Time to make another generic excited comment, haha!
Jk, Super glad to see an update and I love what I see so far, it feels deeper than the last demo with a bit more meat to it, and I think some extra emotions from the cast being expressed goes a long way towards that. It feels like I'm playing it for the first time. I'm also glad that I don't feel so sad after getting to the end of the last demo now! If there was a patreon someday I'd definitely throw some cash at your project to make sure each cast member gets the attention paid to their sprites that they deserve!
I'll try not to get too anxious waiting for the next update, take your time to get it looking and reading how you want it to.