and yes it is my first attempted playthrough
That's worrisome. The next order of business, if you'd like to help me track this issue down, would be to check out your Player.log file. You can find that at C:/Users/(username)/AppData/LocalLow/Anunnaki Games/New Pred in Town/. Run the game, encounter the glitch, then upload that file to pastebin or a similar site. Be aware that the file does include your username, so if privacy is a concern you should do a find-and-replace first.