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Hahaha! I always do my best to reply to everyone! It's fun to engage with the audience!

Don't worry about any of that too - a lot of people have learned a few "Australian-isms" thanks to my game hahah!

I am super thankful that you like my game so much! Really, it's great to hear.

Also, while I don't think my game is some paragon or saviour for representation - I did do my best to keep the game as diverse as possible. At the end of the day, I guess it's still about a guy getting into potential relationships with girls - so it's probably not that unique! But of course, I will keep your proportion feedback in mind :)

You have basically the exact reaction I hope people to have of Maisy. I want people to like or dislike her. And if they dislike or like her, to understand why others feel differently. Which you do! She's the game's most divisive character for sure. She's meant to be flawed and human - yet also like, larger than life and wonderful. She's probably the character I write most naturally at least. I'm glad it shows :)

Also, your secret is safe from your friend! Don't worry, she'll never know ;)
But seriously, I am always honoured when people say the characters in LoveSick remind them of people in their own lives. It really makes me feel like I've done a good job if my characters connect with people's real experiences with people!

I love the references you're dropping for my game too - don't worry, they aren't lost on me ;)

Syd has a lot of internal monolgues and - frankly - I do think they need to be cut down a bit before the full release. They go on a bit, and are repetitive. Which was the point, to show how indecisive he is. But I also don't wanna bore the player hahah. Especially on repeat playthroughs. I will find a middle-ground for it!

Hearing your thought process about the art show is also super interesting! I love hearing why people did or didn't do things. It's all valid of course, just interesting. I want the in-game choices to be both impactful and realistic - because it's hard to say what the "right" choice is most of the time.

Hahah, I'm sure Syd would appreciate a good head-pat! And you are completely right: even if Syd knew it was Jayda's... he argued the genuine artistic merit for it. Not just "it's Jayda's art, just vote for it", y'know? It's morally grey, but that was my hope when I made it that way :D

Yeah, Stuart realizes he was just as caught-up-in-the-moment as everyone else was. He's human liek the rest of the gang, even if he acts a bit detached sometimes hahah. I'm glad you liked the references! I packed heeeeaps into the game. Everyone's hobbies "OtherWorld/Around The Galaxy/Doomsday 3/etc" are all based on real games and fandoms. I just switched some words and scenarios around hahah.

Also! The door they wait outside is someone else's. Albie's room is down the hall ;)

I'm glad to hear you love watching this awkward group of geeky friends geek out and finally come to terms with/understand their blossoming feelings as they mature and start growing up. They're in this transitionary period between childhood and adulthood, and it's weird, and messy, and feelings WILL get hurt... but at the least, they can enjoy the time they do have with each other. While they still have it. Sometimes, it's nice to just talk about your favourite show(s) or game(s) with your friends, and indulge in what you love. That's the aspect of friendship that LoveSick Darlings really wants to represent positively.

I'm glad my weird "tutorial/instructor" character/voice is entertaining! It's fun writing self-aware dialogie hahahah...

Thanks for sharing your thoughts! I love discussing LoveSick Darlings!
If you want to discuss more, and have a discord account, I highly recommend joining the Discord server! It's quite active, and there are quite a few LoveSick Darlings fans to talk with! (Inclduing me, I'm very active there!)
You can join here if you so feel like it: https://discord.gg/7pxB8c3
Have a nice day in any case!