Ah don't worry about the text distortions — there are actually no effects applied to the text and the only minor headache was adding "\" at the beginning of the symbols. I think the period scattering . . . . .. .... . . . . .. . . .. . . makes the whole thing look a LOT more unbalanced than it really is. I didn't think of it as wine glasses clinking but not I'm not opposed to that... it's a glass marimba. :)
Glad you liked it and by the way, I only just this week discovered a certain fanfiction that was written in 2018, apparently? Sorry it took so long for me to find it. I happened to search for my game with the right combination of keywords I guess. I'm very flattered of course and it's super interesting to see someone else's take on the world of Broken Minds!