played this twice back to back. i wasnt sure how it was making me feel until the tails doll. i had one as a kid too, considered him my best friend for a time--i was a lot like sonia, honestly, obsessed with sonic, talking to people i shouldnt have been online, engaging in sexual content in a way i found shameful and secretive, and now as an adult sometimes feeling like these experiences may have stunted me.
Ive never seen a piece of media so perfectly express how it felt to be a hyper-paranoid, anxious, suicidal kid during that time, being terrorized by stories of creepypastas, finding solace in an online life that brings back memories of both shame and nostalgia as an adult. I dont have a zip folder--i nuked most of my online presence off the internet and my own pc in my mid teens in a fit of paranoia. this game almost made me wish i hadnt, just so id have that secret still on my desktop, unopened.
i fear im being a bit too rambly. this game brought up a lot of feelings id like to sit with for a while (in a good, cathartic way). id like to dish some of your own optimism back to you; i hope you keep making things. im going to go play some of your other VNs now. the voice you gave this game is one i think we could all use a lot more of--genuinely exploring the dark shameful secretive corners of the internet-addled brain.