Thanks for the kinds words and feedback :)
We're thinking we might make a couple of updates to the game post-jam, part of which might involve optionally putting a bit more emphasis on the shop management side of things. Hopefully that would help keep it more engaging in the beginning while it gets going :D Yeah, I think there are definitely some improvements we can make from a 'tutorial' perspective to help guide the player (especially in the beginning). That's something else that we might look into adding :)
I'm glad you enjoyed the interactions, none of us are novelists so it was a bit daunting going for a game so heavy on dialogue XD
Thanks for playing!