The bars are mood bars and my intention was to make kinda puzzles around manipulating the moods to get what you want.
Theyll run away if they get too angry or scared.
Filling the journal requires doing the science options at different moods and status's, and reading the journal may also give hints as how to interact for certain moods.
Unfortunately with my timeframe, I was never able to make it clear how things worked and I also have no interest to keep going with it.