Gosh!!!! Thank you so much for such glowing and heartfelt and in depth feedback! It really makes our day! It’s so neat hearing some of our own favorite lines and moments be loved just as much by others too!
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It’s great hearing the uneasy balance we tried to strike with Hollow/Holly being picked up on, it’s the weird emotional-ethical mess that drew us to this idea! The kind of ‘optimistic discomfort’ you describe is about exactly what we were going for!
It’s very interesting hearing you talk about Holly as an accidentally created being who’s simultaneously innocent and guilty, and the feeling of tragedy around that. That’s something that very specifically becomes important in the future of Holly’s story, and how both her and Laurel see it has a big impact on how their relationship develops! As someone who also gets very invested in character’s situations, be reassured that while things stay messy, Hollow/Holly’s journey of self is not at a dead end!