Well, happy birthday in advance! Yes, Dayton is a bit different from Eve in personality for sure. While still a sweetheart, she can quickly become a handful. She's a very loyal friend, daughter, and sister, but she's not too big on patience or tolerance. In short, she's a little bit of a hot-head. Most people would call her a firecracker (erhem...pun intended?).
As far as availability and pricing, I think I will be offering this chapter to my Patreon subscribers a bit early, but I will offer it here on Itch with the same optional donation that I have set up for Christmas Eve. I am still learning this craft and this is a labor of love at this point. Maybe once I've become more established as a creator I'll venture into the more complex world of cross-platform marketing and release dates. Seems like a lot of unneeded stress right now.
I'm very excited to see how the world receives this next chapter. I love it, but sometimes that isn't an indication that others will. Either way, I'm not too worried. I do this for myself first. If others happen to like it, then that's awesome. If not, that's OK too.
Thanks again for all your enthusiasm and positive support!