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I have way too many emotions. glad i played this before the main Echo. i think it works as an amazing prolouge. So many coming out stories are messy in real life, and this speaks to the rough and tough and cruel childhood so many hav to endure, esp as queer kids and just...those that dont fit in

the found family of the friend group, as different as they are, really touches me. I cant wait to formally meet the whole crew. and the nuances of their not being on the same page in certain ways  really speaks to how little it takes to fully reassess ur view of a person despite them not changing...they only changed in ur eyes,

Chase worries the whole game about this concept but i think the funny thing is , finding out his friends are gay changes his view of them, but unlike his fears abt his parents views on him getting worse; he understands them better and has a more positive outlook about them know knowing the truth...the whole "dont worry u hav lots of friends if ur parents end up as bigots and throw u out" made me sad as queer youth are so often discarded...

is it weird to say  aside from the obvious horror element i was more scared about the techniaclly more mundane? esp given the context of the inciting incident. being discarded by family is a very horrible exp 

I laughed out out loud , screamed, covered my face and remembered why boys loving boys is so damn special to me. love can be a saving grace..a safety net. and as disjointed as it was for Chase im glad he had something to break his fall.

the fact that i tried to confide in Leo and Flynn of all people only for those to be such amazing choices for the later narrative (like leo getting upset that i told Flynn first) really shaped my experience of the whole endevour. no replay will effect me like this did.

The fact this was furry made it more surreally real? the writing is top hecking notch and it was weridly engrossing to hear stuff like "he ruffled my head fur" (i'm a furry so yeah of course i like it)...but my favorite word is reconbobulated...i added it to my personal lexicon!

It was just so...touching. even the shame Chase has about his parent knowing he's gay was relatable. it brought our own sense of alienation to the surface..something that gets buried a lot.

not being able to trust adults when ur young really hecking hurts. Finding out the bus driver disowned her Son for being gay kinda hit home as i can relate to being disowned for being queer....it was ironic that she was trying to offer help to Chase bc of something if she knew about she wouldnt hav accepted...and that fear of not being seen as good or normal or clean anymore just...uhh it gets under my fur, but its true to fucking life.

I cant wait to play the main game and get throughly trumatized 

-Duskbyte