Thank you so much for this immensely sweet and detailed comment- to say that it's made our entire Christmas and New Year would not be an understatement at all! We're beyond grateful for all the feedback and kind words, and we are so so so happy that you enjoyed the game!! It's always great to find fellow mascot fans (don't worry, we aren't on Maya and Robin's levels either lol) and we will... definitely look into the Coco merch...(after we finish the game...)...as we ourselves would love to own some too!!
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Altair is actually a ~ guest character ~ from another game that our artist is working on which you can find here: https://fishattic.itch.io/stand-by-me-demo! This battle that you are suggesting does indeed sound intriguing though lol. Nico tries to be #savage and #vicious but he really does have his moments. We can't wait for you to see his route and hope with all our hearts that you'll enjoy it! It makes us really really glad to hear that people enjoyed certain scenes, or that they laughed at something- it's things like these that keep us going.
We're really happy that this game was able to comfort you or help you in some small way- we hope that we're not too late to wish you a happy birthday as well, and our wish for you is for the worries that you've been carrying around to be resolved. It's a fresh year and a fresh start, and we are so happy to have been a part of your journey in some small way. All the best for everything (hope those affirmations go well!) in life and in your writing should you choose to carry on with it! We (and the rest of the cast) will be here cheering you on! We believe in you and the stories that you want to tell, and would love to read them if you'd like to share them with us too :-)