Ooohhh fascinating!! I always find it really interesting seeing how scripts change from first idea to final execution!
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Selfishly, I'm glad you didn't go with the Amaia's death first idea since "ultimate freedom by way of suicide" has always left a bad taste in my mouth (looking at u Chopin's The Awakening), where it feels like surely there must be another way for this to go. I'm glad you ended the way you did! The parallels to the beginning were neat!
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Oh yes, an ending fitting for a tragedy, but I think tragedies work best when characters bring themselves to their own demise; instead, Amaia does everything to improve her situation, so it was better indeed! And I agree, I do remember playing a VN tackling suicide in a metaphorical way, and letting the main character choose whether he wants to commit it or survive at the end, choice that kind of shocked me since I really don't think those two are equivalent dfvfdfg So yes, I'm also happy with the decision!
