i love the idea of exploring mind reading as a concept and how, whether a real ability julius has or not, it is so incredibly capable of ruining relationships when used to jump to assumptions that ultimately evade a healthy dose of much-needed context.
the snippets of mark's thoughts capture this perfectly, and given the words julius mind reads, it puts the audience in a really interesting limbo left to figure out whether he truly is listening in on mark's thoughts or if they're his own projected thoughts based on past shared experiences. that's great writing. :- )
i loved too that each ending explores this on a sort of sliding scale, with 1 being a really positive conversational experience for the pair of characters whereas ending 5 is drastically more intense. i think it really serves to drive home the degree to which mind reading can serve to sabotage our relationships based on a sliver of a bigger picture.
great job all around! ☕️