Holy shit this is so good, gorgeous writing, extremely-thick ATMOSPHERE, vibrant imagery, love love love love love. Incredible that it's done with so few words, the structure is so smart and it gives the experience a very specific tone and vibe. I also did a sort of weather generator toy for a joint project with my girlfriend, https://lamaxelle.itch.io/augury-engine , but the structure you gave this, in one minute blocks, make the experience really self-contained and powerful. And the kinda simple variables for world-modeling and the way you used that for your procedural writing, SO smart. Exposing them also somehow adds to the atmosphere!
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Oh wow, yay, I'm so glad you liked this <3! It was tricky to describe something as variable as the weather with a limited number of words, but I think it ultimately pushed the language more toward the metaphorical. I'm super happy that you liked the printed variables, too. I was hoping it would feel more uncanny if the players could see the gears and switches inside the automaton. Thank you so much!! I love your weather generator too, btw, but will commend over there :)!