Dang I knew you were cooking for the Carl game but this entry's twists took me ENTIRELY by surprise. I suppose I should have guessed based on other games in the universe, but without spoiling much I'll say I'm very intrigued...
I really loved the entire atmosphere, somehow it felt very consistent with Killer Trait but with a stronger "detective" vibe to it. Carl's design is very cute (I love his colors and his eyes in particular), and the art is lovely - the expressions in particular are so dynamic! And his VA did an absolutely fantastic job with making him sound as playfully mischievous as possible. I also really liked the choice to use colored dialogue for the different characters - it matched really well aesthetically with Carl's design scheme!
The dynamic between Fay and Carl was really fun to read (the dev's dialogue/banter is always top tier), and it did a good job of establishing the relationship between the characters while hinting at the surrounding universe and its mysteries. Also curious to see what happens to Carl in Killer Trait, considering he is very obviously unemployed by the time this game occurs...
Very interested in seeing how Fay handles her new assistant in the main game! Fantastic work!!