Hello, and welcome to my long-ass live commentary where I give you all my thoughts and feelings about this game as a play.
Right out the gate, I'm immediately intrigued by the opening lines. Evocative, powerful, unapologetic—I'm hit with how shy my own writing is, and how often I disarm or neuter my own ideas, and am filled with the desire to follow your lead and write more boldly.
Holy shit the little looping wire arounf the text box is so cute. Expanding my mind to the creativity possible within GUI...
You have little comic panel-esque sequences in your game...I want to do that. Now I get to see an excellent example. This rules. This is awesome.
I like how the protagonist is extremely caring, but also occassionally says something a little ominous (like missing when Aiyana would cry more). I like how she's not just a perfect, unnuanced caretaker fantasy. She's a full personality, and kind of a weirdo. Hell yea.
I also really enjoy seeing our lovely robot protagonist first in her natural environment, then being forced to interact with Aiyana's friends—because we immediately see such a new side to her, and it informs us about the character so much. Really nice use of perspective and environment to explore a narrator. (Also Adelaide intrigues me so much)
Aiyana's thing about being scared of being around someone who can't hate her, bc she could be getting more insufferable without realizing it...mood. #RelatableFear
As someone who has played caretaker to someone with both insomnia and narcolepsy...so many realistic sleep disorder moments in this. So many familiar, recognizable bits of real life. Big fan.
OMEGAVERSE MENTION
"You don't need to care about how I react." "You slammed me into a locker." "I won't do it again!" "It'll be hard to forget you slamming me into a locker." LMAO
Adelaide is such a dom. And Emma has such a need for control. This story is so fun.
"The urn broke! ...Aiya never comes out here. A rat knocked it over." I like that this robot can lie
[this is where I locked in and got so immersed I was unable to pause for any comments]
Augh. Ough. I really like the resolution to the main story. "I kinda don't want to think about what I need and what's healthy for me, I just want to love and be loved and let someone take care of me." SUCH a menhera toxic yuri, eating it up, goddamn. (Also I'm going to be thinking of the bath scene forever.)
ADELAIDE SIDE STORY LET'S FUCKING GOOOOO
I loved getting to see her and Eva's specific relationship dynamic. It rules. I love them. They're my favorites. (Also as someone who knows a lot of sub butches & has listened to them bemoan their lack of representation, and despair at how often butches are often equated with Strong Dominant Need To Be Tough At All Times: you are doing the good work.)