Thanks for playing! I'm glad to see that you enjoyed the dialogue as much as I enjoyed writing it :D
(that first empty was completely unintentional lol)
As for your theories and questions, here's some answers:
- there is in fact an actual CG displayed in the second fade to black during Marie's first ending, you'll have to turn up your screen brightness to see it :)
- Each scenario happens in a different timeline, selecting the scenario determines who gets infected... as for the actual time period this takes place in, I have no idea because I just wanted to put in an old TV for aesthetic purposes lol
- I can confirm you're correct on the first question, but I won't confirm anything on the other two, although I do think your theories are pretty interesting.
If you're wondering about progress on the update for Catching a Date, unfortunately it'll probably be done some time next year, partially because I burned out on drawing too many fish waifus and partially because (and don't quote me on this) the update should at least double the available content in the game in addition to the visual overhaul. I'm also planning to work on a different game while I work on the update to try and reduce the burnout, so that's another reason why it'll take longer.
As thanks for last time, I've attached a drawing. Hope you like it!