Will you be planning to maybe add more stages? It's great as-is, but sometimes it feels like we don't have enough time for both getting to know the characters and have some transformative shenanigans.
a sixth challenge more turns during the mingle phases or making flavor conversations not take up actions is very needed at this point i think. so much dialogue goes to waste because it has no effect on the game and it encourages missing out on lore and the characters because you want to focus on transforming
personally i think adding more actions would be the best since it lets you do a lot more and i dont think it disrupts any plotlines or would cause any major bugs to just do small talk with everyone. at the same time i think conversations like asking tessa her opinion on rhianna shouldnt cost an action since they dont do anything but add flavor. combine those solutions and i think the conversation issue fixes itself