Thanks so much for the kind words, and for the feedback!
On seeing the Origin specific choices even if you can't use them, that's an interesting idea! I'll probably run it as a poll in the future to see if that's something most people could like; I personally like the mystery, but that's just me!
Rael is meant to be quite exceptional for his age, hence the generally very impressive Skill spreads he can achieve through his Origins. On a mechanical level I needed readers to be able to have his Skills at the start be solid because they'll probably prefer to spend time with crew rather than train those Skills up. On a narrative level... you'll have to wait and see! Accordingly, decoupling Skills from Origins isn't something on the cards, sorry. Interesting idea, though!
A window beside the dialogue box for Rael's expression was considered, but funds precluded me from actually getting it done. That may change, if the Patreon takes off (once they let my page go live). We'll see; this is very early days for the project!
Thanks again for the thoughts, and I hope you continue to enjoy what's still to come!