This was quite good! Wanted to state that up front, I bounced off of Obra Dinn for whatever reason, but this was an excellent text adventure version of that sort of mystery solving. Thrilling throughout (though I did lean on the walkthrough (https://dfabulich.github.io/type-help-hints.html) plenty, but that's more from my laziness than because of the game itself. Kudos to that github project also, well made to give hints to help find the next answer instead of just giving the next answer).
With respect to the ending, (ROT13 encoded)
fcrpvsvpnyyl gur 00-qernz abgrf, V qba'g guvax crbcyr ner fgngvat qverpgyl jul gurl unq n ceboyrz jvgu vg, ohg V guvax vg'f gjb-sbyq: gung gur phefr ghearq sebz yvxr n sbepr bs angher vagb fbzrguvat gung jnf jrncbavmrq, naq gung vg qrivngrf sebz nyy bs gur erfg bs gur abgrf naq vfa'g npghnyyl nobhg n qernz ng nyy.
Jr trg gur uvag gung gurer'f n qernz svyr gb ybbx ng jura @ zragvbaf va 21-PU-3 gung gurl unq zragvbarq n qernz, va fbzr cevbe abgr, naq gung gur qernz vaibyirq obqvrf fgerja nobhg. 00-qernz vf n erpvgngvba bs ylevpf sebz na byq fbat, juvpu vfa'g n qernz naq vfa'g nobhg obqvrf fgerja nobhg.
Naq eryngrq gb gung, gur shapgvba bs gur phefr nccrnef gb or gung jura lbh erzrzore gur anzr bs gur crefba jubz ynfg qvrq, lbh trg vasrpgrq jvgu gur phefr, naq jvyy fbba qvr jvgu n guhaqrepync. Gur rivqrapr sbe guvf vf gung Bfjnyq rkcynvaf va 22-PU-2-3 gung Ryyvr qvrq, jnfa'g tvira n shareny, naq ure qrngu jnfa'g npxabjyrqtrq, juvpu srryf yvxr cevzr erny rfgngr sbe perngvat n ivaqvpgvir tubfg. Nyfb gung nyy gur crbcyr gung qvrq frrzrq gb qvr evtug nsgre gurl erzrzorerq gur ynfg crefba jubz qvrq, nsgre vavgvnyyl sbetrggvat gurz.
Gur ernfba gur pnfr qevrq hc fhqqrayl nf Nyna Gubznf sebz gur vaobk qrfpevorf vf orpnhfr gur ynfg crefba gb ybbx vagb guvf pnfr jnf @, jubz unf yrnearq nobhg ubj gur phefr shapgvbaf, naq fb xabjf gurl ner tbvat gb qvr (nf bs 00-svany-abgr), naq guhf jbhyq xabj gb uvqr gurve anzr. Vs ab bar yrneaf gurve anzr, gura gur phefr raqf jvgu gurz. Ohg vg jbhyq frrz gung ur jebgr uvf anzr qbja, va gur vgnyvp yrggref bs gur 00-qernz abgr, gur fcbbxl cneg orvat gung orpnhfr jr gur ernqre jrer gbb phevbhf, jr unir yrnearq @'f anzr, naq fb gur phefr unf cnffrq ba gb hf. Guvf fngvfsvrf gur checbfr bs n fcbbxl tnzr gb gel naq ernpu guebhtu gur 4gu jnyy naq teno ng hf, ohg vg qbrfa'g znxr n jubyr ybg bs frafr sebz n aneengvir crefcrpgvir. Jul jbhyq @ qb gung?
Gur orfg snvgu vqrn V pna pbzr hc jvgu vf gung 00-qernz jnfa'g jevggra ol @. Gur npghny abgr @ jebgr nobhg gurve qernz vf gehyl ybfg, ohg gur phefr (be gur tubfg bs gur phefr) vgfrys: vg xarj gung jr'q pngpu @ zragvbavat gurve qernz, jbhyq tb uhagvat sbe vg, naq yrsg gung pbtavgb unmneq sbe hf gb svaq. Gur ernfba vg'f bofpher vf orpnhfr gur phefr pna'g rqvg gur cevbe abgrf, gb vafreg qverpgvba gb hf rkcyvpvgyl gb svaq n cntr, fb gurl sbhaq fbzrguvat gung jbhyq ybbx yvxr n ybbfr guernq hf, gur ernqre, gehfgvat gung jr'q sbyybj vg vagb gurve genc.
Guvf nffhzrf gung gur phefr vf noyr gb guvax naq qrfver frys-cebcbtngvba, xvaq bs yvxr ubj V haqrefgnaq vg jbexf va Gur Evat. V qba'g xabj gung gurer'f n jubyr ybg bs rivqrapr gb fhccbeg guvf ernqvat, rkprcg gung abguvat ryfr ernyyl znxrf frafr (gurer'f ybgf bs erq ureevatf nobhg ubj tubfgf qb be qba'g rkvfg, naq ybgf bs gurbevrf gung ner cebinoyl jebat (zbfgyl qryvirerq ol bfjnyq, gur birepbasvqrag)).
Anyway, given that interpretation, I didn't have any particular qualms with the story. Thanks for all your efforts making this art!