the crosses out were just for the beginning of the game since they were crossing out the buttons to return to the main menu and save I think.
And I also felt the same at first when I read that Luke had the strawberry vape till I read the interview where he changed it since Barbara seemed to be having a problem with it so it was more of a way to get Barbara off his shoulders about vaping?
thank you both for the comments! yes, the crossed out menu options are only when there are certain things you can't do, like access history if there's no history. hopefully it works as intended otherwise!
and as for luke, i don't think you're delusional at all. i hesitate to confirm or deny anything for the sake of keeping our plot and ways mysterious, but...i will say the relationships between the cast are more complex than what they appear to be, and the narration you're reading is not necessarily the full truth. the interviews are completely true, at least from the standpoint of the people giving them! hope you guys enjoyed <3