Hi. I played up until the end of the Naomi's conversation, clicked both magnifying glasses, then the move button, but my only option was the hallway again. I clicked the hallway and Naomi reacted as if we had just arrived again. I tried to click the search button to escape the talk and got the dialogue for the outdoor locations and when I clicked talk again, all I got was Beaford saying he's freezing. Maybe that's what I get for clicking another option in the middle of a conversation. I plan to try again another later.
I think what triggered the issue for me was clicking on Talk. On my second playthrough, I clicked on nothing but Move after talking to Naomi and was able to move to the pews. While there, I clicked on talk and got the "I'm freezing" conversation from outside. I played through again without clicking on talk and made it to the end with no issues. (As a final note, I was in fullscreen, though I do not expect that had anything to do it.)
In regards to the game, I enjoyed it. The philosophy and banter between Alicia and Beaford was fun and (spoiler) looks like they'll be an interesting edition to the team. My one critique was that it felt more like the player was being swept from room to room as opposed to actively investigating. We also never got an answer about the photo beyond maybe it was tampered with by someone wanting to cause trouble for the church. Maybe it was implied that (spoiler) did because they was mad their ideas were not being taken seriously, but the characters never said anything to that effect, so it did not tie things together for me very well.
Anyway, congratulations on finishing your game in time for Spooktober. I was working on a VN myself, but did not have it close enough to completion. Maybe next year.
Thank you, Kobato! I encountered this same bug in the browser version (on firefox) and again after I downloaded it and played it on PC. It's a relief to know what was causing it... (The first time I encountered it in the office and since all the magnifying glasses don't light up right away I associated it with that and not pressing "talk").
Anyway! Thank you Puchi for making this game! u__u I'm playing it right after finishing Silver Thread. I love your sprite art and the way you did the backgrounds in this game is really cool! :3