Thank you so much for the heartfelt comment! It meant a lot to us and wanted to come back and reply as well ~
I am very happy that you enjoyed the game so much, I think your comments are valid and a bit of the rushed feeling on those plot points was probably because we tried to get in too much of a story in a short jam hahaha
I am glad the work we put in functioned and it gave an intriguing and immersing feeling! We planned the world very deliberately but the puzzles were a last second addition
Also, as mentioned no expanded version is in the works, but we are making a larger project with a bigger team! (No ETA yet, but I will make sure to drop it around!)
Once again, super glad you had a great time!