Thank you so much for these incredibly kind words.
Regardless of what people do with this game, or if it even ends up being played, the fact that people like yourself can see clearly what I am attempting to communicate through it... truly means the world to me. Thank you again, and if you ever have any further feedback or questions, I'd love to hear them, especially you ever get a chance to play it.
(PS, funnily enough, I did in fact set the playtest of the game in my hometown!)