Extremely clever take on the theme! Not a lot of narrative games in this jam -- it's nice to find another. I really enjoyed the soft reset concept; it reminds me a bit of "legacy" board games where you make permanent changes for subsequent play-throughs.
I see that you opted for a timer mechanic for responses just like I did. We should discuss further how to refine these because while mine suffers from being invisible and a little too forgiving, yours may be a bit punishing especially for slow readers. The added pressure of a visible but ambiguously long timer really adds some intensity to the game!