yeah, i've definitely gotten a lot of feedback on the dead-end choices and will be trying to avoid the more immersion-breaking ones in the future, but man i just have so much fun using them as an opportunity to do goofy/stupid things in a way that is not canon haha. at the beginning of the game, they're there to kind of remind the player that this isn't one of those self-insert blank MC games but, rather, a story about a specific character with a certain moral system. it's certainly something to keep in mind now that we're deeper into the story. thanks so much for the kind words and feedback :) really appreciative that you gave the game a chance