Amazingly well written, kudos to you. Fun without being overcomplicated in its 'extra systems', meaning stats and such. Truly appreciate your efforts, and look forward to your being able to add artwork/scenes as you have time and ability (yours or otherwise) to do so. Wish I had the ability to help, but sadly my artistic ability ends with only a skill to critique.
Thank you for your kind words! Patreon is doing well enough that I've been able to gradually get art commissioned, should have Celica art in the next update in 1-2 days. There are a number of previews on the discord if you want some sneak peeks.
I'm still having a blast working on the game, if anything I'm less stressed and overwhelmed than I was at the start so I can enjoy it more. So here's to a lot more scenes and more art in the future! And someday, maybe we'll even evolve beyond placeholder backgrounds. lol.