and thank you for asking! it's really embarassing that i let it be in a lagged state for several hours...
also, if you decide to replay it, please delete your persistent files if that's not too much of a hassle...
here's the guide how to do it!
https://www.reddit.com/r/RenPy/comments/n7tamy/how_do_i_delete_data_from_games_t...