Programmer here: I'm really glad you liked the gameplay!! I ended up writing that opening cutscene on the final day and I totally agree with you on the opening. I was like "this goes soooo long" so I tried shortening how long the text bubbles appear for as much as I could while still being able to read them (slow reader myself as well lol) to try and make it feel less long. Given more time I would've hoped to strike a better balance with it and probably cut some lines, so thank you for your honesty!