i did select no to skipping to relevant choices the second time, with "unseen text" selected the third loop, and hit the skip button under the dialogue if thats what you mean.. but I will try new game(s) and play with the settings to see if it does anything different.
also gonna look at the guide so i can get the full story :) thanks~
also! im unsure which folder in %appdata%/renpy is for this game? none share the game's title 😅 there is a "vincent novel alpha" though im unsure if i ever played a game with that name in it.
edit: i couldnt see how to manually delete my save files in-game