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I've wanted to play this game for a while, ever since I saw hellfire peninsula's comment. Finally had enough spare change to get it. I really liked it, the gloominess for the lack of a better word. I really like reading through chats like this.

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Probably one of the eeriest things is dropping your heart to someone who gives these noncommittal answers, and Ava calling these conversations "deep". It's a boon I think to find anyone willing to listen and not respond with abjectness---what Ava needed was someone to ask and listen earnestly and not brush the topic aside.

The sfx were good. Really ramps up the tension, talking to a one note person and hearing the same thing over and over. I like how it all takes place in this closed town. It's an interesting dynamic, Ava not being really close to her brother, and instead it's her brother's friend that looks out to her. Wasn't sure of bugkillr's gender but it's strange to think how hamer, at least with ava and zer0, focuses on isolating girls. I feel like it's on purpose.

I super loved this game. Just so much fun, really grabbed me from the very start, I think the concept of people being able to revive changing how sex works will stay with me for a long time. I love the worldbuilding! I love the characters! I love the art! It's such an inspiration, I never thought a visual novel could look and work like this. Really great pacing, I always wanted to see what happened next. The presentation is fantastic. I really, really liked the main font you used and immediately downloaded it.

The core themes really resonated with me. I have my own hang ups about things deeply embedded in me. The same fear and worry about people not liking me because of them. I thought about that while playing. "It's probably too late for me to be a normal person." But I still want to make art that speaks to me, which means embracing that side, even if I can only do so pseudonymously. Your game inspires me to do that. Thank you! 

Oh my gosh, I loved all the endings --- choosing 'quit your job' before seeing anything else was the absolute best and really set the tone for me. I laughed out loud a ton while playing! Also, I love love love the sections where you could write your own email and note. Such good design to obscure the precise message, the element of surprised really worked for me. I liked going back those parts and seeing what all the options were in full.

This was such a fun game! I loved the art and dialogue especially. 

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It was so intriguing to recall moments in the first round that echoed what happened. Like Walter telling Oliver to not touch the stove. I really enjoyed that. Something else that interests me is when, Walter I believe, mentioned becoming a witch in front of his mother, and how he didn't the second time around. It makes me think of how, if the white bird didn't spill, their mother may have turned on the twins as well. I think it's cool for stories to have multiple interpretations like that.