Quite the elaborate setup for a vore scene!^^
Quite an intriguing story, but I have to admit, I’m not really satisfied with how it ends: partly a me thing, but also the turnover in our investigator feels a bit sudden. The prose is really ice to read through, but its “conversation”, not “conservation” (that’s something else^^).
The art is really beautiful. The design of the creatures is great (the eyes represent the various people forming Darlington, and the strings and wood handle show those manifestations were only puppets). The dream sequence about the bear and fox shows a black screen for too long, but that’s a game jam for you.
The sound design is adequate. It doesn’t stand out, but that’s the kind of story where it shouldn’t, so good!
Overall, a really nice read, even if I’m a bit disappointed by the ending.
Also, the inspector is committing a big ol’ survivorship bias wondering if everyone who came decided to stay: there would have been no missing person report for those who left, dummy.^^