I'm really glad to see someone enjoy this thing so much, though I should probably warn you to not waste your time digging too deep into it, there really isn't much hidden in this game, what you see is what you get, honestly. It was a gamejam game, I didn't expect anyone to care about much, I had a time limit, I'm obviously not the best when it comes to gamedev, etc. That's also the reason I feel it'd be nice to make an extended edition (which i'm now realizing could be like, an "ad-free pro version" in-universe, lol) so that I can put some more real actual secrets and lore and plot stuff inside.
As it stands though, I guess it is a fine enough lil experience. You're pretty on the money with you observations by the way :)