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Thank you so much for the lovely comment!! It makes me really happy to know the story was thought-provoking and meaningful to you. I'm also glad you got End 3 first because that's the "true" ending, the ending I was hoping players would gravitate towards.

The story is (very) loosely based on things I've experienced or witnessed in my own life. I relate to all three characters, to be honest. The game is kind of a letter to my past self who was always wrapped up in anxiety and felt like I was ruining my own life with my actions. It's a reminder to myself that I'm in control of my own life and it doesn't matter if others disapprove of my choices. It's my life and I'm allowed to want what I want.

You're absolutely right with your interpretation - the story is about accepting and loving all parts of yourself, even the parts that are scary to others (and maybe even yourself). Haze is a character on their own, but they're also kind of an allegory for depression/other struggles with mental health. Something dark that perhaps doesn't scare you, but you know it would scare others if they knew, and it can become this big secret you need to keep hiding. But really what both you and your struggles need most is acceptance and understanding. That's the message I wanted to send, I guess. To accept all parts of yourself, because pretending they're not there won't make you happy. I think you described it more eloquently than I did. :D

Thanks again for the comment, it made me feel like I did something right. :)

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I guess I better put everything under spoilers as well x3

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That is so beautiful the way you describe it as being a sort of letter to your past self! I've certainly been in that place, and in many ways still am >.< but I'm slightly wiser and slowly learning better ways to deal with everything. And I'm so glad that you're in a place now yourself where you can look back like that.

I really love that Haze is also a character of their own :3 It's completely unrelated to a lot of the stuff I talked about feelings-wise, but I was so wrapped up in splurging all that that I completely forgot to mention just how much I love Haze's character design! It actually reminds me a little of my favourite summon ever from a video game. The spiritmaster's wind spirit summon from the MMO, Aion. Only they kinda ruined its look in an update once it got past its 4th stage by just changing the design completely instead of progressing with each evolution xD Haze is how I wish they had made it look! In fact, I kinda imagine Haze as what its final, oldest and most wise form should have appeared as. 

This was the concept art. Then this is how the final form looked at the time I played the game most. And then this is how they butchered it in an update for the new final form. It's not even the same creature anymore T_T Give me something like Haze for the final form instead, darn it!

And heck, you definitely described it the most eloquently because you made a game where that feeling really struck me! I think it'll linger in my memory for quite some time to come :3