Thanks- the new hint helped a lot (I did check that location, but not thoroughly enough!). I managed to find the girl (and the 'cumber), but my playthrough ended minutes later to a collision bug behind the poet and club leader characters. I jumped into the corner of a block and was shunted into limbo below the stage a la super mario bros 2. I could move back and forth, but could not damage myself or jump. Attacking made the "jump attack" sound, implying the game thought I was falling. Saving and exiting did not fix. I gather there's a way to reset my position info, but I think save editing's always a bit cheesy and I wanted to play again to grab a few of the trumpet girl's scenes, so I just gave it a refresh.
Thanks very sincerely for the incredible turn-around on these bug-fixes- my estimation of you as a dev inches ever higher from already impossible heights, much as a tomato girl's fat butt stretches ever wider to accept more cucumbers. I'll keep updating you on this page if I discover more bugs in future playthroughs.
further (minor) bugs (1.08)
-Ending music loops when returning to the main menu after getting an ending! Gets reeeeeally loud after all three endings lol.
-Going through doors in the dream world will sometimes temporarily render you unable to move until you attack.