i saw a screenshot of looming ages ago, and it looked like nothing i'd ever seen before. for years, i built it up in my head, wanting to play it during the winter, but circumstances made me regrettably pass it up. this happened for maybe ten years. in 2026, i realised at this point, it could not hold the magic i thought it might. i'm not sure it was possible to accomplish that impossible dream, but this existed on a parallel plane; it was much weirder and mysterious than my low-expectation prediction was. definitely needed help finding the location of 7 and 9, but was otherwise pleased that this was (mechanically at least) transparent.