We had instant messages during development and it felt a little overwhelming, finding the right balance could be more of a personal preference I believe, so I think of implementing a settings to choose text speed.
Indeed, text box is wonky at the moment, it needs a little more work. I dunno about skipping it though, we still need some time for the player to read the full message of the main character before any NPC replies to it...
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