Okay, so you don't need the poker for the first level? Considering you use it to progress past all the tutorial buttons, it seems like it's a primary weapon/tool, but I think I end up dropping it while trying the Activate/Select to work the jaw and tongue. (How do you move the tongue? You crush the candies with it, you don't chew them? I'll give it another try with that in mind.) When I retried my first go-around, it seemed like poking the uvula made the mouth choke... so we're triggering the gag reflex? For fun? Ewww... It's such a bizarre location for interaction, lol. Also... The mouth going to eat us in the intro... reminded me of a VR 'Attack on Titan' moment, being consumed by a Titan...
Out of respect for the game progression you had set up, I returned and took your advice, managing to make it to 2nd base after not choking to death on the candies. I think what messed me up on the candy level was expecting to be able to move the tongue while the mouth was shut, and I also wasnt sure if I was supposed to help 'eat' the candy... but I survived.
I'm glad that 2nd base is where this romance ended, but continue to admire the ingenuity and verve of this game. Truly unique. Great job!
Thanks for taking the time to play again. I thought about letting the player move their tongue around while the mouth was shut but I had some funky clipping issues and not enough time to debug and make it look less janky while moving it around with the mouth closed, that I just made it so you can't move the tongue with the mouth closed as my compromise. I probably should have mentioned to the player that they wouldn't be able to move the tongue while the mouth is closed though!