like the ginger), if you can keep the energy you gave the main cast here across them, I'm sure you'll have as many shenanigans going around. I personally can't simulate Golden Kamuy at all, so I can only cheer when I see people that can do that style of storytelling because it really is fantastic.
And the story itself is written, I'm just producing endless pieces of art for it, so if things go well, I'll be taking you up on that this year already. (the hardest part of publishing is being seen by anyone so i can't refuse this deal)
5) That sounds like a very good idea to do, I think people love the "what if..." timelines, even if just for the morbid curiosity of how things would have turned out if everything went wrong, so it adds spice for sure. (The hint part is one thing I do like to use in my route splitting a lot. even if its a dead end, theres a drop of info that helps solve the overall mystery or plot ahead of time in it, something the correct choice wont say ever, or not this early at least.)