thank you for playing & leaving such in depth thoughts... Yes purple is definitely volatile but who wouldn't be under those conditions honestly
Regarding the ending, I make it pretty vague since I considered doing both ways and simply couldn't decide. So I decided to be mean to the reader instead and not directly confirm either way >:) Though even if he's gone (which I think you can make a better argument for), it's not like the actual place they're in ever got better... so who knows what will happen to them in the future. Miserable cycle.