Thanks so much for playing and for the kind words! I am thrilled that you mentioned the story; I always consider it an essential part of a game. And it is definitely not a skill issue, the game is still quite untuned! :) In the initial plan, there was going to be a shop room for items (including healing items), but unfortunately, it didn't make it into the jam version. I'll definitely add something for it in the post-jam update!