You know the creator bias? "Well, they will get it!", and then as a player you are completely lost.
As certain as I am to know it, I am not exempt from having it haha
For the statue, I wanted to put the Squared NPC close to the first one, but then it would have been possible to have both the same NPC on screen, which was not possible in my mind, so I gave a small hint in the first dialogue and.... creator bias.
For the thief, you should have the "ending" after getting the perl you are searching for. I gave the possibility to continue even after to discover all secrets and NPCs (and wanted to add collectibles hidden all over also :p). So I guess here also: creator bias.
Thank you for the review, it helps! And I am glad you had a good time overall ;)