Ah, clever, it did take me a sec to figure out what to do, but honestly you gave all the clues needed. For some reason seeing the NPCs wiggling around outside the walls was funny to me. Also, chasing the "friend" around the room to give a hug, I could imagine the character shouting "let me love you!" At first I thought maybe a tiny bit more effort could've been put into the one character sprite since it was used a lot, but now I think it wasn't such a deal as the lo-fi aesthetic has its own charm and makes sense for a small jam game. A quick puzzle with some nice ideas!