This game is giving a lot of Undertale!
To me, the "pals" in this game try to get the player out of depression (or anxiety). The dialogue represents the inner conflict of the player character with regards to the dialogue/advice they are being given.
Kudos on finishing the game! Getting something out there in this short time frame is super tough, and I'm glad the game seemed to function correctly for me! Is it right to assume the "You are forgetting these memories..." part the last bit?
(After starting the story, I pressed ESC to go to the menu and remapped controls to arrow keys + right shift, that seemed to work. Sometimes you gotta use Enter to progress).