Okay. I'm not sure that I should post this, but consider it my love letter. :) Possible spoilers, but not much.

First I played Minotaur Hotel in summer of 2021, I presume, or it was 2020. I was bored and just looked for some NSFW furry novel to spend time playing. I found that furry VNs often give me some energy and strength to go through my life. While I found the game lacking usual NSFW-content (it's not the downside though), I found the idea, writing, and characters more than attractive. But I came to an end of the game (as far as I remember, it was ended on the Asterion concert back then), and I didn't play it since then. I liked it, and considered the game unusual, if I compare it to other furry VNs. Looking back, I think it touched some strings in my soul, but I didn't understand it back then.

About a week ago I played it again. I've grown tired of watching my little cosy world being shattered to pieces (Russian invasion in Ukraine, and all the shit that happens after in both countries), and decided to indulge myself in so much needed escapism. I downloaded the game again. Next thing I know, I'm in love. With the game, with characters, with Asterion in particular. I played it nonstop, like some kind of AAA game, exploring every choice and outcome, I can find, laughing and crying (literally), though I always thought about myself as a low-emotional person.

I looked in the mirror, and found a 30+ overweight guy, who was completely lost in depression since the end of February. And that is after I paid for personal trainer, and have almost never hit the gym after. I started to work on my self again. I wrote a song lyric, and I haven't written anything 'artistic' since 2018. As you can imagine, it is about Minotaur Hotel. If I muster enough courage, I'll post it in the Fan Content thread. I changed wallpapers on all my devices from non-committal sea/beach/blue skies 'wish I were there' wallpapers to the art with Asterion playing his lyre. And... I pierced my nose yesterday. Not that I'm not the fan of piercing, I have several additional holes in my face, but when I thought about it previously, I've thought about another piercing in my brow, and 'sometimes when'. But, when I saw Asterion with his nose ring, I understood: that is what I want, and I want it now. :)

So. Anyway, I don't know how you guys do that, it's some sort of magic, I'm sure. But I hereby vow in my eternal love for this visual novel. I find it ironical, that's the main purpose of the hotel is to find someone who's lost in life and give them home and purpose, and how it works in real life. Don't know about home and purpose, but I know I feel alive again thanks to you and your game. :)

p.s. Don't know the proper tag for these ramblings, so I'll set it to Off-topic.
p.p.s. For everyone who thinks 'what's wrong with this guy', I just had to write here what was lingering in my mind for a week now. Otherwise I'm perfectly normal-ish and fun-ish person. ;)
p.p.p.s. Sorry if it was too much.

Hello, Craft.

I'm glad to know that our game could bring you some joy in these trying times. Back when we started the game we had no way of knowing just how bad things would get in the following years... Hell, to me the burning of Notre Dame came out of left field, I wasn't expecting anything of the sort to happen, let alone a pandemic and now a war between Russia and Ukraine. But I suppose that only makes our choice to work on this game more justified, because we wanted to create a story that would be like a friend to people, that would help them heal. So reading what you wrote tells me we are on the right track.

I'd be happy to hear your work, too! I always check all the discussion here so you can be sure I take a look at everything that gets posted. And I hope getting your nose pierced didn't hurt too much!

I think you'll like what we have in store. It's more of the good stuff. It will bring joy.